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  • ALPINESTARS launches Tech-Air 5 PLASMA  

    ALPINESTARS launches Tech-Air 5 PLASMA  

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    Mark Lancaster

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    We’re big fans of Alpinestars’ top-tier range of airbags, and their latest product is set to take active protection up a notch. The Tech-Air® 5 PLASMA is a featherweight, race-inspired system for riders who want serious protection without feeling like they’re wearing armour. At just 1.53kg, it’s over 25 per cent lighter than the Tech-Air®…

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  • JEREMY MCWILLIAMS told me to f*** off!

    JEREMY MCWILLIAMS told me to f*** off!

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Northern Ireland motorcycle racing legend Jeremy McWilliams thought he was the victim of a wind up when he was approached to appear in a film alongside a Hollywood superstar. The 61-year-old former MotoGP rider, a three-time North West 200 Supertwins race winner, starred in the 2013 movie Under the Skin alongside Scarlett Johansson. But the…

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  • Ducati Opens New Dealership in Staffordshire

    Ducati Opens New Dealership in Staffordshire

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Ducati has expanded its UK dealer network with the opening of Ducati Stoke in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. The new showroom is the first official Ducati dealership for Bob Sheldon, a long-established figure in motorcycle sales, and offers the full Ducati and Scrambler range, plus genuine accessories, apparel, Ducati Approved pre-owned bikes, and certified Ducati servicing. The…

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  • DUCATI to unveil game-changer

    DUCATI to unveil game-changer

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    Mark Lancaster

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    This new episode of the Ducati World Première 2026 will unveil a game-changing motorcycle. The latest evolution in a legendary saga that represents the purest soul of Ducati. A synthesis of race-bred technology translated in a street-legal motorcycle. All the details of the new Ducati model will be unveiled TODAY, Tuesday, September 23rd at 4.00 pm CEST on Ducati.com and on Ducati’s…

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  • SUZUKI: Sports Bike Surprise Incoming

    SUZUKI: Sports Bike Surprise Incoming

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Every now and then a bike pops up that genuinely catches us out – and Suzuki’s latest news has done just that. We’re talking about a brand-new GSX-R1000R for 2026. Yep, you read that right – a fresh litre-class GSX-R, something many of us thought we’d never see again. It’s a real curveball because the…

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  • Q&A: Faulty Carbon Wheel Crash: Who’s Liable?

    Q&A: Faulty Carbon Wheel Crash: Who’s Liable?

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Track Day trauma involving a faulty wheel given the once-over by our legal eagle Andrew Prendergast of White Dalton Motorcycle Solicitors Q. I have a very trick GSXR1000 that I bought new. However, I have never ridden on the road and purchased it with the sole purpose of turning it into a track bike. I…

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  • END OF AN ERA: Jonathan Rea to Retire from World Superbike After 2025 Season

    END OF AN ERA: Jonathan Rea to Retire from World Superbike After 2025 Season

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Six-time FIM Superbike World Champion Jonathan Rea has announced that he will retire from full-time competition when his agreement with Yamaha Motor Europe comes to an end at the close of the 2025 season. Rea’s history speaks for itself; since making his debut in the Superbike class as a wildcard in 2008, the Northern Irishman…

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  • BUYING A USED Daytona 675R

    BUYING A USED Daytona 675R

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    Mark Lancaster

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    In 2013, Triumph launched an all-new Daytona 675R, a bike that helped form the basis of the current Moto2 project. If you’re looking to buy a used one, Jon Urry has some advice… Despite kicking the Japanese manufacturers’ collective inline four backsides since 2006 with their triple, in 2013 when Triumph launched the all-new Daytona…

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  • TRACK RIDER CLINIC: Buy cheap, buy twice!

    TRACK RIDER CLINIC: Buy cheap, buy twice!

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Dean Ellison reminds us that the quality remains long after the price is forgotten” Quality comes at a price, so don’t be so quick to buy something just because it’s cheap Gone are the days when everything you bought ‘Made in China’ just broke first time out. China is the world’s factory and produce an…

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  • TORQUING POINTS: Put a potato in your tank

    TORQUING POINTS: Put a potato in your tank

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Alan Dowds explains… Picture the scene. It’s 2045, and you’re out for a ‘Sunday blast’ on your Royal Enfield Chennai 850 MotoGP replica (Enfield has won the last 10 MotoGP and WSBK titles in a row, but that’s another story…). The AI agent which runs the bike sends a message to the comms chip just…

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  • DUCATI Hailsham

    DUCATI Hailsham

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Ducati UK has opened another major new dealership, this time in East Sussex. Ducati Hailsham is part of the Sykes Motorcycles group, alongside Royal Enfield and Harley-Davidson outlets, and has taken on a brand-new unit in Hailsham, near Eastbourne. The store had a grand opening event last month, with Ducati legend Carl Fogarty as special…

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  • ARAI: 25th anniversary Final Edition Joey Dunlop replica

    ARAI: 25th anniversary Final Edition Joey Dunlop replica

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Last month marked 25 years since the greatest road racer of all, Joey Dunlop, died in a crash while competing in Estonia on 2 July, 2000. Joey was an Arai man through and through, and the Japanese firm has honoured his memory regularly with replica designs, and this is the latest, to mark the 25th…

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  • APRILIA: RS125GP

    APRILIA: RS125GP

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Aprilia’s had a couple of decent results in MotoGP this year, and is celebrating with this special edition of the RS125 learner-legal supersports bike. The 2025 RS125 GP comes in the black/purple graphics of the factory team of Jorge Martin and Marco Bezzecchi, and comes with a quickshifter and single-seal cover.  The days of derestricted…

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  • GSX-R1000R Reborn for 2026 – Full Tech Refresh and Retro Colours for UK Comeback

    GSX-R1000R Reborn for 2026 – Full Tech Refresh and Retro Colours for UK Comeback

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Suzuki has confirmed the return of its flagship superbike, the GSX-R1000R, to the UK and European markets in 2026 — marking a significant comeback for the brand’s race-proven machine just in time for the 40th anniversary of the GSX-R family. Built to meet the latest Euro 5+ emissions standards without sacrificing performance, the new GSX-R1000R…

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  • SUPERSPORTS for a snip!

    SUPERSPORTS for a snip!

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    Mark Lancaster

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    Missing the Suzuki GSX-R750? Aren’t we all. It really was an amazing thing to ride on track or on the road, with the agility of a 600 plus a heap more grunt. We mourn its passing every day. BUT! What if we told you someone was launching a new 750-class inline-four 120bhp sportsbike, which is…

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