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Save the date for the National Motorcycle Museum’s big party!
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This year the National Motorcycle Museum is celebrating 30 years since first opening to the public by holding a series of events & launching some very exciting new initiatives. We hope that what we will be announcing throughout 2014 will excite & delight both motorcycle enthusiasts & non motorcyclists alike. Before we reveal all…
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2014 Yamaha XVS1300 Custom review
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£8999 | 71bhp @5500rpm | 76 lb-ft @4000rpm | 1304cc, liquid cooled v-twin Listen to the bar-room experts and they’ll tell you that cruisers are rubbish. They don’t go, don’t handle and don’t stop apparently. Thing is, I’ll wager that few of those pundits haven’t actually ridden one for a while…if ever. For 2014,…
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Tyre advice launched for scooter riders
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A host of new safety information and resources is being made available for the first time to scooter riders in the UK in a bid to help keep them safe on the roads. The “PACT” campaign, launched by not-for-profit tyre safety organisation TyreSafe, provides riders with a wealth of free advice and tyre maintenance…
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Triumph confirms music line up for Triumph Live
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Sheffield-based indie pop band, Reverend & The Makers and rock group, Toseland have been confirmed as the headline music acts for this year’s Triumph Live, on Saturday, July 12. The two bands will take to the main stage at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, from 6pm, to round off a packed day of entertainment,…
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World Superbike goes pre-historic at Aragon
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The second round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship kick started yesterday with a press conference at the SBK Paddock Show, with riders representing each of the nine manufacturers involved in the series. Local riders Toni Elias (Red Devils Aprilia), David Salom (Kawasaki Racing Team) and WSS contender Nacho Calero (CIA Insurance Honda)…
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Colin Edwards announces retirement as MotoGP arrives in Austin
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Americans Nicky Hayden, Colin Edwards and Josh Herrin were joined by European MotoGP trio Marc Marquez, Valentino Rossi and Bradley Smith to preview the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas on Thursday, with Edwards taking the opportunity to announce his retirement at the end of 2014. Edwards has been riding professionally for 22…
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Inside World Supersport: Meet Fraser Rogers
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Meet Fraser Rogers, WSS rider, and new blogger at MoreBikes.co.uk. He’ll be brining us the latest behind-the-scenes updates from his life as a racer. Warm up… The warm up was good – I was on an old tyre from qualifying and still able to match my best times of the weekend which I was…
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GBMoto Racing: Successful testing at Snetterton
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The Lloyds British GBmoto Kawasaki team have concluded their pre-season testing campaign following a two day official MCE British Superbike Championship test at Snetterton with strong, consistent times. After a positive nine days testing, the team now return to the workshop to complete final preparations of their Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R machines ahead of the opening…
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Agility Motors Saiette R | EXCLUSIVE electric bike review
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£16,770 | 96.5bhp | 93.7lb-ft | Advanced axial flux permanent magnet DC motor An RS250 with a 1400cc V-twin engine. That was the vision of Lawrence Marazzi, CEO of Agility Global when he founded the company five years ago – a compact bike with lightweight handling and huge torque. The business is based in…
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New book connects road and life skills
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Philosophers on the Road is a new book by Johan Nilsson, telling the story of a young rider’s encounter with an older biker who takes him on a journey of self-discovery, using motorcycle road skills as a metaphor for life skills. It’s available here from Amazon. Johan first sat on a bike when he was…
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