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Video: Anstey flying on the RCV213 at the Isle of Man
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Video: Anstey flying on the RCV213 at the Isle of Man. Check out this cool video of Bruce Anstey out last night at the Isle of Man TT. In the clip, posted on Martimotos.com YouTube channel, the flying Kiwi is literally flying. This was the first time he’d ridden the MotoGP-for-the-road bike and he went…
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Buy a piece of Guy Martin’s Wall of Death – it means charity cash for Spinal Research
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Buy a piece of Guy Martin’s Wall of Death – it means charity cash for Spinal Research. Guy Martin’s people are now selling sections of the huge Wall of Death made for the Channel 4 Easter special. The company behind Guy’s produce have cut up the famous Wall-ramp into sections and branded them with…
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New Yard Built XSR900 ‘Monkeebeast’ by Wrenchmonkees
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New Yard Built XSR900 ‘Monkeebeast’ by Wrenchmonkees Custom motorcycle builders the Wrenchmonkees are not only at the heart of the custom scene, they are also at the heart of Yamaha’s Yard Built activities. From their Copenhagen workshop the Danish duo have been responsible for a string of stunning builds from the Sport Heritage range, including…
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Buy a SHARK Race-R PRO Lorenzo Replica for the chance to meet Jorge Lorenzo
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SHARK Helmets has launched a promotion across its UK dealer network for one lucky SHARK Race-R PRO Lorenzo Replica owner to meet its latest signing, 2015 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, at the Silverstone MotoGP. The prize draw winner will receive two tickets to Silverstone MotoGP on Thursday 1 September and a five-minute meet and…
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Matchless announces plan to fund TWO superbikes. By raising £5m through bonds. Yep.
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Matchless announces plan to fund TWO superbikes. By raising £5m through bonds. The man behind Matchless Motorcycles has announced a plan to raise £5 million to help revive the classic business. Matchless, one of the UK’s oldest motorcycle makers is planning on raising a mini-bond system which will be sold to small investors through the…
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Baby V-Strom and Versys 250cc Adventure bikes image appears in Japan
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How about this for a Japanese inside-the-factory scoop then? This is a news story that’s appeared on the the cover of the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Autoby. In the story the Autoby journos talk about the upcoming Kawasaki Versys 250 Adventure-style upright that we told you about in January this year but alongside…
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Feature: Dunlop’s plan to crack the 133mph Isle of Man TT lap
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More records and wins targeted on the iconic Mountain Course. Of the 18 single rider current lap records and race records, Dunlop tyres has powered all 18 men and women into the record books, including all six fastest sector times held by Michael Dunlop, Steve Plater and Michael Rutter. Last year John McGuinness claimed his…
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Video: How the BMW Intelligent Emergency Call works on motorcycles
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Here’s a video from BMW explaining in detail the Intelligent Emergency Call system that we reported on a little while ago. BMW originally designed for cars but have now introduced for motorcycles too. In simple terms, if you crash, it auto-calls for help, or you can manually activate the emergency call. Here’s the video from BMW:…
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Knox releases its Handroid 3.0 – even more glove going on
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British firm Knox has just released details of the third incarnation of its excellent Handroid glove. For 2016 the Handroid gets box seams and accordion stretch panels on the fingers, extra Kangaroo leather on the palm and a leather shield over the BOA closure system straps. Protection, re-engineered: Protection remains at the core of the…
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Video: Motorcyclist rides right through Mad Max-style car smash unscathed
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This is one of those rare moments when the term OMG is perfectly acceptable. The video shows a motorcyclist ride through a car crash that looks certain to wipe him out, but somehow the rider escapes unharmed. A fraction of a second either way and the guy would have been right bang in the middle of…
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