Adventure Bikes
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2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 REVEALED. Colours and a dash change
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2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 REVEALED. Colours and a dash change Here’s the 2017 Kawasaki Versys 1000 in first-look pictures ahead of the official launch. For next year the big sport tourer isn’t getting much in the way of mechanical changes it would seem – but what it does get is a new cosmetic touch with…
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My bike: 2014 Yamaha Super Ténéré
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60-year-old semi-retired teacher Hugh Fuller shares his experience of Yamaha’s adventure bike… I’ve been riding since I was 16 (on a stripped down Honda fifty), and now ride around four to five thousand miles a year. I don’t own any other bikes now, but have put 9600 on the Super Ten, which I bought…
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Ducati’s 2017 Monster 821, Multistrada 1200S and Panigale 1299 revealed
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Ducati’s 2017 Monster 821, Multistrada 1200S and Panigale 1299 revealed. Here’s the first look at the 2017 ‘Volcano Grey’ Ducati Multistrada 1200S, the 2017 Monster 821 with the new Euro 4 motor and the 1299 Panigale that is coming with the factory’s DTC EVO and DWC EVO features. We’ve already shown you the SuperSport teaser…
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REVEALED: Suzuki’s V-Strom future suspension plans unveiled in factory drawings!
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Suzuki is reportedly developing a self-adjusting suspension system that alters stiffness and damping according to the load being carried. And, according to an article in the Australian publication AMCN, the system is likely to go on the firm’s V-Strom 1000. Suzuki’s plans have emerged on an illustration of the big roadster. In the description you…
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2017 Husqvarnas get 6bhp more for next year on both Enduro and Supermoto versions
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Husqvarna Motorcycles has just sent us the details on its new 701 SUPERMOTO and 701 ENDURO, fitted with the most powerful single cylinder engine ever developed by Husqvarna now delivering 6bhp and 3.0Nm of torque more than the previous generation. Each bike is now Euro 4 friendly, too. MAJOR ADVANCES Both the 701 SUPERMOTO and…
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BMW launches FIRST airbag textile jacket packed with Alpinestars MotoGP tech!
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BMW Motorrad is launching the BMW Motorrad Street Air by Alpinestars, an advanced airbag system built into a jacket similar to the tech used by MotoGP stars. Adopted from the current Alpinestars Tech-Air street airbag system – a set-up needing no motorbike-mounted sensors – the kit uses a sophisticated algorithm that detects imminent danger and…
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Video: 2017 Yamaha Tracer 900 – new colours and graphics on film
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So we know the score – if you, like us, really like the Tracer 900 from Yamaha and fancy getting some of the accomplished sport tourer funtime cracker then this video will warm your soul. Essentially, it’s just running the bikes in their new colours for 2017. But it’s worth a watch.
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Super Tenere goes all black and Yamaha blue for next year
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It’s two new colours for Yamaha’s XT1200Z/ZE Super Tenere bikes come 2017 and those are the new Yamaha Blue and Tech Black ranges. Here’s how the bikes are going to look come the new year:
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Airhawk releases new integrated seats for BMW R1200GS
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AirHawk’s new Integrated Seats are designed to take the pressure out of long rides, using AirHawk’s proven Comfort Seating System air pockets to minimise pressure points and provide shock absorption for the pelvis and spine. Designed as a direct replacement for the original bike seat, the first applications will fit all years of BMW R1200…
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Spy shots! 2017 939cc (we think) Ducati Multistrada caught out on the road!
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Overnight these pictures have emerged of the upcoming Ducati Multistrada out on test on the Italian roads. According to the person who took the shots, the bike is quite a bit smaller than the current 1200cc bike. Every rumour from the Italian factory has this bike as being the smaller-engined, possibly 939cc version of the…
