Last year we brought you the first ever photos of a secret 850cc powered BMW roadster that looked like a smaller, roadster version of the
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Honda files patents for the CB125X and CB125M funky future roadsters that we first saw in Milan!
Last winter a lot of the world’s biking press (us included) opined that Honda’s small-capacity prototypes shown at Milan should make it to the road.
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BMW files PATENT for a new flexible TANK. HYBRID motorcycle on the way?
Patents have been filed by BMW for a new flexible fuel tank, which all but confirm that there’s a hybrid motorcycle on the way from
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PATENTS: Aprilia’s RS660 production drawings now filed. It looks EXACTLY like the bike in our spy shot video. Hurrah!
We’ve been bringing you the first looks at the production version of the 2020 Aprilia RS660 road bike undergoing an extensive road and track testing
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SPORT BIKE TO SPORT TOURER: Honda’s latest PATENT lets you change your RIDING POSITION.
Honda has filed a patent for a clever piece of technology which will allow you to change your CBR1000RR from out and out sport bike
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Here’s the OFFICIAL designs for Suzuki’s Supermono single-cylinder!
Could the Japanese factory really be looking to push out a single-cylinder motorcycle that is similar in idea to the classic Ducati from 20 years
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Kawasaki patents RADAR assisted safety systems.
Kawasaki has filed designs for a new radar assisted safety system with the Japanese Patent Office – and it confirms that it’s joining the radar
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SECRET PLANS: Kawasaki’s BATTERY-powered Ninja 400.
What do you think to this Kawasaki BATTERY-POWERED Ninja 400 that hinges the ‘engine’ unit out of the left side of the machine in one
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Ooooh! New patents squeak out for the Honda six-cylinder retro cafe racer. Yeah, six-cylinder.
We’ve told you before that this bike was coming and to be fair, we could waffle on about what we’ve found with these latest patents
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PATENT reveals Kawasaki is working on an ELECTRIC motor. AND it’ll be LIQUID COOLED.
Patent drawings have emerged which confirm that Kawasaki is working on an electric motor – suggesting that the Japanese factory probably isn’t too far away from
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Kawasaki trademarks ‘Meguro’ name. HINTS that there’s another RETRO model on the way.
Kawasaki has filed a new trademark application with the European Union Intellectual Property Office – and it’s looking like the Japanese factory will be adding
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Ford invents cars that look for filtering motorcyclists and then stay out of their way automatically!
Ford has invented a system that constantly looks for motorcycles filtering between lanes, works out how quickly they are approaching and automatically STOPS a car
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Honda patents new seat. Helps to keep riders cool and dry.
Although it’s not something many of us think about in great detail, the seat on your motorcycle plays a hugely important part in your riding
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REVEALED: Here’s Honda’s latest patent designs for the Neo Wing – the three-wheeler, leaning Gold Wing thing. And it’s going to have power steering!
It’s been a motorcycle that’s coming ever since the prototype/concept bike was shown to the public in October 2015, and a couple of months ago
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REVEALED: Honda’s plans for a live heads up display beamed to the screen of your bike as your ride
Honda has filed new designs for a first heads-up-display that will beam a motorcycle’s essential information onto the inside of the bike’s windscreen. The information
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Honda BOSS confirms three-wheeler IS coming. Kind of.
We’ve been speculating about the arrival of Honda’s three-wheeler ever since its funky NeoWing concept was unveiled to the world back in 2015. And it
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Honda’s secret designs for a 650 (possibly… Hornet-ish… ) exposed in new patent file.
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
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PATENT: Here’s the drawings for the production version of the Indian FTR1200 flat tracker on the road!
For the past couple of years we’ve been banging on about this motorcycle hitting the road in proddie form and here’s the final bit of
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CONFIRMED: NEW BMW S1000RR for 2019. PATENT filed in China.
We’ve been telling you that there’s a BMW S1000RR on the way for a few months now. And a patent filed in China CONFIMS that
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Yamaha’s plan for airbags on scooters revealed
We all know that you can’t fit airbags to sportbikes, largely because of the almost-prone riding position that the sporty motorcycles sit the rider in
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What the hell is THIS (from Kawasaki’s special futures/ sci fi department)?
Ok, hands up people – we’ve got no idea what this patent design filed by the Japanese company is for – but it’s weird and
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REVEALED: Here’s the patents for Yamaha’s NEXT Niken – and it’s an MT-03-powered leaning three-wheeler!
Here’s what we’ve been sent on the next Niken from the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer. It’s a series of official designs from the factory that
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Huh? Suzuki’s STRANGE second plans for live light projection. Beams light onto the roof of tunnels.
Suzuki has filed designs for a new LED light system that projects a beam of light onto the ceiling of a tunnel, to help riders
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Honda’s planning a Rebel cruiser with a 1000cc Africa Twin motor inside. Plus some nice prototype – type styling touches
Honda has filed designs for an Africa Twin-powered big Rebel cruiser. The plans for the upcoming easy rider aper have been uncovered by our
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FINAL production drawings for Suzuki’s Katana / Recursion are filed by the factory. Supercharged (yes), Turbocharged (no). CONFIRMED
Here’s what looks like the final designs of the upcoming Suzuki Recursion project which will join the factory’s line-up either at the end of 2018
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REVEALED: Ford patents car with built-in deployable motorcycle
We’ve seen some crazy looking patents in the past, but Ford’s latest unveiling probably tops them all. The American automotive giant has filed a patent
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Honda’s new reverse-mounted engine on its way – and according to the patents, it’s coming in a very sporty package
Honda has filed plans for a rotary-type throttling device (!) for an upcoming sport bike that, in this first-registration sketch, looks amazing. What the
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GOTCHA! Honda’s Next-Wave Adventure bike REVEALED.
And it’s a throwback to the early 1980s! These designs from Honda that show a new bike on the way which bears more than a
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Yamaha gets serious about three wheels and acquires patent for Brudeli Leanster
Following the recent announcement of the new Yamaha Niken – the Japanese brand has got its hands on a patent for another leaning multi wheeler,
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Toyota patents transparent A-pillar to improve visibility in cars
Japanese car-maker, Toyota has shown its serious about reducing forward blind-spots in cars – filing a patent for a clever, cheap solution to help drivers
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Revealed: Suzuki’s inter-vehicle plans for group riding safety in the future
Here’s the latest part of Suzuki’s ‘connected’ vehicles plan – where motorcycles and other vehicles talk to each other in real time as they
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Honda’s fuel cell motorcycle plans revealed
These five design drawings unearthed from a heap of files registered with an international patent office show that Honda isn’t just about electric bikes
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Here’s the 2018 Honda Gold Wing. Note the front end.
We’ve been sent these images which reckon to be the 2018 Honda Gold Wing. Nothing official from Honda about this yet, but we’ve been
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Benelli’s future triple 1200 motor patents filed in China. Looks quite a lump.
This CAD/CAM image of the new three-cylinder engine that will power the upcoming 1200 Benelli tourer has appeared in Australia on the AMCN site. Reports
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Suzuki files 13 new patents for its turbocharged roadster. Designs getting close to finished machine now!
Our ongoing story of the soon-coming turbocharged Suzuki roadsters (one in particular) has received a boost (arf!) with the latest lump of production-protecting patents
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Revealed: Two-Wheel Drive Suzuki Burgman Scooter
Suzuki has filed a patent application for a two-wheel drive scooter. It shows (what looks like) a Suzuki Burgman 200, with a hub-mounted electric motor
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REVEALED: Honda’s secret plans for automatic braking on motorcycles!
REVEALED: Honda’s secret plans for automatic braking on motorcycles! Honda is working on an new electronic braking system that will automatically slow you down
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Honda’s filed a funky front end set-up for a scooter (and something bigger, so the rumour-mill has it)
Honda’s filed a funky front end set-up for a scooter (and something bigger, so the rumour-mill has it). Check out these patents filed by
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Cracked it! Kawasaki’s plans for an electric road bike with enough power for a SMALL TRUCK
Kawasaki has sorted out its cooling problems for an all-electric motorcycle which will have an engine strong enough to power a SMALL TRUCK. We’ve brought
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Revealed: Yamaha’s first full patent drawings for its production all-electric off-roader (just appeared)
Revealed: Yamaha’s first full patent drawings for its production all-electric off-roader (just appeared). These designs for a fully electric motocross-styled bike have just appeared
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Honda puts in patent for the 300TT Racer retro funkster roadbike
Honda has filed a patent for this, the firm’s 300 TT racer concept. Now, this might mean that this bike will be made into a
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Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes
Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes. These designs from inside Kawasaki’s offices shows the tech fitted
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Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design
Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design. Kawasaki has tried to sneak this mystery motorcycle’s design through the patent system – by hiding
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REVEALED! Ducati CEO’s designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time)
REVEALED! Ducati CEO designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time). Claudio Domenicali is the Chief Executive of Ducati. A man
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Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production
Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production. Suzuki has just filed for patents in America, China and Europe for this, the
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SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…)
SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…) We’ve been sent this amazing patent application from Audi which
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