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Ducati Panigale V2 Troy Bayliss Anniversary edition

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Alan Dowds

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23rd July 2021

Special V2 Pani gets Ohlins suspension, posh paint, lithium battery and embroidered single seat Is it really 20 years ago? It surely is. Two decades since top race god and awesome Aussie bloke Troy Bayliss snatched his first WSBK title off champion Colin Edwards, on the factory Ducati 996 R F01. And the guys at…
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HONDA EUROPE CUSTOM CB650Rs

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Alan Dowds

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8th July 2021

The Big H has commissioned a load of custom CB650Rs from its dealers – and some of them are really rather tasty… The Wheels and Waves festival has become a bit of a fixture in the bike show catalogue over the past few years. It’s a cool backdrop (Biarritz is lovely) for a cool show:…
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Vacancy: Advertising Sales Executive

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Andy

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7th July 2021

Are you confident, eager and looking to make a positive difference to our print and digital brands? Then we may just have the next step on your career ladder!
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2022 BMW updates

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Alan Dowds

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1st July 2021

New chassis tweaks, electronics and M-package goodies for the S1000RR, plus stacks of new colours, and chassis upgrades across loads of other bikes in the range July 1st? Where is the year going? Now, it might seem a little bit early for 2022 model news, but when they’re saucy upgrades for the BMW S1000RR, we’ll…
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WATCH: Ultimate Sportsbike 2021 in association with Michelin

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Sam Hewitt

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29th June 2021

It’s that time again, when we pitch the latest and greatest sports motorcycles against one another on road, on track, on proving ground and on the dyno. There can only be one Ultimate Sportsbike winner, who’s your money on?
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Dunlop Mutant tyres – new fitments and review

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Alan Dowds

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24th June 2021

Over 140 models now covered by crossover sporty-touring tyre Need a fresh pair of sporty road tyres for the new season? Well Dunlop’s Mutant is well worth a look. It was an all-new design for last year, (though some of you might have missed that due to 2020 being a bit of a mess…) and…
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2022 Honda Monkey 125 released

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Alan Dowds

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21st June 2021

Legendarily fun mini-bike gets Euro5’d and has a general brush-up The Monkey is one of those bikes that you can’t help smiling at. And with a history dating back to 1961, it’s a solid part of Honda’s heritage. First built as a 50cc toy for a kid’s fun zone at a Tokyo amusement park in…
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Isle of Man reveals the future of the TT

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Alan Dowds

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11th June 2021

Full live coverage of the races in 2022, and all-new schedule for 2023, plus new race classes, in the biggest TT shakeup for decades. There’s a very long list of rubbish things which the COVID-19 pandemic has caused. And the cancellation of both the 2020 and 2021 Isle of Man TT is right up there.…
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BykeParking – why has it taken so long?

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Sam Hewitt

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10th June 2021

At last, we finally have a free app built by bikers and specifically for the biking community that helps riders search for, identify and navigate to available, secure and legal parking bays across London.
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MV Agusta RUSH

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Alan Dowds

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2nd June 2021

Super-exotic, super-luxury super-naked We’re living in weird times, so it’s nice to see at least some things stay the same. Like MV Agusta releasing insanely exotic, high-end motorbikes that come with Gucci-spec race kits, outlandish styling, and class-topping performance. This time, it’s the 2021 version of the F4 superbike-based RUSH naked bike, that looks like…
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2021 Yamaha R7 released

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Alan Dowds

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19th May 2021

Sporty version of the MT-07 roadster twin rather than a new 750 four, sadly…
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2021 Yamaha XSR125 released

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Alan Dowds

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12th May 2021

Just the job for the learner hipsters out there We say that actually – but from the evidence up in that London, plenty of trendy beard-wranglers seem content to stick with a stylish 125 for urban commuting duties these days even after passing the test. So Yamaha’s lightweight, snappy XSR125 makes a lot of sense…
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Panigale V4 Tech Secrets Videos

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Alan Dowds

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10th May 2021

Ducati releases series of videos showing behind the scenes development of the 2021 Panigale V4S ON the face of it, the 2021 Panigale V4 didn’t look that different. A set of carbonio wings, yes, but the rest of the bike looked pretty much as you were. But, the firm had been flat-out optimising and tweaking…
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2021 Aprilia RS125 and Tuono 125 released

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Alan Dowds

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4th May 2021

New engine and styling for slick Italian learner tools Okay, we know you really all want 30bhp two-strokes when it comes to eighth-litre machinery. But this is 2021, so all you learners will have to cope as best you can with the likes of these – Aprilia’s new RS125 and Tuono 125s. The Noale outfit…
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YAMAHA ALL AT SEA

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Alan Dowds

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30th April 2021

Tonnes of Yamaha bikes and parts stuck up the Suez Canal on impounded Ever Given mega-ship We all gawped at the enormous container ship that blocked the Suez Canal last month – and the Ever Given’s plight spawned a million chucklesome memes. But the aftermath of the ship’s grounding isn’t so funny for Yamaha, which…
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