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Trails and tarmac. Kawasaki unveils its all-new KLX 230.
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Kawasaki’s getting back into the dual-sport game, unveiling its new KLX 230 – to help off-road fans hit the trails on a budget. We love our small capacity dual sport bikes here at MoreBikes – and straight from Japan, here’s a look at Kawasaki’s new KLX 230. Priced under 500,000 yen (which is around £3,750)…
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NEW GEAR: Shoei’s NEW Manga-inspired NXR Stimuli TC-10
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Shoei Helmets has just revealed a brand new design for its NXR sports helmet. And it pays tribute to the brands Japanese roots, with a bold hand-drawn Manga design. It’s by no means cheap, coming in a £469.99 – but the NXR’s a serious, top quality lid, designed specifically for high-performance sports riding. As such,…
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Gorgeous! Check out THIS stunning Red Bull Fireblade from Honda for the Suzuka 8-Hour
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With the iconic Japanese endurance race a month away (the entire event runs from Friday, July 26th to Sunday, July 28th) Honda has unveiled this beauty. It’s a trick Blade under the Red Bull colours. Traditionally, whatever Blade Honda runs at Suzuka – the single most important race on the calendar for the Japanese factories…
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Yeah! Now THIS is the sort of Kawasaki ZX-25R we’re waiting for (take note, Mr Kawasaki).
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Our mates over at Young Machine magazine in Japan have been going on about a hot Kawasaki quarter-litre sportsbike for as long as we have – over three years now – and whilst the road-going easy-to-ride A2-friendly bike’s had the momentum so far, it sounds like it’s time for the hot version to appear. Well,…
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NEW COLOURS for Suzuki’s GSX-R1000R for 2019.
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Suzuki Japan has announced a range of new colourways for its GSX-R1000R sport bike for 2019 – and we’ve got our hands on some snaps of the upcoming machines courtesy of our pals Young Machine. At this stage, there’s been no news if the new colourways will make it over to the UK and Europe…
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Mugen unveils NEW Isle of Man TT electric RACER.
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Fresh from the Tokyo Motorcycle Show, here’s a look at Mugen’s next generation Shinden superbike ahead of the 2019 Isle of Man TT. The Mugen Shinden Hachi is the eighth version of Mugen’s Shinden electric superbike (hachi means eight in Japanese) – and although it’s not dramatically different to the previous model, Mugen has announced…
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VIDEO: Honda debuts ELECTRIC off-roader.
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Honda has just unveiled an electric version of its CR motocross bike at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan. Asphalt and Rubber has got its hands on some photo and video of Honda’s latest unveiling at the Tokyo Motorcycle Show in Japan – and it confirms that Honda is starting to get serious about electric with…
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NEW COLOURS for Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 and 1000 for 2019.
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Suzuki Japan has announced a range of new colourways for its V-Strom adventure machine for 2019 – and we’ve got our hands on some snaps of the upcoming machines courtesy of our pals Young Machine. At this stage, there’s been no news if the new colourways will make it over to the UK and Europe…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Suzuki Katana
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Words: Mikko Nieminen, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Photography: Suzuki Re-imagining iconic bikes of yesteryear is no new thing. Among others, we have seen the Kawasaki Z900RS nod in the direction of the Z1, and Triumph recently launched a new Speed Twin to resurrect the famous moniker. The latest bike to get a modern…
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NEW COLOURS for Suzuki’s GSX-S1000F, GSX-S1000 and GSX-S750.
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Suzuki Japan has just unveiled a range of new colours for its GSX-S1000F. GSX-S1000 and GSX-S750 – and our friends Young Machine has fired over some images, to give us one of the first looks at the updated machines. And here they are… Suzuki GSX-S1000F Suzuki GSX-S1000 Suzuki GSX-S750 At this stage there’s been no official…
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