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Honda’s Rebel CMX1100T
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The affordable cruiser gets the bagger treatment! The Japanese factory has revealed a new touring-ready model of its CMX1100 Rebel. It might look as though the new CMX1100T is largely unchanged from the ‘standard’ bike, with the same chassis and Africa Twin-derived 1084cc parallel twin engine which kicks out a respectable but not earth-shattering 85.3bhp.…
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Yamaha’s Niken GT – updates
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A whole load of updates for the funky tourer Yamaha’s Niken GT is being treated to some serious updates for 2023, including a new 890cc engine. The engine is a variation of the tried-and-tested design used in the massively popular Tracer 9 and MT-09, and it’ll have 5% more capacity than the outgoing motor. There’s…
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Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650
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Royal Enfield’s finally revealed the bike that’s going to join its popular 650cc twins – but this time, it’s a cruiser. The arrival of the new bike at the EICMA show in Milan a few weeks ago shouldn’t come as a massive surprise. We’ve been telling you it’s on the way for months, and even…
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Suzuki: Burgman Street 125EX pricing confirmed
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Suzuki has confirmed the recommend retail price (RRP) of its new Burgman Street 125EX as £2,999. The new luxury 125cc scooter forms part of a trio of new scooters from the Japanese brand, set to boost its small capacity range in 2023. An ultra-clean Suzuki Eco Performance αlpha engine sits at the heart of the…
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Pricing for all-new V-Strom 800DE announced
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The prices continue to roll out from Suzuki, who announced these new models a few weeks ago. Today, it’s the turn of the 800DE. Here’s what Suzuki had to say: Pricing for the most off-road ready V-Strom yet, the all-new V-Strom 800DE, has been announced at £10,499. Powered by Suzuki’s new 776cc, long-stroke, DOHC, parallel…
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New V-Strom 1050DE and V-Strom 1050 pricing confirmed
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Suzuki’s new V-Strom 1050DE will come with an RRP of £13,699 when it arrives in dealerships in spring, 2023. Pricing for the V-Strom 1050 has been confirmed at £12,999. The new V-Strom 1050DE, with its stronger focus on performance on any terrain, to any horizon, on any adventure, is set to provide excellent value for…
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Suzuki GSX-8S pricing announced
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Suzuki has announced pricing for its all-new GSX-8S, with the parallel twin-powered naked coming with an RRP of £7,999 when it arrives in the spring. The new-from-the-ground-up GSX-8S has a long-stroke 776cc parallel twin engine at its heart, with a 270° crank, designed to deliver punchy torque and a flexible character, while four valves per…
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Legal Q&A: Strong words from our legal ace for Daytona owner!
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Q I work at delicatessen in south London. I’ve been there about a year or so and always park my Triumph Daytona 675 outside the shop window so I can keep an eye on it. You can’t be too careful nowadays. Last week I rocked up to work at 8.30am as normal and regular as…
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Legal Q&A: Awkward situation with mate’s prank…
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Q Over the last couple of years my mates have all started heading away from sports bikes and down the green lane riding route. Lured by a fun day out, last year I bought a Husqvarna 701 and started kitting it out to make it even more awesome. That included fitting a rekluse clutch. To…
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The MIGHTY TZ500
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Honda’s exit from the GPs arguably did Yamaha a huge favour – at Grand Prix level it really didn’t have too much to worry about other than MV Agusta. And at privateer level it was essentially free to mop up whenever and wherever at 125, 250 and 350 events. It was only the premier blue-riband…
