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  • Watch – 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – Episode 4 – BJ’s Blog

    Watch – 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – Episode 4 – BJ’s Blog

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    Beej weighs in with another blog on the longterm Suzuki GSX-R1000R – and this time we’re mainly checking out how a new Yoshimura R11 end-can for the Gixer fares on the JHS Racing dyno! Not just that though, we revisit the previous SP Engineering can’s results, and talk about some other odds and sods including…

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  • April Stafford almost upon us

    April Stafford almost upon us

    As usual, The Classic MotorCycle Show will bring you a fine selection of everything needed for a weekend of motorcycling indulgence, this year being held over April 21/22. Held at Staffordshire County Showground, you’ll find a feast of trade stalls, autojumbles, club stands and private entries. Guest of honour will be Neil Tuxworth, Honda’s racing…

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  • 2018 Prescott Bike Festival – Postponed!

    2018 Prescott Bike Festival – Postponed!

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    Yep, due this weekend was the Prescott Bike Festival, however it’s been postponed due to adverse ground conditions – all the bloody rain we’ve been having lately, basically! It will now take place on the 16th & 17th of June instead. For more official Festival info, head right here HERE The official ‘postponed’ press release…

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  • Watch – 2018 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R – Dyno Run!

    Watch – 2018 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R – Dyno Run!

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    We stick KTM’s latest 1290 Super Adventure R on the JHS Racing dyno to see what makes her tick! Enjoy! FB

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  • Watch – 2018 Kawasaki ZX-10R SE – Onboard – Almeria

    Watch – 2018 Kawasaki ZX-10R SE – Onboard – Almeria

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    A few gentle post lunch (burp, s’cuse me…) laps around Almeria from the recent launch of Kawasaki’s new ZX-10R SE, featuring the semi-active Showa suspension! For five fresh observations about the new bike click right here ZX-10R SE – Five Things! You can find the full launch report in issue 340, out on May 1st!…

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  • CHiPS – Review

    CHiPS – Review

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    We’re not film critics here, er, obviously, but our beloved motorcycles do appear in a lot of films and TV shows. How they’re presented on screen though, well, that matters to us more than we’d like to admit… So we’ll start checking out how bikes fare when on the screen. As bikers, and especially savvy…

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  • Watch – New Goodridge ABS Lines!

    Watch – New Goodridge ABS Lines!

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    Goodridge have put together a smart little video to show off their brand new range of brake lines for ABS specific bikes – they even come in fourteen different colour options! We’ll be trying some on our bikes in the near future, but for the moment, here’s a man from the telly to tell you…

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  • 2018 Kawasaki ZX-10R SE – Five Things!

    2018 Kawasaki ZX-10R SE – Five Things!

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    Kawasaki’s latest ZX-10R, the SE version, was recently launched in Spain and we had both Mike and BJ there! You can read Mike’s full launch report in issue 340 out soon, but for the moment, here’s BJ with a few points on the lecky suspended machine… It’s A ‘Hybrid’ Bike – No, not that kind…

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  • Kawasaki’s ‘Green Friday’ Event Announced!

    Kawasaki’s ‘Green Friday’ Event Announced!

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    Held on the 23rd of March 2018, Kawasaki’s ‘Green Friday’ event will be taking place in dealerships, where you can see their entire 2018 range in the flesh, or metal, rather… Bu there’s also a chance to win a prize, should you pre-register to attend. There are three national prizes to be won, with each…

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  • 2018 KTM Duke 790 – Five Things!

    2018 KTM Duke 790 – Five Things!

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    Young Carl pulled the lucky number out of the hat and went off to sunnier pastures to test the new KTM 790 Duke ‘Scalpel’! Having just got back, he’s checking in with five brief observations of the nutty new machine, prior to the full review to be featured in issue 339, out on April 3rd!…

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  • 2018 Prescott Bike Festival Now Two Days!

    2018 Prescott Bike Festival Now Two Days!

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    For the first ever time, the annual Prescott Bike Festival (the biggest fundraiser for Blood Bike Charities) will be run over two days instead of one – but there will still be action up the Prescott Hill Climb on the Sunday! Held every year in Gloucestershire, this year’s dates for the family-friendly event (with a…

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  • Hire & Ride A Ducati Panigale V4S With Ducati Track Days!

    Hire & Ride A Ducati Panigale V4S With Ducati Track Days!

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    Ducati UK have announced their UK track days for 2018, to be held at Silverstone and Donington Park, on the 31st May and July the 5th respectively – where even if you’re not a Ducati owner, you can still hire a new Panigale V4 S, 959 Panigale or Supersport S to thrash! The track days…

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  • 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – Episode 3 – BJ’s Blog

    2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – Episode 3 – BJ’s Blog

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    BJ’s checks in with Episode 3 on his longterm 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – this time around there’s some new ASV levers and other Yoshimura odds and sods, and also a sound check on the SP Engineering Diabolus can (baffle out) at Castle Combe circuit – did it pass?! An FYI, there’s a portion where the…

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  • 2018 Triumph Speed Triple RS – Five Things!

    2018 Triumph Speed Triple RS – Five Things!

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    Bruce has just got back from the launch of the new 2018 Triumph Speed Triple RS, a full review of which will feature in issue 338, April ’18, out on March 6th – but for now, here’s five observations about the new Speed for you to enjoy… 1 – It’s a hooligan. Yep, Triumph’s rekindled…

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  • Watch – Suzuki GSX-R1000R Superstock build – Part One!

    Watch – Suzuki GSX-R1000R Superstock build – Part One!

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    Interested in what goes into building a race bike? Well look no further! For the last few months Carl has been tirelessly building up a Suzuki GSX-R1000R into a Superstock spec’ bike, where he then plans to go and race it. As we love you lot so much, we took Bike World along to get…

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