Alan Dowds

Ducati Boss CONFIRMS ELECTRIC BIKE ON THE WAY

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Alan Dowds

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22nd January 2019

Production of electric model coming soon says Claudio Domenicali speaking at electric bike competition LOATHE IT or hate it, electric bikes are on the way. And while we’ve not got much in the way of mainstream ‘leccy models at the moment – unlike the car world – they’re definitely coming. And Ducati could be at…
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Jonathan Rea backS Arenacross for Schools event in Belfast

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Alan Dowds

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17th January 2019

Indoor motocross race series supported by WSB champ and ex-dirtbike ace WHAT WAS the best school trip you went on in primary school? Science museum? Day at the seaside? Visit to Alton Towers? Well, we reckon 200 kids in Belfast topped the lot this week, with a visit to the SSE Arena to watch the…
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NEW YEAR, NEW BIKE RUMOURS FROM THE EAST, PART two

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Alan Dowds

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17th January 2019

Kawasaki set to expand Z900RS range with new/old GPZ900R according to Young Machine magazine in Japan To our chums at Young Machine magazine again, and their New Year roundup of plausible new bike rumours. Last week we saw a new 2020 Hayabusa – this time it’s Kawasaki’s turn, with a new GPz900R Ninja mockup, based…
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2019 APRILIA RSV4 1100 price revealed

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Alan Dowds

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15th January 2019

Wild 1.1 litre superbike will set you back more than £21k. Tuono 1100 with Ohlins EC semi-active suspension is £17k The good guys at Aprilia UK have been hard at it with the abacuses and the VisiCalc spreadsheet and come up with a price list for its sweet-looking 2019 range. The big story is of…
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New Year, New Bike Rumours from The East, part one

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Alan Dowds

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7th January 2019

New Suzuki Hayabusa for 2020 according to Japanese bike mag Young Machine (almost definitely)… We love the guys at Young Machine magazine in Japan – and they’re regularly on the ball when it comes to new bikes coming out of the big four firms over there. So it’s always worth paying attention to what they…
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BMW shows off new engine…

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Alan Dowds

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4th January 2019

…at a mad hipster custom show in Japan! Slept off the Xmas dinner yet? We’ve just about cleared the decks (although there’s a box of min Waitrose mince pies still unopened in the cupboard ffs), and getting set for 2019. One thing we missed just before Festivus, though, was this little gem. It was released…
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Cal Crutchlow switches to HJC lids for 2019

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Alan Dowds

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3rd January 2019

Brit MotoGP hero moves from long term helmet supplier Arai. This is a bit of a surprise – Cal Crutchlow’s been an Arai man for as long as we can remember here, certainly back to his British Supersport days. A quick check in the archives shows him wearing AGV, OGK and Arashi before then, in…
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NEW Retro Arai Rapide Neo helmet unveiled in Japan

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Alan Dowds

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27th December 2018

Japanese lid-gurus unveil 80s-inspired helmet YOU might have noticed that things have been a little quiet round here this week. Yes, we’re all living das Yuletide dream, visiting the rellies, eating our own bodyweight in Hotel Chocolat finery, and pouring unfeasible amounts of lightly-adulterated ethanol down our necks. Luckily though, the lovely folks in Japan…
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MEET BSB STARS AT DAINESE LONDON STORE’S XMAS PARTY

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Alan Dowds

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19th December 2018

Dan Linfoot, James Hillier and Bradley Ray headlining festive gig at City store IN THE big smoke tomorrow (Thursday Dec 20)? Then get thee to Shoreditch, and pop into the Dainese store on Commercial Street, where there’ll be food, drink and a load of Dainese’s BSB stars to schmooze. Dan Linfoot, Bradley Ray, James Hillier…
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KTM PAYING THE VAT on its offroad weapons IN 2019

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Alan Dowds

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18th December 2018

Austrian firm knocking 20% off its dirt range STUCK FOR that last minute xmas gift? Well how about a full-bore 450 KTM enduro, with the VAT paid? As we all know, riding offroad is a great way to get fit, hone your bike skillz, and get valuable loyalty points at your local A&E department. And…
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HRC thanks Dani Pedrosa with free RCV211 and RS250RW

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Alan Dowds

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13th December 2018

Beats a gold carriage clock and a tin of Roses we reckon… WEE DANI Pedrosa is off to pastures new next year, and is set to see what he can do with the KTM MotoGP effort. After 18 years in Grand Prix racing, he’s starting as test rider for the orange team in 2019. He’s…
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Could KTM buy Ducati?

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Alan Dowds

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13th December 2018

IT SOUNDS like a mad bar-room discussion. But this one comes right from the top. KTM boss Stefan Pierer has given an interview to German website Speedweek, where he reckons the Austrian outfit could well be interested in buying Ducati from its parent company, Volkswagen Audi Group (VAG). “Ducati is the Ferrari of the motorcycle…
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HM Quickshifter’s 2019 Auto Blipper range updated

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Alan Dowds

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10th December 2018

LOOKING FOR a sweet bit of bike jewellery as a xmas gift? Then this could well be just the thing. Okay, most superbikes come with a quickshifter these days, but Brit firm HM Quickshifter offers an upgraded auto-blipper part, using a strain gauge sensor rather than a simple sprung switch device as used on some…
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Subtle Turbo ZRX1200 on sale on Canadian eBay

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Alan Dowds

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7th December 2018

MAYBE IT’S us. Maybe it’s the long dark winters. Maybe it’s a reaction to South Park. But whatever the reasons, the genius behind this wacked-out Kawasaki ZRX1200R on the Canadian eBay site has produced something truly epic. It’s hard to know where exactly to start. The triple front headlights? The yokes apparently made out of…
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NEW 2019 TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN LAUNCHED

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Alan Dowds

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7th December 2018

Tasty 1200 retro roadster has 96bhp motor with all the 60s style OKAY, THIS is a little outside our normal brief. But the new Triumph Speed Twin that’s just been released has a certain je ne sais quoi about it (it was launched in Paris…), so we’re having a bit of a look. On the…
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