Tony Carter
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Check this out. Gorgeous CGI from Japan of a ‘super’ Katana 1135R that’s rumoured to be on the horizon!
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The rumour-mill in Japan is that Suzuki is planning a limited-edition ‘Super Katana’ that is effectively a ‘R’ version of the bike that was launched by the Japanese factory earlier this year. What’s being said in Japan and being shown here in this illustration from top Japanese outlet YoungMachine is this: the supposed new bike…
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VIDEO: Watch this guy do a 52m jump on a jacked up GSX-R1000 with dirtbike suspension… you’ll LOVE this film!
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One of the best films we’ve seen this year. FMX star Juha Ruokolainen and his team have slapped full-on dirtbike suspension to a 162bhp Suzuki GSX-R1000. The result, a brilliant video and a nutty Ruokolainen pushing the bike through a forest at insane pace. We’re loving everything about this video – and you will too.…
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Got a Yamaha R3? Fancy turning it into THIS?
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Check out this new fairing kit for the brilliant roadbike that turns the popular small Yam into something that looks like Kenny Robert’s legendary YZR500 GP machine. The Rocket kit is being sold by Californian company GG Retrofitz and costs $1,198 for the Race (track) version and $998 for the Street (road) set-up. Fitting the…
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Honda patents Artificially Intelligent suspension
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How about this then? It’s Honda’s plans to put a suspension system on a bike that actually knows and PREDICTS the type of surface need you’ll want in the next split second! The designs uses both passive (reactive) and adaptive suspension equipment that respond to the range and frequency of the terrain under and in…
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Flippn’ eck! The Kramer GP2 R is now on sale. 130bhp, 140kg, 74ftlb and costs £27K
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We’ve just had spec confirmation through from Markus Kramer himself, telling us that the pretty stonking 890cc (an 850cc version is available for the USA racer’s needs) racebike is now available to buy. Called the GP2 R, the bike uses the KTM LC8 engine and is specced-up for track use. Think of it like a…
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CUSTOM KIT now in red, white and black. Turn your Kawasaki Z900 into a ZXR 900.
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To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kawasaki ZXR, Spanish custom specialists Japan Legends has created an awesome conversion kit for the Z900. And it’s now available in several different colour schemes. Last year we showed you Japan Legends Kawasaki ZXR 900 kit in the classic green-blue-white colour scheme – but now, the Spanish brand…
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Honda files patents for the CB125X and CB125M funky future roadsters.
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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. What we were treated to was a pretty upright roadster and a small Adventure-styled bike. More of a styling exercise than a real presentation of a future bike or two…
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PATENT drawings confirm BMW’s working on supercharged S1000RR.
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Patents have emerged which suggest that BMW’s developing its own supercharged sportbike. And it could be the first production motorcycle to use an electric motor to power the supercharger. The German factory’s not the first to give supercharging a go – with Kawasaki recently releasing three supercharged H2’s and Honda and Suzuki quietly working on…
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LOOK AGAIN: HOT RUMOUR: The return of the Honda Deauville for 2020! According to the French, it’s up to 998cc and it’s on its way…
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We showed you this first a couple of weeks ago, but in case you missed this article – well, we figured you’d appreciate seeing it again. After all, it’s a really good bit of gossip going on at the moment, weeks after it first broke… The fellas over at Moto Station in France have filed…
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VIDEO: The BEST film you’ll see for a while. Full Trail Fever – Retro KTM Enduro with a kick. Watch this, it’s AWESOME.
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We’re loving this video this morning, and we reckon you’ll love it too. AORC and ISDE winner Tom Mason (a man with a hugely impressive off-roading skill set) larking about in full-on 1980s mode with a 1981 KTM 250 Enduro bike. Look, it’s just a bit of a laugh and it’s done really well. Treat…
