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VIDEO: Jason Momoa’s ‘Family Heirloom’ Harley-Davidson.
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Jason Momoa celebrated Father’s Day by releasing a short film of him rebuilding a Harley-Davidson sidecar outfit with his kids. Game of Thrones and Aquaman star Momoa’s been associated with bikes for a while, and in the past he’s been snapped on a Harley-Davidson Softail, a BMW R nineT Scrambler and a range of custom…
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VIDEO: TOP GUN 2 – Tom Cruise spotted riding a big motorcycle for the upcoming film (and yep, it’s another big Kawasaki!)
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It’s Top Gun time again with the filming going on for Top Gun 2 right now. Top Gun is the seminal 1980s movie about fighter pilots and big Kawasakis (yeah) – and with the video (at the bottom of this article) filed by the Daily Mail and TMZ.com we can now get a look at…
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Triumph opens its new factory visitor experience
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Triumph Motorcycles has opened the doors to an immersive new Visitor Centre that will allow fans to go behind-the-scenes and journey through its 115 years of motorcycling history. The new Triumph Factory Experience tells the full story of the iconic brand and showcases Triumph’s historic and modern achievements in design, engineering, racing and popular culture.…
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Video: Tom Cruise crashing off (and riding around on) a couple of stunt BMW R nineT bikes in Paris for Mission Impossible 6
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Check out this couple of videos caught by Parisian film site StormShadowCrew whilst Tom Cruise has been filming a climactic motorcycle chase stunt for the upcoming Mission Impossible 6 film. There’s a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, a bit of filtering and then there’s the stunt where the bike gets taken out by a…
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Tom Cruise rides (and crashes) a BMW R nineT Scrambler during Mission Impossible 6 filming
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Production has kicked off for the new Mission Impossible 6 film, and we’ve been sent these behind the scenes snaps of Tom Cruise (intentionally) crashing a BMW RnineT Scrambler during filming. Exclusive ‘automotive marketing’ partner for the last couple of films, it seems that BMW is back on board for the latest instalment of the long running…
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Movie motorcycle chase scenes: What the IAM says…
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The Institute of Advanced Motorists takes a tongue-in-cheek look at how advanced riding skills might have changed the outcome of some of the greatest movie motorcycle chase scenes… The cinema loves a chase scene – if it’s on two wheels, even better. But quite often these high-octane stunt sequences don’t end too well for our hero, who barely…
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Bit of Top Gun motorcycle spotting fun for you
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Bit of Top Gun motorcycle spotting fun for you. Here’s one for you this morning that’ll get your biking brain going – and it’s from a really famous bit of film. This is a screen grab from Top Gun. It’s the bit where Maverick (aka Tom Cruise) is riding his Kawasaki GPz alongside the runway…
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Police told to not chase helmet-less bike thieves
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Fancy stealing a motorcycle this summer? Get yer spoddy backside down to London then – and forget your lid – because London police have been told to not chase anyone on a bike that isn’t wearing a helmet. The force has been banned from pursuing criminals on mopeds or motorcycles because of the risk to…
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster review
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster | $65,000 (around £43,150) | 121bhp@5100rpm | 140lb-ft@2000rpm | 2163cc air/oil cooled triple camshaft OHV V-Twin Tested by Alan Cathcart Photos by Phil Hawkins As Design Director of Ducati, Pierre Terblanche was responsible for such landmark models as the Multistrada, Hypermotard and MH900e. He briefly joined Alabama, USA-based Confederate motors to…
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2015 Kawasaki Vulcan S review
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Kawasaki Vulcan S review | £6099 (£5949 until April 1st 2015) | 61bhp @ 7500rpm | 46.5lb-ft @ 6600rpm | 649cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos by: Double Red After conducting some serious market research, Japanese power-house Kawasaki has launched the brand new Vulcan S, with a focus on ergonomics, style…
