Alan Dowds

HONDA UNveils prototype electric motocrosser in Japan

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Alan Dowds

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22nd March 2019

CR-Electric model uses tech from firm’s Mugen electric dirtbike project WE DON’T have a lot of detail on this so far – it’s just been unveiled at the Tokyo motorcycle show in Japan. But it looks like Honda is going to have a proper go at making an electric dirtbike. This CR-E is just a…
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Get fit, help the Hampshire air ambulance

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Alan Dowds

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22nd March 2019

5K fun run to raise cash for Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance service YOU’D THINK that the air ambulance service would be a real priority for the state to fund. Saving lives, and also reducing treatment costs later on because very sick people will be treated sooner? Sounds a no-brainer. But no –…
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2019 MONSTER TT RACES – EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE LAUNCH

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Alan Dowds

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21st March 2019

Giant shindig kicks off prep for 2019 TT in Douglas, Isle of Man THE EASTER eggs have been in the shops for weeks, WSBK and MotoGP have kicked off, and it’s just about warm enough to get out with vented leathers on (in the south-east at least…) So the TT will be upon us before…
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CRAZY Carbon-wheeled and forked CB1000R SPECIAL

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Alan Dowds

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13th March 2019

All the way from the land of Toblerone and questionable gold transactions comes this rather trick Honda CB1000R… It’s a fact that Brits are still obsessed by WW2. So when an email comes from a firm called ‘Fuhrer Moto’, the chuckles are never far away. The company in question is based in the German-speaking region…
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Zef Eisenberg has crazy 176mph Swedish ice adventure

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Alan Dowds

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11th March 2019

Trying to do 200mph on ice is harder than it looks – who knew? WE’VE ALL done crazy things here, haven’t we? But this one sort of takes the biscuit. We mentioned the other week that Guernsey-based land speed racer Zef Eisenberg was going to Sweden to try and hit the double-ton on his titanium-spike-tyred…
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2019 BMW S1000RR UK Prices and PCP deals released

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Alan Dowds

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7th March 2019

207bhp mega-tech sports weapon available on KILLER finance deals… Bruce W (and me!) are just back from riding the new 2019 BMW S1000RR at a damp Estoril circuit. And it’s fair to say the bike impressed – but you can read more about that in the NEW ISSUE of the mag, out soon. In the…
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Kawasaki Japan restarting production of Z1 parts

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Alan Dowds

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2nd March 2019

KHI has dusted off the plans for the original 1972 superbike, and is making new cylinder heads OKAY, THIS is a bit of a niche one – and is probably one for our sister title Classic Motorcycle Mechanic – but it did tickle us. Over in Japan, Kawasaki has announced it’s going to start producing…
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Zero unveils latest electric bike

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Alan Dowds

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1st March 2019

Them ‘leccy bikes are getting better it seems… WE WON’T lie (not today anyway). We know you all hate electric bikes out there in internet shouty-opinion land. And you’re right in many ways. They’re a very long way from being able to replace our favourite nutter sports, hyper-naked and big bhp machinery. But, a little…
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Ride with Rossi at Dainese track school in Misano

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Alan Dowds

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28th February 2019

But it’ll cost you… Who the hell wouldn’t want to do a bit of a track school with genuine MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi? We can’t think of anyone. And if you don’t, then get off this website – you’re barred. So it’s a bit of an amazing story this. Dainese is running a series of…
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See Steve McQueen’s Great Escape stunt Trumpet

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Alan Dowds

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26th February 2019

Actual bike used in WW2 escape flick on show at special RAF Benevolent fund film night NORMALLY, WE’D not be too bothered about seeing a mad old Triumph from the 1950s. But we’ll make an exception here. The RAF Benevolent Fund is holding a special event, in Hammersmith, on March 24th, to mark the 75th…
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MadMAx aims for 200mph – on ice

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Alan Dowds

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19th February 2019

Crazy land speed racer Zef Eisenberg off to Sweden to attempt new record on supercharged Hayabusa EVER DONE a proper double-ton? I don’t mean on the speedo – a genuine, GPS or timing-lights deal. You need at least 200bhp to really guarantee it – and I’ve done it a couple of times over the years,…
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Kent firm showing special 160bhp Speed Triple specials at London bike show

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Alan Dowds

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11th February 2019

Associated British Motorcycles launching Gemini ‘Naked’ and ‘Indianapolis’ customs, built by Tony Scott at T3 Racing OFF TO the London bike show this weekend? Why not, eh? And here’s an extra reason to pop up to the Excel Centre in Docklands – a pair of new super-naked specials, built in the UK with top notch…
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Supercar club giving away MV Agustas

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Alan Dowds

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11th February 2019

Spend £26k to join Auto-Vivendi Lambo/Ferrari/Rolls/Aston Martin hire club, get free £16k Brutale, Dragster, Turismo Veloce MONEY GOES to money, as the old saying runs. So it is here, with London-based supercar club Auto-Vivendi, which is giving away a free MV Agusta with every full club membership sold this February. You can pick from the…
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DUCATI UK GIVING V4 OWNERS FREE BIKETRAC TRACKER…

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Alan Dowds

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5th February 2019

Bologna helping fight bike theft with free security trackers and insurance discounts FAIR PLAY to Ducati UK. The firm’s helping take on the bike thieves, by giving a free BikeTrac tracker, with a year’s subscription, to every customer who buys a Panigale V4, V4S or V4 Corse. Owners will also get a 15 per cent…
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the craziest bike we’ve ever seen

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Alan Dowds

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31st January 2019

Upside-down two-litre triple, made from scratch by touched Italian engineer… ALBERT EINSTEIN’S definition of insanity was ‘doing the same thing over and over again, while expecting a different result’. So by that standard, what you’re seeing here is very much not insane. It’s nothing less than the wildest motorbike engine design we’ve seen in a…
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