Street Bikes
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Honda’s GTR Adventure appears as official Honda special at motorcycle show… hmmm…
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Honda’s GTR Adventure appears as official Honda special at motorcycle show… hmmm… Whilst Eicma eyes were on the X-ADV adventure scooter (below) thing from Honda there has been something else happening in the ‘adventure scooter on stilts’ market elsewhere – and this bike also comes from Honda. It’s called the GTR Adventure. Originally first shown…
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Motorcycle Live! Suzuki is unleashing its race hot Katana build LIVE! Nov 19 – 27
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Motorcycle Live! Suzuki is unleashing its race hot Katana build LIVE! Suzuki will again adding to the live entertainment at this year’s Motorcycle Live, with Team Classic Suzuki building its latest race bike on the Suzuki stand throughout the duration of the show, as it assembles the GSX1100SD Katana it will campaign in next year’s…
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Video: The moment a biker chooses launching off a 40ft drop instead of a head-on with a car… onboard footage (he’s OK)
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https://youtu.be/NYkuYg5qvPI Holy moly! Check out this video as a timely reminder to go for the corner if you commit to it (or, slow down a bit if you haven’t got the skills). Either way, every time we see this footage it makes us go a bit sicky inside. The video isn’t new but it’s still…
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Motorcycle Live! You can Experience Adventure Riding this year INSIDE the show! Nov 19 -27
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Motorcycle Live! You can Experience Adventure Riding this year INSIDE the show! There’s a brand-new riding feature for 2016 at Motorcycle Live and this one is focusing on the big Adventure part of the market. Experience Adventure is supported by Ducati, Honda, KTM and Triumph and has been put together to allow show visitors to do…
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Milan show: New VIDEO shows KTM 1290 Super Duke R on track
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Want to see the ultimate naked bike hustled on track? Here you go: the new video from KTM shows the 177bhp Super Duke R in action: If you want to see al the details of the new bike, have a look at Milan show: New KTM 1290 Super Duke R revealed
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Milan show: Husqvarna Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401 confirmed for production in 2017
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Husqvarna has just revealed its brand new Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401, as part of their ‘Real Street’ range. The two bikes sport modern café racer looks in light (Vitpilen) and dark (Svartpilen) guises. To complete the range there’s also a faired version, the Vitpilen 401 Aero. Designed to make motorcycling more accessible, stylish and…
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Milan show: KTM unveils a new range of small-capacity Dukes
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KTM has just revealed the latest small-capacity Dukes in its 2017 range at the EICMA show in Milan. There are 125cc, 25cc and 390cc versions available, all looking sharper and and more edgy than the previous models. The chassis is pretty much the same in all the bikes, so it’s mainly the engine that separates the…
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Milan show: This is the future: KTM 790 Duke prototype
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KTM 790 DUKE PROTOTYPE KTM is planning to introduce a whole new bike to its Duke line-up: The 790 Duke. This is only a prototype bike, but it will most like be in production pretty soon, providing a natural stepping stone from the smaller bikes to the 1290 Super Duke R. This is what KTM…
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Milan show: New KTM 1290 Super Duke R revealed
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KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE R ENGINE: 2-CYLINDER, 4-STROKE V 75° | DISPLACEMENT: 1,301CC | POWER: 177BHP @ 9,750 RPM | TRANSMISSION: 6 GEARS | FUEL CAPACITY: APPROX. 18 L | DRY WEIGHT: APPROX. 195 KG KTM calls it the King of Naked Bikes, and you can see why. The 1,301cc engine delivers a whopping 177bhp,…
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Milan show: BMW revises the F 800 R and F 800 GT
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BMW has revised the F 800 R roadster and the sports touring bike F800 GT. The water-cooled two-cylinder in-line engine with a capacity of 798cc remains unchanged, with an output of 90bhp at 8,000rpm. While the sporty roadster F800R has a chain as secondary drive, the F800GT has a toothed belt, geared towards lengthier motorcycle…
