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Video: meet Livemap – the Russian answer to the helmet of the future
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Check out this video for an in-helmet live display system that looks great – and where the Skully system failed this might actually make it to market. The Russian inventor, Andrew Artishchev, has now made a second, working prototype of the system which broadcasts essential motorcycle and route data onto two areas on the inside…
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Want to own one of the James Bond: Skyfall motorbikes? This one is going up for sale next weekend
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How do you fancy owning an iconic piece of modern film motorcycling memorabilia? Well, you’ll be able to from next week because one of the James Bond Skyfall bikes is going up for sale. It’s the Honda CRF250R from the opening sequence of the 2012 film. It was modified to look like a Turkish police motorcycle…
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Meet Cyclotron, the self-riding motorcycle
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You still ride your bike yourself? How old-fashioned! In the recent months it seems to have become a bit of a trend to design motorcycles that can do the riding by themselves, with inventors seemingly determined to remove the rider from motorcycling. An interesting example was the Motobot, the superbike riding robot from Yamaha, and…
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Sam Lowes completes Aprilia MotoGP test at Misano
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Aprilia has completed two days of testing at Misano World Circuit with a line up of current Aprilia Racing Team Gresini riders Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl as well as the two development team RS-GP machines, which will be contested next year by our own Sam Lowes, currently contesting Moto2 and former 125 world champion…
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Moto2: Alex Rins’ surgery a success
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Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) suffered a break to his left collarbone during an accident whilst riding a 100cc slide bike yesterday (Wednesday) with surgery happening this morning (Thursday) to fix the injury ahead of the British GP. Rins’ surgery was carried out by Doctor Xavier Mir at the Hospital Universitario Quirón Dexeus in…
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Bradley Smith crash: UPDATE – NO broken bones CONFIRMED
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PHEW! it looks as though reports of a broken femur for Bradley Smith during a crash in Free Practice for the Oscherlseben 8 Hour race were premature and the rider has just confirmed that he has NOT broken a bone – it’s a cut leg and then injuries will be further assessed. This tweet update…
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BSB: Cadwell Park this Bank Holiday Weekend – going to be a MEGA-event so get yourself along to it
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This weekend has been tagged ‘Festival Weekend’ across the country and in British motorcycling there’s nothing bigger than the British Superbike round at Cadwell Park. So if you’re not sure what you’re up to over the Bank Holiday then get alone and let’s see if we can all jam up Lincolnshire with the biggest bike…
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Ducati boss speaks out about Marco Melandri’s latest WSB test
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We told you first that Marco Melandri was being considered for an Aprilia ride in WSB, then we told you first that he was signed to the team alongside Chaz Davies, we then got you the first image of Marco on the bike during at the start of the three day-long test at the Misano…
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Ventura releases performance pack luggage for KTM’s Super Duke GT
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The new Ventura Bike Pack System for the KTM Super Duke GT has the best of both worlds: a sturdy rack-mounting system designed to hold the load safely and securely, and a range of bike packs that are light, easy to handle off the bike and can be easily rolled up and stashed away…
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Signed Akrapovič exhausts up for auction at the British MotoGP round – Chance for fans to get limited edition exhausts in ‘Day of Champions’ auction
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You can bid to buy some very special Akrapovič exhausts made to celebrate the firm’s 25th anniversary, which have been donated to various charities and partners to raise much-needed funds. The first six exhausts of this limited run of 25 will be auctioned off at the Official MotoGP charity “Day of Champions” at Silverstone, during…
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