Despite a horrendous injury just weeks ago, Valentino Rossi is eyeing up a return to Aragón this weekend. After sustaining displaced fractures of the tibia and fibula of his right leg a little over three weeks ago, Valentino Rossi is already back on his Yamaha YZF-R1M and considering a return to MotoGP duties this weekend in Aragón. After…

SPORT

September 20, 2017

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Triumph’s new Bonneville Speedmaster has us all excited!

Return of the ‘Junior Cruiser’ teased by Triumph. The Triumph Speedmaster has been described as many things – MCN like to refer to it as a ‘kind of cruiser’ and Motorcyclist Magazine wrote about the 2012 model as a perfect example of a bike for beginners because it’s neither ‘daunting nor difficult to ride’. So,…

NEWS

September 19, 2017

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Top Six… MoT Exempt Classic Bikes

The UK Government announced that MoT exemption status is going to be extended to anything over 40 years old this week. Not bothered? Well before that only bikes built before 1960 were exempt and that meant smoky, clanky, oily old British stuff, but rolling it up to 1977 takes it right past the Japanese invasion…

OPINION

September 19, 2017

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Custom of the Week: Ducati FT2 by Deep Creek Cycle Works

Deep Creek Cycle Works from Belgium is one of the success stories of the last few years. It’s founder, frontman and sole employee Kris Reniers used to be an industrial electrician with an evening/weekend sideline in customising motorcycles. The quality of his builds was top notch from day one with no need for a development…

NEWS

September 18, 2017

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Ana Carrasco blazes a trail for a generation of female racers

She made her world stage debut in the Moto3 World Championship in 2013 and became the first female rider to score points in over a decade, now four years later, she celebrated her first victory in the World Supersport 300 class in Portimão to become the first female rider to win an international motorcycle race.…

OPINION, SPORT

September 18, 2017

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Classic ‘vehicles’ older than 40 years old to be exempt from MOT in the UK

British government announces that from May 2018, all vehicles over 40 years of age will no longer need to be tested for road worthiness. Unless an owner wants to. At the moment, the law in the UK says that any vehicle built from 1960 or before need not be subjected to an MoT test –…

NEWS

September 17, 2017

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WSBK Portimão: Rea takes 34th Kawasaki win in dominant fashion

Once again, Jonathan Rea took a dominant victory in Portimão leaving him with a 120 point advantage over Tom Sykes in the overall standings. After his performance yesterday, Leon Camier looked like a possible podium contender for race two. He took pole position and led the race until partway through lap two, when Rea took…

SPORT

September 16, 2017

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WSBK: Rea controls race pace to take victory in Portimão

Jonathan Rea blasted the field to take his fourth victory at the Portuguese track, and his tenth victory of the season. Before racing commenced, his team mate Tom Sykes had been ruled out of proceedings entirely due to a crash in FP3, which was reminiscent of an American in a late night bar trying to…

SPORT

September 14, 2017

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Rihanna has just made the Motocross fashion trend a mainstream thing

It’s been bubbling under the surface for a while now, but motosport – and specifically motocross – inspired clothing has finally made it through to the public consciousness. Believe it or not, and despite having written about catwalk fashion shows here on Motofire before, an article about the Bajan beauty Rihanna is a first for…

NEWS, OPINION

September 14, 2017

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Top Five… Retro Helmet Brands

To be honest, the brief for this piece was to find the top five best retro helmets but the more we got into it, the more difficult it became to separate the pack… Just how do you properly rank Biltwells against Bells, and then how do you separate within the ranges – Custom 500 or…

GEAR, OPINION

September 13, 2017

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Indian won the American Flat Track Championship- so now we get to have the Scout FTR750 for the street, right?

We will not shut up about the Indian Scout FTR750 until they make it an actual *thing*. Okay, so the Indian Scout FTR750 does exist. Sort of. But a $50,000 race prepared machine isn’t within the realms of ordinary plebs like us. What we want is an Indian Scout that looks a bit like the…

NEWS

September 13, 2017

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Video: True Heroes Racing. A team-name that’s truly deserved.

True Heroes Racing battle week in and week out during British Superbikes. Nothing too unusual or even unique there, and – if we’re being perfectly honest – it’s a subject that we’d not ordinarily spend much time on. But this team is different. Made up solely of serving, injured or veteran members of the forces…

NEWS, SPORT

September 12, 2017

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Does the Frankfurt Motor Show offer any clues to Motorcycling’s future?

With the Frankfurt Motor Show in full swing this week, we take a quick look at the four-wheeled offerings from the manufacturers to see if there are any hints as to our immediate, two-wheeled future. There’s undoubtedly a sea change happening in the world of automobiles at the moment. With the young (ish), Tony Stark-alike…

NEWS, OPINION

September 12, 2017

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How to… Win at riding two up!

Most experiences in life are better when shared and motorcycling is no exception. Sure, we’re all for the lone-wolf hitting the highway and riding off into the sunset image, but that’s better left to the end credits of 1980s rogue cop movies – in the real world, having a pillion on board can make the…

OPINION

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Rossi is already testing and wants to ride the Aragón MotoGP this weekend!

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Top Six… MoT Exempt Classic Bikes

Custom of the Week: Ducati FT2 by Deep Creek Cycle Works

Ana Carrasco blazes a trail for a generation of female racers

Classic ‘vehicles’ older than 40 years old to be exempt from MOT in the UK

WSBK Portimão: Rea takes 34th Kawasaki win in dominant fashion

WSBK: Rea controls race pace to take victory in Portimão

Rihanna has just made the Motocross fashion trend a mainstream thing

Top Five… Retro Helmet Brands

Indian won the American Flat Track Championship- so now we get to have the Scout FTR750 for the street, right?

Video: True Heroes Racing. A team-name that’s truly deserved.

Does the Frankfurt Motor Show offer any clues to Motorcycling’s future?

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