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NEW GEAR: Arai’s ‘80s-inspired Rapide lid.
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It seems like all the big names in cool motorcycle kit are showcasing retro-inspired products for 2020 – and here’s one of our top picks; Arai’s new Rapide neo-retro helmet. It taps into popularity of all things retro in the motorcycling world at the minute – taking obvious inspiration from the iconic Japanese factories lids…
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Bike Shed unveils the UK’s first motorcycle-only ELECTRIC charger.
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The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club has revealed its new motorcycle-only electric charging point – and it’s the first of its kind in the UK. Based at The Bike Shed’s Shoreditch HQ in London, the 7kW EO Mini Charger is free for all motorcycle-riding customers to use during opening hours. Installed by EO Charging, the 7KW…
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MotoGP: Casey Stoner reveals that he can’t remember early days of riding and is battling ongoing health issues
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Australian racing presenter and broadcaster Greg Rust hosts his podcast, Rusty’s Garage, where he’s interviewed the likes of Troy Bayliss, Jonathan Rea and Mick Doohan. The latest former world champion to join the impressive list of guests is Casey Stoner who has opened up about his sporting mentality, rivalry with Valentino Rossi and his withdrawal from MotoGP stardom. He also…
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So how much do you think this Ultraviolette F77 electric bike costs with its 450Nm of torque, 34bhp motor and excellent looks? (it’s not much, we’ll tell you that…)
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When we first brought you the first look at the Ultraviolette F77 electric motorcycle back in October, we were pretty bowled over by the looks of the Indian-made bike. The spec also won our minds and hearts, but in a world where we’re all getting hit with lots of pointless £60,000 electric bikes that look…
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The 2020 Suzuki V-Strom 1050 is going on sale for £109 a month
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The V-Strom 1050 will be available for £109 per month when it arrives in the UK in March. The new adventure machine has now been added to Suzuki’s Flexible Finance scheme and dealerships are already able to take deposits. With a three-mode traction control system and three engine modes, a deposit or trade-in of £2,250…
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Paris launches assault on ‘noisy’ motorcycles
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How about this for a bit of jaw-dropping law stuff then? Paris has set up a special police force – made up of 40 staff – dedicated to clamping down on ‘noisy motorcycles’ in the French capital. Specifically trained to detect high ‘noise-emissions’, the department constantly carries extra noise detection systems and has been active…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi and Lewis Hamilton will swap vehicles in Valencia next Monday!
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Nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi and six-time Formula 1 Champion Lewis Hamilton will be swapping seats on December 9 in Spain with Rossi driving the 2019 title-winning F1 car and Hamilton getting out on Rossi’s factory Yamaha M1 bike. The swap-meet has come about through Monster Energy which is a major sponsor for both drivers’…
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SHOWS: Stafford show celebrates in ’40s style
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The Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show was founded in 1980 and is now deemed the largest classic bike show in the world of its kind. It’s 40th year will be celebrated on April 25-26 at Stafford County Showground and show organiser Mortons Media Group is planning a one-off 1940s-themed event in recognition of the 75th anniversary…
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VIDEO: Watch Barry Sheene’s Suzukis restored at Motorcycle Live 2019
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Suzuki has released this video of its latest Barry Sheene restoration project, with two more of the former champion’s RG500s returned to their former glory at Motorcycle Live 2019. Nigel Everett and Martyn Ogborne, themselves ex-Grand Prix technicians, worked in conjunction with Suzuki’s Vintage Parts Programme to rebuild the last 500 Sheene raced for Suzuki…
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James Bond NO TIME TO DIE. Here’s the official trailer plus the new Triumph motorcycles used in the film
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Triumph Motorcycles’ all new Tiger 900 and Scrambler 1200 will feature in the 25th James Bond film No Time To Die, released April 2020 A couple of days ago we showed you this mad motorcycle stunt (check out the screen grab, below) from the new James Bond movie – and now that we’ve seen the official trailer,…
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