Tony Carter
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EICMA 2019: Triumph unveils the Thruxton RS, a Bobber TFC and TWO Special Edition Bonnevilles
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So let’s start with the Thruxton RS – a specced-up Thruxton that’s lighter and more powerful than its predecessor, the Thruxton R. The RS has just been unveiled at the EICMA Show in Milan, Italy. Triumph says that the bike has had a major power increase (up by 8PS to 105PS) with more power across…
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EICMA 2019: Honda reveals updated CB1000R for 2020. LESS weight and MORE power.
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Building on the success of its 2018 CB1000R, Honda’s updated its Neo Sports Café motorcycle for 2020 – upping its power output and reducing its weight. In addition to some subtle cosmetic changes, the big news is that the latest generation CB1000R is more powerful and lighter – which is an impressive achievement considering it’s…
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EICMA 2019: Honda has launched its 2020 Fireblade motorcycle. 214.5bhp, MotoGP wings and a track-focused design.
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Honda is not being coy about why it’s made this all-new Blade for 2020 – outwardly saying that this is, really, a track bike that’s been built to shine at WSB-winning speeds. Here is what Yuzuru Ishikawa, Large Project Leader for the new CBR1000RR-R Fireblade said about the bike: “Our intentions are crystal clear. The…
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EICMA 2019: Brough Superior and Aston Martin’s NEW motorcycle. FIRST LOOK.
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A couple of images have appeared which show Brough Superior and Aston Martin’s two-wheeled concept. News of a collaboration between the two British brands has been doing the rounds on the web for about month – but ahead of the official unveiling of the project at EICMA tomorrow, here’s a look at some design drawings…
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Furygan launches intelligent Fury Airbag system for motorcyclist’s jackets
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French motorcycle clothing brand, Furygan, has partnered with In&Motion to introduce the Fury Airbag system, an airbag vest which zips inside Furygan jackets – available in UK dealers now. Compatible with 2019 and 2020 Furygan jackets with the airbag connect logo, each jacket features an additional inner zip allowing users to zip the Fury Airbag…
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EICMA 2019: Yamaha’s FJR1300 AS and FJR1300 AE Ultimate Edition motorcycles. And there’s a NEW Tracer 700 too.
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Yamaha’s just updated its iconic FJR1300 sport tourer motorcycle, and there are TWO new bikes for 2020 – the FJR 1300AS and the FJR1300 AE Ultimate Edition. Updated to meet Euro 5 regulations, the two new FJR’s for 2020 come with black and gold paintwork, gold three spoke wheels and a range of top quality…
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EICMA 2019: MV Agusta goes big! The 206bhp Brutale 1000RR motorcycle leads the charge for 2020
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There’s some gorgeous metal from MV Agusta right now at EICMA in Milan – the Italian firm has taken the wraps of its Superveloce 800 modern cafe racer motorcycle and sat that right alongside the muscley Brutale 1000RR. According to MV Agusta, the Brutale 1000RR gets 206bhp and an ‘advanced chassis, aero bodywork and a…
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EICMA 2019: Here’s MV Agusta’s three new Rosso motorcycle models for 2020 – which apparently are cheaper (but nobody is telling the world the cost of these, just yet)
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What we have here is the Rosso version (so that’s a real lot of red) of the Italian firm’s Brutale 800, Dragster 800 and Turismo Veloce 800, first reported by Jensen Beeler on Asphalt & Rubber, Mechanically, it doesn’t look like a lot has changed – the wheels could well be cast and there’s a…
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Here’s ANOTHER drawing of the 1100cc Desert X Scrambler motorcycle. And it’s come DIRECTLY from Ducati itself!
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When we brought you the live coverage of the Ducati World Premier event last month, we knew that Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali was going to announce some future model plans – what we weren’t expecting was another couple of variations to the current Scrambler model. Domenicali was very clear that this was the direction that…
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The Moto-Cirque Arena is BACK at Motorcycle Live for 2019
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Following its debut last year, Motorcycle Live visitors will have the chance to see a brand new breath-taking stunt show within a purpose built, seated arena. And what’s more, show visitors get FREE entry to the Moto-Cirque Arena between 16-24 November at the NEC, Birmingham with their standard entry ticket. With numerous high octane shows taking place throughout…
