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KYMCO C Series Concept CV2 / CV3: doing a Yamaha (NIKEN) and a Honda (X-ADV) kind of
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Asian firm Kymco has shown two large scooters that it’s putting out as concepts at EICMA later this week – and they both look like pretty-finished ‘concepts’ that are virtually ready to go… First up is the CV3 tri-wheel (above). Coming hot off the heels of Yamaha’s NIKEN (below) MT-09-powered three-wheeler, the Kymco version…
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Ducati presents its 2018 line-up at gala pre-EICMA launch show
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There’s the much-awaited V4 superbike (that’s more MotoGP-for-the-road than anything we’ve seen before) and a Scrambler 1100 that’ll get your juices flowing. The global event on Sunday evening was hosted by Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, who unveiled a host of new bikes including a 1100 Scrambler and V4 MotoGP bike for…
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Want to watch the LIVE Ducati launch of its 2018 motorcycles? Well you can. Right here, for FREE.
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The countdown has begun to the Ducati World Première 2018, scheduled to take place in Milan, at the Linear Ciack theatre, on Sunday 5 November 2017. The Ducati Model Range for next year will be presented tomorrow at 9.00pm (that’s 8.00pm UK time) by Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali. The live screen is on this page,…
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Kevin Schwantz RGV500 to be restored at Motorcycle Live
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Kevin Schwantz’s 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 is to be restored to full working order at this year’s Motorcycle Live – which takes place from 18-26 November at the NEC in Birmingham – as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s presence at the annual event. The iconic Grand Prix machine will be completely stripped, before being carefully…
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WSB 2018 Provisional Calendar Confirmed
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WSBK has decided on the final dates for 2018’s action – the season kicks off on February 23 in Australia (Phillip Island, natch) and ends in Qatar on October 27. The UK round will be held at Donington Park on May 27 but the Argentinian round scheduled to be held on October 12-14 is still…
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Suzuki shows the 2018 Hayabusa, GSX-R750 and GSX-R600. Don’t get too excited… sigh…
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Well, this might just be a cat-out-the-bag a bit early but Suzuki Motor of America has released these images of new-2018 models in the USA range. The announcement reported on by Road Racing World and Asphalt and Rubber outlets, reportedly shows next year’s GSX-R750, GSX-R600 and Hayabusa – and nothing’s really changed on the bikes……
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Met Police show off new BMW F700GS and stinger spikes to combat bike theft
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Scotland Yard has unveiled a handful of new tools to help in the battle against bike theft. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the new tactics today, claiming they were already making a difference with a fall in the number of moped offences since July. Metropolitan Police have commissioned four specialist off-road ready BMW F700GS bikes, in…
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Keanu Reeves to launch three bikes at EICMA next week
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This just in from the American outlet Asphalt and Rubber: movie icon Keanu Reeves has been confirmed to be at next weeks’ EICMA show in Milan where his ARCH Motorcycle company will show THREE models to the world. An updated, 2018 version of the ARCH KRGT-1, which is the bike (above) that you’ve most…
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Kawasaki H2 SX power claims made. And if true… aren’t up to much. Even with a supercharger bolted on.
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According to the scoop-kings over at the Dutch outlet Oliepeil, the power output on the supercharged H2 SX bike coming from Kawasaki for 2018 isn’t exactly mind-blowing. The Dutch lads say that the big new H2 sport tourer is getting the official name ‘H2 SX’ and kicks out ‘just’ 157bhp. Yeah, ‘just’ 157bhp. In…
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Amazon drones could charge electric motorcycles on the go
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A new Amazon patent could be set to fix the issue with electric powered travel by delivering essential power by DRONE to wherever you need it. The patent filed by the mega-company only features the plan for cars, but there is no reason why the technology couldn’t be transferred to the electric…
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