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Sheene colours revealed for Bennetts Suzuki BSB squad this weekend
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The Bennetts Suzuki team has revealed a special livery for this weekend’s MCE British Superbike round at Brands Hatch, which celebrates the 40th anniversary of Barry Sheene’s maiden world title. Inspired by the famous livery of Sheene’s XR14 Suzuki, which he rode to world championship glory in 1976, the team’s GSX-R1000s will run in the…
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Max Biaggi: I fancy having a go at Suzuka 8 Hour with Yamaha
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Six time world champion Max Biaggi has got the race rumour-mill twittering away with a tweet he posted yesterday about the Suzuka 8 Hour event. In short, Max has said that he’d pretty much fancies having a go at racing in the annual outing from the factories on home turf. Biaggi was a regular at…
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Video: Camping gear for motorcyclists: Part 3, Sleeping
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As thousands of bikers across the UK are enjoying the summer and heading out on camping trips, we talked to the experts from twistmoto.co.uk about the best camping equipment for motorcyclists. In part three of the series, we take a look at sleeping mats, sleeping bags and other gear that not only guarantee a good…
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My bike: 2015 Triumph Tiger 800 XRx
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64 year-old Chris Foreman, a part-time telecoms consultant from Hertfordshire, gives us the low-down on his adventurer… I’ve been riding since 1969, and haven’t been without two wheels since. I typically cover about 5000 miles per year, and also have a 1981 BMW R100RS (1981) and a Sym Symphony 125 that fits in…
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Bennetts Insurance expands modifications cover up to £400 (includes panniers, top boxes, grab rails etc)
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Bennetts Inusrance has expanded its modifications policy to include permanently fixed accessories as standard and will replace them on a like-for-like basis, even if they are fitted after market. The accessories, which no longer need to be declared, include fixed panniers, top boxes, side boxes, grab rails and sport racks up to a value of…
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Guy Martin CONFIRMED for land speed record with Triumph THIS MONTH!
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We told you some time ago that the salt was coming good at the famous Bonneville Salt Flats – and we told Triumph too. Now, a month later, the British factory has confirmed that it IS going to take on the land speed record at the hallowed ground in Utah, USA and Guy Martin WILL…
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Shoei X-Spirit III helmet gets 5-star SHARP rating
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Shoei’s new top-of-the-range X-Spirit III helmet has just been through the government introduced SHARP testing, and received a five-star rating. Not only did the helmet receive five stars, which is the highest SHARP rating that can be awarded to a crash helmet, it also scored the highest marks (very good) in every single impact test…
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Kawasaki reveals new colours for 2017
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It’s not big news, but if you’re looking to get a new Kawasaki then you might fancy some of the new colours just announced for this year. The Z800 e version first seen in 2013 is the first machine updated for the upcoming model year. The middleweight now comes with belly pan with new colour…
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Video: Kenan glows, downtown on the H2R
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We’re loving this video posted up on YouTube of World Supersport Champion Kenan Sofuoglu doing a rolling burnout on the H2R Kawasaki. Yep, he’s wearing some sort of casual 1970s loafers. And white trousers… or maybe they’re skinnies… In fact, you know, what, the whole get-up is a bit weird. But there’s no holding back…
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Spy Shots: BMW/TVS’ mini 300 superbike out on the road in tests
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These are the first pictures of the TVS Apache 300/BMW S300RR being tested on the road in prototype form – and the shots give some idea about how the bike’s headlights, bars and mirrors will look in its final production form. The bike is the mini-superbike based around the G310R naked which was launched last…
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