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HARLEY-DAVIDSON is launching eight new higher-performance Softail models for 2018 in the face of renewed competition from Japan and a resurgent India. The company says the aggressively styled 2018 Softail models are faster, lighter and offer better handling than any of their Big Twin cruiser predecessors. The Softail now has a lighter, more rigid frame,…

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EX-WORLD Superbike star Aaron Slight showed that he really is ‘The People’s Champion’ as thousands of visitors packed into the huge annual event to meet their hero and take advantage of the autumn sun. Compere Steve Plater spoke to Slight about his career, life as a WSB rider and teased out some entertaining stories during…

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    A NEW Enfield-based one-litre V-Twin engine has been launched by the founder of Carberry Motorcycles – as Royal Enfield develops its own parallel twin 750. The Carberry V-twin is created from two Royal Enfield single-cylinder barrels mated onto a new crankcase. Creator Paul Carberry has relocated to India to build his Double Barrel…

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HIGH-END sports bike manufacturer Bimota is reported to have departed from its plant in Rimini, Italy. The factory has been gutted and the signage removed. Bimota has been in financial trouble for several years, ever since a disastrous decision to try and build its own two-stroke v-twin engine turned out to be a costly mistake.…

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It’s just over a month until the world’s biggest and best celebration of classic motorcycles comes to Staffordshire County Showground. The Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show takes place over the weekend of October 14-15 and it’s no exaggeration to say this year’s event may be the best ever. No Stafford show is complete without a…

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MUTT Motorcycles has opened its first shop in the heart of Birmingham. The company offers a range of 125cc customs and has resurrected the New Imperial name with 125 and 400cc models. Mutt’s new store is based in an up and coming retail and business area known as the Custard Factory, in Digbeth, and showcases…

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EUROPE’S leading indoor off-road event will see live action from 12-time trials world champion Dougie Lampkin’s display team. The Dirt Bike Show has been redesigned for 2017, as organisers Mortons Media Group look to build on a successful 2016. New features added to the show this year include a Motoball match between France and Germany,…

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VISITORS to the upcoming Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show – October 14-15 – will have the opportunity to get up close to a variety of rare Suzukis, including the two RG500s which Barry Sheene powered to world championship success in 1976 and 1977. The iconic red, white and yellow machines will be joined by…

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What SORT OF weird world are you in when you see Guy Martin racing a chopper, Carl Fogarty battling a Triumph, Steve Plater wrestling a Harley-Davidson and Neil Hodgson piloting a Royal Enfield? Sounds like the Wacky Races… which is probably the best way to describe Dirtquake, the unique dirt track racing meeting. Dirt track…

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If customs and art inspired by biking sounds up your street, then get down to the Baker Mamonova Gallery, Norman Road, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, on September 2/3. More than 25 custom bikes will be on show, together with some interesting art and photography. There will also be a small cinema screening short bike-inspired films,…

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