Tony Carter
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PARIS: Honda shows off new ‘Neo Sports’ 650 and new colours for the Africa Twin. Mega Gallery
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This has just happened at the Paris Motor Show, Honda has taken the wraps off it’s CB650F-based Neo Sports Cafe Concept. Yep, it’s just a concept at the moment and it shares a lot of DNA with the current CB1000R but for our money it looks quite a bit better. Here’s a load…
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INTERMOT: First official photo of 2019 Suzuki Katana (and others from the launch in Germany)
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Due to appear soon at Intermot is this, the worst-kept-secret in 2019’s motorcycle line-up, the Suzuki Katana. Whilst we’re waiting for the bike to be officially unveiled, here’s a nice official photo of the bike a bit earlier than you might have been expecting. We’ve also added a few shots from the just-happened launch…
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INTERMOT: Kawasaki’s Ninja H2 goes official. 231bhp and self-healing paint
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We’ve already told you that the new top-of-the-pile H2 is up to 231bhp for 2019 – and that’s 243bhp with the turbocharger – but Kawasaki has now unveiled the new big bike in Intermot. The motorcycle also gets new Brembo brakes, a new TFT colour dash with Bluetooth which is smart phone compliant (via the…
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INTERMOT: Horex reveals VR6 RAW bruiser
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This is the third model in the small firm’s range – the VRG RAW which has been shown at Intermot as a world premier. Costing an eye-watering Euro 35,500 (that’s £31,519), the new bike uses the same six-cylinder 163bhp, 128Nm of torque engine as the other two motorcycle in the factory’s range. Compared the Horex’…
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INTERMOT: KTM unveils updates and new kit for the 2019 1290 Super Duke GT and Super Duke R
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KTM has just unveiled the changes to the range-topping 1290 Super Duke GT and Super Duke R. There’s very little changed with the R other than cosmetics and graphics whilst the GT does get some tweaks to make it easier to use. Here’s what KTM says it’s done to the bikes for 2019: KTM 1290…
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INTERMOT: Indian’s FTR1200 road bike – here’s the official VIDEO
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Want to see the FTR1200, the 2019 road model, in action? Fancy watching the launch footage that accompanied the factory unveil of the bike last night in Intermot, Germany? Here you go. We’re really looking forward to riding this thing.
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INTERMOT: Here’s Yamaha’s 2019 YZF-R125 – the FIRST 125 with variable timing!
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Talk about taking on the competition head-on! This is the 2019 Yamaha YZF-R 125 – a landmark small capacity motorcycle that’s going on sale as the first 125cc bike to feature variable valve timing. The high-tech system uses a version of the system that we’ve already seen on the firm’s R6 and R1 that…
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INTERMOT: New colours for XSR700 and XSR900 revealed
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Now, this is a nice scheme that’s going on the XSR700 (above) and XSR900 (below) bikes for next year. A mix of the firm’s thick horizontal red stripe with a black outline and a lot of silver finishing touches add to the overall retro theme and both models get red stitching on the seat. Expect…
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INTERMOT: Ducati shows the tweaked XDiavel in Germany
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We know that Ducati is going to be releasing a new Diavel soon but here’s an early look at one tweaked version of a bike for next year – the 2019 XDiavel. The bike gets a pretty funky matt grey colour scheme with brown seat and loads of gun metal colour touches. Expect a lot…
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Ducati CEO: “MotoGP Aerodynamic Package is coming to our production V4s”
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If you’re waiting on Ducati superbikes to get a full-on MotoGP package on the road then here’s the good news – the extreme tech IS on the way – and that’s from the big boss himself! In a tweet from Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali (below) the will-they, won’t-they question of complete aero-packages (wings on road…
