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Lintin wins Bennett’s Lightweight TT for debut TT win
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Ivan Lintin grabbed his debut TT victory on Friday when he took a record-breaking Bennetts Lightweight race from James Hillier by just under four seconds with Michael Rutter in third. The front two both smashed the old lap record, Hillier lapping at 120.848 compared to Lintin’s 120.845 but it was the second win in a…
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One person arrested every three days for drug-driving
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The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has revealed for the first time the true scale of drug-driving in the UK since new laws came into force – and showed that over 400 people a month have already been arrested for this offence. The IAM’s findings show 902 drug-drive arrests in total were made by forces…
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Max Biaggi returns to World Superbikes
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According to the World Superbike website, Max Biaggi is returning to the World Superbike Championship. In 2012, Biaggi announced his retirement soon after he picked up his second world crown. He will race again at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 19-21 June and then at the Sepang International Circuit at the start of August. Racing as…
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James Hillier claims fastest closed roads TT speed with Kawasaki Ninja H2R
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Kawasaki rider James Hillier is looking to claim the fastest speed ever recorded for a motorcycle on closed roads at the Isle of Man TT after registering over 206 mph on his Strava GPS app on the famous Sulby straight riding a Ninja H2R in a parade lap. The Quattro Plant Kawasaki rider declared himself…
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Honda launch RC213V-S – a MotoGP bike for the road
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Honda is to launch RC213V-S by turning their MotoGP RC213V into a model for the road. Getting your hands on one of the machines won’t come cheap though as the price is to said be €188,000 – which is £136,934.83 in the UK – although we’re still waiting for that to be confirmed. Here’s what the press…
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Triumph Tiger XCA and XRT enter dealerships
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In April, we revealed Triumph were launching two new Tigers – the Tiger 800 XCA and XRT now, we can report they are arriving in dealerships later this month. Taking the new Tiger 800 XRX and XCX as their respective base, the XCA and XRT come fitted with a host of extra equipment to make them…
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World Superbike rider Leon Haslam raises money for Sparks charity
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World Superbike Red Devils Aprilia rider, Leon Haslam hosted his 6th golf day on behalf of Sparks, the children’s medical research charity. Over 30 teams took part at the Wellingborough Golf Club in Northampton, with the APM Commercials team being crowned the 2015 winners and over 150 attendees continuing on to enjoy an evening of champagne,…
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Birchalls do the double with second Sure Sidecar victory
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Ben and Tom Birchall took their second win of the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races when they took a record breaking victory in Wednesday afternoon’s Sure Sidecar race 2. Winning in a new race record time, they defeated Dave Molyneux/Ben Binns by seven seconds with John Holden/Dan Sayle coming home in third. Molyneux and…
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How would you like to write for MoreBikes and Motor Cycle Monthly?
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We have a job vacancy! Motor Cycle Monthly, Morebikes.co.uk and their sister title Twist & Go magazine are looking for an enthusiastic, talented and ambitious journalist to join us. The job involves everything from news writing, product reviews and feature writing, to road testing a wide range of new and used motorcycles and scooters for both…
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Spada duo helmet – versatile lid for under £100
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Spada has launched a new duo helmet which can be worn as a full face or open face helmet – with or without a peak – and it’s priced at £99.95. It has a thermo plastic moulded construction, features an integrated tinted drop down visor, a multi-positional main visor, micro-metric fastening system, upper and lower…
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