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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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Here at Fast Bikes, we like something that’s a bit different, and the Superveloce 800 Serie Oro is exactly that… Released at EICMA last year, a lot of people went absolutely nuts about it, which is exactly why MV Agusta have finally confirmed that they are putting it in production.
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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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After last year’s success it’s back, and it’s bigger & better than ever! In case you missed it a few months ago, we’ll be back at Cadwell Park once again for our very own trackday on Monday 1st July. Now, the day will be run across the usual format, with
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Fancy yourself a new Aprilia? Well there’s not been a better time, with a host of new deals announced across the range. If range toppers are your tonic, Aprilia are offering their £21,499 RSV4 1100 Factory on a 4.9% PCP finance plan, which requires a 20% deposit. If PCP deals
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Enjoy watching people doing insane stunts? Well look no further than the Nitro World Games… There’s a certain something special about having a load of pros doing ridiculous tricks off massive ramps, isn’t there? We absolutely love it, and now there’s a great opportunity to see one of the biggest
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Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! We’ve all seen the spy shots of Ducati’s new (and long overdue) supernaked, but finally, they’ve released the official images of the prototype Streetfighter V4. It’s derived directly from the Panigale V4 but has lost the fairings, and has been fitted with high and wide handlebars. Ducati are using
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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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Downloadable updates for the 2016-18 Super Duke GT with semi-active springers The future isn’t as good as it used to be. We’ve not got flying cars, holidays on Mars, or chicken dinners in a pill just yet. But KTM has brought out a little taste of the Bright New World
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Official factory concept R18 shows off the new engine at Lake Como You’ve maybe not heard of the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este – it’s not quite got the PR push that the NEC show gets of course. Rather than a jumble sale off the M6, it’s a rather chi-chi high-end
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…and it all started so bloody well. I had a stroke of luck searching for a motorhome after Round 1. Despite living close I am not missing out on the paddock life and sleeping in the back of my van prompted a purchase. You don’t make money keeping it in
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