Adventure Bikes
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Honda VFR1200X getting a new front end and less beak for next year
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We know it’s not going to make ‘story of the year’ or anything, but it’s interesting to see that Honda is updating the VFR1200X Cross Tourer for 2017. Gone is the bike’s stubby beak to be replaced by a new fairing ‘shoulder’ to improve weather protection for the rider. The bike’s screen has also come…
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Triumph adds a third grey to make the all-new, all-grey colour scheme on the Tiger XCx
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Triumph has just released another colour scheme to the Tiger 800 XCx, this matt/aluminium/silver look to sit alongside the current black, white, blue and red options. So far the bike is only available in these colours in Japan, but we reckon that if you really wanted this scheme on your new Tiger 800 then the…
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Video: Honda Africa Twin long term test, part three: 7,500 miles and new modifications
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We have had this Honda CRF1000L DCT Africa Twin as a long term test bike for the last few months, and we’re still impressed. After a load of on and off road riding the odometer now shows 7,500 miles, so it’s time for another quick update. In the third episode of Long Term Life with…
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My bike: 2008 Yamaha TDM900A
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56-year-old Ian Watson from Fife shares his experience of Yamaha’s great all-rounder… This is my only bike, which I use to cover around 4000 miles every year. I bought it in May 2009 for £5495 from my local Yamaha dealer (and ex-Scottish Road Race Champion) Alan Duffus in Kirkcaldy. I’ve put 28,000 miles on it,…
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New Oset electric trials bikes revealed
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Electric trials bike and junior bike company Oset has just launched two new models and both are powered by a revised lithium battery pack. Here’s the factory-supplied details of both new models that are available now: OSET MX-10 (above) The ground-up design for the MX10 gets the ideal off-road geometry for children aged 4-7. Ian Smith,…
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Video: NEW footage shows off Honda’s City Adventure 750cc super-scooter in MUCH more detail
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We were the first to bring you details of the production version of the Honda City Adventure concept making it to production and now we’ve got this first-look at the latest teaser trailer footage to show you. The City Adventure is powered by the same motor and (largely) the same chassis as the NC750 and…
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KTM announces huge money-off incentives for Adventure range
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Extra £1000 trade in bonus against any new KTM Adventure Free KTM Touring Case Set worth over £800 Multiple finance packages available, including credit and PCP option KTM UK is offering a promotion across its four-strong Adventure range that could see them benefit from over £1800 in savings as well as the option to take…
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Ventura releases performance pack luggage for KTM’s Super Duke GT
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The new Ventura Bike Pack System for the KTM Super Duke GT has the best of both worlds: a sturdy rack-mounting system designed to hold the load safely and securely, and a range of bike packs that are light, easy to handle off the bike and can be easily rolled up and stashed away…
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Honda Africa Twin gets complete range of bolt-ons from GIVI
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The new Honda Africa Twin has a new range of kit from GIVI. The package of accessories created by GIVI for the 2016 Africa Twin includes aluminium cases, tank bags, windshields, engine guards and more. One option is the GIVI aluminium Trekker Outback range, with its 37-litre (£586.05) and 48-litre (£610) side cases. An alternative option…
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Two more R nine T models on the way next year (caught out with Californian registration documents). One likely to be production version of Lac Rose concept bike!
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The ever excellent motorcycle.com website has been checking out the Californian Air Resources Board (CARB) and has found that TWO more R nine T variants from BMW are on the way. Called the R nine T PURE and the R nine T RACER both bike will use the same 1170cc motor and will be Euro…
