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How To Lube Your Bike's Chain

How To Lube Your Bike’s Chain

Essential but not always that easy

Applying lube to your chain is one of the essential jobs you have to regularly do on your bike. If you don’t have a centre stand, however, what’s the best way?

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Custom Bike of the Day: Honda CB550 ZEBlower

Custom Bike of the Day: Honda CB550 ZEBlower

Popbang Classics workshop creates magic

Japanese air-cooled inline four-cylinder engines are a popular choice for custom builders but rarely are they as perfectly formed as this supercharged CB550 from Popbang Classics

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Happy Birthday Moto Guzzi

Happy Birthday Moto Guzzi

100 Years Young in 2021

Despite a history dotted with uncertainty and financial troubles, the iconic Italian manufacturer has survived for 100 years. Here’s a potted history of an idiosyncratic manufacturer.

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Next Generation Livewire Models Put H-D Company at Front of Electric Bike Production

Next Generation Livewire Models Put H-D Company at Front of Electric Bike Production

Now a brand in its own right, Livewire isn’t standing still

Having separated the electric Livewire brand from the parent Harley Davidson brand, the company has now revealed its future plans.

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The Ducati 916 Is The Most Significant Motorcycle Ever

The Ducati 916 Is The Most Significant Motorcycle Ever

It re-defined what a sports motorcycle could be

There have been many significant Italian motorcycles, but the Ducati 916 has a strong claim to being the most iconic.

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Damon Hyperfighter Colossus

Damon Hyperfighter Colossus

Confidently-named electric naked streetfighter

Damon Motorcycles is specialising in high-performance electric bikes stuffed to the hilt with technology. The Hyperfighter Colossus is the naked version of the Hypersport superbike.

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The Best Indian Super Chief Limited You've Ever Seen

The Best Indian Super Chief Limited You’ve Ever Seen

Go Takamine’s custom job is the most beautiful Indian

It’s constantly amazing how some custom builders have the vision to create something special from a stock product. This Indian Super Chief Limited was given a full makeover by Brat Style’s Go Takamine

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Norton V4CR Naked Sports Bike Takes the Fight to KTM

Norton V4CR Naked Sports Bike Takes the Fight to KTM

Second new model from Iconic British manufacturer in as many months

Hot on the heels of the V4SV superbike, comes news of a naked café racer version from recently revitalised British manufacturer Norton.

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Bimota Tesi Touring Bike Is Coming!

Bimota Tesi Touring Bike Is Coming!

Previously sports bike-only model will be joined by touring model in two years’ time

Hot on the heels of the KB4 retro-styled sports bike, Bimota CEO announces that the Tesi platform will be the base for more new models, powered by the Kawasaki H2 supercharged motor.

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Could Brabus Be About To Start Tuning Motorcycles?

Could Brabus Be About To Start Tuning Motorcycles?

There are plenty of car tuning companies but why haven’t they turned to bikes before now?

German tuning house Brabus is better known for its completely over-the-top Mercedes and....er.....Smart Cars! Now, could they be turning their hand to motorcycles?

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What's Wrong With the BMW R18?

What’s Wrong With the BMW R18?

Where’s the personality?

The BMW R18 is a very good motorcycle, especially for a first effort from the Bavarian manufacturer. But, as good as it is, there is one big problem: it might just be too good!

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Break Out the Flares and Platform Soles: The British Bike Industry of the 1970s Is Back

Break Out the Flares and Platform Soles: The British Bike Industry of the 1970s Is Back

Return of the iconic brand completes the triangle

Indian automotive company Mahindra has announced that it is to revive the BSA brand, via its subsidiary Classic Legends, which has already revived the Jawa name.

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Yamaha Aiming For Dirt Glory With New Ténéré 700 Raid Prototype

Yamaha Aiming For Dirt Glory With New Ténéré 700 Raid Prototype

New Hard Core Version of the Standard Ténéré 700

Yamaha goes hard core with the Ténéré 700 Raid Prototype. Detail changes to suspension, cooling and a full complement of rally equipment is included. Not for sale to the public at the moment, but will that change?

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You Want a KTM Superbike? It Might Just Be Coming

You Want a KTM Superbike? It Might Just Be Coming

Spy shots reveal new faired sports bike in development

After the excitement around the track-only KTM RC 8C came disappointment that the Austrian manufacturer wasn’t making a road-going version. That may be about to change.

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Why Is There Only One Manufacturer Involved in MotoE?

Why Is There Only One Manufacturer Involved in MotoE?

Surely the series would be better served with more than one manufacturer?

The recent announcement that Ducati would be supplying bikes for the MotoE race series in place of Energica from 2023 came as a shock but would the series have benefitted from more than one supplier?

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