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Yamaha R15 tweaked looks for 2016
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The first picture of a facelifted Yamaha YZF-R15 has surfaced. The tiny bike is mainly being sold in the asian and emerging markets, it’s pretty much the same as the bike that went before but gets lighter wheels with a thinner spoked design, revised seat and a new number plate hanger. Various cosmetics like footplate…
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More power, more torque – the new Triumph Speed Triple S and R
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The new 2016 Triumph Speed Triple S and Speed Triple R are packed with more torque and more power than the previous generation. But it’s not just a case of simply squeezing more out of the old machine, no sir: the new 1050cc triple engine features 104 developments. And there’s a lighter, performance-improving exhaust, ride-by-wire…
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Indian-only BMW/TVS 200 final pictures of finished bike appear – get ready for 125cc UK version!
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Pictures have emerged of the finished version of the TVS Apache 200 – an India-only motorcycle that’s the latest output as a result of the working between TVS and BMW. We’ve already seen the G310R at the tail end of last year and this TVS shares a lot of cosmetic touches with its German cousin.…
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Best-selling bikes of 2015 revealed
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2015 was a fantastic year for motorcycle sales in the UK and we now have the details of the best-selling bikes. The MCIA, which collates new registration data for the industry, reports that total registrations for 2015 exceed 114,000, which is the highest annual total since 2008. This figure is up more than 12% on…
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Yamaha shows 2016 red and white colour R3 and R25 colour scheme in Japan
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Yamaha has just released this colour scheme on the YZF-R3 and R25 in Japan. The red and white set-up is being sold alongside the same blue-and-white and grey-and-red schemes that we get in Europe on the beginner-friendly bike. There are no changes to either model as such, it’s just a colour-scheme change – but we…
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SCOOP: Kawasaki’s hot Ninja 250RR – another image appears overnight
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Another image of the coming Ninja 250 (also being called the Ninja25RR – which we much prefer as a name for this sort of thing) has surfaced overnight. It’s just a computer-generated image based on details coming out of Japan, and doesn’t show anything more than we already now – but in terms of…
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SCOOP: BMW greenlights fully-faired G310R mini-superbike for later this year (rumour)
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Many rumours are doing the rounds today that BMW has just greenlit a fully-faired, more racey version of its G310R single cylinder roadster. As you’d expect, there’s nothing official from BMW about this – and there’s not likely to be anything official until the bike is launched with a fairing (probably later this year). But…
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AMAZING new Honda ‘Live’ computer instructor system for beginners revealed in patent drawings
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AMAZING new Honda ‘Live’ computer instructor system for beginners revealed in patent drawings. Here’s Honda’s latest idea for making new riders smarter riders – a live computer ‘pillion’ rider that analyses each ride and then tells a rider how to do it again straight away, but better. In a patent filed by the…
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VIDEO: 2016 Yamaha MT-10 walk around
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We had a closer look at the new Yamaha MT-10 at Motorcycle Live. And we reckon it looks mean and fun! Here are our first impressions of the bike: VIDEO: 2016 Yamaha MT-10 walk around
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s 2016 FJR1300 adaptive light system in action
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Here’s a new video from Yamaha that shows the firm’s adaptive cornering light system on the new FJR1300, The lean-over lights are new for the big model this year and are automatically turned on as the bike is leaned over. The lights are linked to the machine’s Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which knows how…
