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Dumb and Dumber mini-bike goes under the hammer
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One of the mini bikes used for the close-up riding shots in the Farrelly Brothers classic comedy Dumb and Dumber is going under the hammer – offering the chance to get your hands on a piece of movie motorcycling history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYCwIxdSRQs In fact, there’s only one more bike still in existence – that was gifted to…
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Team Classic Suzuki to offer ride to Bandit Challenge champion
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Team Classic Suzuki and Suzuki’s Vintage Parts Programme have joined forces with the Bandit Challenge race series, and will offer this year’s champion the chance to race under the team’s banner in the popular one-make championship in 2019, racing its own Bandit 600. The team is currently building a bike to fit the class regulations – with support from the Vintage Parts Programme – and at the…
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Street Hawk (now a grandad) to jump 20 double-decker buses and break his own World Record
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Back in 1983 stuntman Chris Bromham leapt 196ft over 18 buses on a KTM495, breaking the world distance and obstacle records – and now the Street Hawk stuntman is hoping to go one better at the age of 61. Chris retired in 1997 after a 21-year career inspired by legendary stuntman Evel Knievel – but…
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TVS Zeppelin Hybrid unveiled at Auto Expo 2018
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TVS, India’s third largest two-wheeled manufacturer and partner to BMW, has unveiled its all-new Zeppelin Hybrid concept at Auto Expo 2018. In short, it’s a belt-driven hybrid motorcycle, driven by a 220cc single-cylinder endothermic engine, which kicks out 20bhp at 8,500 rpm and 18.5 Nm of maximum torque at 7,000 rpm – to which its…
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Bennetts returns as British Superbike Championship title sponsor for 2018
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Bennetts, the motorcycle insurance specialist, and its online news channel BikeSocial, has announced a three-year deal as the title sponsor and official digital media partner of the British Superbike Championship. The association will mean the return of the familiar red and white Bennetts logo across all of the events, showcasing unrivalled branding and communications opportunities…
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Pol Espargaro to miss Thai MotoGP test with herniated disc spinal injury
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Pol Espargaro (Red Bull KTM Factory Racing) will be forced to sit out the upcoming test at Chang International Circuit in Thailand, having been diagnosed with a hernia in his fourth lumbar vertebra. The Spaniard was left reeling after a 250kmh crash at Turn 4 at the second day of last month’s Sepang MotoGP test,…
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Golden Custom Ducati Scrambler from Japan
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Since Ducati brought the Scrambler to market back in 2015, innumerable bike builders have added their personal touches with beefy tires and custom paint jobs. And the latest to catch our eye is this gorgeous Golden Custom from Japanese craftsman Masaharu. Masaharu conceived his pimped-out Scrambler for the 2nd annual Ducati Scrambler Rumble competition. The…
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Kit out your KTM 390 Duke with the latest accessories from Evotech Performance
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Evotech Performance has released a plethora of accessory components for the 2017-18 KTM 390 Duke. Using the same high levels of engineering and fabrication expertise used to manufacture components for teams competing in BSB, WSB, MotoGP™ and the gruelling Isle of Man TT, this latest accessory line has been designed and thoroughly tested to perform…
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MotoGP heads to Thailand for first test
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MotoGP testing heads for Buriram, Thailand – the newest venue on the race calendar for 2018. New country, new culture, new challenge… It’s time for Chang International Circuit in Buriram to debut in MotoGP, with a three-day test giving the grid their first taste of the track ahead of the first ever PTT Thailand Grand…
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Video: Was the word, KABOOM!?
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What happens when Dave, that gobby bloke who ‘used to ride a bike’ has a beer and gets the keys to someone’s bike? This. What a chump.
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