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AGV reveals next-generation top lid, the Pista GP is all-new and has a ‘hydration channel’ like the MotoGP rider’s lids
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Helmet maker AGV has shown its next generation helmet – the Pista GP. The helmet is the first to feature a hydration channel, basically a route for a tube to be run from the specially-made Dainese leather suit with a camel pack mounted into the back hump. From there the drink tube travels through the…
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Video: First test ride on the Honda CBR250RR – NOW WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES!
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OK, so we’ve been sent this test on the all-new Honda CBR250RR from our Indonesian friends – and because this is such an interesting and new motorcycle we figured that you’d want to see the bike in action. The video now has english subtitles so you’ll be able to follow what the lads think about…
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2017 Husqvarnas get 6bhp more for next year on both Enduro and Supermoto versions
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Husqvarna Motorcycles has just sent us the details on its new 701 SUPERMOTO and 701 ENDURO, fitted with the most powerful single cylinder engine ever developed by Husqvarna now delivering 6bhp and 3.0Nm of torque more than the previous generation. Each bike is now Euro 4 friendly, too. MAJOR ADVANCES Both the 701 SUPERMOTO and…
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WSB: It’s the Magny Cours-this-weekend ‘everything’ guide – on and off track
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WSB: It’s the Magny Cours-this-weekend ‘everything’ guide – on and off track. Are you heading to the WSB penultimate round this weekend? If you are popping across the channel and taking in the proddie-based championship then here’s a handy run-down of what’s happening. The information comes courtesy of the WSB organisers, so everything that’s happening…
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New Arais go on sale in Japan (Crutchlow gets a RX-7X replica in the 2017 range)
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Three new models have appeared in the Arai range in Japan – no news about when they’ll arrive in Blighty, but here’s the first look at what’s happened in the land of the rising sun. The three models are a Cal Crutchlow replica RX-7X: Then there’s the Aegerter Quantum-J: And adding into the mix…
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Batpod sells at auction for £312,000! Holy custom 750!
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Batman’s Bat Pod, the super hero motorcycle that made it’s debut in The Dark Knight has been sold for a staggering £312,000! The huge amount of cash was the winning bid for the iconic bike at film and TV memorabilia auction yesterday in London and Los Angeles. The bike, part designed and fully ridden in…
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BMW launches FIRST airbag textile jacket packed with Alpinestars MotoGP tech!
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BMW Motorrad is launching the BMW Motorrad Street Air by Alpinestars, an advanced airbag system built into a jacket similar to the tech used by MotoGP stars. Adopted from the current Alpinestars Tech-Air street airbag system – a set-up needing no motorbike-mounted sensors – the kit uses a sophisticated algorithm that detects imminent danger and…
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Video: Scooter rider comes off worse after row with Ford Fiesta
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Check out this video of a white Ford Fiesta that appears to deliberately knock a scooter rider off their bike. The footage was captured by the son of Katie Levett-Allen who posted the shocking footage on her Facebook page. The coming together was caught on camera on the A23 in Coulsden, Surrey. Levett-Allen said: “They had…
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Video: 2017 Yamaha Tracer 900 – new colours and graphics on film
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So we know the score – if you, like us, really like the Tracer 900 from Yamaha and fancy getting some of the accomplished sport tourer funtime cracker then this video will warm your soul. Essentially, it’s just running the bikes in their new colours for 2017. But it’s worth a watch.
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World Supersport 300 championship announced – and it’s not limited to 300cc machines. So that’s clear, then…
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In a bid to attract the lost fans of WSB, organisers of the dwindling championship have announced that a Supersport 300 World Championship is being added to the series for next year. It’s going to be a proddie-based class that will allow riders to compete on Honda CBR500R (so, not a 300), a Kawasaki Ninja…
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