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Triumph confirms Thruxton and Thruxton R prices and availability
Triumph Thruxton and Thruxton R are right up there among the most beautiful bikes of the season. And Triumph has just announced that you could get your hands on one for just a touch over £10k. Not bad, considering that the main rival, Norton Dominator, is priced at £19,950. The OTR price for Thruxton 1200…
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Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black prices and availability announced
While our guys are testing the bikes in Portugal, Triumph has announced the price and availability of the new Bonneville T120 and T120 Black. Both bikes are priced at £9,600.00 OTR for the base model. If you fancy a splash of colour on the bike the charges are: Metallic £150.00, Matt £150.00 (including VAT), Twin…
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Ohlins issues urgent recall reminder on affected rear shocks
Öhlins has put out an urgent reminder of its rear shock recall for its TTX RT, TTX GP and TTX 36 Mkll units because not all owners have yet come forward. The recall started a year ago but has yet to be completed according to watchdog authorities, hence the reminder. The cause for this recall is…
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Want to be in Quadrophenia spin-off movie?
Fancy being in a Quadrophenia spin-off film? Well you can for a wedge of cash. It’s a film called ‘Being’ which is being shot in London and Brighton later this coming summer. It’s going to star Mark Wingett (Dave in the cult 1979 movie) and Trevor Laird (Ferdy).Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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The new Triumph Tiger Explorer rolls on Metzeler Tourance Next tyres
The Tourance Next enduro street tyres from Metzeler, have been announced as original equipment on the new Triumph Tiger Explorer with 120/70 R19 M/C 60V TL front and 170/60 R17 M/C 72V TL rear. The tyres from the German manufacturer are said to have excellent grip in the wet and achieve high mileage and exceptional…
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Tweaked image of BMW/TVS sportster 300 appears
It’s only a mock-up, but we like it.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. This is a finished off tweaked image of the BMW/TVS Akula 310, a faired version of the BMW G310R that was launched last year. The…
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Police investigating death at Scooter rally in Dorset on Saturday
A police investigation has been launched after a man was killed whilst attending a scooter rally at the weekend. Police were called to reports of a serious assault at Sandford Holiday Park, Dorset, around 2.20am in Saturday morning and a man was pronounced dead at the scene.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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An hour of riding skills assessment for FREE for EVERY motorcyclist in the UK!
Every motorcyclist in the UK is being offered the unique opportunity of a free 60 minute skills and safety riding assessment, courtesy of the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), over the next four months. The IAM has embarked on its biggest ever free giveaway to riders to coincide with the start of spring and the…
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Lewis Hamilton: F1 is broken and MotoGP is cool (and I want to ride a MotoGP bike)
Reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton has said that Formula One is broken and MotoGP is a better championship. Speaking to Autosport magazine, after the penultimate day of testing at Barcelona, Hamilton was asked if F1 was: “Broken, lacking direction, or in rude health?”Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly…
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Video: Pannier-riding pillion styles it up in a Santa hat… nope, we don’t know why
So this video has just popped up on YouTube. Nothing really to say about it other than it’s a guy wearing a Santa hat riding a bike.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. He’s riding it by squatting on top…
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MotoGP test day two: Top three split by 0.1s, Vinales quickest
The second day of testing in Qatar saw three manufacturers split by under 0.1s at the top of the timesheets with Maverick Viñales back to his best. Once again it was Hiroshi Aoyama and Michele Pirro who were the first out of the pits at the Qatar Test, the rest of the field beginning to…
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Gang arrested in hunt for stolen Padgetts motorcycle collection
Police investigating the theft of new and vintage motorbikes worth an estimated £100,000 from Padgetts Motorcycles in Batley have made a series of arrests across Leeds. Padgetts was targeted by thieves and 20 new and vintage motorcycles were stolen between December 20 and January 4. Some of the stolen bikes were part of the company’s…
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Indian Motorcycles launches the new Springfield
Indian Motorcycle has just launched the new Indian Springfield, featuring a removable quick-release windshield and hard, all-weather, remote-locking saddlebags. These clip-on touring features mean that the Springfield can be ridden as a fully-loaded tourer or stripped down into a cruiser by removing the windshield and saddlebags. The bike looks similar to the Indian Chief Vintage,…
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Image appears of what CB250X mini-Adventure bike will look like
We brought you the news about a Honda CB250X mini-Crossrunner type of bike that a Honda boss had let slip about a few days ago and now this image has appeared.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The emerging…
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Review: Three-layer system from EDZ
Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: Base layer £50 / Mid-layer £30 / Innershell £50 // Sizes: XS-3XL // Colours: Base layer: black, graphite, green, red, purple / Mid-layer: black, red, blue / Innershell: black EDZ is a Cumbria-based specialist clothing brand that has been in business since 1995. This three-layer system is its answer…
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Behold! The 360 degree, spherical tyre of the future!
So what do you think to this future-concept spherical 360 tyre from Goodyear? This idea, called the Eagle-360, has been debuted at the Geneva Motor Show and although it looks largely like one of those wishful-thinking projects it does throw up a couple of ideas that are incredibly interesting for our next-generation rubber interaction.Article continues…
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Marquez: “Things are a bit tough!”
Marquez: “Things are a bit tough!” Marc Marquez admits he is struggling on corner exit as he ended the first day of the Qatar Test in tenth, over a second off the pace.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Marquez…
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SCOOP: Suzuki patents for hydrogen-powered fuel cell super scoot revealed
SCOOP: Suzuki patents for hydrogen-powered fuel cell super scoot revealed.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Suzuki has now published patents that it has filed for its first road-legal hydrogen-powered fuel-cell super scooter. This is a significant move…
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Yamaha patents stop/start technology
Yamaha patents stop/start technology. Yamaha has filed a patent for an auto-stop scooter.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The design is not model specific but a patent at this stage usually means that the technology will be included on…
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MotoGP at Losail – Honda, Yamaha and Ducati all run their fairing ‘wings’ testing programme
MotoGP at Losail – Honda, Yamaha and Ducati all run their fairing ‘wings’ testing programme. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Honda joined the MotoGP wing party when it went out for part of the first day of…
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Lorenzo quickest at day one of the Losail MotoGP test
Jorge Lorenzo dominated the timesheets in the final MotoGP test before the 2016 season with a commadning performance in Losail, Qatar. As the track opened at 16:00 Local Time, it was only Michele Pirro, Hiroshi Aoyama and Takuya Tsuda who rushed out on track, the three test riders given the responsibility of assessing track conditions.…
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Rossi at Losail MotoGP test, ten corners in and falls: “It was a small slide at 70kph”
The Qatar Test gets off to the worst possible start for Valentino Rossi who fell on his first lap, recovering to finish third. Qatar hosts the third and final MotoGP World Championship test of 2016, one last chance for riders to improve their machines before the start of the year. The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team…
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Suzi Perry returning as host of MotoGP coverage – this time with BT Sport (Yay!)
Suzi Perry returning as host of MotoGP coverage – this time with BT Sport (Yay!) Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The flippin’ excellent Suzi Perry is about to announce that she is returning to MotoGP as host…
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Win Tickets to The Prescott Bike Festival – and see Kevin Schwantz’ XR85 GP500!
We’ve teamed up with the Prescott Bike Festival, which takes place on Sunday 17th April 2016 at Prescott Hill Climb, Gloucestershire, to offer five of you the chance to win a pair of tickets to the event. To be in with a chance of winning the tickets just CLICK HERE The Festival prides itself on diversity…
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