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Yamaha reveals range of BOLT-ON (or bolt-in) ELECTRIC motors. 27bhp to 264bhp.
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Yamaha’s developed a range of electric motors from 35kW to 200kW – and it could mean we’re getting closer to seeing an electric road bike from the Japanese factory. The prototype 35kW to 200kW interior permanent magnet synchronous motors can be used for a wide range of applications. The video shows the drive module fitted…
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New electric Hero motorcycle on sale in India for under £1,800
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It’s the first ‘real’ motorcycle from Indian company Hero and the AE-47 not only looks the part, it also costs mere peanuts compared to other electric bikes out there. OK, so it’s not designed to be the quickest, cleverest or most impressive electric bike – but it has been made to be practical and easy…
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Want to see Honda’s WSB 2020 Fireblade up close? Here you go.
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It’s a lovely piece of motorcycle for a Monday morning that’ll get you smiling. This is the factory Honda World Superbike Fireblade in testing garb, photographed between test sessions. Campaigned this year on the world stage by Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista, the bike is all-new and comes with a host of aerodynamic wings. Think…
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Honda’s CBR250RR hots up for 2020. The little Fireblade motorcycle gets sharper
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According to our friends in Japan, there’s a proper war coming between the raft of new four-stroke 250s with Kawasaki’s ZX-25R spurring others to get serious with their quarter-litre screamers. The Kawasaki’s 4-cylinder engine has a redline of 17,000rpm and – although not yet confirmed by the factory – is expected to appear in two…
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TT 2020: Michael Dunlop: ‘I’m still looking for a Superbike ride’
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Michael Dunlop says he has ‘no agreement in place to ride a Superbike’ for the 2020 road racing season. As widely expected, the Ballamoney star confirmed he’d compete under his own MD Racing banner in the Superstock and Supersport classes: “As that has proved to be a good way of doing things.” Writing on his Michael…
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First Ride: 2020 Kawasaki Z1000SX Ninja
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By Dave Manning, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Bringing the top model in Kawasaki’s sport tourer range into line with the rest of the road bike range – giving it the Ninja moniker – isn’t just a nostalgic reminder of bikes like the original 1984 GPz900R, but gives the new Z1000SX a sportier sell, alongside…
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Here’s the Ducati Superleggera! Project 1708 is HERE! 234hp, 152kg. Oh man… MEGA GALLERY of LEAKED images
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Here’s the Ducati Panigale V4 Superleggera. It’s a 234hp, 152.2kg dry (with the race exhaust fitted) – MotoGP bike for the road with the GP16 aero package. It’ll cost around £76,000. and there’s only going to be 500 of them made. This mega gallery of leaked images of the bike shows it off in it’s…
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Honda patents it’s first all electric sporty (ish) roadster
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So this drawing has appeared as part of a patent from Honda and in it you can clearly see that it’s an all-electric vehicle slotted into a semi-sporty outer. There’s not much detail on the intricacies of the bike itself; batteries are low slung, there’s braking regen from the front wheel and the rear triangular…
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You REALLY want a Harvey Mushman T-shirt. You REALLY do.
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Harvey Mushman wasn’t a real person – at least, not in the motorcycle racing sense (although there’s probably a few real Harvey Mushman’s around the world, let’s be honest. Hello, Harveys!) but he was iconic because Harvey Mushman was the pseudonym used by Hollywood legend Steve McQueen when he wanted to enter motorcycle races. In…
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Triumph + Bajaj deal to start off with SIX A2-friendly motorcycles that WILL be sold over here
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More details are emerging, this time from France, of the ins and outs of the recent merger of Triumph Motorcycles and Indian bike builder Bajaj. The two companies announced last week that they were pooling ideas, designs and manufacturing to come up with a series of small-to-middleweight motorcycles, ranging in size from 200 to 750cc.…
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