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This is the Optimus Praëm – it’s the best BMW S1000RR special we’ve seen yet. Check this out!
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This is the Optimus Praëm – it’s the best BMW S1000RR special we’ve seen yet. Check this out! Now THIS is what you can do with a cafe racer/retro racer mindset and a modern superbike. We absolutely love this hunk of metal. This is the latest bikes from Praëm. Based around a BMW S1000RR the bike…
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Video: MotoGP riders explain their riding handjives during debriefs
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Ever wondered what MotoGP riders actually mean when they’re doing all the flappy-arm stuff in the garage when the debriefs are happening? Check out this video from alpinestars that gets the riders themselves to explain their gestures when at the sharp end of a day’s testing or racing. Well worth a watch, here’s the film:
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Twist & Go website – your one-stop shop for commuting and electric bikes
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If you’re looking for a load of commuter bike info and kit reviews (and news) then take a look at our sister publication’s site over at Twist & Go. Now incorporating the electric bike extra WATT BIKE? The site has had an extensive revamp and is the best one-stop shop for everything commuting on two…
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Video: Apocalyptic near miss for biker at Chinese road junction
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There’s near misses and then there’s nearly being squished into a fine paste by two lorries crashing into your big scooter at 30mph… Check out this amazing, if somewhat grainy. footage from CCTV cameras in Nantong, China. In the film you can see a scooter rider pull up to the junction and then drop his…
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Video: Valentino Rossi: The Doctor web tv series – here’s the trailer
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Just a couple of days to go until the five part web series on Valentino Rossi gets underway. Called Valentino Rossi: The Doctor will consist of five webisodes peeling back the layers on one of the biggest names in sport as told by the nine-times world champion himself and those in his inner circle. The trailer…
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Royal Enfield cafe racer drawings appear in France. And they look great.
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There’s some speculation in the French press about what we’re likely to see next from Royal Enfield. Our cousins across the water are leaning towards a 600cc and 750cc version of these cafe racers after the recent launch of the company’s Himalayan adventure model. Using two illustrations by Glynn Kerr to make the point about…
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Dani Pedrosa to Yamaha? According to the Italian press, it’s a deal ready to go if Vinales stays on his FIVE MILLION Euro pay demands
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Rumours are flying that the supposedly ‘done’ deal to put Maverick Vinales on a Yamaha alongside Valentino Rossi has stalled for the umpteenth time – and as a fallback position the tuning forks brigade are in talks with Dani Pedrosa. A report last week in Italian sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport by top MotoGP…
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BMW reveals intelligent emergency call system for 2017 range. You crash, it auto-calls for help.
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BMW reveals intelligent emergency call system for 2017 range. You crash, it auto-calls for help. BMW has just announced a new emergency call system that will give motorcyclists a quick way to get help if they have an accident. The optional add-on, expected to be part of the 2017 line-up, can be manually activated or…
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Video: Not safe for work (but funny) – How to Ride Bitch Part Two
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Here’s the follow-up video to How to Ride, Bitches – the wonderfully named How to Ride Bitch. Showing all bikers the right and correct way (naturally) for two dudes to share a motorcycle seat, the video is an exquisite example of method and the correct distance to establish between guys on a ride. Using such…
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Video: Not safe for work (but funny) – How to Ride, Bitches Part One
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OK, we don’t know much about this video, but it made us laugh (and the second part, which you can also see on MoreBikes, is funnier still). So, because it’s a funny video made by people who clearly know a thing or two about motorcycles – we figured we’d show it to you. Because you’re…
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