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My bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple review
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My bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple review. MY BIKE – The details Owner: Matt James Price paid: £5500 Spec: 128bhp/78lb-ft Kerb weight: 207kg Tank: 18 litres Seat: 815mm Miles on clock: 44,000 Average mpg: Around 43mpg Current tyres: Michelin Pilot Road 4 General impressions: Great fun, stonking motor, never fails to put a smile…
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Vintage video: 150mph on a motorcycle – in 1930!
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Here’s a bit of a blast from the past: British Pathé video showing Joseph S Wright of Great Britain preparing for his motorcycle land-speed record attempt in Cork, Ireland, in 1930. This was before the days of the famous land-speed record rides in the Bonneville salt flats in the US, where Triumph brought fame to…
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SUPERCHARGED Kawasaki NINJA 250! Here’s picture proof of what we’ve been telling you!
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Here’s a picture that’d get a lot of people hoping… this is a Kawasaki Ninja 250R with a supercharger. And it’s being developed in plain sight in a Japanese championship by the Trick Star Racing outfit. Trick Star Racing has made a name for itself developing race parts for various Kawasaki’s including a retro-GPz900 and…
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Ron Haslam Race School review: Part 1, On Track Experience
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Where do you go if you want to improve your road riding? On track! It might sound like running before you can walk, but there’s a lot to be said for improving your road riding skills on a race track. First of all, there are no other road users, distracted by their phones or car…
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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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Three more future Kawasaki drawings appear in Japanese journal including the Z900RS, Z800 SC and SC cafe racer
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The floodgates have opened in Japan with a flurry of information appearing about new bikes, confirmation of a lot of stories we brought you some time ago and a better idea of how specific models will end up looking. Japanese magazine YoungMachine has commissioned these three drawings of future Kawasakis that we know are coming.…
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French mini-Tenere illustration and article reveals crucial numbers for 2017’s bike
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French mini-Tenere illustration and article reveals crucial numbers for 2017’s bike. French motorcycle publication Moto Revue has printed this computer-made image of the MT-07 Tenere, a bike which it says now won’t be with us until later next year. The illustration is based on the spy-shot images that we brought you a month ago, here’s…
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FIM GP Commission BANS winglets from Moto3 from now
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FIM GP Commission BANS winglets from Moto3 from now. The FIM Grand Prix Commission has brought forward a ban on winglets in the Moto3 championship – anything acting like a winglet is, from now, outlawed. Originally, winglets were banned in Moto2 after the group decided to void them following the Qatar season opener, the Moto3…
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MotoGP Le Mans: The weekend’s preview
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Consistency has so far helped three riders stand out in the premier class, a tricky Le Mans circuit will test their ability to the limit. Now back in Europe, the MotoGP World Championship settles into a familiar rhythm with a steady stream of race weekends. The season has well and truly begun and leading the…
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Valentino Rossi’s web tv series begins
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We brought you the first look at the trailer for this five-part web series on Valentino Rossi and now the first episode has been released. Called, Valentino Rossi: The Doctor, the series looks at the nine-times world champion on and off track and gets the views of those who work closely with the Italian. Here’s…
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