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  • Zontes 800cc triple coming for 2022? MT-09 challenger from China.

    Zontes 800cc triple coming for 2022? MT-09 challenger from China.

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    A graphic render is doing the rounds which suggests Chinese factory Zontes is working on an 800cc triple – and if looks anything like the design, it’s one to get excited about. Zontes has made a name for itself over the past few years – thanks to its consistent output of stylish, capable and affordable…

  • VIDEO: Honda’s 2020 Fireblade gets its taps opened up in Japan. Turn this up LOUD!

    VIDEO: Honda’s 2020 Fireblade gets its taps opened up in Japan. Turn this up LOUD!

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    Check this out, it’s a video from our friends at Japanese magazine Young Machine of their top-end test on the new Honda Fireblade. Riding the bike at the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI), specifically on the very high speed Yatabe test course, the bike was put through a series of high-speed runs with the test…

  • VIDEO: KTM’s 1290 Super Duke R goes full HOOLIGAN.

    VIDEO: KTM’s 1290 Super Duke R goes full HOOLIGAN.

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    KTM’s released a short film showing its 1290 Super Duke R in action – showing just what its new machine’s capable of on the road and track. There’s some top riding on show in the clip, as the bloke at the helm of the Super Duke R flicks between smooth and fast to downright outrageous…

  • Husqvarna’s 701 Enduro LR is available NOW. And it’s got a 25 litre fuel tank.

    Husqvarna’s 701 Enduro LR is available NOW. And it’s got a 25 litre fuel tank.

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    Husqvarna has just announced the release of its new 701 Enduro LR for 2020. Building on the success of its standard 701 Enduro, the only significant change for the LR model is that it gets a massive 25 litre fuel tank. And according to Husky, it’s perfect for extended, adrenaline-filled on or off-road adventures –…

  • Inside the April issue of Fast Bikes…

    Inside the April issue of Fast Bikes…

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    We’re riding Honda’s super-sharp Blade SP! Plus we’re duking it out with KTM’s 1290 Super Duke R in the April issue of Fast Bikes magazine. You don’t want to miss out!

  • Hollywood superstar Eric Bana is working on a Mike Hailwood Isle of Man TT movie

    Hollywood superstar Eric Bana is working on a Mike Hailwood Isle of Man TT movie

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    Yep, the Aussie petrolhead with a well documented love for anything with an engine that you can do stupid things on has begun the ball rolling on a film about Mike The Bike’s legendary 1978 Isle of Man TT comeback. Bana is writing, co-directing and starring in the feature film that will tell the story…

  • Harley-Davidson President and CEO leaves the company in 'mutual decision'.

    Harley-Davidson President and CEO leaves the company in 'mutual decision'.

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    Announced by the American firm, Harley-Davidson’s the big boss has gone from the so-called Bar & Shield brand. President and CEO Matt Levatich, 55, has left after 26-years at H-D and said: “I am very fortunate to have spent many years with a company as revered as Harley-Davidson. “The grit and determination of the employees and…

  • CONFIRMED: Our spy shots of the BMW R18 tourer now CONFIRMED by BMW patents uncovered in Brasil!

    CONFIRMED: Our spy shots of the BMW R18 tourer now CONFIRMED by BMW patents uncovered in Brasil!

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    Filed in Brasil and uncovered by the new bikes team at Motor1 Brasil, the 14 patents from the BMW factory leave absolutely no doubt that the spy shots we first brought you back in June last year ARE two versions of the R18 cruiser. The only update on the bike over our months old spy…

  • VIDEO: Valentino Rossi’s secret museum

    VIDEO: Valentino Rossi’s secret museum

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    In the first of a four part series of videos, nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi shows you his ‘secret museum’ where leathers, helmets, gloves, boots, trophies, podium caps and even motorcycles are stored. The series is produced by Dainese, so it’s a bit of a Dainese advert to be honest – but it’s still a…

  • Kawasaki patents a three-wheeled motorcycle

    Kawasaki patents a three-wheeled motorcycle

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    There’s a bunch of patent drawings that have appeared on Italian site motociclismo.it, showing a three-wheeler from Kawasaki – but it doesn’t solve the two-wheels-at-the-front problem in the same way that Yamaha did with its Niken three-wheeler. In the detailed illustrations, it’s clear that the Kawasaki is going to use a quadrilateral system for the…

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