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  • Yamaha Ténéré 700 one step closer to production

    Yamaha Ténéré 700 one step closer to production

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    It’s been a long wait for the arrival of the Yamaha Tènèrè 700 – but it looks like the wait is almost over, as the rugged rally-inspired lightweight adventure bike has been spotted tearing up the sand in Australia. First presented at EICMA 2017, Yamaha’s T7 Concept set the pulses of adventure riders racing the…

  • BMW to offer ride-sharing in congested cities

    BMW to offer ride-sharing in congested cities

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    BMW is looking to start offering up the back seats of its motorcycles and scooters to get around congested cities. BMW already offers car sharing through its DriveNow brand, which allows customers to rent a range of vehicles by the minute. As a first step to bring motorcycles to a broader audience, the Bavarian brand…

  • Arai unveils its new Renegade V helmet

    Arai unveils its new Renegade V helmet

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    Arai has been to MoreBikes HQ to show off its brand-new-for-2018 Renegade V helmet – espousing its ventilation and noise cancelling credentials, ahead of it going on sale later this month. Sitting in the middle of Arai’s motorcycle helmet range, the new Renegade V (like all Arai helmets) has been designed with safety at the…

  • Launch test: Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE

    Launch test: Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE

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    Kawasaki has put sport firmly back into sport touring with the 197bhp supercharged Ninja H2 SX. But the real shocker is how comfortable and easily manageable all that power is. Before we talk about the Ninja H2 SX, there’s one thing I need you to do: forget about the H2. The new bike may share…

  • Oh wow… Kawasaki’s Z900RS gets the Mad Max ‘Goose’ treatment. Stunning, ain’t it?

    Oh wow… Kawasaki’s Z900RS gets the Mad Max ‘Goose’ treatment. Stunning, ain’t it?

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    Now here’s a bit of modern customizing that we’re loving at the moment – a Z900RS bit of dressing up in the style of Mad Max’s motorcycle-loving mate, Goose. In the 1979 original movie, motorcycle traffic cop Jim ‘Goose’ played by Steve Bisley went about his business on a modded 1977 Kawasaki KZ1000, the original…

  • Celebrating 25 years of the Ducati Monster

    Celebrating 25 years of the Ducati Monster

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    March 5 is a date to remember. Exactly 25 years ago, the first Monster came off the Ducati production line in Bologna – and to celebrate, the iconic Italian brand has a busy programme of events planned around its game-changing Naked. It’s an important anniversary for Ducati, and the Bologna-based brand has plenty planned to…

  • Help bring a motorcycle mode to Google Maps

    Help bring a motorcycle mode to Google Maps

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    Last year, Google Maps introduced a two-wheeler mode for motorcycles and scooters in India – and with talk of it making the move to other countries, insurance specialists Carole Nash has launched a campaign to bring it to the UK. Google Maps currently provides travel routes, navigation and travel time estimates for public transport, bicycles, cars…

  • Lamborghini Design 90 prototype goes under the hammer

    Lamborghini Design 90 prototype goes under the hammer

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    One of six super-rare 1980s prototype Lamborghini motorcycles went under the hammer yesterday – but failed to reach its reserve. So if you’re into your Italian metal, there’s still a chance to get your hands on a unique piece of motorcycling history. Back in 1989, Lamborghini was toying with the idea of creating its own…

  • Get your hands on a front fairing from Kevin Schwantz’s 1988 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500

    Get your hands on a front fairing from Kevin Schwantz’s 1988 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500

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    If you want to get your hands on a rare piece of motorcycle racing history, a genuine Suzuki RGV500 fairing from Kevin Schwantz’s 1988 French Grand Prix machine is up for sale on eBay. 1988 was a big year for Kevin Schwantz. To kick it off, he won the Daytona Superbike race with a broken…

  • MotoGP: Zarco, Rossi and Dovi rise to rule day three at Qatar

    MotoGP: Zarco, Rossi and Dovi rise to rule day three at Qatar

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    Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) left the Qatar MotoGP test as the fastest man on track, with the Frenchman just over a tenth over Jorge Lorenzo’s 10-year-old pole lap record to top the test with a 1:54.029. Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) shot back up into the higher echelons on day two to get…


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