Street Bikes
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VIDEO Great times at Grom High!
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Check out this cool Grom riding video. Made by the lads at Motorcyclist magazine in the USA it’s a bit cheeseball at the start (intentionally though, the lads aren’t cheeseball at all) and had two Groms being put their slidey paces around a school campus. We like this very much. Buzzing around a British comprehensive…
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Honda’s CBR500R gets updated for 2016
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Honda has released details of updates to the CBR500R for 2016. Here’s what the factory itself has said about the bike, which will be at various motorcycle shows over the next couple of months before joining the firm’s range at the end of the year: Upgrades for 2016 include: – A complete new look…
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Ducati Monster 1200R launch report
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Tested by Bruce Wilson, photography by Milagro This Ducati’s not all about the power figures, but it’s hard to simply skim over the R’s considerable output of 160bhp. Producing 25bhp more than the Monster 1200 and 15bhp more than the S-spec version, the Italian firm’s latest naked is something of a heavyweight in the street…
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SCOOP NEW Bimota Mantra designs from iconic designer Sacha Lakic
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SCOOP NEW Bimota Mantra designs from iconic designer Sacha Lakic. Lakic is one of the top flight of designers who have carved a name for themselves in the world of two-wheeled – he made many weird and equally brilliant designs over the years. But one of the designs that split opinion was the Bimota…
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SCOOP Ducati’s 2016 959 Panigale AND Hypermotard 939 confirmed
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SCOOP Ducati’s 2016 959 Panigale confirmed! Ducati is bringing out a 959 Panigale for next year, repalcing the current 899 Pan. The new bike has been revealed in an executive order released by the California Air Resources Board, certifying it for sale in the state. The new 959 Panigale will be one of the nine…
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Suzuki to restore original GSX-R750 at Motorcycle Live
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Suzuki will again be providing one of the main attractions at this year’s Motorcycle Live, with the restoration of an original GSX-R750F on its stand over the course of the show. As part of the 30th anniversary celebrations of the iconic range of sportsbikes, which will also see a display of some of the classic…
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VIDEO Ducati Diavel Carbon 2016 in action
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Here’s a little promo video of the new-for-2016 Ducati Diavel Carbon in action. There’s not much to the bike in reality, it’s a largely cosmetic exercise with a new seat unit and exhaust to keep the interest in the ‘dark’ range of the muscley-cruiser going. But it’s a nice video to watch, all the…
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SCOOP Supercharged er-6f Ninja S2 claims made in Japan for next year
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In July we brought you the patent drawings that showed Kawasaki’s plans for a NEW supercharged motorcycle with a new supercharging unit very different to the one bolted to the H2R hypercycle. Last night this image (above) appeared in the Japanese press, showing what appears to be a supercharged version of the Kawasaki er-6f with…
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Honda’s CBR250RR – supercharged weapon on the way?
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Honda’s much-wanted CBR250RR is the rumoured-bike that seems to be refusing to go away and this month there’s a raft of even more rumours about the screaming quarter-litre bike appearing in next year. As you’d expect, the little sportster is far more track-oriented than any of the road-based, easy-going motorcycles we’ve seen recently from…
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SCOOP Three wheel Gold Wing and MT-09 off-road trike touted by Japanese
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Three wheel Gold Wing AND MT-09 off-road trike touted by Japanese. Japanese magazine Young machine has had its crystal ball out and is predicting many futures for the upcoming raft of motorcycle fun including TWO three-wheelers which will definitely cause speculation amongst European riders. According to the latest issue of the magazine, Yamaha is going…
