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Tom Hardy spotted taking his motorbike test!
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Hollywood film star, Tom Hardy stunned drivers as he pulled up at a petrol garage in Nuneaton during his motorbike test. Joanne Vowles was shocked when she spotted movie star Tom Hardy walking around a petrol station. The actor was dressed in a high-vis jacket with L-plates attached to his bike in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, on…
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Xabi Alonso swaps boots for bhp and picks up a BMW R 100 Café Racer
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Spanish football superstar Xabi Alonso has just bought a custom BMW R 100 from Madrid based Café Racer Dreams. Professional athletes often have clauses in their contracts that prohibit them from getting up to anything considered too risky – and one of those ‘risky’ activities is motorcycling. But with just a month to go until Alonso…
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Video: Met Police launch ‘Be Safe’ motorcycle theft campaign
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Following the recent surge of motorcycle and scooter thefts, the Metropolitan Police is launching a ‘Be Safe’ campaign urging riders to use more security to avoid theft. “The more visible the security, the less visible your scooter is to thieves: adding extra security makes it harder for them to steal” – is the message of…
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Packed schedule of Summer events at Krazy Horse Bike Shop and Café
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Krazy Horse Customs is a nationally renowned custom shop, bike dealer and café, based in Bury St Edmunds – and it’s got a busy schedule of events planned for the summer to keep petrolheads in the area entertained. Krazy Horse has a couple of building on site, Empire House and Deco House, which are just…
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Video: A row between a biker and a car. Then a kick, a car comeback and it gets real crazy, real quick
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A caught-on-camera road rage incident between a motorcyclist and a driver on a freeway in Santa Clarita led to a chain reaction crash, sending an innocent person to the hospital Wednesday, authorities said. The crash occurred before 6am, today, on the southbound 14 Freeway near Newhall in the USA. The passenger who shot the video…
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Freddie Sheene to ride Barry’s 1976 championship winning Grand Prix 500 at Oliver’s Mount in July
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Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning XR14 – which has been restored with the help of Suzuki’s Vintage Parts Programme – will be ridden by his son Freddie at this year’s Sheene Festival at Oliver’s Mount on 22-23 July. The bike, which carried Barry Sheene to victory in four Grands Prix in 1976, was recently restored…
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Aaron Slight confirmed as Guest of Honour at the 24th Carole Nash October Stafford Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show
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Kiwi Aaron Slight – undoubtedly the best rider never to win the World Superbike title – will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at the Staffordshire County Showground on October 14-15. As fast and smooth on the track as he was flamboyant and controversial off it, Slight will…
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Harley-Davidson prepares to buy Ducati
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It is reported that the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer is preparing a takeover bid for Volkswagen owned Ducati. Over the last couple of months, we’ve announced the intentions of multiple suitors looking to acquire the Italian brand – and sources suggest that companies are currently preparing bids for a takeover. It is reported that the…
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Sete Gibernau faces two and a half years in jail
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The Spanish ex-MotoGP rider and current advisor to Dani Pedrosa is accused of two counts of tax fraud, committed during his final full Championship season in 2006. Sete Gibernau faces a two-and-a-half year prison sentence following accusations of two counts of tax fraud. According to the EFE agency, the Spanish State Attorney’s Office is accusing…
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Video: Police pepper spray motorcycle thief
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Finnish police employed an unusual technique in an attempt to stop a motorcycle thief on the run. The video shot from the helmet camera of the thief, shows him speeding off on the stolen dirt bike with the police in hot pursuit. As the rider continues to try and make his escape, the police van…
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