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Carl Reese sets new motorcycle distance record – 2,119 miles in 24 hours on a BMW
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American Carl Reese has smashed the world record for most distance covered in 24 hours on a motorcycle – by bagging 2,119 miles in 24 hours on a BMW K1600GT. Reese went through four rear and two front tyres in the run and had to stop with more than an hour remaining, meaning that in…
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New colours available for the SHARK Helmets Spartan Carbon
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Following the launch of its brand-new Spartan Carbon last year, SHARK Helmets has now launched 11 new colours on the state-of-the-art model – and they are available in UK dealers now. The Spartan has been developed using the latest reverse engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology recently developed on other top-end SHARK models. Everything…
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Meet the Ducati Panigale R Cafe Racer – ‘The Blue Shark’
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You all know the 2016 Ducati Panigale R pretty well. Out last year, and costing just shy of £30,000 – the Panigale R is pretty much state of the art as far as buyable Ducatis go… Now, imagine cutting one up and making this…’The Blue Shark’. In 2016, this bike rolled straight off the Ducati…
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Video: Police investigating THIS motocross jump over an open motorway road
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Police in California are investigating this huge jump over a live freeway that happened at the weekend. Click the play arrow above to watch the monster jump across four lanes of open traffic. Rider Kyle Katsandris jumped Freeway 60 in Moreno Valley, California – once footage of the stunt was uploaded to Instagram the police…
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Tyga releases new RCV-inspired bodywork kit for the VFR400R NC30 and NC35. Looks AWESOME
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https://www.facebook.com/tygaperformance/videos/1449593571737543/ Check out this gorgeous bodykit from Thai company Tyga that brings the iconic Honda VFR400 NC30 and NC35 right up to date. There’s a video (above) of this kit for you to look at too – just hit the play button right above these words. The kit comes in two types, GRP and…
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Video: Super slo-mo shows how to trials like a boss (yes, that’s how you say it… we think…)
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If you’ve got 30 seconds to spare then watch this. This is how you ride a bike! https://www.facebook.com/extremeenduroeurope/videos/1223323297783087/ Check this out, it’s a slo-mo video showing trials/enduro man Pol Tarres getting a motorcycle over a series of obstacles with a load of skill and a sprinkling of panache.
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KTM boss launches scathing attack on ‘most hated rival’ Honda
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Following the MotoGP and supporting championship teams launch by KTM, boss Stefan Pierer launched into a harsh vocal volley against Honda. Speaking to Italian journalists, the man at the top of the KTM tree is reported to have broadsided his Japanese rival by saying the following about his discomfort at having to run a Honda…
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Honda puts out it’s final commemorative Monkey Bike in red and tartan. Sweet!
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Fans of the original Monkey Bike will be delighted to hear that, as of this week, Honda released it’s final version of the small motorcycle commemorating the first factory mini-bike. As part of a range of modern Monkeys made to look just like the original 1967 model, Honda has released this final colour red-and-white bike…
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Video: Marc Marquez rides the X-Adv concept scooter thing in the snow
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Here’s a promotional video of MotoGP Champion Marc Marquez riding Honda’s X-Adv scooter in the snow. Yep, that’s what’s happening here. Click the arrow above to watch the whole Red Bull backed thing. If you want to.
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Dates for the 2017 K-World Tour with Kawasaki announced
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Dates for 2017 K-World Tour have been announced – with three dates planned throughout June and July at venues around the UK, Kawasaki fans have three chances to take part in a full track day run by No Limits, take a demo ride on one of the new 2017 models and see Lee Bowers performing…
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