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sensible sportsbikes
Is there such a thing as a sensible sportsbike? Well, if there is, the Ducati Supersport S and Suzuki GSX-S1000F ought to be just that. Beano spent a fortnight with them to suss out whether they are sensible or nonsensical. I’ve never really found myself asking the question, ‘Do I really need a full-on sportsbike…
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KEEP BIKE THIEVES HANGING…
Cunning anti-theft bike storage for folks in flats… We saw this on Facebook the other week, and were well tickled. It looks like nonsense at first – but it makes perfect sense. Stop bike thieves, by hanging your bike up in the air! A sturdy block and tackle, well-bolted onto your outer walls, then you…
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Ducati running new V4 Streetfighter at Pikes Peak?
Italian firm set to run naked V4 Panigale-based prototype at Colorado hillclimb It’s not been a very well-kept secret – and now some more info has leaked out about Ducati’s plans for the Pikes Peak event this year. A few months ago, we learned that there’s been a ‘prototype’ entry into the ‘Exhibition’ race from…
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Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action
Discover 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019.
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factory fun
Aprilia’s new winged wonder weapon has been given a bunch of extra ponies and is set to impress, so we headed over to the launch to check it out. What a truly awesome bike the RSV4 is. In guise or another, it’s won seven of the last eight FB SBOTY tests and, in the process,…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: GARY ON RD#1
It finally arrived, round 1 of the Bridgestone 500’s with EMRA. Are we ready? The bike is, but I’m not! I really don’t think it matters how many times a race meeting appears my nerves will always stay the same, as were Charlie’s. Your thoughts, some negative, some positive, just mess around with your mind to…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#1
Round 1 of the Bridgestone 500 series hosted by the East Midlands Racing Association (EMRA) has been and gone and we are hurtling toward Round 2 on the 12th May very quickly. The first outing of the year was a massive learning experience for both Gary and myself starting as we were for our first…
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READER’S RIDE – cbr600rr: street ‘n’ circuit slayer
Chris West thinks the world of his Honda CBR600RR, so much so that he would choose it over a new one any day. He tells us why. I have had this bike for a few years now and I really do like it. Although I rode bikes quite a bit when I was younger, when…
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Electric avenue
TT laps of 120mph, their own world championship and more electric bikes hitting Britain’s shores than ever before. So what is the deal with electric race bikes, and is it about time we took them seriously? Ten years ago, the thought of having fast electric race bikes would’ve been enough to secure a one-way ticket…
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BMW unveils mad Ti-framed prototype using new engine
Bavarian 1.8 litre cruiser coming next year – here’s the engine in a wild hand-made titanium custom showbike We spoke about this at xmas time – when BMW first showed off its new 1800cc flat-twin Boxer engine in a Japanese custom machine. And here’s another chance to see the big new lump, which was shown…
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Alpinestars releases Kenny Roberts Snr replica boots
Yamaha legend gets the Supertech R worship treatment – and don’t they look ace? We’re not actually sure what boots Kenny Roberts Snr wore when he started racing dirt track back in the States, back in the day. But when he won his first world championship with Yamaha in 1978, he was wearing Alpinestars boots,…
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Michael Dunlop enters Pikes Peak Hill Climb with BMW
Norn Irn’s roads legend teaming up with German racer Lucy Glöckner on S1000Rs WE’VE NEVER been to Pikes Peak in Colorado. But the Hill Climb they have there is a big deal. First run in 1916 for cars and bikes, it’s went off annually ever since, and in recent years, has captured a lot of…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: Riders Ready?
With less than a week to go our intrepid Rookie Racers, Gary and Charlie, have been doing their final runs, checks, tweaks and even paint jobs for the East Midlands Racing Associations (EMRA) ‘Bridgestone 500’ Championship. Here’s a quick catch up with the guys to see where their heads are at. Gary: “The build-up over…
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LAUNCH TEASER: 2019 BMW S1000RR
More powerful, more agile and packing more tech than a Curry’s PC warehouse…
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DUCATI’S ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKE HITS DEALERS
Wait, what? Yeah, Ducati have just released their own electric pedal-assisted mountain bike, dubbed the MIG-RR. Co-developed by Ducati and Thok Ebikes, the E-bike has a load of big bucks components, including a Shimano Steps E8000 motor with 504Wh battery, FOX Factory Kashima suspension, 4-caliper Shimanmo Saint brakes, Mavic wheels, carbon fibre Renthal handlebars, and…
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