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Artist imagines a pair of Royal Enfield 650 Scramblers
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Late last year, Royal Enfield unveiled a duo of all-new 650 twins at the EICMA motorcycle show – and now, render experts, Motosketches, has reimagined them as a pair of Scramblers. Admittedly, there’s been no official word from RE – and as far as we know, the Indian-based brand isn’t working on an off-road oriented version…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi tops opening session in Barcelona
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Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) topped FP1 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya, his 1:39.456 that was set on soft compound tyres was 0.347 quicker than second place Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), who set his quickest time with a hard rear tyre. Third fastest in the opening session of the weekend was Mugello…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa hits Barcelona saying: “I can’t say anything yet” about his future. Rumours of retirement still bubbling along with WSB and other things
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So here we are them it’s Friday, the bottom of the ninth and all the bases are loaded. We’re very sure that phrase makes sense to our American cousins (does it? tell us). It’s Barcelona and it’s MotoGP. Honda man (but only a factory Honda man for the rest of this season after being…
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Classic Bike Trackdays heads to Castle Combe
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Since its opening in 1950, some of the most famous names in motor racing have left their tyre tracks around Castle Combe’s challenging tarmac… and now it’s your turn! Taking place across Friday 20th and Saturday 21st July, Classic Bike Trackdays is offering a rare opportunity to ride the West Country’s famous circuit, and experience…
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Calling Suzuki RGV250 owners! Suzuki Vintage Parts has just added THESE to the parts list!
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Now, we’re fully aware that this will only mean something to you if you own an RGV250 VJ22A (we do, and we’re very happy about this news) but here’s some great Thursday news. Suzuki has had these RGV250 VJ22A fork outers re-manufactured by the factory. They cost £375.58 inc VAT. For more details CLICK HERE. If…
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Do you ride an e-bike? Compulsory insurance could be coming to the UK
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If you’re an e-bike rider, you might soon need an expensive insurance policy to ride it legally. That’s because the European Commission has proposed updated laws, which would mean you’ll need the same level of insurance cover as any other motor vehicle. Last month, the European Commission issued a statement, including a paragraph which clarified…
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Want to look like Deadpool? HJC unveils its latest Marvel lid – celebrating the release of Deadpool 2.
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Marking the release of the second Deadpool film – which tells the story of ex-special forces agent Wade Wilson – HJC has given its premium HJC RPHA 11 sports helmet a swanky new Deadpool paintjob. Looks cool, doesn’t it? Getting down into technical specifications, HJC’s RPHA 11 helmet is constructed from carbon fibre, aramid and…
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IOM TT 2018: William Dunlop reveals heartbreaking reason for withdrawing from last week’s races
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Road racer William Dunlop has released a statement revealing why he withdrew from the 2018 TT races. The statement reads: “I just thought I would put a few words down about my recent withdrawal from 2018 TT races as I have a lot of good people around me and I felt this is something that…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa to announce retirement at Catalunya GP this Thursday (rumour)
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We brought you this story last week but given all the TT news that was happening around it, figured a few of you might have missed it. In case you did, here’s the hot-trot rumour going around MotoGP paddock right now… There’s been no official confirmation or denial so far from Dani Pedrosa or any…
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EWC: Video of Greg Leblanc manfully getting a mashed Fireblade back to the pits
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Check out this video from the 8-Hour race at Oschersleben at the weekend. The footage shows Honda’s Greg Leblanc stuffing this Honda Endurance Racing 111 very quickly near the end of the race. As ever with the endurance lads, Leblanc wasn’t for sitting out the remainder of the race and gets to his feet sharpish…
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