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• The Triton - King of the Cafe Racers

  Posted on 20 December 2016

  

  With the plethora of portmanteaus now in our midst - think "Brexit," "Supercross," or, indeed, "blog," one of the most ubiquitous amongst all the famous marques of British motorbike must...

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• Classic TT Continues to Pull in the Fans

  Posted on 26 August 2016

  

  As it enters its fourth year, the popularity of the Isle of Man Festival of Motorcycling - a fortnight's binge of classic and modern motorcycles consisting of the Manx GP, ...

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• For Real Road Racing Excitement, the Ulster Grand Prix’s Unmissable!

  Posted on 10 August 2016

  

  The 63rd Ulster Grand Prix, the final international road race of the season, always attracts a huge crowd of dedicated and knowledgeable fans to the superfast 7.4 mile Dundrod Circuit located just...

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• Five reasons why you should go to the North West 200.

  Posted on 12 May 2016

  

  The home of between the hedges, real road racing on closed public roads is Northern Ireland and this week the 86th North West 200 gets underway amid forecasts of a mini...

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• Guy Martin attempts new Speed Record on the Wall of Death

  Posted on 25 March 2016

  
  
  On Easter Monday, motorcycle road racer, truck fitter, speed addict and all round good bloke Guy Martin will attempt to conquer what he describes as “the biggest thing we’ve ever done:” to set a new world speed record for the Wall of Death feat – and it’s to be broadcast on live television!

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• John McGuinness and the Mugen TT Zero bike

  Posted on 25 March 2016

  

  Twenty-three times Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness will shortly kick-start his 2016 racing season on board the same line-up of machinery that he rode last year: the Honda HRC Superbike for the road race Internationals, the Jackson Racing Superstock ‘Blade for his World Endurance Championship duties (and their CBR600 for Supersport road races), his own Superstock bike with EMC2 backing on the roads and the Honda Shinden Mugen electric bike for TT Zero.  

  Tags: 2016 electric tt isle of man john mcguinness TT

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• Daytona Bike Week rolls around again for the 75th year

  Posted on 04 March 2016

  

  The 75th annual Daytona Bike Week, one of the USA’s “big two” bike shows attracting around 0.5m visitors each, is held during March and this year Red Torpedo will be retailing...

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• Red Torpedo teams up with Tyco BMW / TAS Racing for 2016

  Posted on 04 March 2016

  

  Red Torpedo is delighted to announce that we’re working with TAS Racing again in 2016 continuing our sponsorship of the Tyco BMW Motorrad  team. This is our sixth year with...

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• JONATHAN REA CROWNED WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPION IN JEREZ

  Posted on 25 October 2015

  Johnny Rea has become Northern Ireland’s first motorcycle world champ since Joey Dunlop’s F1 championship and Brian Reid’s double TT F2 titles in 1986 – and he achieved it two rounds before the end of the WSBK season! In his post race celebrations in Jerez, Rea paid tribute to Reid and Dunlop by wearing their helmets. In Joey’s case, it was his actual helmet from 1986 that his son Gary had sent JR – the families are that well connected.

   

   

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• Glemseck 101 – Europe’s best Café Racer Sprint

  Posted on 06 September 2015

  

  Of the open air café racer festivals held in Europe – including Wheels and Waves (Biarritz) and the Montlhery Café Racer Festival (Paris), The Glemseck 101 Café Racer Sprint can...

  Tags: Ace Cafe London Cafe Racer Conor Cummins Glemseck 101

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• Triumph Barbour Bonneville Street Tracker

  Posted on 08 June 2015

  

  When we first took a gander at the Barbour-Triumph Brit 1 Bonneville collaboration recently displayed at Bike Shed IV we had a sneaking suspicion that it might be another custom...

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• Norton pushes the Boundaries with the SG4

  Posted on 26 May 2015

  

  As the Superbikes line up at this year’s TT to blast off down Glenclutchery road, the Norton SG4 piloted by two times TT winner Cameron Donald is guaranteed to turn...

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• TYCO BMW S1000RR rated by Guy Martin

  Posted on 08 April 2015

  

  Guy had driven down to Almeria in Southern Spain in his Transit van – (kipping in it as well) to link up with team mate William Dunlop and the Tyco...

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