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Indian Super Scout Turbo Custom
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Anders Lundgren and Lasse Sundberg of Fullhouse Garage Shop in Sweden have built an incredible Indian Super Scout, paying tribute to the Swedish co-founder of Indian, Oscar Hedström. Anders said: “We wanted to build a bike that was related with the Indian history of board track racing and at the same time included the…
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First ride: Energica Ego
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Are electric bikes the future or an abomination? Can you have the same riding enjoyment when there is next to no engine noise and you don’t feel the pistons pumping life into the machine? Can they be cost effective? There are many questions that us ‘traditional’ riders ask when faced with electric bikes, but…
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LAUNCH RIDE: Benelli Leoncino 500 (2017)
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BENELLI BACK WITH A BANG, REIMAGINING ITS ICONIC LEONCINO Owned by China’s Qiangjiang for over a decade, the long-awaited revival of Italy’s oldest existing motorcycle brand is well underway. With a plethora of new models unveiled at EICMA 2017, Qianjiang/Benelli is leading the charge of Chinese manufacturers making strides in the European market. Back in…
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First Ride: Zero S
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The future’s bright, the future’s electric – and silent too. No longer a novelty, electric motorcycles seem more and more viable with each passing year, and each new model. With big names such as Harley Davidson, Victory and Energica joining the party, accompanying a raft of smaller manufacturers – things are really starting to heat…
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Pirelli reveals new Diablo Rosso Corsa II tyres – multi-compound tyres for big gains at full lean
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Pirelli has launched its new tyre a full seven years after the iconic Diablo Rosso Corsa hit the shelves. The tyre company says that because motorcycle torque and horsepower outputs have increased significantly (and the introduction of sophisticated traction control systems and cornering ABS have enabled these performance gains to be applied by more…
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS – Benelli Leoncino 500
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Back in 1951, Benelli launched its original Leoncino 125cc; one of the most popular machines in the iconic Italian brands illustrious 106 year history – and for 2017, an all-new Leoncino 500 has made it to market. Staff writer Ross has been out to Italy for the Leoncino launch, and took the chance to put…
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Indian launches 2018 updated range at EICMA
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Indian Motorcycle previously announced its 2018 line-up in July, but chose to announce further updates at the EICMA show. With motorcycles now having to meet Euro4 emission rules, there has been an on-going homologation process at Indian for development which has resulted in a 15bhp boost and 15Nm more torque across all of the Thunder…
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Ducati presents its 2018 line-up at gala pre-EICMA launch show
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There’s the much-awaited V4 superbike (that’s more MotoGP-for-the-road than anything we’ve seen before) and a Scrambler 1100 that’ll get your juices flowing. The global event on Sunday evening was hosted by Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, who unveiled a host of new bikes including a 1100 Scrambler and V4 MotoGP bike for…
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Demon Tweeks offering free finance package and free delivery on Pirelli Angel GT tyres
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How about this for a way to buy tyres for the year – Demon Tweeks are selling Pirellis with interest free finance and free delivery! The deal means that you can buy a three-pack of tyres (two rear and one front) from Demon Tweeks directly. The tyres in the offer are Pirelli Angel GT,…
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Royal Enfield unveils awesome ‘custom’ specials
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It’s not a production bike – but it really should be. This is the Surf Racer, a one-off custom creation for Royal Enfield designed to show what can be done to the pretty simple donor bike. It came about when Royal Enfield showed off two new ‘custom’ creations at the recent Wheels and Waves…
