Street Bikes
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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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Suzuki world launch: SV650A revealed with rider-assist tech for 2016
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Suzuki has launched it’s new Sv 650A at Milan. The new middleweight is clearly aimed more at new riders with a host of technology designed to make life easier for the rider. The bike gets Suzuki’s one-touch easy-start system, it’s powered by the firm’s dual spark 90 degree V-twin engine which comes with…
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SCOOP: Bimota launches cafe racer and 180bhp Impeto supercharged naked!
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Bimota has launched its new Cafe Racer and Impeto models at Milan. The Cafe Racer (above) features the Tesi front end and what Bimota says is a retro-feel yet contemporary styling with typically out-there Bimota touches. It gets the firm’s 803cc, air-cooled V-twin motor that’s found in the company’s Scrambler series. The Impeto is…
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SCOOP BMW launches the new F700GS and F800GS in Milan
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BMW has launched its new versions of the F700GS and F800GS in Milan at the EICMA event. Both models get a new tank cover and new ignition lock cover, BMW says that there’s new knee covers (F 700 GS) and radiator cover (F 800 GS). Newly designed two-colour seats round off the look. The…
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SCOOP VIDEO: Yamaha MT-03 in action, HERE!
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This is the official launch video of the new for 2016 Yamaha MT-03. Powered by the same 320cc engine as in the YZF-R3, the bike is a mini-naked that Yamaha says its the bridge vehicle between the MT-125 and MT-07. It’s 780mm seat height, low weight and narrow profile should mean that this is a…
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Yamaha world launch 2016: Here’s the MT-03 for 2016
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Amid the hubbub of the bigger bikes launched by Yamaha in Milan was this, the MT-03. Learner-friendly, this is a bike that the factory itself says is the bridge between the MT-125 and MT-07. A2 compliant, the bike is basically a naked version of the current YZF-R3. It’s 321cc inline twin, liquid-cooled motor. 780mm seat…
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SCOOP video: Yamaha XSR900 2016 launch video
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Yamaha has just launched the XSR900 – the flat-tracker inspired latest addition to the MT range designed by Roland Sands. The bike is powered by the firm’s 850cc triple and is coming in three colours. We bet 99 percent of people want it in the Yamaha North America yellow and black though… Here’s the official…
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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…
