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EICMA 2018: Honda’s 2019 CB650R appears for the first time in production form. It’s a small CB1000R Neo Sports Cafe roadster type-of-thing
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It’s hardly earth-shattering news (largely because we’ve been banging on about the CB650R becoming a Neo Sports middleweight for most of 2018) but it’s finally here. The Honda four-cylinder engine looks very similar to the CB1000R funky naked roadster, comes with 41mm Showa SFF USD forks, radial-mount four-piston brake calipers, Honda Selectable Torque…
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Honda’s secret designs for a 650 (possibly… Hornet-ish… ) exposed in new patent file.
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So this is a NEW set of patents from Honda for a new motorcycle that’s heading our way. There’s no mention of when we’ll see this bike, or exactly what capacity the motor it uses is – but here’s the drawings. Now, we might be adding up a bit too much here. But there’s a…
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LATEST Honda Neo Sports Café TEASER. Chassis and clutch cover REVEALED.
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Honda has released the second image of its new Neo Sports Café – revealing the chassis and clutch cover of its new machine. Speculation has been whirling around the web about Honda’s new machine for months – and from what we’ve been able to work out; it’s more than likely that it’s going to be…
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CUSTOM Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 tops 150mph at Bonneville
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In the hands of 18-year-old Cayla Rivas, Royal Enfield’s new Continental GT 650 has been taken to 241kph (150mph) at Bonneville Salt Flats – exceeding the bikes previous best by over 30kph (18mph). Royal Enfield has had a crack at demonstrating the potential of its new twin-cylinder 650cc engine – participating in the Bonneville Motorcycle…
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Honda boss goes public on Hornet rumours: ‘We’ve got TWO new 650s coming! One will be funky, one will be mainstream.’
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How about this for all you Hornet fans out there? Great news coming to us in the shape of a top interview with Fabrice Recoque, director of the motorcycle division of Honda France (below). The interview was carried out at the recent Forza scooter launch by top French magazine Moto Revue and is a real…
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‘ROYAL’ ENFIELD: Prince William checks out the new 650cc Interceptor
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It’s no secret that Prince William loves motorcycles – and the latest machine to catch his attention is the all-new Royal Enfield Interceptor INT 650. The Ducati-riding Duke of Cambridge has been busy on the biking front over the last couple of months. He’s been caught out on his Ducati a handful of times, visited…
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Norton Motorcycles join forces with Chinese manufacturer Zhongshen
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Norton and Zhongshen have entered into a 20 year Design and Licence agreement based around Norton’s all new 650cc twin-engine. The 650cc twin-engine has been jointly engineered and developed by Norton and Sussex-based Ricardo engineering and has been specifically designed to the requirements of Zhongshen. It will be Euro 4 compliant, which enables Zhongshen to…
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Suzuki announces V-Strom 1000, 650 and 650XT variant prices and availability for the UK
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Suzuki has announced pricing for its new V-Strom 650 and new V-Strom 1000, as well as confirming pricing for the XT variants of both its adventure-touring machines. Suzuki’s ever-popular V-Strom 650 will come with an RRP of £7,399 when the new bike arrives in March, while the more off-road-ready V-Strom 650XT (above) will be available…
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Intermot show: Kawasaki announces TWO more new models! The Z900 and Z650!
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Here we go then, another two models coming in from Kawasaki – the Z900 (the black bike, below)and Z650 (the white bike). Below are the details from Kawasaki directly – we’ll let you know the price when it appears from Kawasaki UK: Z900 / Z900 ABS CONCEPT: RIDER-FOCUSED SUPERNAKED OFFERS SUBLIME BALANCE OF POWER &…
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SCOOP new 650cc ‘mini-BMW’ type CFMoto tourer on the way
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Here’s the latest leaked design images of the next generation CFMoto 650TK tourer that show how the chinese-made, mid-price tourer is about to go down the BMW styling route for a sharper, more euro-friendly look. There’s new bodywork with a re-styled nose, new suspension (upside down forks), new tail unit and a new fuel tank.…
