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  • SCOOP: Kawasaki’s Ninja R2 SECRET patent drawings for supercharger with extra fuel injector built in

    SCOOP: Kawasaki’s Ninja R2 SECRET patent drawings for supercharger with extra fuel injector built in

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    We’ve already told you several times about the Kawasaki Ninja R2 – the next supercharged motorcycle set to come from the Japanese factory, and now we’ve been sent these exclusive patent drawings of a (kind of) multi-point fuel injection system for the new bike. Last week we revealed how the Japanese journalists hot on the…

  • Image appears of Suzuki 2017 GSX-R250 – Japanese journos agree about ‘frame wing’ scoop

    Image appears of Suzuki 2017 GSX-R250 – Japanese journos agree about ‘frame wing’ scoop

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    The rumour mill surrounding the upcoming Suzuki 2017 GSX-R250 sporty quarter-litre motorcycle for later this year keeps on spinning and Japanese magazine Autoby has this as its take on the new bike. The image has just appeared in the new issue of the magazine (and to be fair, our picture of it isn’t the best)…

  • Triumph confirms Thruxton and Thruxton R prices and availability

    Triumph confirms Thruxton and Thruxton R prices and availability

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    Triumph Thruxton and Thruxton R are right up there among the most beautiful bikes of the season. And Triumph has just announced that you could get your hands on one for just a touch over £10k. Not bad, considering that the main rival, Norton Dominator, is priced at £19,950. The OTR price for Thruxton 1200…

  • Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black prices and availability announced

    Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black prices and availability announced

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    While our guys are testing the bikes in Portugal, Triumph has announced the price and availability of the new Bonneville T120 and T120 Black. Both bikes are priced at £9,600.00 OTR for the base model. If you fancy a splash of colour on the bike the charges are: Metallic £150.00, Matt £150.00 (including VAT), Twin…

  • Image appears of what CB250X mini-Adventure bike will look like

    Image appears of what CB250X mini-Adventure bike will look like

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      We brought you the news about a Honda CB250X mini-Crossrunner type of bike that a Honda boss had let slip about a few days ago and now this image has appeared. The emerging markets of Indonesia and Malaysia have been buzzing with the news that the little Adventure bike is on the way and…

  • Yamaha patents stop/start technology

    Yamaha patents stop/start technology

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    Yamaha patents stop/start technology. Yamaha has filed a patent for an auto-stop scooter. The design is not model specific but a patent at this stage usually means that the technology will be included on a current model for the following year’s run – so expect this to be included in some 2017 model. Yamaha is…

  • Honda CBR500R and CB500F world launch review

    Honda CBR500R and CB500F world launch review

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    Honda CBR500R and CB500F world launch review Tested by: Mikko Nieminen Engine: 471cc liquid-cooled, parallel twin Power: 47bhp at 8500rpm Torque: 43Nm at 7000rpm Price: CBR500R £5,599 / CB500F £5,099 The A2 licence category is a veritable minefield for bike manufacturers in many ways. Any machine that wants to succeed here must be easy for…

  • 2017 Yamaha R15 facelift mac-up appears in the emerging markets

    2017 Yamaha R15 facelift mac-up appears in the emerging markets

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    2017 Yamaha R15 facelift mac-up appears in the emerging markets. Indonesian website Peysblog has fired up this computer image of what it think the facelifted Yamaha R15 is going to look like. This image certainly tallies with the blurry snapshot of a Yamaha being ridden at the firm’s Indonesian plant that we brought you a…

  • 1000cc Carberry Enfields to be made in India – super special going more mainstream

    1000cc Carberry Enfields to be made in India – super special going more mainstream

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      1000cc Carberry Enfields to be made in India – super special going more mainstream The 1000cc Carberry Enfield Bullet special (essentially, two 500s bolted together) is going to go on sale to the general public. The plan is for Australian specials builder Paul Carberry to begin building the bikes in India. Carberry is backed by…

  • New Honda MSX125 for 2016

    New Honda MSX125 for 2016

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    Honda has announced a new ‘mini-streetfighter’ look for the popular MSX125. The MSX125 is effectively a modern take on the original Monkey bike of 1963. It’s a bike built for fun as much as anything else. Being a 125cc machine means it’s available for A1 licence holders, and it has certainly been popular (over 300,000…


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