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Video: How to make a Kalex Moto2 chassis. Beautiful.
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In the past seven years of the Moto2 Wold Championship it’s been German company Kalex that has built the chassis for five or the middleweight title-winning bikes. Here’s a delightful video of how the firm makes the frame. Precision abound…
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Video: UJET folding smart scooter launched at CES
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Luxembourg-based Ujet has just unveiled an innovative new smart-scooter at CES Las Vegas, the world’s largest electronics fair. Constructed from an asymmetric frame, and articulated in its centre, the Ujet can be folded easily. In short, you can take it anywhere. Just fold it up and wheel it around – like a suitcase. And it’s…
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Las Vegas CES Tech Show: Unveiled – the Borderless CrossHelmet. StreetHawk (ish). Cool.
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It’s being shown at the CES Tech Show in Las Vegas right now and the CrossHelmet is gaining momentum among those eager for a true ‘Smart Helmet’. Designed by motorcycle enthusiast and Borderless Founder Arata Oono, the CrossHelmet is a clever lid that is jammed full of high-tech. The inspiration for the CrossHelmet came from:…
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WARNING: Graphic video of post-crash injuries after chump wheelies on the road whilst wearing shorts and motocross gloves
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https://youtu.be/WAlpb53s8s4 Eeeuwwww, check out this video uploaded by MotoMob – a Suzuki DRZ400 rider from Florida getting up close and personal with Tarmac. Look, we’re not condoning this or berating it, but as a video it’s a pretty sobering reminder to wear the right kit (or to not pull mondo wheelies on the road…
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Yamaha gets serious about three wheels and acquires patent for Brudeli Leanster
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Following the recent announcement of the new Yamaha Niken – the Japanese brand has got its hands on a patent for another leaning multi wheeler, the Brudeli Leanster. The first incarnation of the Brudeli Leanster was unveiled at EICMA way back in 2005, built in a garage by Geir Brudeli and his friends. The innovative…
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Indian Super Scout Turbo Custom
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Anders Lundgren and Lasse Sundberg of Fullhouse Garage Shop in Sweden have built an incredible Indian Super Scout, paying tribute to the Swedish co-founder of Indian, Oscar Hedström. Anders said: “We wanted to build a bike that was related with the Indian history of board track racing and at the same time included the…
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Aprilia RSV4 RR set to arrive in UK showrooms next month
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Aprilia has announced its new 2018 RSV4 RR will be making it to UK dealers in February. The RSV4 RR features the same class-leading 201bhp V4 engine, adjustable frame and aPRC electronics as its award-winning sibling, the RSV4 RF. There’s plenty to set the two models apart though, with updated graphics, Sachs (instead of Ohlins)…
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BBC Report – Mum launches motorbike awareness campaign in son’s memory
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Mum Ria Brisland is campaigning for a motorbike awareness course to be included in the driving theory test. Three years ago her 19-year-old son Nick was killed in a collision in Southampton. Now she is hoping to send a petition with almost 100,000 signatures to the transport minister. Watch the BBC video via this link…
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Italian Motorcycle Federation bans all its riders from the Isle of Man TT and other roads events
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The Italian Motorcycling Federation has told every racer it oversees that they will not be granted a licence to compete in the TT or other road races. It’s not the first time that a foreign racing organisation has stopped it’s countrymen from racing at the roads events, the death of Santiago Herrero in 1970 at…
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John Lennon’s 1969 Monkey bike going up for auction
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Fancy getting your hands on a pretty neat secondhand Monkey bike for the whole ‘New Year New Bike’ thing? How about John Lennon’s Monkey bike? Would that do it for you? With a starting bid of £0, there’s no guide as to what the current owner’s are expecting from the tiny motorcycle. The 1969…
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