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SCOOP: Honda’s CBR250RR concept to get green light for production
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Honda introduced its CBR250RR concept bike at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show a couple of months ago, and now Asian motorcycle journalists reckon it will go into test production in March 2016. The news comes from Indonesia, where the bike is rumoured to be built. What we have heard is not official but it makes…
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Hyosung 450 appears. Funky. 50bhp, lots of torque, single-cylinder and cheap (hopefully)
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This is the Hyosung GD450 – a new naked roadster from the Korean bike maker that’s going to be available for 2016. Powered by a liquid-cooled single-cylinder, DOHC 449cc motor, the bike kicks out 50bhp @ 7,500rpm and 47.7Nm of torque @ 7,000rpm. It gets a six-speed gearbox, a 96mm bore and a compression ratio…
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Kawasaki launches new colour 2016 Er-6 ranges at Milan show
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Kawasaki has just launched a ‘refreshed range of Er-6 models as part of the 2016 range during a presentation at rhe EICMA show in Milan. The change are cosmetic, all other aspects of the bikes remain the same like the parallel twin cylinder engines and chassis parts. With new graphics including a duo-tone fuel tank…
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Kawasaki launches J125 Scooter at Milan show
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Kawasaki has launched it’s new-for-2016 J125 scooter, a sibling to the larger J300. The A1 driving licence category machine is a new entry for the company into the tiny cc class scooter market. Sharing many features with the J300, Kawasaki says that it expects strong interest in the J125 which features ABS braking, an automatic…
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Suzuki world launch: SV650A revealed with rider-assist tech for 2016
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Suzuki has launched it’s new Sv 650A at Milan. The new middleweight is clearly aimed more at new riders with a host of technology designed to make life easier for the rider. The bike gets Suzuki’s one-touch easy-start system, it’s powered by the firm’s dual spark 90 degree V-twin engine which comes with…
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Honda world launch: 750cc New Concept series upgraded for 2016
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Honda has revealed details of its so-called ‘New Concept’ trio of 750cc bikes which are upgraded for 2016. All three – NC750S roadster, NC750X upright and Integra (the large scooter) – are now EURO4 compliant and each bike gets the firm’s DCT system including three levels of the riding ‘S Mode’ power delivery. The revised instrument…
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Honda world launch 2016, the 500s middleweights revealed
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Honda has launched a range of motorcycles in Milan at the EICMA event including the naked CB500F, the CBR500R and the CB500X. Upgrades across the middleweight range include LED lights, adjustable pre-load on the front suspension, adjustable brake levers and larger fuel tanks with a new, hinged fuel cap and something called ‘wave’ style ignition…
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Final Scrambler Bart and Betty cartoon episode shows Ducati Scrambler 400
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So here it is then, the final episode of the Bart and Betty cartoon strip from Ducati. The strip has been running for several weeks now as part of a social media campaign to promote a 2016 bike. Ducati has refused to say what this strip is about in terms of the model of bike,…
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SCOOP VIDEO: New BMW G310R roadster in action
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This new video shows BMW’s brand-new G310R in action, and the mid-range roadster looks happy to go round the twisties. The G310R has a completely new 313 cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder engine that produces claimed output of 25 kW (34 hp) at 9,500rpm. The maximum torque is reported 28Nm at 7,500rpm. For more details and photos, see our earlier…
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SCOOP: 2016 BMW F800GS picture grabbed
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Here’s a picture sent to us of the 2016 BMW F700 GS. It’s not the best quality picture because it’s been taken from a foreign dealer’s computer screen, but it gives us enough information to be able to see the 2016 model. Both the 700 and 800cc versions of the bike are getting a cosmetic…
