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Carbon/ceramic forks, carbon sprockets and a spanking Triumph 765 motor – what’s not to like? If you were slightly underwhelmed by the new Triumph 765 Daytona Moto2 replica, then feast your eyes on this piece of total filth. Built in Kent by Associated British Motorcycles (ABM), the GP2 machine is
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GSX-R125s have their collective cocks thrapped off in extra-curricular BSB kart-track race Remember riding with your mates on your first bike? Mad wasn’t it? There’s something about a load of riders on small-bore bikes that makes it far more dangerous than riding big bikes. You see the same thing on
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Yes, fast-group plutocrats, your 225bhp/165kg ultimate track bike is in the post… The launch of this bike was a teeny bit overshadowed back in April – the Noale firm announced the RSV4 X super-spec track machine during the RSV4 1100 Factory launch. And since only ten are being made, it’s
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Rumours in the far East of new big-bore CBR250RR to take on Yam R3 Summer’s over and we’ll soon be seeing some of the saucy new models for 2020 starting to appear in the wild. This one looks like it might well feature at the Milan show in November –
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Varese firm proving it does a lot of work for charidee mate It’s August, which means 99 per cent of Italians are on their hols somewhere, eating gelato, lying on beaches looking fab, and waltzing past fuming English tourists in passport queues. But not all of them it seems –
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KTM revving up legendary Scandi-brand to take on Moto3, road bike shurely on the cards… KTM had a bit of a mare at its home MotoGP round at the weekend, with Pol Espargaro failing to finish for the third year in a row, gah, and Johann Zarco being dropped for
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But it’s not what you might think… YES – we’d all love to see two-stroke GP bikes racing at Brands Hatch. But this story is a little bit different. UK MotoGP star Bradley Smith is back in Blighty, competing on a two-stroke racebike, sure, but it’s a return to his
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Italian exotica firm pens deal with Chinese firm to build new range of 350-500cc bikes Times are tough, and everyone has to work harder to stay ahead of the game. And when it comes to motorcycle manufacturers, that means expanding your range, spreading your appeal – and also cutting your
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Evolution not revolution for Yam’s litre superbike, with high-rpm engine mods seemingly aimed at WSB improvements. Is it enough to top the league leaders though? Yamaha’s been ploughing its own superbike furrow for a decade now, with the crossplane crank big-bang configuration on its R1 engine. Having the uneven firing
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V4S with V4R frame parts, posh paint, slick bolt-ons, limited to 500 copies, number 5 sold to help support late Ducati racer Carlin Dunne’s family. We announced this bike the other day, and Ducati has released all the info on it at the Laguna Seca WSB round this weekend. It’s
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X7-based GS-schlepper sadly only a one-off for now… It’s one of the great mysteries in life – why doesn’t BMW make vans? Mercedes is happy to take cash for sweet Sprinters and Vitos, and despite the Bavarian firm making all manner of fat-arsed 4X4 Chelsea Tractors, it’s balked at making
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500 special Panigale V4s with posh paint and trick add-ons to mark 25 years since the 916 Superbike first appeared THERE’S a fair debate on whether the 916 is the most important Ducati – or whether it’s the more humble Monster. The Tamburini-designed 916 certainly wins out as the most
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Secret client has one-off ‘Shining Gold’ 800cc gold-plated roadster created by factory techs… Say what you like about MV Agusta and its owners, they’re not worried about a little bit of showing off. Hence this special Dragster 800 RC, built for an undisclosed client in the factory’s Reparto Corse race
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None more orange, or tall Not content with its critically-acclaimed new 790 Adventure, nor the posh ‘R’ version, the Matighoffen massive has come up with an even more hardcore version of the middleweight twin – this, the new 790 Adventure R Rally. Limited to a production run of just 500,
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The super-cool looking 800 triple will be in shops next year Now, obviously, the real news we want to hear from MV Agusta is an all-new F4 1000 superbike with 250bhp, active aerodynamic wings, and optional unicorn-leather soft luggage range. But we’ll settle for this in the meantime. Yes, the
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