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  • Victory cruisers get Akrapovič exhaust option

    Victory cruisers get Akrapovič exhaust option

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    All of the motorcycles in Victory Motorcycles’ cruiser category can now be fitted with performance Akrapovič exhausts. Owners of the Gunner, Judge, Hammer S, Hammer 8-Ball, Vegas 8-Ball and the High-Ball can simply make a straight swap of their standard exhausts for these new Akrapovič ones. The exhausts come in either matte black or chrome and have a…

  • SCOOP Yamaha MT-15 super naked spied testing

    SCOOP Yamaha MT-15 super naked spied testing

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    Pictures have emerged of this secret prototype bike – a Yamaha pre-production 150 naked with quality suspension and new chassis parts. The bike, being called the MT-15, has been spotted going through final road testing programs abroad and looks likely to be part of the Yamaha asian-market rosta for 2016. It seems unlikely that the…

  • Brad Pitt spends £250,000 on WWII nazi sidecar combo

    Brad Pitt spends £250,000 on WWII nazi sidecar combo

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    We all know that actor Brad Pitt loves his bikes, he’s got a growing collection and recently part-funded and narrated the MotoGP film Hitting the Apex, but his latest motorcycle purchase might raise a few eyebrows. Pitt has splashed out a quarter of a million punds on a rare WWII motorbike. The motorbike itself is a…

  • Yamaha’s Speed Block R1 and second block of R1-Ms announced

    Yamaha’s Speed Block R1 and second block of R1-Ms announced

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    Yamaha has announced that is to sell the awesome R1 superbike in Yamaha North America colours – the iconic yellow and black speed blocks.The 200bhp superbike is also getting a titanium slip-on Akrapovic end can. The Japanese company is also going to sell another production run of the higher-sped R1-M after the initial production cycle…

  • Distinguished Gentlemen hit $1 million milestone for prostate cancer charities

    Distinguished Gentlemen hit $1 million milestone for prostate cancer charities

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    The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride has broken the $1 million barrier in its fundraising efforts almost two weeks prior to the annual event taking place. The worldwide movement, which takes place on 27 September, will see over 30,000 motorcyclists from more than 400 cities worldwide don their finest attire and come together to raise funds for…

  • Suter to launch new 500cc V4 two-stroke

    Suter to launch new 500cc V4 two-stroke

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      Fancy a new 500cc V4 two-stroke racebike? Well you can get your hands on one pretty soon when the Suter 500 V4 – called the ‘Legends 500’ is officially revealed at the end of the month. Suter says that it was spurred on to make the motorcycle for classic racing events after the success…

  • Evel Knievel’s movie bike up for auction – expected to go for $200,000

    Evel Knievel’s movie bike up for auction – expected to go for $200,000

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    A dressed up road bike ridden by Evel Knievel in the 1970s movie, Viva Knievel, could top $200,000 in an online auction on October 1. The Harley-Davidson XLCH 1000 Eagle ‘Stratocycle’ which was, in reality, a 1976 Harley XLCH Sportster 1000, is going up as part of a Hollywood memorabilia auction taking place at Invaluble.com.…

  • Aero-X hoverbike going on sale in 2017! Flying bikes are here (nearly)

    Aero-X hoverbike going on sale in 2017! Flying bikes are here (nearly)

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      Aero-X hoverbike going on sale in 2017! Flying bikes are here (nearly). We’ve been waiting for this news for a long time, and yes this is a (sort of) bike, so we’re counting it. And the news is that California-based Aerofex has announced that it’ll be launching its Aero-X hoverbike in 2017 at an…

  • VIDEO Tom Sykes rides 2015 H2R and 1974 H2R

    VIDEO Tom Sykes rides 2015 H2R and 1974 H2R

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    VIDEO Tom Sykes rides 2015 H2R and 1974 H2R! Former World Superbike Champion Tom Sykes has been out and about playing on his 2015 Ninja H2R AND his 1974 H2R, Sykes owns both bikes and jumped at the chance to get them fired up and head out at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground in Leicestershire.    

  • VIDEO David Beckham as bad boy biker in motorcycle movie Outlaws

    VIDEO David Beckham as bad boy biker in motorcycle movie Outlaws

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    Check out this video – David Beckham as a bad boy biker in  motorcycle movie Outlaws! The film has been made for Belstaff and released on September 22. It’s described as: “A surreal movie starring the former footballer as a character called The Stranger – a mysterious drifter and motorcycle stuntman…” Filmed in Mexico with…


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