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Behind the scenes: Honda Forza 125 launch
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Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of a launch? I decided to keep a diary of my adventures when I headed out to Nice, France on the world launch of the Honda Forza 125 to show you what goes on. Despite not travelling until Thursday, my planning started much earlier in the week… Tuesday March 24 Because…
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World launch report: Honda Forza 125
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£4000-ish (this to be confirmed) | 14bhp @ 8750rpm | 8.9lb-ft @ 8250rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke four-valve SOHC single cylinder 124.9cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Honda In the development of this new, funky big-space scooter, Honda says it wanted to blend the luxury and space of a Grand Touring (GT)…
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Older bikes will have to pay £12.50 to ride in London
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Plans have gone through to charge motorbike riders £12.50 to ride in the London congestion charge zone. This has happened as part of the new Ultra Low Emissions Zone, a system that’s going to come into action in 2020. Currently, motorcycles are exempt from the emissions charges in London. The ruling says that motorcycles…
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65mph+ on this = world record attempt!
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Infinity Motorcycles are backing an attempt to break the current Guinness World Record for the ‘Fastest Monowheel Motorcycle’ – a one-wheeled vehicle designed so the rider sits either within or next to the wheel. Lincolnshire-based stunt rider Tom ‘the atom’ Anable will attempt to beat the current record of 65mph – set by Kevin Scott…
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Scott Redding off the pace in 13th at Qatar
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Scott Redding says he’s not happy with finishing 13th in the Qatar MotoGP round at the weekend, despite the rider himself predicting a top ten finish before raceday. After a race where Redding was clearly struggling with his Honda, he said: “It was a tough race and certainly not where I expected to be finishing. The…
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Rossi Says Race Win Was ‘One of best ever’ MotoGP Outings
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Top tweet by Rossi after the Qatar MotoGP round: ‘Thanks to the best team of the world.together from 15 years(more or less).great job guys,as always.’ Movistar Yamaha MotoGP‘s Valentino Rossi opened the 2015 MotoGP season with a stunning victory at the Grand Prix of Qatar. What started as a battle that could have been…
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Honda’s New Africa Twin revealed
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What do reckon to this patent drawing apparently showing Honda’s re-born Africa Twin motorcycle as a 1000cc serious off-roader! This drawing doing the rounds has been filed in the States and could well be showing us a motorcycle in the 2016 line-up for Honda – according to rumours. It does seem very likely that this…
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Buy a Winter Test Rossi AGV, get an exclusive Rossi woolly hat thrown in!
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During the recent tests at Sepang, Valentino Rossi took the words “winter testing” to heart and, despite the fact that the weather was far from cold in Malaysia, he turned up at the track with a woolly winter hat complete with snowflakes, reindeer and snow clad trees. After keeping it on for a couple…
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Rossi and Lorenzo bank first quick laps
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With the 2015 MotoGP season finally underway, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP riders Jorge Lorenzo andValentino Rossi return to Qatar and finished the first free practice session under the floodlights of the Losail circuit in fourth and ninth place. On a completely dry circuit, as opposed to the conditions last week on the final day of…
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BSB: Byrne is tops, Kiyo crashes out
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Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Ryuichi Kiyonari renewed their on-track rivalry at the front of the pack on Thursday afternoon at the official MCE British Superbike Championship test at Donington Park. Byrne, the four-time and reigning MCE BSB champion, claimed the advantage as the Japanese rider crashed unhurt in the closing minutes. 21-year-old young gun Danny…
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