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Shakey takes another BSB double
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Defending champion Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne has set himself up perfectly for his home round of Brands Hatch (17/18/19 July) by scoring a Scottish double at Knockhill, holding off the challenges from his closest rivals in two intense races. Byrne took the lead in the opening race with a decisive move over his team-mate Stuart…
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BMW’s 2016 range: first look at new GS
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BMW Motorrad has announced a number of 2016 model year updates including the new Dynamic Brake Light, a special-edition model and new colour options. Dynamic Brake Light. As part of BMW Motorrad’s Safety 360° strategy, Dynamic Brake Light has been created as a passive safety feature. The system, which is integrated into the BMW…
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Man ropes daughter to bike for school run
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This Indian motorcyclist has been arrested after this picture appeared showing him taking his eight-year-old daughter to school, roped to his bike. The 40-year-old was arrested following the reports in local newspapers in Uttar Pradesh state, the pictures were taken by passers-by. According to the police, the man – who has two sons and…
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Rhys takes Sweden! City number 40 in the bag
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MoreBikes’ Rhys Lawrey has reached Stockholm in Sweden, which is capital number 40 in his bid to set a new Guinness World Record for the most capital cities consecutively visited by motorcycle. The 23-year old had already ridden his Triumph Tiger 800XC from London to Thailand, across Australia and New Zealand, through North and…
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SCOOP: Honda trademarks RVF name for future bike: claim
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Honda trademarks RVF name for future bike: claim. Here’s an interesting ‘future thing’ that we’ve just been told about – and figured you’d like to know about, too. Honda, it seems, has applied for a new trademark in the southern hemisphere – and the trademark application is for the name ‘RVF’. What can this mean?…
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New kit: Oxford Products RPJ-3 jacket
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Oxford Products RPJ-3 jacket. RRP: £169.99 Info: www.oxprod.com / / 01993 862300 Brand new for this year, the RPJ-3 jacket is made from full-grain leather and has a 360° connection zip for the matching trousers (priced at £149.99). There is a removable thermal liner, perforated leather for ventilation and stretch panels for ease of…
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New Rider Offer from BMW
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New Rider Offer from BMW. The New Rider Offer from BMW gives you everything you need to get on two wheels– including a F 800 R, £2680 worth of riding gear and a 7-day Direct Access course. BMW Motorrad UK’s ‘New Rider Offer’ at a glance: Customer initially puts down a £1,000 deposit at their…
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Around the world in under 100 days on a Victory Cross Country
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Around the world in under 100 days on a Victory Cross Country. A Swiss endurance rider is aiming to break the ‘all continents’ world circumnavigation record by motorcycle aboard a Victory Cross Country – the standard record stands at 120 days and two hours. Swiss biker, Urs Pedraita – aka Grizzly, is aiming to complete…
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Kawasaki France rumour: Er7 naked on the way
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Now, this is something that’s been sent to us a fair bit out of the blue today so all we can do is basically pass on what we’ve been told – but this is the hot rumour for today – and it’s that Kawasaki is going to turn out an Er7 naked bike as…
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Knievel says he’s going to jump again
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Knievel says he’s going to jump again. For the first time in almost ten years, Robbie Knievel is going to jump a motorcycle over static cars. RK is taking part in the Butte, Montana ‘Evel Knievel Days’ festival for a motorcycle stunt jump over the Red Zone Arcade. Knievel is calling this his “sober jump”…
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