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Hit-and-run drink driver ‘Carlos the Jackal’ has curfew relaxed to take mum to see Jools Holland
Hit-and-run drink driver ‘Carlos the Jackal’ has curfew relaxed to take mum to see Jools Holland The Mirror reports that Carl Jane, a 31-year-old plumber, who was nicknamed ‘Carlos the Jackal’ after he left a motorcyclist for dead in a hit-and-run drink drive incident in October, has had his curfew relaxed so he can attend…
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World launch review: 2016 Kawasaki J125 scooter test
2016 Kawasaki J125: First ride Kawasaki has just launched the J125, an A1 licence-friendly 125cc scooter with the sporty looks of a city sprinter and the roomy comfort of a maxi-scooter. The J125 is Kawasaki’s first scooter in the 125cc class in Europe – and only the second in its entire range. The new…
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New study suggests older people may be less safe behind the wheel
New study suggests older people may be less safe behind the wheel Researchers from Nottingham Trent University have found that over-65s take three times as long to cope with distractions and may therefore be less safe behind the wheel.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…
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Oi, Buell… this is what you should be making next!
This is specials builder David Sanchez’ pretty awesome re-working of a Buell XB12SS, and it’s an easy bolt-on batch of kits that anyone can do in a pretty short period of time. Called the BOTT XC1, this is the second bike that Sanchez’ company Bottpower has worked on from Buell (the first was the XR1…
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VIDEO: World launch review Triumph Bonneville Street Twin
We’ve been out on the world launch of the Triumph Bonneville Street Twin and here’s out launch video of what the bike’s like to ride. The 900cc motorcycle is all-new for 2016 and is pitched towards the easier-riding end of the range. It’s not bristling with tech but it does have a terrific chassis and…
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s 2016 FJR1300 adaptive light system in action
Here’s a new video from Yamaha that shows the firm’s adaptive cornering light system on the new FJR1300,Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The lean-over lights are new for the big model this year and are automatically turned…
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Petrol price drops to less than £1 a litre
Petrol prices have dropped below £1 a litre at two major supermarkets. Morrisons and Asda have both cut the price of petrol to below £1 a litre. That’s the lowest pump price without a special promotion since 2009. Morrisons says that it will sell petrol at 99.9p per litre as a maximum price for the…
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Victory Motorcycles reveals last 1200cc concept series bike
This concept, called ‘Combustion’, is powered by the new production engine that made its debut last month at EICMA in Milan, and was built by Zach Ness of Arlen Ness Motorcycles in Dublin, California. It’s the unit that powered the Project 156 Pikes Peak project motorcycle seen earlier this year. “Our family has a long-standing…
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SCOOP: A stunning EIGHT long-lost Brough Superiors found in Cornwall going up for auction!
They were believed to have been destroyed, but earlier this year, eight long-lost Brough Superior Motorcycles were discovered in a Cornish village – and it’s just been announced that they are going up for auction next April. Unveiled for the first time in more than 50 years, ‘The ‘Broughs of Bodmin Moor’ will be offered…
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James Whitham guest starring at Brilliant New Year motorcycle event
Race-ace turned TV commentator James Whitham will be the star guest at the New Year classic motorcycle event at Newark Showground. One of the most popular British riders ever, Whitham will be on stage several times throughout the weekend of January 9-10 being interviewed about his life and career by fellow former competitor Steve Plater.Article…
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VIDEO: Awesome 360 footage from inside the Red Bull Knock Out Beach Race
Check out this awesome video from Red Bull showing the craziness of a beach race with full 360 degree footage that you can control as you watch. This comes from the Red Bull Knock Out event. After seven years away the event returned to The Hague Beach in the Netherlands. The race starts and finishes…
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Attention hipsters! Tweed riding luggage things have appeared!
If you’re one of the huge number of people who, like us, want one of the new Triumph Bonneville range for 2016 – but don’t want to wait for the kit and clothing ranges to be released from the factory – then how about this range of tweedy goodness?Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…
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Buy it now: The two-stroke candle for that lovely hit of screamer haze about the home…
There’s a lot of wannabe ‘kickstarter’ rubbish going on at the moment for the biker who wants to invest some cash in something that’ll probably never happen, but here’s a real, genuine product that you can get yer hands on for the two-stroke nut in your life. Made by Flying Tiger Motorcycles, this is the…
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Yamaha expands it’s 3D app to include MT range of bikes
Yamaha has expanded its My Garage Range of apps with the factory’s Supersport and MT bikes. The My Garage Sport Heritage, My Garage Supersport and My Garage MT apps take you inside virtual worlds where you can design and build your bike in 3D. You can choose from a range of different bolt-on bits from…
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Yamaha issues global recall on all 2015 YZF-R1s
Yamaha issues global recall on all 2015 YZF-R1s. Yamaha is carrying out a global recall of all 2015 YZF-R1 motorcycles after a possible issue was picked up with the gearbox.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. A fortnight ago, we…
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World launch review: Triumph’s 2016 Street Twin Bonneville
WORDS: John Milbank, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti & Matteo Cavadini How did we get to the stage where a 900cc engine is considered ideal for a fun, accessible bike? It’d be too easy to label this, currently the smallest of the new Bonneville family, an entry-level machine, or a way into…
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VIDEO: BMW F800GS mega deep water crossing
VIDEO: BMW F800GS mega deep water crossing. OK, to be honest we don’t know much about this video, actually – we know less than that.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. All we can tell you is that this bit…
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The Krugger K1600 ultra cafe racer
Built by Freddie ‘Krugger’ Bertrand, the Belgian custom builder who owns Krugger Motorcycles, this is his take on the trendy modern cafe racer. The bike is based around a BMW K1600. Krugger built the bike as a modern tribute to the iconic pre-War BMW R7 using art deco style and lots of hand-formed steel and aluminium…
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Video: Around the world by bike in five minutes
Check out this cool. five-minute-long video from startadventures.com which condenses a huge round-the-world trip into the video. The trip was more than 100,000km and took the pair 946 days to complete.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. They took in…
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VIDEO: Valentino Rossi: The Game
Next June sees the launch of Valentino Rossi: The Game, a new computer game launched for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and on Windows for the PC. The game will let you be Rossi as you ride bikes and drive cars at various locations including playing at the nine-time world champion’s ranch.Article continues below… Advert…
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SCOOP: Meet the KTM 1290 Super Enduro – 180bhp in a 180kg enduro nutter chassis!
OK, so what do you do if the quite frankly awesome KTM 1290 Super Duke R isn’t enough of a wonderful mad thing for you? How about this… This is enduro loon Jiri Heinik’s brainchild, a KTM 1290 Super Enduro – a cross between the KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the KTM 1290 Super…
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Suzuki GSX-R250 headed for Indian launch next February
News is doing the rounds in Indonesia and elsewhere amongst asian markets this morning that Suzuki’s GSX-R250 will now be launched in India in February. The small sportster was widely expected to be launched at the recent Tokyo and Milan motorcycle shows. According to the inside information from the emerging markets the bike is now…
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£7,300 for Triumph’s Street Twin on the road – and 22% more power!
Triumph has announced the price and power figures for its pretty Street Twin – and the new bike is seriously up on output compared to the old 900cc Bonnie in the range. The Street runs with the firm’s ‘High Torque’ motor and makes 54bhp @ 5,900rpm. That’s 22% more power than the old bike. The…
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SCOOP: Ducati’s new 2016 Scrambler special project ‘Sunglasses Edition’ revealed
Check out this special Ducati Scrambler, the first factory product to come out of a three-year-long collaboration with Italian fashion label Italia Independent. The bike was revealed at the Art Basel festival in Miami yesterday.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE…
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