Cruisers
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Spy snaps of Bimota’s 200bhp supercharged Impeto naked appear
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Here’s the first pictures of the Supercharged Bimota Impeto big naked. The bike has been snapped as it was being readied to be shipped to the Tokyo Motor Show which starts next week. This is the bike that Bimota first showed at last year’s Milan motorcycle show but back then it wasn’t supercharged, this…
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Ducati’s Diavel gets the ‘Mad Max’ treatment
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Check out what you can do with a crashed Ducati Diavel and loads of time (plus a serious amount of cash) – should you be a bit ‘Mad Max’. This Diavel special started when Arun Sharma, the General Manager at Ducati’s US dealer, Motocorsa, picked up a damaged Diavel two years ago. Sharma teamed up with…
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Honda’s new motorcycle hybrid engine appears in published patent
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This image has appeared showing a patent drawing from Honda for a hybrid electric/petrol engine that’s destined for a motorcycle. Although the patent is not exactly new it is the first time we’ve seen this design set out in this way and specified for a motorcycle on the engine description. The bulk of the design…
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Video: Ice drifting on a Harley-Davidson Dyna
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Video: Ice drifting on a Harley-Davidson Dyna. If you think it’s a bit too cold to get out on your bike (and primarily, if you think that because your bike is a cruiser) then think again. Well, we say think again like anyone would actually do this sort of thing… but in reality we’re just…
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Suzuki adds TL1000S to vintage programme and lists on Ebay store
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Suzuki has added the TL1000S to its Vintage Parts Programme and has made it even easier for customers to order parts, with owners now able to order all available components through its own eBay store. The TL1000S is one of a number of iconic machines included on the store as part of Suzuki’s Vintage Parts…
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Suzuki confirms price for new SV650 – £5,499 all-in
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Suzuki has confirmed pricing for the new SV650 and announced its inclusion on the Suzuki Finance PCP scheme, with the sporty, naked middleweight coming with an RRP of £5,499, and available for £95 per month. Unveiled at EICMA in November, the SV650 has 60 changes to its V-twin engine and 70 new chassis components, increasing…
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Triumph Thruxton R world launch review
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WORDS: MSL Editor, John Milbank PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti, Matteo Cavadini, Paul Barshon and Friedemann Kirn We rode the Thruxton R, which starting at £11,700 is the pinnacle of the new Bonneville range; the Thruxton is a similar machine, though at £10,400 has more classically–styled right-way-up forks, and the same Nissin two-piston calipers and fixed…
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Triumph Bonneville T120 world launch review
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WORDS: MSL Editor, John Milbank PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti, Matteo Cavadini, Paul Barshon and Friedemann Kirn This is the core of the new Bonneville family –Triumph has focussed closely on the design of the machine, giving it cleaner lines than the outgoing 865cc Bonneville T100. The ride-by-wire engine for instance, while 335cc larger and now…
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SCOOP: Kawasaki’s Ninja R2 SECRET patent drawings for supercharger with extra fuel injector built in
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We’ve already told you several times about the Kawasaki Ninja R2 – the next supercharged motorcycle set to come from the Japanese factory, and now we’ve been sent these exclusive patent drawings of a (kind of) multi-point fuel injection system for the new bike. Last week we revealed how the Japanese journalists hot on the…
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Triumph Motorcycles return to Glasgow
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The UK’s leading large-capacity motorcycle manufacturer, Triumph, has announced an official return to Glasgow after an absence of more than 18 months. A new service facility – offering full service, repair and warranty facilities to Triumph riders – has been opened in association with Rogers, Rees & Robins at their existing site on Great Western…
