Adventure Bikes
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MUST DO THIS: Go Off-Road with Beta Motorcycle Experience Days
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New for 2020, Beta Experience Days offer a challenging and safe introduction to off-roading, guided over dramatic terrain by top ‘Hard Enduro’ rider Wayne Braybrook. Aimed at road bike and Adventure Bike owners, this new Yorkshire based activity is backed by Beta UK and is fully equipped with a wide range of two and four-stroke,…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT
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WORDS: Mikko Nieminen – Motorcycle Sport and Leisure magazine / PHOTOGRAPHY: Suzuki We can all agree that Suzuki’s flagship adventure bike has been in need of a bit of an update for a while now. What’s unlikely to be agreed quite so universally is whether the new V-Strom 1050XT now has all the bells and…
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MV Agusta’s President confirms “an adventure bike is coming”.
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In an interview with Motociclismo.it, Timur Sardarov the President of MV Agusta has been speaking about the Italian factory’s plans for the future – and the big news is that there’s an adventure bike on the way. Speaking about the news the MV Agusta’s moving a part of its production to China, Sardarov confirmed that…
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FIRST RIDE: KTM’s 390 Adventure – a 2020 motorcycle for the masses, no matter what you want to do.
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We’ve got the first ride on the small Adventure. Insiders say the Austrians had been coaxing their friends in Pune, India to make a small-capacity ADV, something that tied in with all their Dakar wins, but partners at Bajaj weren’t sold on the idea. The one thing you cannot accuse Bajaj of is not having…
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GET READY FOR ADVENTURE: Suzuki announces THREE accessory packs for the V-Strom 1050.
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Suzuki has revealed three unique accessory packs for its hotly-anticipated V-Strom 1050 and V-Strom 1050XT – which is due to arrive in dealers this March. To help you get ready for your next adventure, Suzuki’s launched three accessory packs for its all new V-Strom 1050. There’s a fully-loaded Explore pack which kits the DR-BIG inspired…
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BMW’s plans for CHARGING via the SIDE STAND revealed
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Now this, we like. It may only be a patent at this stage, but BMW looks like it might have just cracked the rather cumbersome idea of having to physically plug-in your future electric motorcycle to an old-style cable sprouting from a nearby electrical socket. How it does this is by direct transfer of the…
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OFFICIAL documents confirm Husqvarna’s working on THREE new adventure motorcycles. NORDEN 250cc, 401cc and 501cc coming for 2021?
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A document from Husqvarna’s investor presentation shows what we’ve got to look forward to for the year ahead – and we’re most excited about THREE new adventure bikes from the Swedish-Austrian factory. We’ve already told you about KTM and Gas Gas’ upcoming model line-up, after getting our hands on official documents straight from the source…
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Triumph launches NEW 2020 Tiger 1200 Desert and Alpine Special edition motorcycles
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The Tiger 1200 Desert Edition will cost £15,500RRP and the Alpine option will cost £14,700RRP. Here’s the actual release from Triumph (below) with every bit of info about the bikes that you could possibly want to know: Inspired by some of the world’s most thrilling motorcycle adventures from all over the world, these new motorcycles…
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Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 for 2021? Here’s what Oberban Bezzi thinks it should look like…
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Following the launch of Suzuki’s new V-Strom 1050 for 2020, Oberdan Bezzi has released a series of images of what he thinks the next generation V-Strom 650 should look like. And they’re brilliant. Famed motorcycle designer Oberdan Bezzi releases his latest work on a regular basis – and the most recent to make an appearance…
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Honda WINS the Dakar Rally for the first time since 1989 with Ricky Brabec ending KTM’s 18 year winning streak.
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Honda’s Ricky Brabec has triumphed at the 2020 Dakar Rally, taking the title for the Japanese factory for the first time since 1989. After 18 years of KTM dominance, Honda’s taken the top spot at this year’s Dakar Rally – and Brabec has become the first American to ever win the race. Speaking about the…
