The Bore-net 1000

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The Honda Hornet 1000 has finally landed! And if this were 2006, we would be absolutely blown away right now. But it isn’t, and we aren’t.

The Hornet 1000

The Hornet was announced just before, and displayed at, last year’s EICMA event. It only took the tiny, shed-based Japanese manufacturer about a year to finally bring the bike from show to the showrooms.… Read more

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No Hat Trick For LiveWire

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All Good Things…

After being gently weaned from Harley Davidson’s teat as a stand-alone brand for electric motorcycles, they have done well. Not in terms of sales or profit obviously. Don’t be silly. There are still close to zero humans out there in the real world buying electric motorcycles. Dutch sales figures, for example, show a barely two per cent market share in bike sales for all electric motorcycles combined.… Read more

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DAYTO-Nah

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I Think I Hate My Favourite Brand

It is as we feared. Triumph has just announced their ‘brand new motorcycle’. It is called the Daytona 660, and there is bit of a problem with that.

The Love

Now I should start by stating very clearly that I like Triumph a lot.… Read more

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LiveWire S2 Del Mar First Ride

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We Meet At Last

Years ago, we first laid eyes on the concept drawings for a flat tracker styled, electric Harley Davidson motorcycle. We were instantly captivated. The idea of this behemoth of the church of internal combustion attempting something this far left of centre was just wild.

Early signs

Early Impressions

Earlier this year we attended the European launch of the LiveWire S2 Del Mar.… Read more

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RunningWide at the Races – Dutch Flat Track

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Join RunningWide as we take a closer look at the Dutch flat track racing scene.

The Dutch Flat Track racing series took place at Dirt Track Lelystad, as did a Flat Track Academy training session with American pro flat track racer Sammy Halbert. As good a day as any to have a little poke around…

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