Adventure Bikes
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Video: Around the world by bike in five minutes
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Check out this cool. five-minute-long video from startadventures.com which condenses a huge round-the-world trip into the video. The trip was more than 100,000km and took the pair 946 days to complete. They took in 51 countries and even found time for a wedding, too. It’s a nice way to spend a few minutes this morning…
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SCOOP: Meet the KTM 1290 Super Enduro – 180bhp in a 180kg enduro nutter chassis!
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OK, so what do you do if the quite frankly awesome KTM 1290 Super Duke R isn’t enough of a wonderful mad thing for you? How about this… This is enduro loon Jiri Heinik’s brainchild, a KTM 1290 Super Enduro – a cross between the KTM 1290 Super Duke R and the KTM 1290 Super…
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Royal Enfield Himalayan finished prototype snapped
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Royal Enfield Himalayan finished prototype snapped. Here’s the best picture yet of the 2016 Royal Enfield Himalayan, a bike that’s due to be officially released from the factory in January. The bike has been spotted testing in India over the past few months, but that mule bike has been painted matt black and carried…
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World launch review – Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin
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World launch review – Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin. Stepping back into the adventure bike sector, Honda’s reincarnated Africa Twin blends real-world competence with off-road pedigree. A little history It was just over a year ago that Honda unveiled its off-road capable True Adventure concept at the EICMA Show, in Milan. A motorcycle with a…
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Yamaha launches the 2016 FJR1300 with a six-speed box (at last!)
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Yamaha launches the 2016 FJR1300 with a six-speed box (at last!). Yamaha has launched its new FJR1300 tourer for the 2016 range with a host of new parts and changes to the popular bike. The FJRs now get a six-speed transmission – the previous model had five gears – together with reduced rpm for easier…
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New mega-off-road school unveiled by legend Dave Thorpe (and it uses Africa Twins!)
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An all-new Honda Adventure Centre is to open in South Wales next March and it’s going to be stocked with the new Africa Twin adventure bike. The news follows today’s much-anticipated UK unveiling of the new CRF1000L Africa Twin at Motorcycle Live. Offering customers a two-day riding experience on some of the UK’s most varied,…
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Africa Twin will cost £10,499 for ABS, £11,299 for DCT versions – Honda announces
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It’s the first day of the Motorcycle Live show at the NEC today and Honda has decided to announce the UK prices for both models of its new Africa Twin. The ABS model (that’s the one with switchable ABS at the rear wheel) will sell for £10,499 whilst the Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) option is…
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Revealed: SWM’s 600cc trick-looking Adventure bike for 2016
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Revealed: SWM’s 600cc trick-looking Adventure bike for 2016. This is the new SWM Superdual, a pretty awesome-looking 600cc adventure bike from the Chinese/Italian manufacturer. Effectively, this bike is a 2012 Husqvarna TE630 with some new clothes and serious-looking luggage. At the heart of the bike is the same 600cc DOHC single which makes around 50bhp.…
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Video: Getting too icy for riding your bike? Try snow biking
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It’s finally starting to get a bit chilly so we thought you’d appreciate this snow biking video. Never heard of snow biking? It combines snowmobiling and motocrossing – and it looks like amazing fun! Here’s how it works: take a regular motocross bike, take off the wheels, put a snowmobile track and a front ski…
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Pictures: New CFMoto bikes revealed in Milan
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Not everyone here in the UK has heard of CFMoto, but they are one of the largest Asian manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, quads, boats and all sorts of engines. This week CFMoto revealed interesting new bikes from street fighters to tourers at the EICMA show. The touring oriented 650TK and 650TK-G share a twin-cylinder 650cc…
