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SCOOP video: Suzuki SV650 Rally Concept walkaround film
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Check out this video walkaround of the Suzuki SV650 Rally Concept. Basically this is little more than a bolt-on bitsa from Suzuki which was shown at the Osaka motorcycle show at the weekend. Under the additional bodywork bits, new seat and odd-looking backside is a piggyback Yoshimura exhaust (nice) and the new SV650 from the…
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SCOOP Video: Osaka Show Hondas walkaround (check out the CB Type II concept!)
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Video: Osaka Show Hondas walkaround (check out the CB Type II concept!) Here’s a walkaround video of the Hondas at the Osaka Motorcycle show 2016. The show happened at the weekend and really there wasn’t much there other than a dressed up Africa Twin, the City Adventure high-legged suspension, the CRF250 prototype (again…) and the…
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SCOOOOOP! But what the hell is this bike that we’ve got a patent drawing for? It’s a Honda, we know that. And a V-twin…
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OK people, listen up – we’ve found this drawing buried deep (so, so deep) inside a Honda file registered for a front mudguard patent somewhere on this planet… but we haven’t got a bloody clue about exactly what this bike is. And we need your help. So here’s the relevant info. The description for…
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UK FIRST: Plug-and play cornering bike headlight
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MoreBikes.co.uk and our sister magazine, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure, are the first in the UK to test the incredible new JW Speaker 8790 Adaptive Cornering Headlight. MSL is building a special Yard Built Yamaha XSR700 that you’ll be able to see on the Yamaha stand at 2016’s Motorcycle Live in the NEC. Intended to be…
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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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Triumph confirms Thruxton and Thruxton R prices and availability
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Triumph Thruxton and Thruxton R are right up there among the most beautiful bikes of the season. And Triumph has just announced that you could get your hands on one for just a touch over £10k. Not bad, considering that the main rival, Norton Dominator, is priced at £19,950. The OTR price for Thruxton 1200…
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Triumph Bonneville T120 and T120 Black prices and availability announced
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While our guys are testing the bikes in Portugal, Triumph has announced the price and availability of the new Bonneville T120 and T120 Black. Both bikes are priced at £9,600.00 OTR for the base model. If you fancy a splash of colour on the bike the charges are: Metallic £150.00, Matt £150.00 (including VAT), Twin…
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Husqvarna Vitpilen and Svartpilen rumoured to be manufactured in India
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Indian bike journos are speculating that KTM-owned Husqvarna Motorcycles might start to manufacture bikes in India. Bajaj Auto, which has a large stake in KTM, is anticipated to start manufacturing Husqvarna models at their manufacturing plant in Chakan, India. Apparently the Husqvarna models destined to be manufactured are the Vitpilen and the Svartpilen, which were…
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