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Keanu Reeves to launch three bikes at EICMA next week
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This just in from the American outlet Asphalt and Rubber: movie icon Keanu Reeves has been confirmed to be at next weeks’ EICMA show in Milan where his ARCH Motorcycle company will show THREE models to the world. An updated, 2018 version of the ARCH KRGT-1, which is the bike (above) that you’ve most…
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Kawasaki H2 SX power claims made. And if true… aren’t up to much. Even with a supercharger bolted on.
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According to the scoop-kings over at the Dutch outlet Oliepeil, the power output on the supercharged H2 SX bike coming from Kawasaki for 2018 isn’t exactly mind-blowing. The Dutch lads say that the big new H2 sport tourer is getting the official name ‘H2 SX’ and kicks out ‘just’ 157bhp. Yeah, ‘just’ 157bhp. In…
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Amazon drones could charge electric motorcycles on the go
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A new Amazon patent could be set to fix the issue with electric powered travel by delivering essential power by DRONE to wherever you need it. The patent filed by the mega-company only features the plan for cars, but there is no reason why the technology couldn’t be transferred to the electric…
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Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda’s new 2018 models all destined for Motorcycle Live!
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This week has seen some of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers unveil brand-new models – all of which will be making their UK debut at Motorcycle Live at The NEC, Birmingham from 18-26 November. Yamaha announced an innovative new three-wheel leaning motorcycle called the Niken, which translates to ‘two swords’ in Japanese. The model was…
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s MOTOBOT is back. And the damn thing is getting quicker and closer to Valentino Rossi…
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You ever see that film The Terminator? Where machines rise up against humanity? Check out this video from Yamaha of the latest step in the factory’s Motobot project. The any-bike riding bolt-on robot’s team has been tasked with using the latest tech and a combination of learning AI to make a bot that can be…
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CAUGHT: Here’s the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen snapped out in final road miles!
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Our friends at the excellent Soymotero.net have been out and about hunting down the Husqvarna 701 Vitpilen 2018 motorcycle – and bagged these great photos of the prototype undergoing final pre-production tests. The bike was caught near Barcelona in the town of Molins de Rei. One of Soymotero’s users, called Carlos, spotted the new bike…
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Here’s the first official pic of the 2018 Africa Twin Big Tank (it won’t be called that… should be, but won’t…)
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We told you some time ago that Honda was bringing out a seriously updated version of the hugely popular Africa Twin Adventure Bike and what we have here (above) might well be the first official look at the bike courtesy of Honda itself. We’ve lightened the image (below) so that you can see it better.…
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FIVE ways to get into motocross (handy) from the upcomingly-BRILLIANT Dirt Bike Show
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The mega four-day-long Dirt Bike Show in partnership with MOTUL is now less than a week away – so get your dirt mojo in gear. Thousands of riders and enthusiasts will pack into Warwickshire’s Stoneleigh Park from Thursday to Sunday, October 26-29, for what is Europe’s biggest indoor off-road event. The show isn’t just for…
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Honda’s 2018 big naked. More details emerge from teaser video
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https://youtu.be/H6tHYyl5Ki8 Honda has released its second video teaser under the ‘Neo Sports Cafe’ banner – and this time there’s a lot more on show of the big retro-styled naked that we’ll see at EICMA in early November. Whilst Honda hasn’t given all the game away the new video does show that the bike…
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The Super Cub Series hits its 100,000,000 (that’s a hundred million) model mark, today.
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Now THAT’S what you call a sales success. Honda’s Super Cub has, today, hit the 100 MILLION mark with landmark two-wheeler coming off the production line. To mark this incredible amount of one type of bike, Honda held a commemorative ceremony attended by President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo at its Kumamoto Factory, Japan,…
