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  • Video: Yamaha SCR950 walk-around

    Video: Yamaha SCR950 walk-around

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    Yes, it’s an advert from Yamaha USA, but this video gives all the details about the new Yamaha SCR950 scrambler. We first reported that the bike was being launched for the American market a couple of weeks ago, and there’s still no news about it crossing the Atlantic so we could get our hands on it,…

  • Video: Africa Twin long term test, part 2: What’s it like after 3,000 miles

    Video: Africa Twin long term test, part 2: What’s it like after 3,000 miles

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    After 3,000 miles on our long term test bike, the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin, we thought this is the perfect time to sum up the journey so far: Top 3 things that are great, Top 3 things that aren’t that great, and Top 3 things that we’re still undecided about. Here’s the video: For the first part in the series,…

  • Clutch of great 200cc specials appear in India – mini-Adventure and mini-Superbikes from dealers

    Clutch of great 200cc specials appear in India – mini-Adventure and mini-Superbikes from dealers

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    Here’s a couple of specials from Indian bike dealers that have caught our eye – mainly because they’re so well done. Both of these bikes are made from the TVS Apache 200 donor bike. The 12v power supply, upright fairing and various Adventure-type add-ons make the small-capacity bike a real looker in this pic snapped…

  • 400cc Kawasaki powered AJS Cadwell on the way, according to factory sources

    400cc Kawasaki powered AJS Cadwell on the way, according to factory sources

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    According to factory sources, AJS and Kawasaki will be joining forces to build a 400cc big brother for the current 125cc AJS Cadwell. We don’t have more details yet, but considering that Kawasaki recently announced the discontinuation of its retro bike, the W800, this could be a way for the Japanese manufacturer to bring back the…

  • 2017 KTM 390 Duke snapped INSIDE the factory. First picture of next year’s bike!

    2017 KTM 390 Duke snapped INSIDE the factory. First picture of next year’s bike!

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    Here’s a first picture of the 2017 KTM 390 Duke – and the snap has come from an inside leak at the Bajaj factory near Pune in India. What we can see from the pic is that the bike is getting a split headlight face for next year, nicely aggressive and just what the segment…

  • Video: Yamaha launches a new scrambler, the SCR950

    Video: Yamaha launches a new scrambler, the SCR950

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    Yamaha USA has launched the latest addition to the company’s Sport Heritage range – the SCR950 scrambler. The bike is a real looker with an air-cooled 942cc V-twin engine and all-round retro looks. At the moment the bike’s only been launched for the States, so it’s doubtful whether it will be available in the UK…

  • Baby V-Strom and Versys 250cc Adventure bikes image appears in Japan

    Baby V-Strom and Versys 250cc Adventure bikes image appears in Japan

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    How about this for a Japanese inside-the-factory scoop then? This is a news story that’s appeared on the the cover of the latest issue of the Japanese magazine Autoby. In the story the Autoby journos talk about the upcoming Kawasaki Versys 250 Adventure-style upright that we told you about in January this year but alongside…

  • Competition winner picks up his J125 Kawasaki competition prize

    Competition winner picks up his J125 Kawasaki competition prize

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    Friday 13th is known for being unlucky for some, but not 31-year-old, Adam Corner. He collected a brand new, Kawasaki J125, with a year’s free insurance provided by Kawasaki Insurance, after winning a competition run in conjunction with Twist & Go magazine. Adam traveled to Lincolnshire – MoreBikes.co.uk HQ – to be presented the keys by our…

  • Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears

    Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears

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    Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears. Yamaha is having to recall at least 251 XSR900s in Japan over fears to do with the wiring harness. According to our Japanese sources, the recall is going to be issued by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport office and so far 251 bikes have been identified…

  • 1,400 miles later – touring Scotland on Triumph Street Twin

    1,400 miles later – touring Scotland on Triumph Street Twin

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    We got our hands on the new Street Twin and rode it 1,400 miles in the Scottish Highlands. You might be surprised about how it fared as a tourer. It might not have been the best idea ever to go touring in Scotland on a Triumph Street Twin in early April. It’s not exactly a…

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