Touring Bikes
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BMW announces facelifts for R1200 range
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BMW has confirmed that model year 2017 will see a number of updates on models that can be ordered from all BMW Motorrad dealers in the new configuration from August 2016. When the new model year starts in August 2016, the engines of the liquid-cooled boxer models will be subject to supplementary technical changes as…
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My bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple review
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My bike: 2005 Triumph Speed Triple review. MY BIKE – The details Owner: Matt James Price paid: £5500 Spec: 128bhp/78lb-ft Kerb weight: 207kg Tank: 18 litres Seat: 815mm Miles on clock: 44,000 Average mpg: Around 43mpg Current tyres: Michelin Pilot Road 4 General impressions: Great fun, stonking motor, never fails to put a smile…
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Video: Africa Twin long term test, part 2: What’s it like after 3,000 miles
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After 3,000 miles on our long term test bike, the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin, we thought this is the perfect time to sum up the journey so far: Top 3 things that are great, Top 3 things that aren’t that great, and Top 3 things that we’re still undecided about. Here’s the video: For the first part in the series,…
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Casey Stoner gets some miles in the dirt on Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 Enduro
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Casey Stoner’s having a bit of a European tour at the moment, having been out in corporate action at the Mugello GP round and now the Aussie former MotoGP world champion has stopped by Bologna to try out Ducati’s new maxi-enduro. “I love it”, were the first words Stoner said as he stepped off…
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Harley-Davidson files trademark for return of the ‘Sport Glide’ – 750cc mid-sized future H-D tourer, anyone?
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Harley-Davidson has filed a trademark application for the name ‘Sport Glide’, that means a likley return for the touring model from the American firm. The Sport Glide name application was filed last week in the US Patent and Trademark office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office for use on: “motorcycles and structural parts therefor”.…
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Video: Car drives over biker and pillion in road rage attack USA-style
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Video: Car drives over biker and pillion in road rage attack USA-style. A jaw-dropping moment of road rage was captured on camera Monday after a man drove his car into and over a motorbike coming back from a Memorial Day bike ride for veterans in the USA. Joe Calderazzo, a Navy veteran, was making his…
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Honda in recall of thousands of Gold Winds with airbags over ‘shrapnel’ fear
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Honda America is recalling 2,701 Gold Wings that have airbags fitted. The move comes after reports of something wrong in the Takata airbag system, a device which is fitted to 34 million cars and thousands of Gold Wings. It’s been found that over a period of time the propellant used to expand the bag in…