Sports Bikes

  • MEGA gallery: ALL new official Yamaha R6 photos (and initial price details too!)

    MEGA gallery: ALL new official Yamaha R6 photos (and initial price details too!)

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    Following yesterdays launch of the new Yamaha YZF-R6, we have put together a MEGA gallery of ALL the official photos of the new bike. It looks pretty sweet! We also have an update on pricing: it’s not official, but the 2017 price in the US is $12,199, which would indicate that the new R6 will…

  • 2017 Yamaha R6 – all the information direct from Yamaha, right HERE

    2017 Yamaha R6 – all the information direct from Yamaha, right HERE

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    Here’s all the information from Yamaha about its 2017 Yamaha R6 – we’ve taken this directly from the bumf direct from the factory. it’s going to be a bit wordy, but this is EVERYTHING about the bike that Yamaha is telling the world right now. And now you have it, too.  

  • First official Yamaha R6 video

    First official Yamaha R6 video

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    Here it is in all its glory – the new Yamaha YZF-R6! The video shows the bike in its natural habitat, a fast-flowing race track – and it looks great! The new bike has a more R1-esque look and if the video is anything to go by, it’s blisteringly fast! We can’t wait to test…

  • Yamaha 2017 R6 – specs are HERE (no power figures yet though)

    Yamaha 2017 R6 – specs are HERE (no power figures yet though)

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      OK, so we’re rushing this out a bit – but that’s because we want to give you this information as quickly as we’ve got it off Yamaha – so here’s the actual detail document from Yamaha about its new 2017 R6. The bike is 190kg (wet) but there’s no power figure for it yet.…

  • Early pics of 2017 Yamaha R6 arrive!

    Early pics of 2017 Yamaha R6 arrive!

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    Early pics of 2017 Yamaha R6 arrive! Well… we think they’re real… We’re less than an hour away from the official launch of the 2017 Yamaha R6 (we think) so imagine our surprise when these pictures just popped up in our inbox… Yep, we’ve only been sent these and no details. These pictures haven’t come…

  • World launch: This afternoon. Yamaha’s 2017 R6. We think. Here. Yeah. Here.

    World launch: This afternoon. Yamaha’s 2017 R6. We think. Here. Yeah. Here.

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    Yamaha is launching a new R series bike at 3pm today. We think it’s going to be the 2017 R6 model. We’re being sent the information from Yamaha when the new model is unveiled and we’ll bring you everything that’s sent out form the factory, right here. We love the way the millions of you…

  • SPY SHOT! Ducati’s 939 Multistrada caught! In garage. Finished. Yep

    SPY SHOT! Ducati’s 939 Multistrada caught! In garage. Finished. Yep

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    Here’s one of the bikes that we’re expecting to surface officially at the Milan motorcycle show next month – this is the Ducati 939 Mutlistrada. We’ve been sent these shots by someone who has found their way into a garage ahead of the new bike getting its screen options and panniers fitted. Caught in an…

  • Kawasaki giving the H2R bigger wings. Design drawings point the way to proper downforce increase

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    These drawings from inside Kawasaki show how the factory is having to up the amount of downforce on its next-generation of the brutal H2R to MotoGP levels, just to keep the front wheel of the coming-version of the bike on the floor during top-end acceleration. There’s no details about an increase in the bike’s power…

  • Honda Fireblade 2017: USA source says cheaper, ‘basic’ version of the new superbike is on the way

    Honda Fireblade 2017: USA source says cheaper, ‘basic’ version of the new superbike is on the way

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    Honda Fireblade 2017: USA source says cheaper, ‘basic’ version of the new superbike is on the way. There’s going to be a cheaper, lower-spec Honda Fireblade launched at the Milan motorcycle show next month. That’s the claim being made by American website Asphalt and Rubber which attributes the information coming from American Honda. According to…

  • Photos: Awesome Barry Sheene tribute Suzuki SV650

    Photos: Awesome Barry Sheene tribute Suzuki SV650

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    Suzuki France has launched a cool dealer competition to promote the new SV650: The idea is that the dealership network designs and builds café racers and scramblers using the new bike as a starting point to bring a bit of variety to the Suzuki looks. The SV650 has proved surprisingly versatile, and we particularly like the…

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