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Spain Classic Raid 2018 – now open to classic motorcycles
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Now’s your chance to cover over 2,000 km of Spain’s dirt roads – as the Spain Classic Raid 2018 has opened its doors to classic motorcycles for its fifth running, which takes place from October 20-27. If you’ve not heard of it before, that’s because until now the Spain Classic Raid has been exclusively for…
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Gamma under the hammer: ’86 Suzuki RG500 Gamma (signed by Randy Mamola) up for auction
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American restoration specialist Rick Lance has brought a beautiful 1986 Suzuki RG500 Gamma back to life – and it could be yours if you’ve got twenty grand going spare. The Suzuki RG500 Gamma is an iconic machine. Essentially, it’s the street version of the ever-dominant RGB500 which picked up seven consecutive constructors’ titles in the…
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MOREBIKES FOR SALE: 1988 Yamaha XT600Z TENERE
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A tidy Yamaha XT600Z Tenere from the late 80’s has just popped up on our MoreBikesForSale classifieds section for three and a half grand – and we just had to share it with you. For the uninitiated, the Tenere is Yamaha’s iconic, single cylinder big trailie that was first introduced back in the 80’s –…
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VIDEO: Police officer pushed off motorcycle in unprovoked attack
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Footage posted on social media appears to show a police officer being shoved from his motorcycle into the path of the police car he is escorting. At the beginning of the short clip, two police officers can be seen riding motorcycles through a built up area, escorting a police car. Out of nowhere, a passer-by…
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Endurance Legends returns to Donington Park this May
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Get set for another unique mix of classic endurance racing, high profile support races, classic track sessions, parades and show bikes filling the paddocks of Donington Park for this year’s Endurance Legends event – which takes place across May 12-13 2018. The 2018 running looks set to build on the successes of last year’s inaugural…
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All-wheel drive KTM 990 prototype
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Guido Koch is a mechanical engineer and enthusiastic biker – and he’s managed to develop and produce an all-wheel drive motorcycle from the bones of a KTM 990, that he reckons is suitable for mass-production. The benefits of an all-wheel drive vehicle are obvious; the added traction of a second driven wheel is hugely advantageous,…
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Fancy getting your hands on a Suter MMX 500?
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The Suter MMX 500 has long since been admired by two-stroke race fans far and wide – but with its limited production and prohibitive pricing, only a handful of people are ever going to get the chance to own one. Until now that is. That’s right, you can own a Suter MMX 500 – it’s…
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VIDEO: Trailer released for Steel Rats motorcycle combat game
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If you like bikes and video games and you were around in the 90’s, you’ll have probably played Road Rash. Well, Tate Multimedia has taken inspiration from the iconic game and unveiled a trailer for its new motorcycle combat racing game, Steel Rats. The Steel Rats gameplay trailer shows how you’ll be able to take…
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Zero Motorcycles offer buy-back due to risk of ‘thermal events’
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If you bought a Zero electric motorcycle back in 2012, you need to get in touch with your dealer as there’s a risk it might cause a ‘thermal event’. Don’t worry though, they’re offering to buy it back, or trade it in for a newer model. Zero Motorcycles is reporting a possible defect with the…
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BSB: Haslam holds off Irwin and Laverty to emerge as third different race winner
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Leon Haslam mastered the damp conditions to become the third different race winner in the 2018 British Superbike Championship, holding off the attack from Glenn Irwin and Michael Laverty to have the edge by just 0.367s at the chequered flag. Bradley Ray had taken the advantage at the start of the race, leading the field…
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