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Details: 25 years of Yamaha Tenere graphics

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Schuberth C3 becomes quietest, lightest, smallest flip-up helmet

Schuberth claims its new C3 flip-up helmet has supplanted the C2 model as the quietest (84dB at 62mph), lightest (1,570g) and smallest on the market. For comparison, the range-topping Schuberth S1 Pro weighs 1,525g, and is 85dB loud at 62mph. The C3

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Sons of Anarchy to bring packaged rebellion to TV

Sons of Anarchy, FX’s big ticket show for the fall, is set to debut next Wednesday, September 3. Starring Charlie Hunnam (Children of Men) alongside Ron Perlman (Hell Boy, every B action movie ever), it tells the story of a 1-percent motorcycle clu

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Julien Dupont rides the Netherlands

When we interviewed Roland Sands, he drew the conclusion that motorcycles could be the “next, most logical step into two-wheeled mobility” for the fixed-gear bicycle crowd. If you had any doubt that that could be true, or don’t understand the w

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Motorcycle Safety Foundation calls for crash causation study

In response to the 6.6 percent increase in fatalities and the whopping 17 percent increase in injuries amongst motorcyclists reported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment-Highlights, Motorcyc

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Heiwa selling custom Honda FTR223

We really really wish we could read Japanese or that Heiwa Motorcycles was based in the US, because they're now selling their amazing FTR223 street trackers on their Japanese-only site. While the language barrier means we can't give precise details,

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Details: BMW F800GS frame

We’re really excited about the new BMW F800GS. Weighing just 174kg dry and making 85bhp through a punchy 800cc parallel-twin, it’s both light enough to actually go off-road (BMW designed it to be as effective as the HP2 Enduro) and fast enough to

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KTM X-Bow coming to USA, to be street legal

Despite earlier claiming that it would sell the X-Bow in Europe and Asia only, KTM has announced plans to import the vehicle to North America. The best part? It'll be street legal. The Austrian motorcycle manufacturer's first car, the KTM X-Bow is de

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Arai Tour X3 hops on Ewan McGregor bandwagon

First it was BMW, then Davidoff and now Arai has needlessly hitched itself to Ewan McGregor, his idiot mate Charley and their all-expenses-paid, round-the-world holiday. The Arai Tour X3 adventure touring helmet is now available as a Long Way Down re

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Standard Issue: Desert Canyons

Death Valley presents a number of unique challenges to motorcyclists. Not only is the nearest hospital 140 miles away in Las Vegas, but getting there would require an airlift. Without cell phone reception, calling that helicopter in and communicating

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66,410 Yards: the psychology of a TT racer

Photo: JainbowEver wondered what it takes to race the Isle of Man? The secret may lie in a rider’s stare and in conditioning akin to that undertaken by elite soldiers preparing for combat. Sideburn Magazine co-creator Gary Inman interviewed a docto

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Details: Xtreme Lazareth by IXIL exhausts

While we're normally averse to anyone or anything that spells extreme wrong in a misguided attempt to make the word more, well, Xtreme (to the max), we actually like these custom exhausts created by French firm IXIL for noted French tuner Lazareth. T

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Dellorto celebrates 75th anniversary

Founded in 1933 as Società anonima Gaetano Dell'Orto e figli, Dellorto is most often associated with permanently dirty fingernails, oil-stained engine cases and vintage Italian race bikes. It still works with Gilera, building fuel management systems

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Venom GPV-1 RC blurs line between real and replica

Designed to offer a radio controlled motorcycle for both racers and hobbyists, the Venom GPV-1 features near-fully adjustable suspension, a functional steering damper, an inherently self-righting design and sounds higher-spec than most real bikes. It

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Jake Loniak’s Deus Ex Machina wearable motorcycle explained in video

When we first revealed Jake Loniak’s Deus Ex Machina wearable motorcycle concept, we knew it was pretty cool but didn’t expect it to receive quite as much attention as it has. Now, after first seeing it here, Popular Science has put the rendering

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Biker Poetry Month rumbles into August

Chrome exhausts, sticking it to the Man and giving it to your woman just became indelibly associated with the Month of August. It’s National Biker Poetry Month. We're not really sure who's in control of the scheduled events, as the Biker Poets and

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2009 Husqvarna TC 250 gets ultra-compact engine

13 percent smaller than 250cc, four-stroke single-cylinder competitors, the new Husqvarna motocross engine weighs just 22kg, leading to an overall dry weight of a scarcely believable 92kg. To achieve this, the engine makes use of radically thin cases

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BMW GS Trophy - Tunisia to pit owners against each other

Now here’s the kind of marketing we can get behind. Like the BMW Unstoppable campaign, the GS Trophy promotes the aspirational adventure capability of the BMW GS-series. Also like Unstoppable, the Trophy is all about participation, except this time

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Details: Custom Ducati Multistrada

Exposed, the standard Ducati Mulitstrada's sub-frame section is massive, bulky and downright unattractive. When we came across this custom version of a Multistrada on Pitted Chrome, we were amazed at such an elegant revision and visually minimal sol

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Want: 2004 YZR-M1 scale model

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Excursion: Yucatán

Located on the Gulf of Mexico, the state of Yucatán has a thriving Mayan culture, world-class architectural heritage, dense tropical forests and endless coral reefs. It also has lots and lots of little bikes, customized in keeping with local traditi

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Honda CZ-i 110 does 100mph, returns 134mpg

Honda Thailand’s stated goal is to become “the number one most admired company that is at the forefront of the environmental issue.” And with a 110cc, fuel-injected four-stroke capable of both 100mph and 134mpg, we believe that they’re capabl

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Lazareth Snowtrack: a new concept in winter performance

By adding two driven tracks to the front of a snowmobile, Ludovic Lazareth hopes to redefine winter speed. Replacing the traditional skis, the tracks will provide additional traction under acceleration, which will increase cornering speeds, eliminate

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Cycle Gear bringing BKS Leathers to USA

BKS Leathers has announced a distribution deal with Cycle Gear that will see its high-end range of race leathers, gloves and jackets made available in the USA. Befitting BKS’s sponsorship of James Toseland, the range will be available through 52 of

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V-twin maxi-scooters expected from BMW for 2010

According to Spanish magazine SoloMoto, these 80˚ Rotax v-twins could be used to power the new BMW maxi-scooters rumored to be coming for the 2010 model year. With capacities of 500, 650 and 800cc, the engines will offer a range of power outputs ran

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Jeremy Clarkson tests Ecomobile

We had no idea that our favorite anti-motorcycle campaigner, Jeremy Clarkson, once tested our favorite enclosed motorcycle, the Peraves Ecomobile. Well actually, he didn’t so much "test" it as ride pillion behind the inventor's wife, but the experi

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Won't someone please think of the children?

Super Streetbike via The New Cafe Racer Society

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AC Schnitzer tunes BMW F 800 GS

Noted BMW car tuner AC Schnitzer has turned its hand to the BMW F 800 GS. Already our favorite bike in BMW's current line up, the little GS is lighter and easier to handle than its bigger 1200cc brother, which means even more go-anywhere ability. The

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Bell Customs Yamaha Majesty may be a bit much

If they’d had a Shibuya hipster member of Team America, this is what s/he would have ridden. Equipped with a nitrous bottle, a funny car-style wing, eagles, stars, flames and more missiles than Iran (four), it could be the perfect vehicle for fight

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Ducati to be sold to Performance Motorcycles SpA, taken private

It’s a big week for Italian Motorcycle companies. First, The Harley-Davidson MV Augusta buyout was finalized and now it looks like Ducati will be sold to a group of existing investors. The deal, which will see a minority group of shareholders purch

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Harley completes acquisition of MV Agusta, appoints Matt Levatich managing director

Harley-Davidson completed its purchase of MV Agusta this morning, paying $108 million for the storied Italian motorcycle maker. That figure includes $69 million paid to erase MV’s debts and includes the Cagiva brand. Matt Levatich, formerly vice pr

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Ducati Hyperfighter a load of bullcrap

By now, you may have seen news in other publications of the forthcoming Ducati Hyperfighter that's allegedly scheduled for a 2008 EICMA debut. The thing is, the machine is a total work of fiction. Created by conceptual artist Oberdan Bezzi for his si

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2009 Aprilia RXV 450, 550 tweaked for competition

Already one of the most desirable off-road bikes on the market, it appears that the Aprilia RXV will be updated for 2009. The information comes from an official service manual posted online by the company, revealing the presence of a partially red fr

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2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 justified to dealers

To say we were a bit disappointed when the Triumph Thunderbird 1600 was revealed would be an understatement. Now, it seems that Thunderbird’s depressingly mediocre nature is all part of Triumph’s plan; they want customers to be lured by the poten

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UK Suzuki to sell limited edition GSV-R Replica

Limiting the availability to 135 models of the special edition GSX-R1000, Suzuki is once again making us wish we lived in a place that got all the cool stuff. Making sure they outdo the Italian replica, each U.K. bike gets the standard factory-paint

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Lambrettwist will sell you scooters

In 1960, Italy was a simpler place. The kind of country where, while lounging beachside in your gentleman’s one-piece swim trunks, you might suddenly be overcome by the urge to do the Lambrettwist. Of course, it helped if you actually owned a Lambr

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2009 Aprilia RSV 4 makes yet another appearance

Aprilia appears to be conducting extensive testing of its 2009 Aprilia RSV 4 production bike in preparation for its launch at EICMA 2008. These are the latest pictures to emerge. Taken at an unknown racetrack, they reveal the bike from as-yet unseen

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Barry Sheene and the great highside of 1975

While running test laps aboard the Suzuki XR14 at Daytona, Barry Sheene had just reached 170mph on the embankment when his machine suffered a massive failure. The rear tire locked and the bike catapulted Sheene, turning him into a lump of shredded b

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John McCain to attend Sturgis, we just pictured him in leather chaps

In a last ditch attempt to convince people that Barack Obama isn't President, yet, John McCain will speak at the Sturgis bike rally, which kicks off today in South Dakota. Apparently targeting the valuable drunk biker demographic, McCain's speech wil

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$12,000 Suzuki Hayabusa outperforms $1.7 million Bugatti Veyron

In real world road conditions, every rider knows that motorcycles are faster than cars. It's not just a power to weight thing either, we're able to exploit our size advantage to: a) move to the outside of corners for better vision, allowing more spee

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Bitch Slap: The B movie is back

Blood, bikes, babes and boobs. What more could you want from a movie? Bitch Slap intends to eschew acting, story, meaning and standards on its way to reviving the classic B movie genre through ripping off Quentin Tarantino and Frank Miller. Apparentl

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Chris Gilmour sees cardboard world

By painstakingly recreating objects that most people take for granted, Chris Gilmour hopes to enable viewers to rediscover beauty in the everyday. The thing is, that approach is now clichéd in the art world and the subjects Chris chooses are hardly

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New Aprilia RSV 4 spy shots emerge

Don’t get too excited, what looks like headlights and a center-mounted air intake in these photos is actually a clever disguise taped onto the front fairing. The company wants to keep the final design for the production Aprilia RSV 4 a secret as lo

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BMW Unstoppable campaign draws GPS pictures

For the latest element of its R 1200 GS and F 800 GS-promoting Unstoppable campaign BMW is asking riders to draw their own pictures using GPS systems and tracking software and submit them to the campaign’s site. Several maps have already been creat

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Norton Manx rethinks the single-cylinder sportsbike

What is it with transportation design students and dead British motorcycle brands? Actually, it looks like David Mucci was part of the same College for Creative Studies design program that generated the Vincent Nero concept, so it shouldn't be a surp

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Samson Motorworks SkyBike takes riding airborne

"With our three-wheel enclosed vehicle, you can drive in air conditioned comfort to a local airport where the wings are extended, fly to another airport to land, retract the wings and then continue to drive wherever you want to go." Samson Motorworks

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Britain's great hope?

James Toseland performs with his band, the appropriately named Crash. via MCN

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MotoGP announces 2009 schedule

The 2009 MotoGP race schedule has been announced. While there’s no huge surprises, there are a few welcome changes. The Chinese Grand Prix is being dropped in favor of Hungary and the so-new-they-haven’t-built-it-yet Balaton-ring (seen above). Th

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Moriwaki debuts first 600GP prototype at Suzuka

The ink’s not even dry yet on Dorna’s ruling that 250GP will turn into a class for 600cc four-strokes in 2011, but Moriwaki has rolled out a prototype of what it thinks a 600GP competitor should look like. Unlike KTM or Aprillia, who still insist

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10-year-old Peter Lenz rides Willow Springs

We hesitated on posting this video because of the lame soundtrack, but then, after too much time spent looking at ugly bikes and too many boring emails, we watched it again and it managed to remind us why we love motorcycles. Maybe it’ll do the sam

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