Sports Bikes
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£13,649 is the UK price of the 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R – plus other prices for range announced by Kawasaki at the NEC show
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£13,649 is the UK price of the 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R – plus other prices for range announced by Kawasaki at the NEC show. Kawasaki UK has announced the prices for the full 2016 range – including the brand new Ninja ZX-10R, J125, ZZR1400 and ZZR1400 Performance Sport models. It has also outlined an exclusive…
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Ducati VR46: British designer drafts the ultimate superbike for 2018
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Ducati is as famous for its style as it is for its engineering, but the Ducati VR46 (Valentino Rossi special edition) concept designed by young British automotive designer Steven Galpin adds to the Italian brand’s looks in an elegant way. We’re seriously impressed! The bike is designed as close to the GP version as possible…
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Inside Line: Yamaha to issue recall affecting gearbox issues
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Inside Line: Yamaha to issue recall affecting gearbox issues. We’re hearing talk that a recall on the 2015 Yamaha R1 and R1-M is going to made soon. The issue that’s been found to effect the superbikes is to to do with the gearbox. The recall is going to surround the second-gear wheel and pinions…
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Inside Line: Top Japanese journalists saying new Busa still on its way!
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Inside Line: Top Japanese journalists saying new Busa still on its way! Top Japanese motorcycle magazine is, as you’d expect, pretty much finger-in-the-pulse of what’s going on in Japan with current and upcoming motorcycles. The latest issue has just been finished and we’ve got a first look at the cover. As you might also expect,…
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Video: Porsche 918 Spyder VS Yamaha YZF-R1
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Video: Porsche 918 Spyder VS Yamaha YZF-R1 Here’s a cool little video for a bit of Friday fun: Porsche 918 Spyder racing Yamaha YZF-R1 on track. It’s a short film showing the superbike and supercar going head to head, complete with a bit of high-speed wheelie action (from the R1 that is, not the Porche).…
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Pictures: New CFMoto bikes revealed in Milan
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Not everyone here in the UK has heard of CFMoto, but they are one of the largest Asian manufacturers of motorcycles, scooters, quads, boats and all sorts of engines. This week CFMoto revealed interesting new bikes from street fighters to tourers at the EICMA show. The touring oriented 650TK and 650TK-G share a twin-cylinder 650cc…
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SCOOP: Honda’s awesome Six50 Scrambler concept based on the CBR650F (yeah, really!)
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You’ll find the Honda CB4 concept on another article here on MoreBikes and this is the sister bike to the design free-thinking bit of Honda Motor Europe – this is the Honda Six50, a scrambler style bike build around the CBR650F platform that’s on display at the Milan show currently. Because this is based around…
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SCOOP: Honda’s European CB4 concept: a CB650 turned into a killer future cafe racer
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Dear Honda, if you’re reading this then please, please, please make this CB4 concept a reality that we can ride. As a retro-styled machine, the project really hits the spot. Underneath the shiny outsides is a CB650F. The bike gets a single-sided swingarm, a new exhaust and solid front brake discs with Tokico red calipers.…
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Aprilia launches updated 2016 RSV4 RR and RSV4 RF at Milan
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Engine: 1000cc V4 | Power: 200bhp + | Weight: 180kg Aprilia RSV4 is the 1000cc, V4 superbike with performance in excess of 200bhp that has won seven titles in the World SBK championship. For the new season it gets new graphics and rear suspension, as well as the V4-MP multimedia platform (which allows the rider…
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Kawasaki launches ZZR1400 Performance Sport bike at Milan
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Kawasaki has launched the Performance Sport version of the ZZR1400 supersports tourer at Milan The Japanese firm says that the ZZR1400 and ZZR1400 Performance Sport models have been refined with a host of engine and chassis modifications. The bikes get new settings in the ECU and a revised exhaust to meet Euro4 emission regulations without any drop…
