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Video: Marquez and Pedrosa explore aerodynamics in a skydiving simulator
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Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa have been exploring the importance of aerodynamics ahead of the MotoGP season kicking off – by jumping in a skydiving simulator together. Marquez and Pedrosa donned their flight suits, and jumped in the simulator at Madrid Fly – which is basically a glass tube in which the air circulates at…
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Alpinestars has just revealed its new GP Plus suit for kids!
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In advance of the race season kicking off, Alpinestars has just unveiled its new, specially designed GP Plus race suit for kids (and smaller framed riders) – and it looks awesome. The new Youth GP Plus suit pulls together the top level performance technologies developed in MotoGP and World Superbike racing, in a smaller, more compact package,…
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60 years of Hagon at the Classic Dirt Bike Show
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The Classic Dirt Bike Show sponsored by Hagon Shocks, which takes place in Telford across the weekend of February 17-18 – is set to house one of the biggest displays of Hagon Shocks machines seen in one place. As part of the company’s 60th anniversary celebrations, the British suspension-specialist Hagon asked anyone with a Hagon-framed…
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Rare pre-production Honda CB750 goes under the hammer
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One of two surviving pre-production Honda CB750’s is set to go under the hammer next month at the National Motorcycle Museum – and auction house H&H Classics reckons a world record is in the offing. The pre-production CB750 is one of only four built – and only two are known to still exist. The…
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Top tips to prevent motorcycle theft from Moneybarn
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Home Office figures predict a total of 30,000 motorbikes will be reported stolen this year – with only around 12,000 recovered. In short, protecting your motorcycle or scooter against theft is increasingly important. To help you, automotive finance experts Moneybarn has detailed some steps to help put off potential thieves. Cover the basics According to…
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VIDEO: Chump and ice and an unfaired superbike. And spikes on the tyres…
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So you’re the big man with the spikes on your tyres and a penchant for the stunting world, yeah? Go on lad, show us what you can do…
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Triumph recalls Thruxton and Thruxton R Motorcycles
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Triumph is recalling 2016-2018 Thruxton and Thruxton R motorcycles due to problems with its engine, engine cooling and electrical systems – which could potentially affect 2,824 Thruxton and Thruxton R’s in the USA. Basically, the engine may unintentionally stall if the throttle is open or closed quickly, while the clutch lever is pulled in – and…
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Suzuki recalls GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R
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Suzuki is recalling its GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R models after a problem was picked up in the bike’s ECU. Suzuki says that the recall affects just over 600 registered motorcycles in the UK. The affected bike’s ECU units will be replaced. Suzuki says that it has identified a potential fault when riders upshift from first to…
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Now that’s some serious horsepower… Shetland pony smashes up £3000 custom motorcycle and ends up in Judge Rinder’s courtroom
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A Shetland pony stands before TV’s Judge Rinder accused of smashing up a £3,000 custom motorbike. Wee Bob (just to be clear, that’s the horse) is being sued for damages by Callum Woods – who reckons he bust out of his field and trashed his custom motorcycle, worth £3000. The miniature nag was defended by…
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Richard Hammond tumbles off a TVS during Grand Tour filming
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Richard Hammond has got a pretty chequered history when it comes to crashing – so it’ll come as no surprise that he dropped his bike during filming for the Grand Tour charity adventure across Mozambique. In the episode which is set to air on Amazon Prime on the 16th February, Hammond fell off his TVS…
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