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Yamaha XSR900 world launch review
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For Mikko’s video review of the Yamaha XSR900, click here. Price: Matt grey and rock slate £7,849 / 60th Anniversary colour scheme £ 7,999 Engine: 847cc, three-cylinder, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, DOHC, four-valve Power: 113bhp at 10,000rpm Torque: 87.5Nm at 8,500rpm Tested by: Mikko Nieminen Whether you’re a fan or not, there’s no escaping the fact that…
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Ducati XDiavel world launch review
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Price: XDiavel £15,795,XDiavel S £18,395 // 154bhp @ 9,500rpm // Tested by John Milbank I find it hard to call this bike a cruiser. It’s not particularly heavy, it’s full of extremely advanced technology, it handles, and it’s very, very fast. But it does have the cruiser trademark feet-forward riding position and wide, raked-back…
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G310R BMW/TVS sportster with full fairing appears at Delhi show
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This is the clearest idea yet of what a fully-faired G310R BMW could end up looking like when it gets launched later this year. Called the Akula, the bike is from TVS and has been unveiled at the Auto Expo show in Delhi. It’s basically a G310R (pictured below) – TVS designed and built the…
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VIDEO: New 2016 Triumph Speed Triple
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Here’s a lovely little video from Triumph, showing the new 2016 Speed Triple turning the scenery into a blur: The new Speed Triple S and Speed Triple R have1050cc triple engines producing more torque and more power than the previous generation. The Speed Triple S retails from £10,200(OTR) and the Speed Triple R from £11,500(OTR).…
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Video: Ducati’s draXter concept bike launch film
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Not content with showing off three concept Scramblers at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, Ducati has also shown off this draXter concept too. Basically, this is the feet-forward, belt-driven XDiavel in a more “sports” point of view. The modifications over the cruiser that was unveiled at the end of last year all shove the…
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Kawasaki Versys 250 rumour reports updated looks and some rider-tech for 2016
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There’s another image that’s appeared in the Japanese press yesterday of the Versys 250 – an upcoming Kawasaki rumour that’s really gaining pace. It’s not a new story, we and other outlets have been picking up on the quarter-litre roadster rumour for around a year now – but this is the latest version of how…
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Honda’s 250cc Africa Twin – the Japanese press says it’s a go for production
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Honda first showed the mini-CRF250 Rally (think, tiny-engined Africa Twin) as a concept at the Osaka motorcycle show last March – and according to Japanese magazine Young Machine, the bike has been tweaked further to ape even more of the new Africa Twin. The bigger bike has a myriad of rider tech and a…
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Ducati unveils three new Scrambler specials at the Motor Bike Expo of Verona
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Motor Bike Expo kicks off from today (Jan 22) until the end of Sunday and there will be three new Ducati Scrambler specials making their debut at the event. Called Peace Sixty2, Revolution and Artika, the customized bikes will be previewed during the Verona held event on the Ducati Scrambler family stand. Following the Ducati…
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Three videos of Enfield Himalayan 410cc off-road small Adventure bike break cover
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Here’s three sweet promo videos of the Royal Enfield Himalayan, the latest small-capacity off-roader to come out of India. The bike, which we’ve been showing you in various pre-production guises for around a year or so, is powered by a 410cc single-cylinder motor that kicks our 25bhp. It will be launched officially on February 2.…
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Japanese journos go public with latest ‘Super Blade’ pic and info
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Here’s what the top Japanese magazine Young Machine reckons the next generation Honda CBR1000 Fireblade is going to look like. Dubbed the ‘Super Blade’, this is the bike we’ve been telling you about for around ten months now. The machine is a mid-point model between the basic Blade and the RCV213V-S (the MotoGP biek for…
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