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Video: Honda Africa Twin long term test, part three: 7,500 miles and new modifications
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We have had this Honda CRF1000L DCT Africa Twin as a long term test bike for the last few months, and we’re still impressed. After a load of on and off road riding the odometer now shows 7,500 miles, so it’s time for another quick update. In the third episode of Long Term Life with…
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Sheene bikes headline Classic Suzuki Sunday
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Barry Sheene’s world championship-winning Suzukis will headline this year’s Classic Suzuki Sunday event, which takes place on Sunday 11 September at the Super Sausage café. The event, now in its third year, will see the iconic racing machines – that won the 1976 and 1977 world championships with Sheene onboard – displayed alongside Michael Dunlop’s Vintage…
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Want to own a genuine Batpod? Batman’s bike is going up for sale. Yep.
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A genuine Batpod from the film The Dark Knight is going to be auctioned later this month. The bike is being sold in ‘non-usable form’ which means that it has no fluids, no battery and no throttle assembly – hardly a tough job for a competent mechanic to get rolling again. Batman’s bike was custom-made…
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SPY SHOTS: Honda’s CBR250RR caught in knee-down promo-video shoot action
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Here’s some great spy shots of the 2017 Honda CBR250RR out for a video shoot in Indonesia yesterday – this is the first time we’ve seen the bike in action since it was unveiled officially a couple of months ago. The bike was being shot for an upcoming Honda promotional video for the quarter-litre sportster…
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My bike: 2008 Yamaha TDM900A
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56-year-old Ian Watson from Fife shares his experience of Yamaha’s great all-rounder… This is my only bike, which I use to cover around 4000 miles every year. I bought it in May 2009 for £5495 from my local Yamaha dealer (and ex-Scottish Road Race Champion) Alan Duffus in Kirkcaldy. I’ve put 28,000 miles on it,…
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TomTom launches scooter-friendly sat nav Bluetooth system for £150
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TomTom has created the world’s first scooter smartphone-connected satnav called TomTom VIO. The circular glove-friendly touchscreen device acts as an extension to a connected smartphone. The weatherproof display unit shows turn-by-turn navigation both visually and audibly via a Bluetooth helmet audio system. When a call comes in, the display will show a photo of who…
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New cool tail for BMW R nine T released
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Developed by a BMW R nineT owner, the Fancy Bike Thing replaces rear brake light and indicators with an LED display and includes a tail tidy and licence plate holder Designed as a plug and play system, the LED display covers the functions of running light, brake light and indicators. A specially designed bracket is…
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Ducati’s new finance plans means you can get a Scrambler for £2.63 a day. Loads of other models in new scheme too
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Low deposit PCP finance plans with Ducati TriOptions at across whole range The new plans are available alongside the existing lower payment/higher deposit plans Ducati UK has launched low deposit PCP finance plans for both the Ducati and Scrambler brands to run from the 1st September. Based on the well-established TriOptions plans featuring the…
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M20 bridge collapse biker: “My first thought was for my crushed MT-07!”
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The biker who was injured when a pedestrian bridge collapsed on to the M20 last Saturday has admitted that in the immediate aftermath of the devastation his first thoughts were for his crushed Yamaha MT-07. Jim Shaw, 73, of Thamesmead, South East London, suffered five broken ribs when the footbridge near Maidstone was hit by a…
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Video: Long term life with Tony and the Triumph Speed Triple R – nearly 5000 miles in
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Over the last couple of months Tony has been busy modifying his long term test bike, the Speed Triple R: new Arrow cans, a funky fly screen, a comfort seat for long rides and plenty of other small adjustments and accessories have added to what was already a fantastic bike. Here’s the video: …
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