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Learner motorcyclists could have to take even more tests just to get their CBT if Government plans get go ahead
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Learner motorcyclists could have to take even more tests just to get their CBT if Government plans get go ahead. A raft of changes to the way learner road users are taught and assessed could be about to come into force if Government plans for new rules for new riders and drivers are brought into…
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Suzuki issues recall on V-Strom 650 over stator failure fears
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Suzuki issues recall on V-Strom 650 over stator failure fears. Suzuki has issued a recall on it’s 650 V-Strom because of a potential fault with the wiring. The recall is has – so far – only been made in the States and affects some 8,613 bikes which were made between August 30 and October 12,…
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Spied: Suzuki’s plans for a new GSX-150R naked in 2018 appear in Asia. Apes big bike looks and gets more power (according to the documents)
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Spied: Suzuki’s plans for a new GSX-150R naked in 2018 appear in Asia. Apes big bike looks and gets more power (according to the documents), Suzuki Indonesia has filed a new set of patents for its upcoming GSX-150R that shows the tiny beginner bike looking even more like the GSX-1000S big naked. The patents have…
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SPY SHOTS: Gotcha! KTM’s 2018 390 Adventure caught out and about on the road
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SPY SHOTS: Gotcha! KTM’s 2018 390 Adventure caught out and about on the road. Hot on the heels of our first look at the KTM 800 (read: 790-named) Adventure bike a week ago comes these great pictures of the Austrian company’s ‘other’ secret Adventure bike – it’s new 390! Caught out by our spy…
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Launch ride: Ducati Multistrada 950
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Launch ride: Ducati Multistrada 950. Words: Mikko Nieminen Photos: Ducati The Ducati Multistrada 950 is the new, more accessible addition to the Multistrada family. Ducati says it’s four bikes in one: a bike you can use for touring, urban, sporty or enduro riding. And as Ducatis go, this one is quite affordable too. The smaller…
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650
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Launch review: 2017 Kawasaki Z650. Tested by: Bruce Wilson // Power: 67bhp (50.2kW) @ 8,000rpm // Torque: 48.4ftlbs (65.7Nm) @ 6,500rpm // Wheelbase: 1,410mm // Seat height: 790mm // Weight: 187kg // Price: £6099 (Sport model – £6,999) The Z650 is an important bike to Kawasaki, having already racked up in excess of 12,000…
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Bezzi’s been at it again – this time he’s drawn up a pretty sweet JAWA Californian 351 concept
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Last week, we brought you bike designer Oberdan Bezzi’s concept art for the new BSA (we’ve put that at the bottom of the article here so that you can see it again). This week there’s another ‘fantasy’ – we think it’s pretty accurate in terms of what we will see heading out to the emerging…
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Launch ride: 2017 Yamaha MT-09
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Revamped for 2017, the new MT-09 remains true to its values… WORDS: John Milbank, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Yamaha What each of us can afford to pay for a bike is invariably subjective. What some might consider a bargain price, others might well struggle with. But there can be no argument, surely,…
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Video: 2017 Benelli Tornado 302R in full-on launch action
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Video: 2017 Benelli Tornado 302R in full-on launch action. https://youtu.be/FlqO_AJnvsw Here’s a new video for the upcoming Benelli Tornado 30R2 released by the factory. In it, the bike gets the usual light-stick treatment (there’s some cut-aways to a half-dressed woman, not entirely sure why) and then there’s some pretty decent track action on the bike…
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Launch ride: Triumph Bonneville T100
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It was only a matter of time until this happened. As popular as the Bonneville range has been, what Triumph could really do with was a smaller capacity machine, one that’s suitable for new riders, even those on restricted licences. So, the T100 was a no-brainer really: take the 900cc engine from the Street Twin,…
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