First Impressions
First Impressions
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s mid-level Profile-V helmet.
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Arai has just unveiled its new mid-level Profile-V helmet to the world – ahead of it going on sale next month. Designed to welcome riders to the Arai, the Japanese brand reckons the new Profile-V offers plush comfort, top level protection – while being easy to take on and off too. Priced from £379.99 for…
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VIDEO: LAUNCH RIDE – BMW C400GT.
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Smooth and super comfortable, BMW has sanded the edges and rounded the curves of it 400X and here’s the result. Under the skin the X and the GT have the same brilliant substructure, engine, suspension and brakes but as you’re eyes are drawn to the angles and almost naked style of the X, the GT…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Ducati Diavel 1260
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MoreBikes has been out in Spain today riding the 2019 Ducati Diavel 1260 at the world launch. Now the riding is over, here’s our first thoughts on the newest version of the muscle cruiser. OK, so what would we tell you about the new Diavel, should we be meeting in a pub and you’d asked…
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INCOMING: First impressions of Ducati’s Diavel 1260
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Hello and welcome to the riding day of the 2019 Ducati Diavel World Launch here in Marbella, Spain. We’re just about to head off on the test bikes for around 175 miles of slow, sedate riding around the Ronda section of Spain. Very slow, very sedate… ahem… The plan is simple for this launch; pitch…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Moto Guzzi’s V85 TT
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MoreBikes is out in Sardinia for the launch of Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT – and after spending the day carving corners on the Italian island here’s our brief first impressions of the funky retro adventure machine. The new Moto Guzzi V85 TT marks the Italian factory’s first foray into the adventure bike market since…
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INCOMING: First impressions of Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT.
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MoreBikes is out in Sardinia for the launch of Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT – and we’ll be bringing you our first impressions of the funky retro adventure machine tomorrow evening, after a day carving corners on the Italian island. First showed as a concept back in 2017, the new Moto Guzzi V85 TT was…
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VIDEO: Launch Ride – FIRST impressions of BMW’s C 400 GT.
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MoreBikes has been out on the UK launch of BMW’s new C 400 GT – and spent the day putting the touring-oriented big brother of the German factories C 400 X through its paces. WORDS AND IMAGES: Jonathan Schofield “Smooth doesn’t even cover it. It’s bloody spot on. The seat is super comfortable – and you’ve even got…
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VIDEO: Suzuki KATANA in ACTION. Nobuatsu Aoki’s FIRST impressions.
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Suzuki Japan has just released a short video, giving us the first glimpse of its new 2019 Katana in action. And it’s been ridden by ex-MotoGP rider Nobuatsu Aoki. Ok, so it’s worth noting that this video has been made by Suzuki – so it’s not a massive surprise to hear Aoki’s overwhelmingly positive impressions…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Wolf Tec-Tour Outlast Textile Jacket and Jeans
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Jacket – RRP: £349.99 // Sizes: 40/S – 50/3XL // Colours: Black, Sand Jeans – RRP: £249.99 // Sizes: 30/S – 42/4Xl // Colours: Black, Sand As we all know, British weather is inherently unpredictable. Covering a couple of hundred miles cross-county, chances are you’ll see a range of weather conditions from scorching sunshine to…
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FIRST RIDE: BMW C400X
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MoreBikes has been out to Italy for a first ride on BMW’s all new C400X scooter – and took the chance to put it through its paces on the outskirts of Milan, taking in the busy urban sprawl, some motorway miles, and a selection of beautiful twisties and tight hairpin turns. There’s some real money…
