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Make your own custom bike with Yamaha Yard Built: Gibbonslap SR400 and more to come
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Yamaha’s ‘Yard Built’ activity continues to make the dream of owning a custom motorcycle a reality for bikers around the world. An ever-increasing number of the most respected customisers in the industry are collaborating with Yamaha to create beautiful Yard Built specials. The unique aftermarket kits that support selected specials then give the dreamers…
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2moroRider: Around the world and into the record books!
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Twenty-two-year-old Rhys Lawrey left the Triumph motorcycle factory in Hinckley earlier today (Friday 2 May) to begin an epic record-breaking ride around the world. Under the 2moroRider banner, Rhys plans to spend the next 12 months riding his Triumph Tiger 800 XC across six continents, travelling through 73 countries and covering 50,000 miles. When he…
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GlobeBusters leave London for Bangkok
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Double Guinness World Record holder Kevin Sanders is leading a group of ten motorcyclists on a 13,000 mile long overland expedition from London to Bangkok. Leaving London’s Ace Cafe on Saturday 3rd May, they are due to arrive in the Thai capital at the end of July. The team has a truly international feel,…
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Yard Built Yamaha XV950 Pure Sports
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The Yard Built project was created to transform Yamaha Sport Heritage motorcycles into specials that fire up the imagination and passion of riders who primarily want a unique looking custom bike. A new chapter has begun in this story and this time LowRide has accepted Yamaha’s challenge. LowRide is Italy’s leading magazine devoted to cruisers and choppers…
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“99% of our adventure bike riders never go off road”
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Motor Cycle Monthly spoke to Naoki Hirooka, Manager, Suzuki Sales & Planning Dept at the recent V-Strom work launch… “The V-Strom was developed for the road because our surveys showed that 99 per cent of owners never go off-road. Maybe in the future we’d consider a bike with more off-road ability but our first focus…
