Designed to save a rider in the event of a head-on collision, the Torga research project’s shield idea is a wearable front ‘shield’ that combines
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Arai RX-7V Helmet
RRP: From £699.99 // Sizes: XS – 2XL // Colours: A range of colours and designs As soon as you unbox Arai’s RX-7V helmet, it
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Crave Bear Kevlar Shirt
RRP: £259.00 // Sizes: XS-XL The Crave Bear Kevlar shirt is a clever bit of kit that looks good both on and off the motorcycle
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: AGV Sport Modular Flip-Front Helmet
RRP: From £549.99 The flip-front helmet has traditionally been the helmet of choice for tourers, riding instructors and police officers, but is shunned by many
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: SPADA Ladies Rigger Reinforced Selvedge Jeans
RRP: £139.99 // Sizes: 10 – 20 // Colours: Slate Grey I’ll keep this brief. I chose these jeans because of their styling. I reckon
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: SPADA Hartbury Rouge Ladies Wax Jacket
RRP: £179.99 // Sizes: 8 – 20 // Colours: Red, Black I love this retro styled Hartbury jacket from Spada. With its bright red exterior,
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Knox Urbane Armoured Shirt
RRP: £159.99 // Sizes: S-4XL // Colours: Black, Black/Brown Knox’s men’s Urbane Shirt, is part of the British brands armoured shirt collection – created to
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Airoh Reverse-Flip Helmet
RRP: From £270 // Sizes: XS-2XL // Colours: 8 colourways available I’ve always been a fan of flip-up helmets, especially the ‘2-in-1’ type where the
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Furygan Fury Sherman Jacket
Tested by: Dave Bell // RRP: £399.99 // www.nevis.uk.com This jacket is the first of Furygan’s leather gear I have tried – and I
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NEW GEAR: AGV reveals X3000 replica SHEENE helmet.
AGV X3000 has revealed the latest in its line of retro replica lids as a tribute to the iconic British bike racer. Essentially, it’s a modern reissue
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NEW GEAR: R&G ClickNRide quick-release indicators.
RRP: From £41.66 // www.rg-racing.com Protection specialists R&G has just announced it’s adding CLICKnRIDE quick-release indicators to its range this winter. Developed in Australia, the
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BBC NEWS: TT organisers refuse to reveal contents of serious crash investigation
The BBC has reported that Isle of Man TT organisers have refused to release a report into how a competitor was hit head-on in a
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Lewis Hamilton CRASHES Yamaha YZF-R1 at Jerez. Don’t worry though. He’s fine.
Reigning-Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton took part in a World Superbike test at Jerez this weekend with Alex Lowes and Michael Van der Mark. During
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Fenati’s not the first. Or the last. Dangerous MotoGP moves through history.
Romano Fenati isn’t the first rider to lose his cool while racing. That’s no excuse – but throughout the history of MotoGP, some of the
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Continental set to launch NEW emergency BRAKE assist system. And it uses RADARS.
Continental is launching a new emergency brake assist system for motorcycles, as part of its range of advanced rider assistance systems. The big news for
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Veldt Helmets unveils new LIMITED EDITION modular lid. Could it be the MOST expensive helmet in the world?
Veldt Helmets has joined forces with Italian luxury shoe maker Berluti to create an all-new limited edition modular helmet. And with a price tag of
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins in Malaysia as Valentino Rossi crashes out of the lead
Victory number 70 for the seven-time Champion comes after ‘The Doctor’ crashes with four laps to go… Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) claimed his 70th
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SAVE SOME CASH: Exchange your lid with DUCATI. Get £100 OFF a new ARAI helmet.
Ducati UK has just launched a brilliant new helmet exchange scheme, which means you can exchange any full-face motorcycle helmet and get £100 off a
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NEW GEAR: Dainese’s Antarctica Jacket and Pants
RRP: (J) £1,299.95 (P) £749.95 // www.dainese.com Dainese has just introduced its new range of Explorer textile gear, that’s been designed for both on and
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VIDEO: Red Bull’s NEW MX web series. Episode One. Cairoli and Herlings.
Red Bull has just launched its latest web series on Youtube – and the first episode takes a look at what it takes to compete
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VIDEO: Best film you’ll see today. Triumph turns into potential ship anchor. Really funny. Watch this – you’ll LOVE IT!
You know when people say that a Triumph would make a good anchor? Well, check out this superb video from the EverythingEmpire guys and
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Car driver who hit Nicky Hayden goes to court – gets suspended sentence
The 31-year-old car driver that ran into former GP world champion Nicky Hayden, killing the American racer last year, has been sentenced in an Italian
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo suffers BRUTAL highside in Thailand! VIDEO here! Investigation into possible bike failure ongoing by Ducati team.
Jorge Lorenzo suffered a huge highside from the MotoGP Ducati at Thailand’s Chang International Circuit which has left the battered star with reported contusions to
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ROADS: John McGuinness teams up with PBM Ducati for Macau.
John McGuinness is finally ready to return to the top level of road racing in Macau, after missing this year’s Isle of Man TT due
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VIDEO: KTM partners with Alpinestars. NEW jackets use TECH-AIR street airbag.
KTM and Alpinestars have joined forces to produce its new MANAGUA GTX Tech-Air and DURBAN GTX Tech-Air jackets – which come equipped with Alpinestars Tech-Air
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Moto2: FIM withdraws Romano Fenati’s licence until 2019
After meeting with Romano Fenati, the FIM has decided to withdraw the Italian riders license for the remainder of the race season – following his ‘brake-grabbing’ incident
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MotoGP: Three factories star as Marquez seals magical MotorLand win
Honda leads Ducati and Suzuki as the Championship leader takes home win ahead of Dovizioso and Iannone in a classic Aragon contest. Marc Marquez
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez ‘would give Fenati a second chance.’
Speaking to Motociclimso Spain ahead of the MotoGP of Aragón, Marc Marquez has come out in support of Romano Fenati – suggesting he deserves a
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: AGV Sport Modular flip-front helmet
Tested by: Mikko Nieminen | From £549.99 | www.agv.co.uk The flip-front helmet has traditionally been the helmet of choice for tourers, riding instructors and police
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MOTO2: Romano Fenati sacked after brake-grab incident. MV Boss chips in, saying: “His 2019 contract with us won’t happen. I will oppose it.”
Romano Fenati’s contract with the Marinelli Snipers Team has been terminated following the incident on Sunday that saw the Italian suspended from two Grands Prix. The
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Alpinestars unveil MICK DOOHAN Supertech R Race Replica Boots
Alpinestars has just unveiled it’s all new set of Supertech R Race replica boots – and this time, they’re celebrating iconic Australian racer and five
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Nicky Hayden: Family seek SIX MILLION EUROS compensation. Trial begins on October 10.
Following the death of Nicky Hayden last year – it has been reported that the former MotoGP champion’s family are seeking six million Euros in
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Classic TT: Eight-time champ in ‘serious’ condition after crash
EIGHT-time Isle of Man TT champion Dan Sayle has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a head injury on the racetrack, leaving him in a
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NEW GEAR: Alpinestars’ RACE-READY Supertech M10 MX lid
Alpinestars has just unveiled its all-new Supertech M10 helmet – after over five years of intensive study, development and testing. But best of all, it
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Don’t get caught out by fresh CONCRETE – like the owner of this abandoned Kawasaki.
A biker in Michigan has been caught out by some fresh concrete while out for a blast on the highway – riding through a construction
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VIDEO: MIRACLE child escapes unscathed after SHOCKING bike crash
We’ve just been sent this clip from ETV, which shows the miraculous escape of a child after a shocking bike crash in Bangalore. A child
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Harley-Davidson to use SENSORS to monitor RIDERS. For its NEW ‘Emergency Autonomous Braking System’.
It’s all go at Harley-Davidson. Over the last few weeks, the Milwaukee-based brand has made the headlines multiple times, first challenging to Donald Trump’s new
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WSB: Chaz Davies has broken his collarbone
The Welshman isn’t going to be able to ride at World Ducati Week and his WSB summer break has been dealt a proper blow after
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PRODUCTS: Dainese Cyclone D-Air jacket
RRP: £1,699.95 // Sizes: 38” – 48” // Colours: Black, White/Black, Red Airbag technology for motorcyclists has made leaps and bounds over the last few
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John McGuinness announces racing COMEBACK for NEXT MONTH!
We first told you about this brilliant news over a week ago, but it’s worth mentioning it again in case you missed it the
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PRODUCTS: Shark Spartan Helmet Review
There’s so much I’ve grown to like about SHARK Helmet’s Spartan helmet, having appreciated its numerous qualities on each and every one of my journeys.
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Ducati and Audi test vehicle to vehicle communication. Aiming to STOP collisions.
Ducati has been working with Audi, testing its new vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication system for motorbikes and cars – that hopes to stop collisions between cars
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‘Speed limits should be slashed’ according to government report
A review commissioned by the The Department for Transport suggests that the 60mph speed limit on country roads should be slashed – in an attempt
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VIDEO: NEW plastic road signs ‘will save bikers lives’
European vehicle safety experts DEKRA are trialling a new range of plastic road signs in Germany – to minimise the risk of injury for motorcyclists
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EWC: Video of Greg Leblanc manfully getting a mashed Fireblade back to the pits
Check out this video from the 8-Hour race at Oschersleben at the weekend. The footage shows Honda’s Greg Leblanc stuffing this Honda Endurance Racing 111
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FIRST LOOK: Inside the Bosch jet thruster system that’ll save a front end wipe-out. Apparently.
When we first brought you the jet thruster sytem being pioneered by Bosch a month ago we never thought that we’d get more of
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IOM TT 2018: Newcomer Adam Lyon has died during the Supersport race
The ACU has issued a statement about Adam Lyon – who has died during this morning’s Supersport Race. Here it is in full; “ACU Events
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IOM TT 2018: Steve Mercer condition update
Following on from Wednesday evening’s horrific crash that claimed Dan Kneen’s life and the subsequent collision between Honda man Steve Marcer and a course car
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Steve Mercer has undergone surgery for pelvic and leg injuries following a collision with an official course vehicle at the Isle of Man TT on
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