Ross Mowbray
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Aprilia’s working on a small capacity sportbike to compete with KTM’s 390 Duke and RC
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A small capacity, Indian-built sportbike could be coming soon from the Italian factory. Aprilia’s been getting serious about smaller bikes for a little while. Later this year we’re finally going to see the new RS660 rolling out across dealers – before it’s joined by the Tuono 660 in 2021. And of course, who can forget…
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Honda’s CT125 will arrive in the USA in November. But when is it coming to the UK?
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News has emerged revealing that Honda pint-sized trail bike will be making it to the USA in a couple of months’ time. Few small bikes have received as much love in recent years as Honda’s refreshed CT125. It’s a lovely little thing, that’s inspired widespread adoration since it was debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show…
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Mash is back! New distributor for the French brand.
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Motomondo UK has taken over distribution of the growing Mash brand in the UK. With 3X going under earlier in the year, there were a few brands floating around in the ether without a distributor. One that didn’t take long to get snapped up was Mash. It’s now being looked after by Motomondo UK –…
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Electric Husqvarnas coming in 2021 and 2022. Concept drawing of the E-Pilen revealed.
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Husqvarna’s talking about launching a small capacity electric scooter next year, before following it up with two variants of the E-Pilen in 2022. KTM’s been working on electric bikes for a while. Back in 2014 it launched its Freeride E, and this year it launched the SX-E mini-bike. So it’s not a surprise that its…
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SAVE SOME CASH: Indian offers TWO GRAND off its FTR 1200 and FTR 1200S.
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In the market for a new bike? Like the look of Indian’s FTR 1200? Well now’s the time to buy. That’s because the American factory has some cracking offers for its remaining FTR 1200 models from 2019. The standard model’s available from £9,999 – while you can get your hands on an FTR 1200S from…
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Honda reveals Hornet 2.0
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The Japanese factory has just released a video to mark the release of its next generation Hornet – and it’s much smaller than we’re used to. Nope. It’s not a new version of the 600cc machine we know and love. Instead it’s a 200cc (well, 184cc to be exact) version that’s been created specifically for…
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SPY SHOT: First LOOK at Harley-Davidson’s 338R. The Chinese-built roadster is coming.
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We’ve been telling you that the first of Harley-Davidson’s new small capacity machines was coming. And we’ve finally got a photo of the bike in finished form, courtesy of our pals in India. The entry level Harley 388R has been created primarily with emerging markets in mind. Developed and created in partnership with Chinese automotive…
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Honda’s CB500 range gets an update for 2021. Euro 5 compliant, A2-licence CB500X, CB500F and CBR500R revealed.
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Honda’s just revealed its new range of Euro 5 compliant 500s; the CB500X, the CB500F and the CBR500R. We’re going to be hearing a lot about Euro 5 over the coming months. Some manufacturers have been ahead of the curve, releasing compliant bikes last year – but for 2021 they’ve got no choice. That’s why…
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BMW’s getting serious about electric. 11 patents filed. Two ranges expected.
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We’re using a bit of lateral thinking here, but with 11 new electric-based trademark registrations – it doesn’t take much to work out BMW’s getting ready to get into the electric bike market in a big way. Nice of the documents filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office are tagged DC. That suggests…
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CONFIRMED: CFMOTO’s 700CL-X range will be coming to the UK next year
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We’ve had confirmation from the UK distributor that the full range of modern retro machines will be making it to the UK in 2021. The CFMoto 700CL-X is the latest machine to be released by the ever growing Chinese factory. First revealed at EICMA last year, the Heritage, Adventure and Sport variants will be powered…
