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  • SPY SHOT: ALL-NEW Yamaha XT 125 dual sport SPOTTED.

    SPY SHOT: ALL-NEW Yamaha XT 125 dual sport SPOTTED.

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    We’ve been sent a spy shot of Yamaha’s new XT125 dual sport machine, which has been caught testing out in India. Yamaha’s inimitable XT125 isn’t currently being produced for the British market, with the last one going on sale in 2012 – but looking at this spy shot of the Japanese factories latest creation, maybe…

  • SPY SHOTS: Aprilia’s RS 660 caught TESTING at Vallelunga. And it looks like it’s NEARLY FINISHED.

    SPY SHOTS: Aprilia’s RS 660 caught TESTING at Vallelunga. And it looks like it’s NEARLY FINISHED.

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    Aprilia’s all-new RS 660 has been caught out testing on track in Italy – and considering its nearly finished form, it looks like we won’t have to wait as long as we first thought for the new supersport machine to make it to market. One of the most interesting bikes to be revealed at this…

  • SPY SHOTS: KTM’s 790 Duke R finished and caught out on the road. Here it is.

    SPY SHOTS: KTM’s 790 Duke R finished and caught out on the road. Here it is.

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      We’ve been bringing you spy shots of the 2019 790 Duke R from KTM for a while now, we know what the bike looks like in prototype form and today we’ve bagged our spy shots of the bike in finished, ready-to-go guise. All that’s missing from the 2019 hot-rod naked roadster is the Austrian…

  • Evoke Motorcycles is TESTING new fast charging MODULAR batteries. ZERO to 80% CHARGE in 15 MINUTES.

    Evoke Motorcycles is TESTING new fast charging MODULAR batteries. ZERO to 80% CHARGE in 15 MINUTES.

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    Beijing-based Evoke Motorcycles has just announced that it’s testing a new, second generation modular battery for its electric motorcycles. The new batteries are designed to allow for ultra-fast charging – and Evoke claims that they can be recharged from 0-80% in just 15 minutes. Evoke’s current generation batteries can be recharged using a wall charger in…

  • SPY SHOT: KTM 1090 Adventure CAUGHT while testing.

    SPY SHOT: KTM 1090 Adventure CAUGHT while testing.

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    It’s been a quiet year for KTM so far. At Intermot, the Austrian factory unveiled its new 1290 Super Duke GT, and we’re expecting its hotly anticipated 790 Adventure to be revealed at EICMA in just a few weeks’ time – but it looks like there’s more to come after all, with its new 1090 Adventure…

  • SPY SHOTS: Ducati Panigale V4 R caught out in final tests. MotoGP on the road gets more of everything

    SPY SHOTS: Ducati Panigale V4 R caught out in final tests. MotoGP on the road gets more of everything

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        Here’s the latest spy shots of the top-top-top-of-the-top Ducati Panigale V4 R WSB undergoing final tests. This is the WSB-homolgation motorcycle that you’ll be able to buy when it officially goes on sale in a few weeks. The bike photographed is in track trim which means that the V4 R fairing you can…

  • COMING FOR 2019: BMW’s 2019 F850GS ADVENTURE. Caught out in action during SECRET endurance tests.

    COMING FOR 2019: BMW’s 2019 F850GS ADVENTURE. Caught out in action during SECRET endurance tests.

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    Ahead of the big motorcycle shows kicking off in a month or so – we’re going to be reminding you of all the NEW bikes we’re expecting to be unveiled ready for 2019. Next month the action kicks off with INTERMOT in Cologne, followed a few weeks later by EICMA in Milan – and we…

  • SPOTTED: Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 caught testing. SPY SHOTS confirm it’s on the way.

    SPOTTED: Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 caught testing. SPY SHOTS confirm it’s on the way.

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    Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 has been caught on camera while out and about testing – and from what we can see in the snaps, the latest version of the potent A2-licence sportbike is well on its way to production. There’s been talk that Yamaha has been hard at work developing a new R3 for well over…

  • Spy Shots: KTM’s front and rear radar bikes caught during tests

    Spy Shots: KTM’s front and rear radar bikes caught during tests

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    Here’s this week’s spy shots of the next generation big KTM 1290 Adventure just after a batch of secret tests using the Austrian firm’s front and rear radar systems. KTM announced in April that is would have working radar systems looking after vehicular distance and early-warning electronic programmes on its bikes by 2020, and based…

  • REMEMBER this? Our SIX spy shots that first revealed 2019’s sportier Ducati Diavel undergoing secret tests

    REMEMBER this? Our SIX spy shots that first revealed 2019’s sportier Ducati Diavel undergoing secret tests

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      We first brought you these cracking spy shots last week (last Wednesday, to be exact) and we figured that we should show you them all again just in case you missed this stuff the first time around. It’s SIX great shots of a sportier, meaner version of the popular Italian motorcycle that’s currently undergoing…

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