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Softly, softly, catchee (Honda) Monkey
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Remember the Monkey bikes from Honda? They’re not sold in the UK anymore but you can still sometimes see packs of them on the roads (usually in somewhat modified form). The 50cc bikes are tiny by modern standards, but they still have a faithful following and in Japan they are still on sale. In fact,…
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VIDEO: AMAZING onboard footage of helicopter buzzing an R1 on track
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Former AMA Superbike champion Josh Herrin had a pretty unique day in the office this week when he was asked by Bell Powersports to ride really, REALLY close to a very low-level helicopter. Check out this incredible onboard footage of the shoot, shot at the Thunderhill Raceway Park. The video is for the Bell Helmets’…
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VIDEO: Biker filmed dancing on his bike on the M27
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This bit of footage is doing the rounds this morning – a British biker riding along the M27 having himself a bit of a boogie. We hope he’s listening to some music, otherwise he’s got himself some issues on the open road. This footage was posted online and picked up by ITV. Apparently, the biking…
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Suzuki UK releases Live Restoration video of GSX-R750F rebuild
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Suzuki has released this video of the company’s restoration of a GSX-R750F at last year’s Motorcycle Live show. The Japanese company took an old bike, stripped it and rebuilt it in front of showgoers. Suzuki did it as a drive to raise awareness of its Vintage Parts Programme which has made lots of parts available…
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Yamaha XSR900 world launch review
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For Mikko’s video review of the Yamaha XSR900, click here. Price: Matt grey and rock slate £7,849 / 60th Anniversary colour scheme £ 7,999 Engine: 847cc, three-cylinder, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve Power: 113bhp at 10,000rpm Torque: 87.5Nm at 8,500rpm Tested by: Mikko Nieminen Whether you’re a fan or not, there’s no escaping the fact that…
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Ducati XDiavel world launch review
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Price: XDiavel £15,795,XDiavel S £18,395 // 154bhp @ 9,500rpm // Tested by John Milbank I find it hard to call this bike a cruiser. It’s not particularly heavy, it’s full of extremely advanced technology, it handles, and it’s very, very fast. But it does have the cruiser trademark feet-forward riding position and wide, raked-back…
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Triumph doing special offers on Tiger Explorer, Speed ’94, Tiger Sport, Sprint GT and Street Triple
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Triumph has unveiled a raft of offers on a range of kit including clothing, accessories and navigation equipment. Triumph’s 1,200cc Tiger Explorer comes with £1,200 worth of free clothing and accessories. Buyers of the special edition Speed ’94 will also get a £1,000 voucher to spend on the latest gear and upgrade parts. The…
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G310R BMW/TVS sportster with full fairing appears at Delhi show
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This is the clearest idea yet of what a fully-faired G310R BMW could end up looking like when it gets launched later this year. Called the Akula, the bike is from TVS and has been unveiled at the Auto Expo show in Delhi. It’s basically a G310R (pictured below) – TVS designed and built the…
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Stop for the law, biker, or we’ll shoot you! (he stopped. they still shot him)
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It clearly doesn’t pay to do what the police want you to in Minnesota – because you’ll just get shot anyway. And here’s the proof in the video posted at the bottom of the report (warning: there’s some bad language from the copper in it, so best turn the volume down for a first view).…
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Japanese journalists confirm ‘Super Blade’ will take lots of details from RCV213V-S
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We’ve been banging on about the ‘Super Blade’ that’s on its way from Honda for a while now and another Japanese magazine has put out its latest batch of info on the upcoming project. The half-way, high-tech bike sited between the current Fireblade and the RCV213V-S has been doing the rounds for a few…
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