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PICS: Africa Twin prototype out testing
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PICS: Africa Twin prototype out testing. Check out these pics of the 2016 Africa Twin prototype being tested – these pics were bagged by top American publication Cycle World as the bike was going through its on-road paces. We were the first to bring you pictures of the patent of the new bike, a…
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Video: BMW Scrambler concept
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Video: BMW Scrambler concept. We’ve shown you pictures of the R-nine-T BMW Scrambler concept bike, the ‘Concept 22’ and here’s a walk-around video of the bike to further whet your appetite. The bike looks pretty good in the pics, we like it, and it looks just as snazzy in the video. What do you…
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World launch: Moto Guzzi Eldorado and Audace
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2015 Moto Guzzi California Eldorado and [Audace] £15,635 [£15,135] | 95.2bhp @ 6500rpm | 88.5lb-ft @ 2750rpm [89lb-ft @ 3000rpm] | 1380cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Moto Guzzi Italian powerhouse, Moto Guzzi, has launched two new models – the Eldorado (black bike, pictures) and Audace (red bike pictured)– in an…
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BMW S1000XR – first test
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WORDS: Bruce Wilson PHOTOGRAPHY: BMW Ever since its reveal late last year, the XR’s been subjected to a plethora of opinions; quite often being dismissed as BMW’s attempt at recreating Ducati’s Multistrada. It’s the fourth addition to BMW’s S1000-family, each powered by the highly-praised 999cc, in-line-four motor. Whilst it doesn’t use the…
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Project Livewire – we ride the Harley-Davidson electric motorcycle
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Rain was covering my visor; it was blind apex after hairpin turn. All I wanted to do was wind back the throttle to hear the noise of this prototype machine, to hear that jet engine whoosh again before they took the bike off me. And that’s something I never thought I would say about an…
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BMW R1200RS – World Launch report
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Tested by: John Milbank Pictures by: James Wright and Jason Critchell BMW’s R1200RS is much more than a tweak to the model with a fairing bolted on. True, the motor is the same water-cooled boxer twin used in the R1200GS and R1200RT, producing 123bhp at 7750 rpm and 92lb-ft at 6500rpm, but if…
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World launch report: Yamaha YZF-R3
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£4799 | 41bhp @ 10,750rpm | 22lb-ft @ 9000rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke parallel twin 321cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Yamaha You may think that Yamaha has jumped on the 300cc class bandwagon, when actually it could be said, Yamaha are going back to their roots. Think back to the RD series from the…
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Suzuki GSX-S1000 World Launch report
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Ridden by: Bruce Wilson//Photos by: Suzuki Price: £8,999 (£9,499 with ABS) It’s lighter than Kawasaki’s Z1000, will outsprint BMW’s S1000R and is cheaper than Honda’s CB1000R. This is the GSX-S1000 – a bike with a family lineage that means it has a lot to live up to. That’s because the most talked about…
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World launch report: Honda Forza 125
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£4000-ish (this to be confirmed) | 14bhp @ 8750rpm | 8.9lb-ft @ 8250rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke four-valve SOHC single cylinder 124.9cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Honda In the development of this new, funky big-space scooter, Honda says it wanted to blend the luxury and space of a Grand Touring (GT)…
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Ace send off for China Epic Tour
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On Saturday 25th April, breakfast diners at London’s iconic and world-famous Ace Cafe will witness the start of an epic 12,000-mile ride overland, scheduled to arrive in Beijing on 13th July, in time for the grand opening of China’s first ever Ace Cafe. The extraordinary motorcycle journey is being organised and led by GlobeBusters. For…
