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Author: Alan Dowds

2023 Edition KTM Brabus 1300 R

20th February 2023 Alan Dowds News

We’ll confess we’re not too sure about the Brabus brand. You see the name on fancy Mercedes cars – but also on those little Smart

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Fast Bikes Magazine’s Top 10 Racing Leathers

1st December 2022 Alan Dowds Features, Kit

Ah, the brilliant and fabulous full leather race suit!

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Ducati unveiling another new 2023 bike this Friday

27th October 2022 Alan Dowds News

No details as yet – but Ducati wants to Dare to be Bold! apparently, in its latest 2023 World Premiere event… It reckons it’s launching

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2022 Ducati Panigale V4S

25th November 2021 Alan Dowds News

Engine, chassis, aerodynamics, electronics and ergonomics all tweaked on the mighty Panigale Big news from Ducati on the first public day of the EICMA show:

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2022 Special Edition Triumph Rocket 3, Thruxton RS and Street Twin

9th November 2021 Alan Dowds News

Some nice eye-candy from Triumph: three special edition bikes, limited to one year’s production, celebrating parts of Triumph’s British heritage. First is a ‘Ton-Up’ Thruxton

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2022 Honda NT1100

21st October 2021 Alan Dowds News

Africa Twin engine and frame in a sensible new sporty-tourer beastie We were pretty surprised when @Honda brought out the CMX1100 Rebel last year, using

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2021 sales boom for Ducati

20th October 2021 Alan Dowds News

Record third quarter for the Bologna firm We’re all getting a bit bored by bad news, so here’s some better stuff: Ducati has had its

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2022 Triumph Tiger Sport 660

5th October 2021 Alan Dowds News

Middleweight adventure tourer based around the Trident 660 engine and chassis Triumph’s been working hard on extending its range downwards, so it can offer something

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2022 Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RR

14th September 2021 Alan Dowds News

Half-faired café-racer version of the Striple gets saucy Öhlins ‘leccy suspension, 178bhp motor and 199kg wet weight – but it’s not the 1200 Daytona we

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2022 Honda CB500 range updated

1st September 2021 Alan Dowds News

Big changes from Honda for its 500 light-middleweight twin range It’s easy to sneer at bikes like the CBR500R when you’re a grizzled veteran on

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New TRK clutch kits from Wemoto

17th August 2021 Alan Dowds Kit

Top quality aftermarket plates and springs at decent prices from Brighton-based aftermarket parts specialist Your clutch is one of those parts on the bike which

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Limited edition Honda UK CB1000R factory special

4th August 2021 Alan Dowds News

Sweet special pays homage to firm’s endurance racing heritage Last week it was Ducati with its Panigale V2 Bayliss replica factory special – this week

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2022 Aprilia Tuareg 660

3rd August 2021 Alan Dowds News

Legendary Paris-Dakar model name returns on RS660-powered middleweight adventure weapon The original Tuareg is, of course, the doughty breed of North African Berbers, who carve

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Ducati Panigale V2 Troy Bayliss Anniversary edition

23rd July 2021 Alan Dowds News

Special V2 Pani gets Ohlins suspension, posh paint, lithium battery and embroidered single seat Is it really 20 years ago? It surely is. Two decades

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HONDA EUROPE CUSTOM CB650Rs

8th July 2021 Alan Dowds Features, News

The Big H has commissioned a load of custom CB650Rs from its dealers – and some of them are really rather tasty… The Wheels and

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