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New study suggests older people may be less safe behind the wheel
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New study suggests older people may be less safe behind the wheel Researchers from Nottingham Trent University have found that over-65s take three times as long to cope with distractions and may therefore be less safe behind the wheel. According to the study older people take longer to process more than one object compared to…
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Oi, Buell… this is what you should be making next!
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This is specials builder David Sanchez’ pretty awesome re-working of a Buell XB12SS, and it’s an easy bolt-on batch of kits that anyone can do in a pretty short period of time. Called the BOTT XC1, this is the second bike that Sanchez’ company Bottpower has worked on from Buell (the first was the XR1…
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VIDEO: World launch review Triumph Bonneville Street Twin
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We’ve been out on the world launch of the Triumph Bonneville Street Twin and here’s out launch video of what the bike’s like to ride. The 900cc motorcycle is all-new for 2016 and is pitched towards the easier-riding end of the range. It’s not bristling with tech but it does have a terrific chassis and…
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s 2016 FJR1300 adaptive light system in action
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Here’s a new video from Yamaha that shows the firm’s adaptive cornering light system on the new FJR1300, The lean-over lights are new for the big model this year and are automatically turned on as the bike is leaned over. The lights are linked to the machine’s Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which knows how…
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Petrol price drops to less than £1 a litre
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Petrol prices have dropped below £1 a litre at two major supermarkets. Morrisons and Asda have both cut the price of petrol to below £1 a litre. That’s the lowest pump price without a special promotion since 2009. Morrisons says that it will sell petrol at 99.9p per litre as a maximum price for the…
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Victory Motorcycles reveals last 1200cc concept series bike
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This concept, called ‘Combustion’, is powered by the new production engine that made its debut last month at EICMA in Milan, and was built by Zach Ness of Arlen Ness Motorcycles in Dublin, California. It’s the unit that powered the Project 156 Pikes Peak project motorcycle seen earlier this year. “Our family has a long-standing…
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SCOOP: A stunning EIGHT long-lost Brough Superiors found in Cornwall going up for auction!
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They were believed to have been destroyed, but earlier this year, eight long-lost Brough Superior Motorcycles were discovered in a Cornish village – and it’s just been announced that they are going up for auction next April. Unveiled for the first time in more than 50 years, ‘The ‘Broughs of Bodmin Moor’ will be offered…
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James Whitham guest starring at Brilliant New Year motorcycle event
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Race-ace turned TV commentator James Whitham will be the star guest at the New Year classic motorcycle event at Newark Showground. One of the most popular British riders ever, Whitham will be on stage several times throughout the weekend of January 9-10 being interviewed about his life and career by fellow former competitor Steve Plater.…
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VIDEO: Awesome 360 footage from inside the Red Bull Knock Out Beach Race
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Check out this awesome video from Red Bull showing the craziness of a beach race with full 360 degree footage that you can control as you watch. This comes from the Red Bull Knock Out event. After seven years away the event returned to The Hague Beach in the Netherlands. The race starts and finishes…
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Attention hipsters! Tweed riding luggage things have appeared!
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If you’re one of the huge number of people who, like us, want one of the new Triumph Bonneville range for 2016 – but don’t want to wait for the kit and clothing ranges to be released from the factory – then how about this range of tweedy goodness? OK, so it’s been designed…
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