Street Bikes
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Yamaha issues global recall on all 2015 YZF-R1s
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Yamaha issues global recall on all 2015 YZF-R1s. Yamaha is carrying out a global recall of all 2015 YZF-R1 motorcycles after a possible issue was picked up with the gearbox. A fortnight ago, we told you about rumours doing the rounds in the States that the recall was about to happen, but back then nobody…
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World launch review: Triumph’s 2016 Street Twin Bonneville
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WORDS: John Milbank, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti & Matteo Cavadini How did we get to the stage where a 900cc engine is considered ideal for a fun, accessible bike? It’d be too easy to label this, currently the smallest of the new Bonneville family, an entry-level machine, or a way into…
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VIDEO: BMW F800GS mega deep water crossing
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VIDEO: BMW F800GS mega deep water crossing. OK, to be honest we don’t know much about this video, actually – we know less than that. All we can tell you is that this bit of film has made us all really rather impressed, so we thought we’d show it to you, too. It’s a BMW…
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SCOOP: Meet the KTM 1290 Super Enduro – 180bhp in a 180kg enduro nutter chassis!
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OK, so what do you do if the quite frankly awesome KTM 1290 Super Duke R isn’t enough of a wonderful mad thing for you? How about this… This is enduro loon Jiri Heinik’s brainchild, a KTM 1290 Super Enduro – a cross between the KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the KTM 1290 Super…
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Suzuki GSX-R250 headed for Indian launch next February
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News is doing the rounds in Indonesia and elsewhere amongst asian markets this morning that Suzuki’s GSX-R250 will now be launched in India in February. The small sportster was widely expected to be launched at the recent Tokyo and Milan motorcycle shows. According to the inside information from the emerging markets the bike is now…
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£7,300 for Triumph’s Street Twin on the road – and 22% more power!
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Triumph has announced the price and power figures for its pretty Street Twin – and the new bike is seriously up on output compared to the old 900cc Bonnie in the range. The Street runs with the firm’s ‘High Torque’ motor and makes 54bhp @ 5,900rpm. That’s 22% more power than the old bike. The…
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SCOOP: Ducati’s new 2016 Scrambler special project ‘Sunglasses Edition’ revealed
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Check out this special Ducati Scrambler, the first factory product to come out of a three-year-long collaboration with Italian fashion label Italia Independent. The bike was revealed at the Art Basel festival in Miami yesterday. Basically, this bike is a re-styled Scrambler with most of the components finished in matt black, underslung mirrors, lower bars…
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Royal Enfield Himalayan finished prototype snapped
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Royal Enfield Himalayan finished prototype snapped. Here’s the best picture yet of the 2016 Royal Enfield Himalayan, a bike that’s due to be officially released from the factory in January. The bike has been spotted testing in India over the past few months, but that mule bike has been painted matt black and carried…
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World launch review – Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin
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World launch review – Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin. Stepping back into the adventure bike sector, Honda’s reincarnated Africa Twin blends real-world competence with off-road pedigree. A little history It was just over a year ago that Honda unveiled its off-road capable True Adventure concept at the EICMA Show, in Milan. A motorcycle with a…
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Yamaha unveils new 150 naked – the M-SLAZ!
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This is another new Yamaha, just launched at the 37th Bangkok International Motor Show. Called the M-SLAZ (yep, true), this is effectively the much-anticipated MT-15, a naked version of the YZF-R15. At the moment we’re being told that this is a bike just for the asian markets and it doesn’t seem particularly likely that this…
