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USED & ABUSED: EBC GPFAX-447 BRAKE PADS REVIEWED!
On the hunt for some new pads? Well these might be right up your alley… Brake pads are a pretty important part to get right on any type of bike, but even more so if you’ve got a machine that is a bit rapid in a straight line. Having traditionally run a whole host of…
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USED & ABUSED: DAYTONA SECURITY EVO RACING BOOTS REVIEWED!
They may seem like a lot of cash, but are they worth it? When you’re spending the best part of a grand on a pair of boots you’ll probably want them to last for ever… as well as them being the most protective, most comfortable, best looking wellies on the planet. Well for the last…
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Ducati Boss CONFIRMS ELECTRIC BIKE ON THE WAY
Production of electric model coming soon says Claudio Domenicali speaking at electric bike competition LOATHE IT or hate it, electric bikes are on the way. And while we’ve not got much in the way of mainstream ‘leccy models at the moment – unlike the car world – they’re definitely coming. And Ducati could be at…
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2019 KAWASAKI ZX-6R FIRST MEGA-TEST TEASER & DYNO RUN!
We’ve been working tirelessly this month ploughing the new ZX-6R through a 500-mile test on road, track and even against a big ol’ thou. Here’s a little teaser of what we’ve got lined up for you next month… Just when you thought that the Supersport sector was falling by the wayside, thanks to most of…
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Jonathan Rea backS Arenacross for Schools event in Belfast
Indoor motocross race series supported by WSB champ and ex-dirtbike ace WHAT WAS the best school trip you went on in primary school? Science museum? Day at the seaside? Visit to Alton Towers? Well, we reckon 200 kids in Belfast topped the lot this week, with a visit to the SSE Arena to watch the…
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NEW YEAR, NEW BIKE RUMOURS FROM THE EAST, PART two
Kawasaki set to expand Z900RS range with new/old GPZ900R according to Young Machine magazine in Japan To our chums at Young Machine magazine again, and their New Year roundup of plausible new bike rumours. Last week we saw a new 2020 Hayabusa – this time it’s Kawasaki’s turn, with a new GPz900R Ninja mockup, based…
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2019 APRILIA RSV4 1100 price revealed
Wild 1.1 litre superbike will set you back more than £21k. Tuono 1100 with Ohlins EC semi-active suspension is £17k The good guys at Aprilia UK have been hard at it with the abacuses and the VisiCalc spreadsheet and come up with a price list for its sweet-looking 2019 range. The big story is of…
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New Year, New Bike Rumours from The East, part one
New Suzuki Hayabusa for 2020 according to Japanese bike mag Young Machine (almost definitely)… We love the guys at Young Machine magazine in Japan – and they’re regularly on the ball when it comes to new bikes coming out of the big four firms over there. So it’s always worth paying attention to what they…
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BMW shows off new engine…
…at a mad hipster custom show in Japan! Slept off the Xmas dinner yet? We’ve just about cleared the decks (although there’s a box of min Waitrose mince pies still unopened in the cupboard ffs), and getting set for 2019. One thing we missed just before Festivus, though, was this little gem. It was released…
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Cal Crutchlow switches to HJC lids for 2019
Brit MotoGP hero moves from long term helmet supplier Arai. This is a bit of a surprise – Cal Crutchlow’s been an Arai man for as long as we can remember here, certainly back to his British Supersport days. A quick check in the archives shows him wearing AGV, OGK and Arashi before then, in…
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NEW Retro Arai Rapide Neo helmet unveiled in Japan
Japanese lid-gurus unveil 80s-inspired helmet YOU might have noticed that things have been a little quiet round here this week. Yes, we’re all living das Yuletide dream, visiting the rellies, eating our own bodyweight in Hotel Chocolat finery, and pouring unfeasible amounts of lightly-adulterated ethanol down our necks. Luckily though, the lovely folks in Japan…
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FEATURE TEASER: WINTER WONDERLAND!
When winter hits, the fun doesn’t stop. It just heads abroad, as Dangerous found out. Sun, slicks and scorching lap times; this wasn’t to be your normal 18-30 soiree to Spain, rife with gonorrea, street fights and two-for-one shots… or at least that’s what the paperwork said. See, while most of my mates pack their…
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FEATURE TEASER: £3k Used Legends
If you’re after a good time, you don’t always have to spend big, as Dangerous discovers. Satisfaction comes in all shapes and sizes as most of Boothy’s escapades would seem to indicate, and the same can be said for budgets and age when you’re talking about used two-wheelers. Typically speaking, the older the bike, the…
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Free Feature: No-Frills Thrills – STANDARD LITRE SPORTSBIKES!
We lined up some base-model bullets to thrash it out on the road.
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FREE FEATURE: Winging it – Aprilia RSV4 FW REVIEW!
Aprilia’s opened the floodgates to some top totty RSV4 tech. Here’s what to expect from the build-it-yourself Factory Works concept… When you’re writing your list to Santa this Christmas, don’t forget to slap an RSV4 RF on the list. Or an RR, if he’s being a bit tight. Bottom line is that without either of…
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