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Video: 2017 Benelli Tornado 302R in full-on launch action
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Video: 2017 Benelli Tornado 302R in full-on launch action. https://youtu.be/FlqO_AJnvsw Here’s a new video for the upcoming Benelli Tornado 30R2 released by the factory. In it, the bike gets the usual light-stick treatment (there’s some cut-aways to a half-dressed woman, not entirely sure why) and then there’s some pretty decent track action on the bike…
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Launch ride: Triumph Bonneville T100
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It was only a matter of time until this happened. As popular as the Bonneville range has been, what Triumph could really do with was a smaller capacity machine, one that’s suitable for new riders, even those on restricted licences. So, the T100 was a no-brainer really: take the 900cc engine from the Street Twin,…
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Designer Bezzi’s BSA 355 sketch is proper tasty!
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Designer Bezzi’s BSA 355 sketch is proper tasty! We like this – but it’s proper pie-in-the-sky stuff. This is a ‘concept’ design sketch (a bit of wishful thinking, in other words) by motorcycle designer and pretty darn good scribbler, Oberdan Bezzi. Following the news some time ago that BSA was coming under the financial Pheonix…
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Video: Motorcycle Live! A 2017 thing to see: BMW’s R nineT Pure, Racer and Urban G/S
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If you like the retro feel and want the BMW ease-of-use-tech-touch then check out these three absolute stunners at the NEC next week. If you fancy a bit of old-school roadster then there’s the 2017 Pure option, for café racers it’s the… err… Racer take and for the even more retro Adventure bike fan there’s…
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Video: Motorcycle Live! A 2017 thing to see: Husqvarna’s Svartpilen and Vitpilen 401s!
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Taking the prize for some of the whackiest-looking motorcycles you’ll get close to at the show, the Svartpilen and Vitpilen from Husqvarna are pretty much a must-check-out at the NEC. Built around the firm’s 375cc, 44bhp single-cylinder, twin overhead camshaft motor the funky roadsters get Bosch 2-channel ABS, WP suspension and a slipper clutch as…
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First look: Erik Buell’s ‘new’ bike – the Black Lightning – gets revealed a few days before its launch
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First look: Erik Buell’s ‘new’ bike – the Black Lightning gets revealed a few days before its launch. When Erik Buell Racing (EBR) announced a couple of months ago that his company would be launching a new Black Lightning there was much wringing of hands and awaiting of something a bit ground breaking from the…
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Honda’s CB500F special is the sweetest bolt-on bitsa special we’ve seen yet. Cafe Racer goes modern in a cool way
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Honda’s CB500F special is the sweetest bolt-on bitsa special we’ve seen yet. Cafe Racer goes modern in a cool way. Honda had a couple of interesting specials (they’re not really specials, much more tweaked new models put out to gauge public reaction) – and the sweetest of them at the Indonesian show was this CB500F.…
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Honda’s GTR Adventure appears as official Honda special at motorcycle show… hmmm…
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Honda’s GTR Adventure appears as official Honda special at motorcycle show… hmmm… Whilst Eicma eyes were on the X-ADV adventure scooter (below) thing from Honda there has been something else happening in the ‘adventure scooter on stilts’ market elsewhere – and this bike also comes from Honda. It’s called the GTR Adventure. Originally first shown…
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Milan show: BMW G310 GS mini-adventure bike in detail VIDEO
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BMW has released a video giving everyone a proper look at the new G310 GS. The bike is the smallest in the GS family by some margin, but with 33bhp it’s the most powerful of the mini-adventure bikes launched at the Milan show this year. The engine is shared with the G310 R roadster, but…
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Milan show: Husqvarna Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401 confirmed for production in 2017
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Husqvarna has just revealed its brand new Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401, as part of their ‘Real Street’ range. The two bikes sport modern café racer looks in light (Vitpilen) and dark (Svartpilen) guises. To complete the range there’s also a faired version, the Vitpilen 401 Aero. Designed to make motorcycling more accessible, stylish and…
