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Honda in recall of thousands of Gold Winds with airbags over ‘shrapnel’ fear
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Honda America is recalling 2,701 Gold Wings that have airbags fitted. The move comes after reports of something wrong in the Takata airbag system, a device which is fitted to 34 million cars and thousands of Gold Wings. It’s been found that over a period of time the propellant used to expand the bag in…
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New Yard Built XSR900 ‘Monkeebeast’ by Wrenchmonkees
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New Yard Built XSR900 ‘Monkeebeast’ by Wrenchmonkees Custom motorcycle builders the Wrenchmonkees are not only at the heart of the custom scene, they are also at the heart of Yamaha’s Yard Built activities. From their Copenhagen workshop the Danish duo have been responsible for a string of stunning builds from the Sport Heritage range, including…
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Matchless announces plan to fund TWO superbikes. By raising £5m through bonds. Yep.
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Matchless announces plan to fund TWO superbikes. By raising £5m through bonds. The man behind Matchless Motorcycles has announced a plan to raise £5 million to help revive the classic business. Matchless, one of the UK’s oldest motorcycle makers is planning on raising a mini-bond system which will be sold to small investors through the…
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Baby V-Strom and Versys 250cc Adventure bikes image appears in Japan
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How about this for a Japanese inside-the-factory scoop then? This is a news story that’s appeared on the the cover of the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Autoby. In the story the Autoby journos talk about the upcoming Kawasaki Versys 250 Adventure-style upright that we told you about in January this year but alongside…
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Video: KTM1290 Super Duke R vs stunt plane
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This is a pretty awesome video showing the making of a feature for KTM’s Unbound Magazine. In it, British rider Luke Brackenbury takes on a Zivko Edge 540 stunt plane for a series of absolutely gorgeous shots taken by our mate, Chippy Wood. It’s a blinding bit of video that we really enjoyed. So we…
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Video: Harley-Davidson’s new XG750R flat tracker in action!
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We’ve already told you about the XG750R, the new flat track racer from Harley – and here’s an awesome video of the bike in action. It was posted up by the awesome Cycle World magazine in the States and it’s got us all week-at-the-knees for a go on this bike. What do you reckon? Should…
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Harley-Davidson unveils NEW amazing flat track race bike! We want this please, H-D. Cheers
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Harley-Davidson unveils NEW amazing flat track race bike! We want this please, H-D. Cheers. Harley-Davidson has revealed this purpose-built race bike – the first time the firm has turned out a specifically-made motorcycle for the dirt track for 44 years. Called the Harley-Davidson XG750R the bike is based around the Street 750 and is going…
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2017 Honda CBR250RR to get three riding modes and ride-by-wire
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There’s a lot of rumours appearing today from Indonesia saying that the next generation 250 four-stroke from Honda, the mini-Fireblade CBR250RR (also known by the cooler-sounding K64 codename), is going to have three riding modes. The quarter-litre sportbike has already been shown at various 2015 shows as a ‘concept’ lightweight sports bike from Honda, but…
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Video: Keenan Sofuoglu clocks 391kmh (243mph) on a Kawasaki H2R!
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Holy moly! Check out this very-early-sneek-peek at none other than World Supersport multiple world champion Keenan Sofuoglu ripping a Kawasaki H2R to 243mph! There’s been nothing officially released or announced about this yet, but via Spanish sources we’ve seen this bit of video which – OK, is pretty boring because it’s just a locked-off shot…
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Victory racing both Project 156 AND electric Empulse RR bikes at Pikes Peak this year
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Victory Motorcycles will be racing up the mountain with two very different motorcycles in this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC), an event that marks its 100th anniversary in 2016. In a gas vs. electric battle in the experimental class, Victory Racing’s Project 156 will be piloted by former Pikes Peak Champion Jeremy Toye…
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