Sports Bikes
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Aprilia launches updated 2016 RSV4 RR and RSV4 RF at Milan
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Engine: 1000cc V4 | Power: 200bhp + | Weight: 180kg Aprilia RSV4 is the 1000cc, V4 superbike with performance in excess of 200bhp that has won seven titles in the World SBK championship. For the new season it gets new graphics and rear suspension, as well as the V4-MP multimedia platform (which allows the rider…
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Kawasaki launches ZZR1400 Performance Sport bike at Milan
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Kawasaki has launched the Performance Sport version of the ZZR1400 supersports tourer at Milan The Japanese firm says that the ZZR1400 and ZZR1400 Performance Sport models have been refined with a host of engine and chassis modifications. The bikes get new settings in the ECU and a revised exhaust to meet Euro4 emission regulations without any drop…
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Kawasaki launch the 2016 ‘Winter Edition’ ZX-10R with Akrapovic pipe as standard
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Kawasaki has just released this version of the ZX-10R superbike. Called the ‘Winter Edition’ the bike gets a matt black and white livery in-line with what’s happening currently with the WSB squad. The new machine features the KRT “Snowflake” logo plus Japanese kanji “fuyu” character appropriately meaning Winter. Complete with a road-legal Akrapovic silencer as standard,…
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Kawasaki launches ‘Sugomi’ versions of 2016 Z800 and Z1000 nakeds
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Kawasaki has just launched two versions of the Z800 and Z1000 nakeds at the EICMA event in Milan. The so-called ‘Sugomi Editions’ are effectively colour-schemes with revised graphics and the factory has stuck an end can on each. Burgundy and black colour treatments plus what Kawasaki calls ‘accent anodising’ are on each bike, which look…
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SCOOP: Suzuki launches GSX-R1000 ‘protoype’ at Milan (but it’s the 2017 bike, really)
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Suzuki has launched the new GSX-R at Milan, but we’ve got to wait to get our hands on it for some time yet because the bike the factory has shown is just a prototype. Amid the hype and fanfare were some facts about the bike (exact details have yet to be released, we’re expecting them…
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SCOOP: Promo VIDEO of Honda’s CBR250RR Super Light revealed
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Here’s a cracking bit of promotional video showing the Honda CBR250RR (expected to also become the CBR350RR WHEN – not IF it’s released next tear). The video shows a rider in a type of wind tunnel and gives us a cool little look at the bike. Honda is still calling this bike the…
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VIDEO: Benelli to reveal a new Leoncino
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Benelli is bringing back the legendary Leoncino motorcycle at the EICMA motorcycle exhibition in Milan next week. The teaser video doesn’t show much detail, but promises that ‘The Legend is Back’. We see a silhuette of a street bike there, but will have to wait until next week for the full details. Here’s the video:…
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Yamaha XSR700 test ride review: the real blast modern retro
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Tested by Roland Brown The XSR700 must be one of the most logical new bikes for years. After all, Yamaha’s recent revival began with light, sporty roadsters such as the MT-07 and MT-09, in combination with the retro-themed Sport Heritage range in which old models such as the XJR1300 were revamped to ride the current…
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SCOOP: workshop picture of the 2016 Brutale 800. Stripped bike
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Here’s the first picture of the 2016 MV Agusta Brutale 800. OK, so it’s on a workshop bench. And yes, it doesn’t have wheels. Or bodywork. So that’s not quite a finished bike. But what we can see is how different the rear section, light assembly and exhaust shielding is from the current bike. We’re…
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VIDEO: 2016 Triumph Speed Triples walk around, details and interview
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If you’re in the market for a video look at the 2016 Triumph Speed Triple 1050 R and S models then here’s a good one. Filmed for the chaps at Italian publication Moto.it, the film gives a really good look at the new models. It also features interviews with key Triumph personnel including Stuart…
