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INDIAN MOTOR GIANT Mahindra, which bought the BSA and Jawa names last year, is to concentrate on the development of larger motorcycles using the two names at the expense of mass-market 50cc and 125cc machines. Mahindra is to reduce the production of small petrol-driven home market bikes in favour of electric versions, while the new…

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The Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club was founded in 1924 and inaugurated the first Pioneer Run to Brighton in 1930. The next Pioneer Run will be held on Sunday, March 18, 2018, and will be the 79th event. This event attracts the largest gathering of pre-1915 solos, sidecars and tricycles in the world and represents the…

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PLANS PROPOSED BY VW to sell Ducati have been shelved. German Labour Union, IG Metall, which was representing the employees from Ducati, has said the Italian motorcycle brand will not be sold and will continue to be a part of the Volkswagen Group. Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali told workers that VW had halted the company’s…

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A GERMAN artisan gin maker recently launched a range of exotic alcoholic beverages with a special ingredient – vintage Harley Davidson parts. Three different distillations of Archaeologist Gin contained parts in the bottle from three different vintage Harleys: a 1939 flathead, 1947 knucklehead and a 1962 Panhead. The components were nickel-plated to ensure the gin…

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TRIUMPH HAS LAUNCHED a pair of new custom cruisers based on the firm’s phenomenally popular Bobber platform. Derived from the original Bobber, the fastest selling motorcycle in Triumph’s 115-year history, the Bonneville Bobber Black has a more aggressive stance than its sibling with a fat 16 inch front wheel and chunkier 47mm front forks with…

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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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