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Review: Knox Aegis back protector
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Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £59.99–£99.99 // Sizes: 4–9 plates // Colours: Black/white // Info: www.planet-knox.com I’ve been using the Aegis back protector from Knox for the last three months, and in this time it has become a part of my standard riding kit. What I was most surprised about was how quickly I…
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Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’
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Rossi CONFIRMS Lorenzo Ducati deal is DONE: ‘He had the balls… he will do well…’ Valentino Rossi has CONFIRMED that Jorge Lorenzo had done the deal with Ducati to ride in MotoGP – even though there’s been no statement yet from either Lorenzo or Ducati itself. That’s the dynamite claim that’s appeared this morning. A…
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Watch iconic documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now on BBC iPlayer!
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Watch iconic documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now on BBC iPlayer! BBC Four is showing the excellent documentary ‘Being Evel’ right now, and you can watch it for a limited time on the BBC iPlayer service. The movie is a documentary and homage to the world’s greatest ever stuntman and self-promoter. Made by Jackass star Johnny…
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MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas?
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MotoGP Wings – to be knifed in the back this weekend in Texas? Marc Marquez has said that he and other riders are going to talk to the MotoGP Safety Commission this weekend over whether or not the ‘Wings’ on current machines are to continue – after Marquez was hit in the back with one…
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Indian introduces ‘Frontier 111’ custom Springfield
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Indian Motorcycle has just revealed the Frontier 111, the first custom Indian Springfield. The bike has been crafted by Len Edmondson of Azzkikr Custom Baggers from Phoenix, Arizona, and Indian calls it a thoroughly modern retro bagger that features classic lines and contemporary, artistic flare. The Frontier 111 has a skirted front fender, a leaf-spring…
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Lewis Hamilton given permission to test a MotoGP bike
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Lewis Hamilton has been given permission to test a MotoGP bike – and Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis has said that he finds the idea ‘interesting’. The news of the tie-up has appeared in the Italian paper, Gazzetta dello Sport. It looks as though energy drink firm Monster, who sponsors both Hamilton and the Yamaha MotoGP…
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Triumph recalling Street Twin and Bonneville T120 over fuel leak fire risk
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Triumph recalling Street Twin and Bonneville T120 over fuel leak fire risk. Triumph America and Triumph UK will be recalling the 2016 Street Twin and Bonneville T120 because if a fear that fuel might leak into the electrical system, creating a fire risk. Reports from the USA this morning say that the USA’s National Highway…
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Welsh GP plans for British MotoGP round look to be dealt a fatal blow, finally.
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Ok so it looks like the stop/start Welsh GP circuit plans have been dealt a fatal blow with the news that the Welsh government has pulled out of funding the project – so where does that leave things now with regards to the MotoGP round in the UK? And where has the so-far-spent £9…
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Yamaha launches the 04GEN – those MotoGP bikes don’t have wings, THESE are wings!
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In a motorcycle world that’s suddenly got a wing fetish – how about these for wings then? We’ve seen three cool concepts in the ‘GEN’ range from Yamaha so far and last night the factory unveiled a fourth installment – this see-thru-bodywork future scooter. Shown at the Vietnam Motorcycle Show under the corporate…
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Hundreds of Mitas tyres stolen – can you help find them?
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Gwynn Baraclough from Mitas Tyres has had hundreds of tyres stolen, and is asking for people to help keep an eye out for them. A delivery was made to the warehouse in Clacton on Sea, and while details are a little sketchy, the lorry was broken into and around 200 tyres were stolen. What the…
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