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X-Lite launches the flip-up carbon touring helmet. Sweet.
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X-Lite launches the flip-up carbon touring helmet. Sweet. This is the new X-Lite X-1004 DYAD Ultra Carbon – X-Lite’s lightest ever flip up lid and it’s specifically aimed at touring riders. Costing £449.99 the helmet is around 80g less than most flip-up lids weighing in at 1,510g. It comes in sizes XXS to 3XL…
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Indian recalling thousands of bikes after potential fuel leak discovered
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Indian recalling thousands of bikes after potential fuel leak discovered. Indian is recalling seven models from its range after discovering a potential for a fuel leak with a fuel rail fitted to its bikes. The company has not yet made an announcement about UK models, but we do know that bikes in both American and…
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Launch ride: Ducati Multistrada 950
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Launch ride: Ducati Multistrada 950. Words: Mikko Nieminen Photos: Ducati The Ducati Multistrada 950 is the new, more accessible addition to the Multistrada family. Ducati says it’s four bikes in one: a bike you can use for touring, urban, sporty or enduro riding. And as Ducatis go, this one is quite affordable too. The smaller…
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AWESOME illustrations of 1980s/modern superbikes make for a delicious motorcycling mash up
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AWESOME illustrations of 1980s/modern superbikes make for a delicious motorcycling mash up. Our collective eyes have been drawn to these absolutely cracking illustrations from the chaps at SPEEDJUNKIES. What they are is a mash up of the modern and ‘modern classic’ 1980s superbikes. That’s it, they’re not done because these are new bikes – or…
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it!
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MotoGP: Ducati confirms interest in Moto3 championship! The big boss says he’s considering it! Ducati is looking at entering the Moto3 championship in the (pretty near) future. Reports have surfaced in both Indonesia and on www.crash.net this morning that have direct quotes from Ducati Corse boss Paolo Ciabatti. If the Italian outfit does indeed put…
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Honda teams up with taxi service for motorbike-hailing (like Uber but on bikes) plan
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Honda teams up with taxi service for motorbike-hailing (like Uber but on bikes) plan. This is only happening in Asia at the moment (well, it’ll only be in Asia when it eventually gets underway proper, but for now let’s focus on the fact that it’s in Asia at the mo), but the global reach of…
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Jeremy McWilliams hit by car whilst cycling
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Jeremy McWilliams hit by car whilst cycling. Jeremy McWilliams has been knocked off his pushbike by a car. The Belfast Telegraph has run a report saying that the Co Antrim man, 52, was hit by a car whilst out cycling last night. The report comes after Twitter followers last night saw posts from McWilliams saying…
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650. Tested by: Bruce Wilson // Power: 67bhp (50.2kW) @ 8,000rpm // Torque: 48.4ftlbs (65.7Nm) @ 6,500rpm // Wheelbase: 1,410mm // Seat height: 790mm // Weight: 187kg // Price: £6099 (Sport model – £6,999) The Z650 is an important bike to Kawasaki, having already racked up in excess of 12,000…
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RAC tells biker to leave bike by side of the road – it gets nicked
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RAC tells biker to leave bike by side of the road – it gets nicked. OK, so we’re not sure that we would have done what the RAC advised a biker to do in this situation, but all the same there’s some shock to this story that’s emerged on the Evening Standard’s new site today.…
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Video: Valentino Rossi takes on dirt track legend Brad Baker at the Rossi ranch
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Video: Valentino Rossi takes on dirt track legend Brad Baker at the Rossi ranch. https://youtu.be/lD3XCRrWqZc Check out this video of two legends having some dirt track fun and games. This is nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi doing a load of sliding on the muck with AMA Pro Flat Track racer Baker. Baker is a former…
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