Street Bikes
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Yamaha launches the 2016 XSR900
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Yamaha has launched the XSR900 – the bike that we saw a few weeks ago, designed by American custom builder Roland Sands the bike is a crossover with lots of tech but 1980s flat-tracker styling. The bike uses the familiar 850cc inline 3-cylinder motor with cross-plane crank amid a flurry of other tech. No price…
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Honda world launch: Two new versions of the Africa Twin PLUS new City Concept Adventure scooter thing!
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It seems like ages ago that MoreBikes brought you the first pictures of the Honda Africa Twin, the new version of the iconic-named off-road Adventure bike for 2016, but today at the EICMA event in Milan the Japanese factory showed off the bike in Europe for the first time. The CRF1000L Africa Twin has an all-new…
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Honda world launch: 750cc New Concept series upgraded for 2016
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Honda has revealed details of its so-called ‘New Concept’ trio of 750cc bikes which are upgraded for 2016. All three – NC750S roadster, NC750X upright and Integra (the large scooter) – are now EURO4 compliant and each bike gets the firm’s DCT system including three levels of the riding ‘S Mode’ power delivery. The revised instrument…
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Honda world launch 2016, the 500s middleweights revealed
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Honda has launched a range of motorcycles in Milan at the EICMA event including the naked CB500F, the CBR500R and the CB500X. Upgrades across the middleweight range include LED lights, adjustable pre-load on the front suspension, adjustable brake levers and larger fuel tanks with a new, hinged fuel cap and something called ‘wave’ style ignition…
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Final Scrambler Bart and Betty cartoon episode shows Ducati Scrambler 400
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So here it is then, the final episode of the Bart and Betty cartoon strip from Ducati. The strip has been running for several weeks now as part of a social media campaign to promote a 2016 bike. Ducati has refused to say what this strip is about in terms of the model of bike,…
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SCOOP: TWO more Videos of the 2016 BMW R nine T Scrambler here!
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TWO more videos of the 2016 BMW Scrambler R nine T have been posted, showing much more of the motorcycle than we’ve seen before. There’s not much point in going on about the contents of the videos, you can watch them both below, but what they do show us is more detail of the…
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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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SCOOP: 2016 RSV4 with 230bhp! Picture surfaces in the States of new weapon
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This picture has appeared in America showing us the 2016 Aprilia RSV4 RF. Although there’s no tech information with the image, and we’ll have to wait until Tuesday for all the details from the factory about this bike, there is some talk stateside about the outright power of this top-flight piece of kit. According to…
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SCOOP: BMW R nine T Scrambler revealed! BOTH versions snapped!
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Here’s the first finished pictures of the 2016 BMW R nine T Scrambler. The bike is due to be officially unveiled by the German factory on Tuesday. These images have been snapped ahead of the glitzy launch. What is clear from these images is that the bike will be launched with two options available, a…
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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:…
