Touring Bikes
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Milan show: Latest reincarnation of BMW R1200GS officially revealed
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BMW has updated the most popular travel enduro bike in the world, the R1200GS. With the update, BMW has introduced styling packages to the GS range. Customers can now give a BMW GS a more marked touch of enduro or distinguished style to suit its preferred area of use by ordering the style packages Rallye…
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Milan show: BMW updates the K 1600 GTL tourer
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BMW has updated its big tourer, the K 1600 GTL, to meet the new Euro 4 emissions requirements. The six-cylinder mile-muncher has a maximum power output of 160bhp and 175Nm of torque. The bike comes standard with ABS Pro, Dynamic Traction Control DTC, xenon headlamp, grip and seat heating, multi-controller, three riding modes, cruise control…
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Milan show: BMW revises the F 800 R and F 800 GT
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BMW has revised the F 800 R roadster and the sports touring bike F800 GT. The water-cooled two-cylinder in-line engine with a capacity of 798cc remains unchanged, with an output of 90bhp at 8,000rpm. While the sporty roadster F800R has a chain as secondary drive, the F800GT has a toothed belt, geared towards lengthier motorcycle…
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Milan show: Ducati’s smallest Multistrada revealed
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Ducati has added a new 937cc Multistrada to its ‘multibike’ range. The new bike features a Testastretta engine, which delivers 113bhp at 9,000rpm and a maximum torque of 96.2Nm at 7,750rpm. The Multistrada 950 sports a 19-inch front wheel, seat height of 840mm and a 20-litre tank. The bike also has all the looks of…
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Benelli to launch this gorgeous TRK 502 at Milan next week! Look at this thing! And it’s a 500cc bike!
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Benelli to launch this gorgeous TRK 502 at Milan next week! Look at this thing! And it’s a 500cc bike! This is the Benelli TRK 502 2017 production motorcycle that is going to be officially released at next week’s Eicma show in Milan, Italy. The bike was first shown a clear year ago at last…
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Secret drawings show future Suzuki Bandit – big changes on the way to make the bike even better!
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We’ve been sent these secret patent designs from inside Suzuki that show what the next generation of the big Suzuki Bandit is going to look like – and there are two big differences from the existing model. Yep, we agree with you that at first glance of the side-on illustration and on the front-view of…
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Launch ride: Kawasaki Z1000SX
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The same, but different Looks familiar? It should do. This 2017 version of Kawasaki’s hugely successful Z1000SX mirrors its predecessor in more ways than there’s space to write about, with key crossovers including the last model’s frame, engine, wheels and much more. So what’s new? Well, quite a bit was the message during the model’s…
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BMW to officially reveal new GS adventure bikes
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BMW has just told us what it’s going to show the world at the EICMA show in Milan in a couple of weeks. Well, actually, the details are are a bit sketchy but four world premiers will be taking place at the show, and two of those will be within the GS family. Now, we…
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NEW bike THREE: 2017’s all-new 250cc V-Strom concept launched by Suzuki in China
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NEW bike THREE: 2017’s all-new 250cc V-Strom concept launched by Suzuki in China Suzuki showed off its new mini-Strom last night at a big-ball bash in China. The bike is effectively wrapped around the 248cc, inline-twin, liquid-cooled, SOHC motor that powers the Inazuma roadster to 24bhp. The new baby Strom has been given a serious…
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Wunderlich launches new wind-stoppers for the BMW S1000XR
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Wunderlich launches new wind-stoppers for the BMW S1000XR. Designed to improve airflow and reduce buffeting and turbulence, Wunderlich Wind Deflectors are now available for BMW’s S1000XR. Plugging the gap between the screen and the lower section of the XR’s fairing, Wind Deflectors help channel wind and weather away from the rider’s upper body, bringing welcome…
