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Join the BONE-shaker MARROW-thon charity motorcycle ride
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A charity motorcycle ride which raises money for blood cancer charities is set to make a return in April. More than 100 riders braved torrential rain for the inaugural BONE-shaker MARROW-thon ride, which was held in March last year. As well as attracting the attention of television news crews, owing the organiser’s battle with leukaemia, the…
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2015 Yard Built Yamaha VMAX revealed
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Yamaha’s Yard Built projects see the world’s top customisers adding their unique style to the Japanese company’s machines. One of these projects last year also led to the new-for-2015 XJR1300 and XJR1300 Racer. Now, 30 years after the Yamaha VMAX was launched, the company has revealed the first pictures of German Builder JvB-moto’s take on…
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster review
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster | $65,000 (around £43,150) | 121bhp@5100rpm | 140lb-ft@2000rpm | 2163cc air/oil cooled triple camshaft OHV V-Twin Tested by Alan Cathcart Photos by Phil Hawkins As Design Director of Ducati, Pierre Terblanche was responsible for such landmark models as the Multistrada, Hypermotard and MH900e. He briefly joined Alabama, USA-based Confederate motors to…
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2015 Donington Park MotoGP cancelled
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Donington Park Racing Limited’s Board of Directors today announced that the 2015 MotoGP, set to take place on August 30th, is cancelled. A press release said that “The Circuit of Wales company, and its new subsidiary GP15 Limited, have as yet been unable to complete their agreement with DPRL, nor meet long-planned payment deadlines, in order to set in…
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2015 Kawasaki Vulcan S review
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Kawasaki Vulcan S review | £6099 (£5949 until April 1st 2015) | 61bhp @ 7500rpm | 46.5lb-ft @ 6600rpm | 649cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos by: Double Red After conducting some serious market research, Japanese power-house Kawasaki has launched the brand new Vulcan S, with a focus on ergonomics, style…
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Training centres report increase in young motorcycle riders
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Tyre dealerships and training centres have seen a significant increase in interest from young riders in 2014 – it has been reported – and Michelin is predicting that 2015 will be the year of two wheels for young drivers as evidenced by both an increase in Compulsory Basic Training applications from the under 25s, and a sales uplift from…
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Special Edition Yamaha VMAX Carbon revealed
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Launched in 1985, the original Yamaha VMAX was famous for its brutal, drag-bike inspired styling and relentless acceleration. The VMAX Carbon is an £18,749 OTR special edition for 2015, but following on from the recent ‘Yard Built‘ projects, the VMAX is next in line to see some custom treatment. Incredibly, this special edition is a sizeable drop in…
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Marc Marquez back in front after third day of MotoGP testing
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Marc Marquez led the Sepang 1 test timesheet with a superb 1’58.867s lap as the pace increased on Friday morning, with the MotoGP™ World Champion and many of his rivals also going on to carry out race simulations before departing from Malaysia. The early hours of the action on Friday saw relatively cool temperatures and…
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2015 MV Agusta Stradale 800 review
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MV Agusta Stradale 800 | £11,899 | 798c | 115bhp@11,000rpm | 57.9lb-ft@9000rpm | 12-valve three-cylinder in-line 798cc Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Milagro This year, MV Agusta is entering the Touring market for the first time, and in a big way for a small, high-end sporting brand. It’s doing so with two new three-cylinder models…
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MotoGP testing: Marquez posts best time, Rossi second
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With 30 riders featuring on track, the full 2015 MotoGP grid were all in attendance other than Pramac Racing rider Yonny Hernandez, who should return from injury at Sepang 2. Five test riders from the various factories also gathered data for their respective manufacturers. Repsol Honda’s double MotoGP™ World Champion Marquez recorded his best time…
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