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  • Africa Twin will cost £10,499 for ABS, £11,299 for DCT versions – Honda announces

    Africa Twin will cost £10,499 for ABS, £11,299 for DCT versions – Honda announces

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    It’s the first day of the Motorcycle Live show at the NEC today and Honda has decided to announce the UK prices for both models of its new Africa Twin. The ABS model (that’s the one with switchable ABS at the rear wheel) will sell for £10,499 whilst the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT)  option is…

  • Road-rage woman who hit biker with car, physically attacked him and then drove off spared jail

    Road-rage woman who hit biker with car, physically attacked him and then drove off spared jail

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    A 42-year old woman who was on the phone whilst driving, rowed with a motorcyclist who admonished her actions when the pair were stopped at a red light then later on ran into the back of the motorcyclist so hard that his bike and helmet were written off – has escaped jail. Leah Keyworth, 42,…

  • New 250mph speed record attempt launched from Italian genius mate of John Britten

    New 250mph speed record attempt launched from Italian genius mate of John Britten

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      Check out this high-speed beast that’s going to try and nudge 250mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats next year. This is a speed-record attempt bike that’s much more like an everyday motorcycle than any of the Streamliner types we’ve already seen – and the Italian’s who have built it call the 2,500cc beast ‘Tribute…

  • Ducati VR46: British designer drafts the ultimate superbike for 2018

    Ducati VR46: British designer drafts the ultimate superbike for 2018

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    Ducati is as famous for its style as it is for its engineering, but the Ducati VR46 (Valentino Rossi special edition) concept designed by young British automotive designer Steven Galpin adds to the Italian brand’s looks in an elegant way. We’re seriously impressed! The bike is designed as close to the GP version as possible…

  • Inside Line: Yamaha to issue recall affecting gearbox issues

    Inside Line: Yamaha to issue recall affecting gearbox issues

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      Inside Line: Yamaha to issue recall affecting gearbox issues. We’re hearing talk that a recall on the 2015 Yamaha R1 and R1-M is going to made soon. The issue that’s been found to effect the superbikes is to to do with the gearbox. The recall is going to surround the second-gear wheel and pinions…

  • TESTED: TomTom Bandit review

    TESTED: TomTom Bandit review

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    Tested by: John Milbank, Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine | £299.99 | www.tomtom.com I remember my Dad making me a large aluminium plate that went across the tank of my CBR600 when I was younger, to carry our family’s massive VHS-C camcorder. When I hit ripples in the road, the footage would shake…

  • Johnny Depp: I want to make a film about Mick Doohan!

    Johnny Depp: I want to make a film about Mick Doohan!

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      Johnny Depp: I want to make a film about Mick Doohan! Hollywood superstar Johnny Depp has said that he wants to make a full-on documentary about motorcycle racing legend Mick Doohan. The five-times 500cc GP world champion let the actor and his wife stay at Doohan’s mansion on the Australian Gold Coast whilst Depp…

  • Husqvarna confirms 125cc version of the awesome Vitpilen cafe racer WILL appear in 2017

    Husqvarna confirms 125cc version of the awesome Vitpilen cafe racer WILL appear in 2017

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      Husqvarna has confirmed that it is building a small capacity roadster. The comments from the factory underline that a 125cc modern-cafe racer is going to be added to the upcoming range which will be on sale in Spring 2017. Looking very similar to the awesome Vitpilen 401 (Vit = white, pilen = arrow) which…

  • Hyosung 450 appears. Funky. 50bhp, lots of torque, single-cylinder and cheap (hopefully)

    Hyosung 450 appears. Funky. 50bhp, lots of torque, single-cylinder and cheap (hopefully)

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    This is the Hyosung GD450 – a new naked roadster from the Korean bike maker that’s going to be available for 2016. Powered by a liquid-cooled single-cylinder, DOHC 449cc motor, the bike kicks out 50bhp @ 7,500rpm and 47.7Nm of torque @ 7,000rpm. It gets a six-speed gearbox, a 96mm bore and a compression ratio…

  • Kawasaki’s 150cc mini Street Scrambler project sketched out for 2017

    Kawasaki’s 150cc mini Street Scrambler project sketched out for 2017

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      Kawasaki’s 150cc mini Street Scrambler project sketched out for 2017. It seems as though there was a bit of ‘loose-lips’ going on at the EICMA event at the Milan Show, and they’ve been speaking about what’s coming in 2017. Those who know about Kawasaki’s plans have, so we’re told, said that the company is…


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