Touring Bikes
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2017 Honda CMX500 funky new roadster REVEALED in secret drawings
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Here’s the confirmation of our mid-sized Honda city/Adventure style bike story – direct from inside Honda itself. These two patent designs for the bike, plus the official importer listing from Astra Honda in India proves that Honda is going to add the funky 500 to the range for next year. Called the CMX500AH in the…
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Launch ride: Harley-Davidson Touring range with the new Milwaukee-Eight engine
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Surely one of the world’s most emotive motorcycle brands, owners will tell you how much they love Harleys due to their size, style, and most of all that ‘potato-potato’ engine note. The first H-D motor was the Atmospheric V-Twin, an 811cc 45° vee making just seven horsepower. Over the years we’ve seen – among others –…
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Honda VFR1200X getting a new front end and less beak for next year
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We know it’s not going to make ‘story of the year’ or anything, but it’s interesting to see that Honda is updating the VFR1200X Cross Tourer for 2017. Gone is the bike’s stubby beak to be replaced by a new fairing ‘shoulder’ to improve weather protection for the rider. The bike’s screen has also come…
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Video: Honda Africa Twin long term test, part three: 7,500 miles and new modifications
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We have had this Honda CRF1000L DCT Africa Twin as a long term test bike for the last few months, and we’re still impressed. After a load of on and off road riding the odometer now shows 7,500 miles, so it’s time for another quick update. In the third episode of Long Term Life with…
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My bike: 2008 Yamaha TDM900A
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56-year-old Ian Watson from Fife shares his experience of Yamaha’s great all-rounder… This is my only bike, which I use to cover around 4000 miles every year. I bought it in May 2009 for £5495 from my local Yamaha dealer (and ex-Scottish Road Race Champion) Alan Duffus in Kirkcaldy. I’ve put 28,000 miles on it,…
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M20 bridge collapse biker: “My first thought was for my crushed MT-07!”
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The biker who was injured when a pedestrian bridge collapsed on to the M20 last Saturday has admitted that in the immediate aftermath of the devastation his first thoughts were for his crushed Yamaha MT-07. Jim Shaw, 73, of Thamesmead, South East London, suffered five broken ribs when the footbridge near Maidstone was hit by a…
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Video: NEW footage shows off Honda’s City Adventure 750cc super-scooter in MUCH more detail
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We were the first to bring you details of the production version of the Honda City Adventure concept making it to production and now we’ve got this first-look at the latest teaser trailer footage to show you. The City Adventure is powered by the same motor and (largely) the same chassis as the NC750 and…
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Video: Keanu Reeves’ TV spot for the bike he built with his mate Gard
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We’ve all seen the $78,000 KRGT-1 Arch motorcycle built by Keanu Reeves and Gard Hollinger in the USA and you can buy one. Here’s the nicely made film about the project from Bloomberg in the States.
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Honda Africa Twin gets complete range of bolt-ons from GIVI
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The new Honda Africa Twin has a new range of kit from GIVI. The package of accessories created by GIVI for the 2016 Africa Twin includes aluminium cases, tank bags, windshields, engine guards and more. One option is the GIVI aluminium Trekker Outback range, with its 37-litre (£586.05) and 48-litre (£610) side cases. An alternative option…
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Harley-Davidson fined millions over ‘tuner’ devices
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Harley-Davidson fined millions over ‘tuner’ devices. It’s nothing like the recent ‘dieselgate’ scandal that’s rocked the like of VW in the car world, but the far-reaching after-effects of a ruling by the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA could well be felt across the globe. The EPA and the American Department of Justice (DOJ)…
