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The National Motorcycle Museum needs YOUR help. URGENT appeal to raise £500,000.
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The National Motorcycle Museum has launched an appeal to help its doors remain open. And YOU can help. Many businesses have been hit hard by the last few months, but The National Motorcycle Museum is in danger of not re-opening due to the losses they’ve incurred as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. That’s why…
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Royal Enfield’s off RACING. Interceptor 650-based flat tracker WILL compete in the American Flat Track series.
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Royal Enfield WILL compete in the American Flat Track race series – with its Interceptor 650-based FT bike that’s been built with the help of Harris Performance. We’ve seen custom Royal Enfield flat trackers doing the rounds for a few months now, but things are starting to get official. From next month, the Indian factory…
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Royal Enfield’s Interceptor 650 is the BEST-SELLING bike in the UK. Well, it was last month…
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The Motorcycle Industry Association has just released its latest motorcycle and scooter registration stats – and there’s some good news for Royal Enfield. MCIA’s data confirms that Royal Enfield’s Interceptor 650 was the best-selling motorcycle in the UK, for June 2020. That’s quite a big deal – but not necessarily a massive surprise. Since the…
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CCM’s still taking orders for its LIMITED EDITION Spitfire SIX. Order YOURS now.
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CCM’s Spitfire SIX was revealed at Motorcycle Live last year, alongside a massive range of parts and accessories; to make it easier than ever to create your perfect ride. And there’s still time get your hands on one. From a purely visual perspective, there’s a load of colour options for the fuel tank, a choice…
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EVENTS: Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival postponed until 2021
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Goodwood has confirmed its Festival of Speed and Revival events will not go ahead this year. The two iconic events which take place in July and September have been postponed until 2021, as a result of challenges presented by social distancing measures which are in place to combat the further spread of the coronavirus. As…
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Classic Ride: Puch M125
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Scoop samples a rather obscure 1960s 125 – the Puch M125 – and comes away rather impressed.
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VJMC FACTFILE: Kawasaki’s H2 750
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We’ve joined forces with the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club to showcase a series of iconic bikes. First on the list; Kawasaki’s inimitable H2 750. Kawasaki’s H2 750 was launched in late 1971 with much hype from the Marketing Department and huge expectations from the public -finally the fearsome H1 500 triple had a bigger brother,…
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Real vs Retro: Honda CB750 and Honda CB1100 EX
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The CB750 is an icon, and trying to mimic it is a big ask. The closest you can get with a modern bike is the CB1100 EX.
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Triumph Motorcycles to cut 240 UK jobs
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Triumph Motorcycles is to cut 400 jobs worldwide, 240 of which are in the UK. The Hinckley-based factory said the cuts are the result of a big drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic. Triumph’s HQ is Hinckley, but it’s also got factories in Thailand and assembly operations in Brazil and India. At the…
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RUMOURED: Royal Enfield’s working on a 650cc scrambler.
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Rumours have started swirling that Royal Enfield’s working on another bike built around its 650cc parallel twin engine. This time it’s a scrambler. Over the last few days, the Indian motorcycle press has been shouting that Royal Enfield’s next project will be a 650cc scrambler. The rumour started following a webinar held earlier this week…
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