Street Bikes
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Hi-res images of 2016 Husqvarna Vitpilen to blow your mind!
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Ages ago we told you about the Vitpilen concept bikes from Husqvarna and two months ago we had an exclusive quote from the boss of the company saying that the prototypes would make it to production. Yesterday from Milan we tweeted the very first news about the 2016 production Vitpilen super cafe racer style bike…
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan. We brought you the first pictures of the finished KTM 1290 Super Duke GT super sport tourer ages ago, and today the Austrian factory finally launched the bike officially. Details are that the bike gets a re-tuned 1,301cc four-stroke, twin-cylinder 75 degree V-twin motor (as found…
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KTM launches the 690 Duke and Duke R in Milan
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KTM has launched the new versions of the 690 Duke, the standard model and the high-spec R option. Both get the same single-cylinder 73bhp, 55ft-lb motor (although that’s 75bhp on the R because it’s got an Akrapovic end can). The engine now has a balancer to make it smoother and less vibey when running. The…
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KTM launches Special Edition 1290 Super Duke R
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KTM launches Special Edition 1290 Super Duke R in Milan. Basically, it’s a standard Super Duke R with a load of bolt-on bits from the firm’s aftermarket brochure already bolted on. The bike will be available for a limited time only, there’s no news yet about price or how many will be made, but it’s…
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Triumph unveils new 2016 Tiger Explorer XR and XC ranges
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Triumph has unveiled its new Tiger Explorer XR and XC adventure motorcycle ranges for 2016. The XR series is designed for more on-road use and the XC series is the more off-road-ey version. In total, there are six new motorcycles: Explorer XC (off-road base model) Explorer XCx (off-road model, low seat option) Explorer XCa (off-road…
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BMW Scrambler gets officially launched at Milan for 2016 range
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We told you that this bike would happen months ago, and we had the first pictures pre-launch of it yesterday and now BMW has unwrapped the R nine T Scrambler officially. The bike is as we showed you, but here’s what the factory is saying about the addition to the R nine T class for…
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Kawasaki launches new colour 2016 Er-6 ranges at Milan show
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Kawasaki has just launched a ‘refreshed range of Er-6 models as part of the 2016 range during a presentation at rhe EICMA show in Milan. The change are cosmetic, all other aspects of the bikes remain the same like the parallel twin cylinder engines and chassis parts. With new graphics including a duo-tone fuel tank…
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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…
