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Kevin Schwantz RGV500 to be restored at Motorcycle Live
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Kevin Schwantz’s 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 is to be restored to full working order at this year’s Motorcycle Live – which takes place from 18-26 November at the NEC in Birmingham – as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s presence at the annual event. The iconic Grand Prix machine will be completely stripped, before being carefully…
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WSB 2018 Provisional Calendar Confirmed
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WSBK has decided on the final dates for 2018’s action – the season kicks off on February 23 in Australia (Phillip Island, natch) and ends in Qatar on October 27. The UK round will be held at Donington Park on May 27 but the Argentinian round scheduled to be held on October 12-14 is still…
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Suzuki shows the 2018 Hayabusa, GSX-R750 and GSX-R600. Don’t get too excited… sigh…
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Well, this might just be a cat-out-the-bag a bit early but Suzuki Motor of America has released these images of new-2018 models in the USA range. The announcement reported on by Road Racing World and Asphalt and Rubber outlets, reportedly shows next year’s GSX-R750, GSX-R600 and Hayabusa – and nothing’s really changed on the bikes……
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Met Police show off new BMW F700GS and stinger spikes to combat bike theft
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Scotland Yard has unveiled a handful of new tools to help in the battle against bike theft. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the new tactics today, claiming they were already making a difference with a fall in the number of moped offences since July. Metropolitan Police have commissioned four specialist off-road ready BMW F700GS bikes, in…
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Keanu Reeves to launch three bikes at EICMA next week
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This just in from the American outlet Asphalt and Rubber: movie icon Keanu Reeves has been confirmed to be at next weeks’ EICMA show in Milan where his ARCH Motorcycle company will show THREE models to the world. An updated, 2018 version of the ARCH KRGT-1, which is the bike (above) that you’ve most…
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Kawasaki H2 SX power claims made. And if true… aren’t up to much. Even with a supercharger bolted on.
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According to the scoop-kings over at the Dutch outlet Oliepeil, the power output on the supercharged H2 SX bike coming from Kawasaki for 2018 isn’t exactly mind-blowing. The Dutch lads say that the big new H2 sport tourer is getting the official name ‘H2 SX’ and kicks out ‘just’ 157bhp. Yeah, ‘just’ 157bhp. In…
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Amazon drones could charge electric motorcycles on the go
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A new Amazon patent could be set to fix the issue with electric powered travel by delivering essential power by DRONE to wherever you need it. The patent filed by the mega-company only features the plan for cars, but there is no reason why the technology couldn’t be transferred to the electric…
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Video: Teaser trailer confirms mystery BMW as new F850GS
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Earlier this year we brought you news of a mystery BMW GS – and a teaser trailer released today confirms it’s the hotly anticipated 2018 F850GS. The bike is due to enter the range as the top-of-the-range for the middleweight Adventure machines with familiar but sharper styling. It gets an all-new aluminium frame, revised engine layout…
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Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda’s new 2018 models all destined for Motorcycle Live!
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This week has seen some of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers unveil brand-new models – all of which will be making their UK debut at Motorcycle Live at The NEC, Birmingham from 18-26 November. Yamaha announced an innovative new three-wheel leaning motorcycle called the Niken, which translates to ‘two swords’ in Japanese. The model was…
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Video: Triumph Street Triple Custom from Italy
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Custom house Italian Dream Motorcycle based in Reggio Emilia, Italy has unveiled its latest creation, a Triumph Street Triple special, dubbed the ‘Tripla 0.0 675cc’. Italian Dream Motorcycle’s latest creation is a unique Triumph Street Triple custom, that’s been built in conjunction with highly specialised racing parts manufacturers. The only standard part is its single-sided…
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