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Stoner fastest as MotoGP Sepang test finishes early
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Stoner fastest as MotoGP Sepang test finishes early. Ducati Team test rider and double MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner led the way at the top of the timesheets on the first day of the first Official Test of 2017 – ahead of Ducati race rider and 2016 Malaysian GP winner Andrea Dovizioso as the Italian…
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Launch ride: Triumph Street Scrambler
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The iconic Triumph Scrambler is back, reincarnated as the new Street Scrambler The Street Twin has been the best-selling bike in the 2016 water-cooled Bonneville range, so it was only a matter of time until Triumph added more flavour to the accessible end of its modern classic range. Enter stage the Street Scrambler, the latest…
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Video: Ducati reveals new Diavel Diesel limited edition model
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Video: Ducati reveals new Diavel Diesel limited edition model. Ducati has announced a special edition Diavel that’s been styled with the Diesel clothing brand for this – Mad Max-meets-Jeremy Clarkson’s mind wrapped around a muscle cruiser. This is the second Diesel-branded limited edition Ducati, the first was a Diesel Monster 1100 EVO in 2013. Only…
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CES tech show Las Vegas: meet the airbag vest that’s so smart it phones for help after a fall
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It was a year ago that sport protection company In&motion launched an airbag vest for skiers that grabbed the company a CES Innovation Award. Now, at the hi-tech trade show currently being held in Las Vegas, the firm has launched a version of that tech for motorcyclists. This time, however, the vest is connected to…
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Japanese journo says NAKED version of Honda CBR250RR is DEFINITELY on the way…
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Japanese journo says NAKED version of Honda CBR250RR is DEFINITELY on the way… Here’s the mac-up illustration straight off the cover of top Japanese magazine YoungMachine (above) and another (below) from MotoBlast.org – the news about the naked CBR250RR is certainly grabbing some imaginations around the globe. We’re willing to bet that loads of…
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Get your hands on a piece of racing history: 1992 Yamaha Harris YZR500 OWC1 Screamer on eBay
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Oh boy! Look what we just spotted on eBay: a pukka 1992 Yamaha Harris YZR500 OWC1 Screamer. This is a proper Grand Prix factory bike, built for the teams that raced at the top level back in the day. Tipping the scales at 130kg and pumping out around 155bhp, the Harris-framed two-stroke YZR500 is a…
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Launch ride: Ducati Multistrada 950
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Launch ride: Ducati Multistrada 950. Words: Mikko Nieminen Photos: Ducati The Ducati Multistrada 950 is the new, more accessible addition to the Multistrada family. Ducati says it’s four bikes in one: a bike you can use for touring, urban, sporty or enduro riding. And as Ducatis go, this one is quite affordable too. The smaller…
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650. Tested by: Bruce Wilson // Power: 67bhp (50.2kW) @ 8,000rpm // Torque: 48.4ftlbs (65.7Nm) @ 6,500rpm // Wheelbase: 1,410mm // Seat height: 790mm // Weight: 187kg // Price: £6099 (Sport model – £6,999) The Z650 is an important bike to Kawasaki, having already racked up in excess of 12,000…
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Launch ride: 2017 Yamaha MT-09
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Revamped for 2017, the new MT-09 remains true to its values… WORDS: John Milbank, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Yamaha What each of us can afford to pay for a bike is invariably subjective. What some might consider a bargain price, others might well struggle with. But there can be no argument, surely,…
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Launch ride: Triumph Bonneville T100
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It was only a matter of time until this happened. As popular as the Bonneville range has been, what Triumph could really do with was a smaller capacity machine, one that’s suitable for new riders, even those on restricted licences. So, the T100 was a no-brainer really: take the 900cc engine from the Street Twin,…
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