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Flippn’ eck! The Kramer GP2 R is now on sale. 130bhp, 140kg, 74ftlb and costs £27K
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We’ve just had spec confirmation through from Markus Kramer himself, telling us that the pretty stonking 890cc (an 850cc version is available for the USA racer’s needs) racebike is now available to buy. Called the GP2 R, the bike uses the KTM LC8 engine and is specced-up for track use. Think of it like a…
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CUSTOM KIT now in red, white and black. Turn your Kawasaki Z900 into a ZXR 900.
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki ZXR, Spanish custom specialists Japan Legends has created an awesome conversion kit for the Z900. And it’s now available in several different colour schemes. Last year we showed you Japan Legends Kawasaki ZXR 900 kit in the classic green-blue-white colour scheme – but now, the Spanish brand…
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Honda files patents for the CB125X and CB125M funky future roadsters.
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Last winter a lot of the world’s biking press (us included) opined that Honda’s small-capacity prototypes shown at Milan should make it to the road. What we were treated to was a pretty upright roadster and a small Adventure-styled bike. More of a styling exercise than a real presentation of a future bike or two…
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PATENT drawings confirm BMW’s working on supercharged S1000RR.
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Patents have emerged which suggest that BMW’s developing its own supercharged sportbike. And it could be the first production motorcycle to use an electric motor to power the supercharger. The German factory’s not the first to give supercharging a go – with Kawasaki recently releasing three supercharged H2’s and Honda and Suzuki quietly working on…
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LOOK AGAIN: HOT RUMOUR: The return of the Honda Deauville for 2020! According to the French, it’s up to 998cc and it’s on its way…
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We showed you this first a couple of weeks ago, but in case you missed this article – well, we figured you’d appreciate seeing it again. After all, it’s a really good bit of gossip going on at the moment, weeks after it first broke… The fellas over at Moto Station in France have filed…
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PATENTS confirm Harley-Davidson’s working on a NEW air-cooled V-TWIN engine.
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Patents filed by Harley-Davidson confirm that the iconic American factory is working on the successor to its Milwaukee Eight power plant. Harley-Davidson has long since relied on traditional, air-cooled V-Twin engines – and it doesn’t look like things are going to change too much, with the American factory filing patents for a new air-cooled V-Twin…
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VIDEO: The BEST film you’ll see for a while. Full Trail Fever – Retro KTM Enduro with a kick. Watch this, it’s AWESOME.
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We’re loving this video this morning, and we reckon you’ll love it too. AORC and ISDE winner Tom Mason (a man with a hugely impressive off-roading skill set) larking about in full-on 1980s mode with a 1981 KTM 250 Enduro bike. Look, it’s just a bit of a laugh and it’s done really well. Treat…
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VIDEO: Rippin’ Mykonos with Aaron Colton and Robbie Maddison. Stunts, jumps and riding on water.
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Red Bull has just released a brilliant video which shows Aaron Colton and Robbie Maddison blasting round the Greek island of Mykonos, showing off their eclectic mix of two-wheeled tricks. It’s well worth a watch if you’ve got a few minutes to spare.
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BMW files patent for electric front wheel drive on motorcycles. Ripe for the next big Adventures from the German factory?
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The drawings show an all-in-one unit mounted around a front wheel hub that is used to drive the front wheel when needed in particularly gnarly off-road conditions or up steep inclines. There’s only a couple of drawings of the mechanism but in the patent’s description BMW clearly stated that the electric drive can…
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It’s OFFICIAL! Ducati CONFIRMS the V4 Multistrada is coming for 2021.
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While celebrating the Ducati Multistrada’s sixteenth birthday and announcing that it’s built 100,000 units of the bike in its various guises, the Italian factory’s dropped some big news – confirming that the widely rumoured Multistrada V4 is happening. And we’ll get to see it for 2021. To celebrate the massive milestone, Claudio Domenicali himself was…
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