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DUCATI: Desmo450 MX
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We don’t generally focus on pure off-road kit like the mental modern motocross machines – but we’ll make an exception for this: the new Ducati Desmo450 MX. It’s been racing in the various MXGP series for a while now in prototype form, but is now available to buy. It’s a handsome beast, though the nature…
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SUZUKI: New colours for V-Strom 800
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Suzuki has launched a range of new colour options for its V-Strom 800 range, including the 800DE and 800RE, and the Tour variants of each. The go-anywhere 800DE, with its 21” front wheel, fully-adjustable Showa suspension with 220mm of travel, 220mm ground clearance, off-road-focussed traction control setting, and switchable ABS, is available in a new…
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FEMALE motorcycle boot range expanded
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Vanucci expands motorcycle boot range dedicated to female riders Louis Moto’s flagship exclusive brand, Vanucci, has introduced three new motorcycle boots in the UK with female riders in mind – the RV6 Performance sports boots, VUB-3 Lady urban boots and the unisex VAB-8 Sympatex touring boots. The new additions underline Vanucci’s commitment to combining safety,…
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Scooter Day at the Kempton Classic Bike Show & Autojumble – May 10
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The Kempton Classic Bike Show & Autojumble is back on Saturday, May 10, and it’s set to be a big one!
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MORBIDELLI T100 2VX
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Remember Morbidelli? It started out as a general manufacturing company before moving into Grand Prix bike racing in the late 1960s. The Italian firm had some impressive results, winning three 125GP and one 250GP titles in the 1970s, but had little impact on the roadbike sector, apart from an abortive attempt at a V8 sport-tourer…
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Superior success for Stafford
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The International Classic MotorCycle Show, sponsored by Carole Nash, made motorcycling history last weekend with a spectacular gathering of over 20 ultra-rare Brough Superior SS100s in a once-in-a-lifetime display, celebrating 100 years since the 100mph model went into production.
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TRIUMPH: Enduro bikes launched
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Triumph’s motocross range is well underway now, with some success, and the Hinckley outfit is flat-out expanding its off-road lineup like a good ‘un. The Enduro sector is the obvious next step: detune the single-cylinder motors on the 250 and 450 MX bikes a bit, add a silencer, lights and basic road gear, and sell…
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BMW R12 G/S
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It might look like a tool from the 1980s – but that’s purely intentional. This is the 2025 BMW R12 G/S, and it’s designed to evoke the spirit of the first Bavarian production enduro machine – the R80 G/S – while incorporating the best of the firm’s modern tech. Now, let’s not rewrite history: the…
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TESTED: Royal Enfield Bear 650
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Royal Enfield has been digging into its heritage again, this time celebrating a Californian desert race win with a modern scrambler take on its Interceptor 650 twin It’s important to know your history. The popularity of TV programmes centred around celebs finding their ancestors testifies to this. As does the success of firms who’ll analyse…
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TESTED: Honda X-ADV
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Can you cross a big cc scooter with an adventure bike? Well, Honda has had a good go at it, and Andy Bell had a good go on it… The stuff that matters… Power: 58bhp @ 6750rpm Weight: 237kg (kerb) Price: £11,249 Contact: www.honda.co.uk Pics> Honda What is it? In essence, you’re looking at a…
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