BeMoto Blog Posts

  • Time Travel: Modern bike v old GP bike

    How far back in history would I have to time travel to win a GP on my GSXR Fireblade ZXS1000RR? Jerez in Spain is the best circuit to answer the question as the layout hasn't changed since its Grand Prix debut in 1987...

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  • How do bikes go round corners

    Bikes go round corners because the rider is balancing a large number of physical forces to a high degree of accuracy – at least, accurately enough not to crash, hopefully. To explain further may break the internet or your attention span. But here goes...

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  • Why do motorcycle tyres wear out?

    At a superficial level, tyres wear out because otherwise tyre manufacturers wouldn’t sell as many. But the physical reason a tyre wears out is because it grips. Or sticks. Well, both. There IS a difference...

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  • Suzuki Katana Concept Bike

    Despite a relatively short-lived four year production run the Suzuki Katana had well and truly left its mark (the styling cues can still be seen on some of today’s line-up) and has even been resurrected many times in limited numbers. We think that somewhere out there, Suzuki are still building them and they might just look like this...

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  • Bike Security Hacks

    Of course, we'd all love to keep our bikes in Fort Knox style security. But there are plenty of simple, cheap, even free security tips that can help prevent bike theft. Here's a few of our favourite ways to defeat the crims...

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  • MV Agusta Brutale 800 Launch

    While it's not going to be troubling Honda or Yamaha anytime soon, the Varese firm is looking to extend its proposition out and up from the 'Italian hyper-exotica' ghetto with this Brutal 800...

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  • A Brief History of Ducati Motorcycles

    Ducati initially started in 1926 as a family business making parts for radios, based in Bologna, Italy. The famous Borgo Panigale factory was built in 1936 and the Panigale name has since become synonymous with the ‘Red Rockets’ and of course the flagship work-of-art that is the 1299R superbike...

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  • Ducati 400 Scrambler

    The original Scrambler, launched in late 2014, was a middleweight 803cc roadster, with a basic chassis and moderate engine performance, plus a huge truckload of accessories, merchandise and annoyingly-upbeat advertising campaigns...

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