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TOP GEAR: Kriega OS-32 Pannier
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When it comes to motorcycle luggage, Kreiga’s right at the top of its game. Over the years it’s become the go-to choice for bikers in the know. If you’ve never tried their gear before, and you’re in the market for some soft panniers to kit out your adventure bike for your next expedition, the new…
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TOP GEAR : Shoei Neotec 3 System Helmet
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Top Japanese crash-hat maker Shoei has released the latest version of its flip-front system helmet, the Neotec 3. It’s fully homologated to ECE 22.06 regs, with dual approval for open and closed use. The outer shell uses a new Advanced Integrated Matrix (AIM) composite fibreglass material with even better performance than before. The flip- front…
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Top Gear: Weise ION Heated Gloves
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Now that we’re experiencing some more refreshing climatic conditions, it isn’t time to park up the bike for the winter, but rather equip ourselves to carry on riding through to the spring. The Weise Ion gloves are made with a combination of textile and full-grain leather – dual layered over critical zones – with KP1…
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Long Termers: Indian Challenger
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Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Magazine Editor Dave Manning feeds back on his five months with the Indian he intercontinental ballistic cruise missile that is the Challenger has now returned to Indian. There are a few things that I’ll not miss, as I slide my weary behind on to any one of a number of significantly…
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Suzuki GSX-8R- big for 2024?
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Off the back of its recently-released GSX-8S, Suzuki’s launched a new middleweight sportbike – and it looks the business. Will this be one of THE bikes for 2024? Back in the 1970s, journalists came up with the ‘Universal Japanese Motorcycle’ or ‘UJM’ moniker to describe the huge number of inline-four air-cooled DOHC 8-valve engines in…
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Long-Termers: Suzuki V-Strom 800DE
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Chris Moss reports back on his 5 months so far on the ‘Strom… Life was going well. Riding my V-Strom in lovely weather en route to see my Dad, I couldn’t have been more content. And then the joy was suddenly put on hold. After clocking over 90 miles of the 100-mile journey, I heard…
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Honda CBR600RR
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The Japanese factory has rolled out a new version of its iconic 600 sportbike… and it’s loaded with electronics. The best Xmas presents are the ones you don’t expect. And we really didn’t expect this one… We’ve been writing about the death of the 600 sportsbikes for years now, but Honda’s clearly decided to make…
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Hybrids and upgrades for Kawasaki
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Kawasaki was fairly quiet at Milan: it had already released its interesting new Ninja 7 hybrid model, and the ZX-4RR and ZX-6R models were also already out. We did get a new Z7 naked version of the new hybrid bike, which looks a little less chunky than the Ninja, and uses exactly the same cunning…
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Semi-Auto Sportsbikes?
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Honda’s been banging on about its automatic DCT dual-clutch transmission for years now, and while it’s got its benefits in bigger bikes, it’s a bit too heavy, complex and pricey to suit smaller machines. So for 2024, the Big Aitch has developed a new E-clutch semi-automatic gearbox set up, and is trying it out on…
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More Honda Middleweights
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Honda is continuing to make the most of its massively popular 500 twin platform It might not set your pants alight, but Honda’s 500 twin range has done cracking business over the past decade or so. You can have the same compact A2-licence friendly engine in a choice of naked CB500, sporty CBR500R or light…
