Sports Bikes
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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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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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Harrison joins three-rider team at Honda Racing UK
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Honda Racing UK has confirmed a three-man team for the 2024 Isle of Man TT Races, with Dean Harrison lining up alongside John McGuinness MBE and Nathan Harrison. Dean Harrison joins the factory Honda team after a 7-year stint with DAO Racing and Kawasaki, with whom he took two of his three TT victories to date,…
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NEW BIKES: GSX-8R middleweight sportsbike
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As you’ve probably gathered, Suzuki’s pulling the covers off new 2024 models at the EICMA show in Milan, one of which is the aggressively styled sports middleweight, the GSX-8R. Here’s what we’ve learned so far… It’s on Suzuki’s new 776cc parallel twin platform, which features a DOHC and 270° crankshaft design and delivers punchy drive throughout…
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BMW introduces the new S 1000 XR and M 1000 XR
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BMW Motoradd has introduced new and improved versions of two of its popular long-distance sports bikes.
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New Bikes: Aprilia’s RS 457
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The Italian firm’s looking to snap up sales in the learner legal market, revealing a proper A2-compliant sportsbike in the form of its new RS 457. Here’s what you need to know. Riders of a sporty disposition have got plenty to get excited about next year. There’s some exciting stuff going on at the lower…
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Bridgestone Launches its Next-Generation Sports Motorcycle Tyre
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*The new Bridgestone BATTLAX HYPERSPORT S23 is a sports radial motorcycle tyre for street use engineered to meet the requirements of the ever-evolving modern-day sport bikes.*The latest product in Bridgestone’s premium motorcycle tyre range, BATTLAX, features increased levels of exceptional dry and wet grip performance, employing a newly designed compound and updated pattern design.*The Bridgestone…
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Pricing and availability of 25th anniversary Hayabusa announced
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Suzuki has announced that the special edition Hayabusa, launched to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the legendary hyperbike, is available in dealerships now with an OTR price of £18,599 and will also be available on 2.9% APR finance on PCP or HP. The anniversary edition, launched to celebrate a quarter of a century of an icon after the first generation Hayabusa changed…
