Snow has been denting business for UK dealers during the current cold snap, with many struggling to bring customers through their doors. All of which means prospective buyers will be more welcome than ever and deals can be had. Find a new or used bike for sale Glasgow has been hit the hardest by the snow. Steven Dunbar of Motorrad ...
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- 16 December 2010
The organisers of the Carole Nash Motorcycle Live at the NEC have hailed the show to be “awesome, absolutely awesome”. Almost 100,000 people attended, despite the event taking place during some of the worst November weather Britain has experienced for years. Highlights included stands from 38 manufacturers, plus an opening by reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo. Show organiser Finlay McAllan ...
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- 14 December 2010
Suzuki has released new prices for 2011, due to VAT increasing to 20%. The price of the Gladius SFV650 is now £5,465, which has increased by £116 based on its 2010 price of £5,349. Find a used Suzuki for sale The GSX1250FA has increased to £7,865 by £166 from £7,699. The GSX1250FA Sports Touring has had a price increase to £8,375 ...
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- 10 December 2010
Smash hit movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows has given Royal Enfield and Watsonian Squire sidecars a timely sales boost. In the film, Royal Enfield 500 fitted with a Watsonian sidecar is featured with Hagrid riding the bike and Harry Potter sitting in the sidecar whilst they drive through London at night, dodging traffic. In true Harry Potter magic ...
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- 10 December 2010
Norton is set, once again, to be one of the stars at next year’s Thundersprint. Chris Walker, BSB star and Norton’s sales director will ride a race version of the new Commando Café Racer at the popular, Northwich, Cheshire event. Norton CEO Stuart Garner said: “We had a fantastic time at this year’s Thundersprint. Our 961 Commandos were extremely well ...
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- 09 December 2010
Ducati has announced that AMG, the high performance arm of the Mercedes-Benz, will be supporting its MotoGP factory team for 2011. This means the AMG logo will join those of Marlboro and TIM on Valentino Rossi’s GP11 and leathers next season and confirms a rumour that has been circulating for some time. Mercedes-AMG CEO Ola Källenius said “AMG and Ducati ...
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- 09 December 2010
Check out this new video of the Tron Lightcycle test drive from the Parker Brothers. They have made 10 in total, each weighing in at 474 pounds. Its street legal and looks more like a car than a bike, but would set you back just $35,000. Lets just hope they don’t need to get anywhere in a hurry, it ...
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- 08 December 2010
The first production version of Norton’s third new commando variant – the Café Racer – has been handed over to its new owner, motorcycle industry legend Maurice Feltham. Maurice, 71, who founded CMC motorcycles in Chesterfield, brought the silver Café Racer at last year’s NEC show and travelled to Norton HQ at Donington Park recently to receive its keys from ...
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- 07 December 2010
Over 26,512 bikes on the UK’s roads have been “clocked” according to a BBC investigation. It was revealed in March of this year that a shocking number of bikes mileages have dropped compared to the figures recorded in last year’s MOT certificates. BBC 5Live contacted 10 firms across the country undercover, about 'altering' a bikes mileage and six were willing ...
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- 06 December 2010
A leading road maintenance website has warned that this winter could be the “worst ever” for potholes, following the early cold snap. Potholes.co.uk has seen a “100% increase” in the amount of visitors to their website in the past week, double the amount as this time last year after the covering of snow all around the country. Last year, it ...
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- 06 December 2010
