Touring Bikes
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Meet the HARLEY-DAVIDSON Adventure bike! Yeah!
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Meet the HARLEY-DAVIDSON Adventure bike! Yeah! This is the big surprise of the Bangkok Motor Show – with awesome coverage by the chaps at the Rushlane website – and it’s is happening right now, it’s a 2016 Street 750 Harley-Davidson that’s been converted into an Adventure bike. And although the official word is that this…
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Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200cc world launch review
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Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200cc world launch review. Triumph first introduced the Tiger to its range in 1937. Built to go anywhere, it sported a rugged and commendable dual-purpose nature, blending both performance and comfort at its heart. Fast forward over half a century and those words still reflect perfectly the Hinckley brand’s latest incarnation of…
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First look: New Triumph Tiger Sport
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First look: New Triumph Tiger Sport Triumph has just released the first pictures and details of its new Tiger Sport. Designed as a capable all-rounder, the new bike features Triumph’s 1050cc triple engine with increased torque and improved fuel consumption. There’s also rider-focused technology including ride-by-wire throttle, rider modes and slip assist…
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Kawasaki Versys 250 rumour reports updated looks and some rider-tech for 2016
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There’s another image that’s appeared in the Japanese press yesterday of the Versys 250 – an upcoming Kawasaki rumour that’s really gaining pace. It’s not a new story, we and other outlets have been picking up on the quarter-litre roadster rumour for around a year now – but this is the latest version of how…
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Honda’s 250cc Africa Twin – the Japanese press says it’s a go for production
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Honda first showed the mini-CRF250 Rally (think, tiny-engined Africa Twin) as a concept at the Osaka motorcycle show last March – and according to Japanese magazine Young Machine, the bike has been tweaked further to ape even more of the new Africa Twin. The bigger bike has a myriad of rider tech and a…
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Best-selling bikes of 2015 revealed
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2015 was a fantastic year for motorcycle sales in the UK and we now have the details of the best-selling bikes. The MCIA, which collates new registration data for the industry, reports that total registrations for 2015 exceed 114,000, which is the highest annual total since 2008. This figure is up more than 12% on…
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Honda recalls VFR1200F with immediate effect
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Honda is recalling 1,825 VFR1200F bikes for repair to a faulty universal joint in the driveshaft assembly. The announcement so far only effects American bikes (a total at the moment of 1,825 models). Honda says that because of the defect, the driveshaft’s universal joint bearings may prematurely wear which could cause the universal joint to…
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s 2016 FJR1300 adaptive light system in action
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Here’s a new video from Yamaha that shows the firm’s adaptive cornering light system on the new FJR1300, The lean-over lights are new for the big model this year and are automatically turned on as the bike is leaned over. The lights are linked to the machine’s Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), which knows how…
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World launch review – Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin
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World launch review – Honda’s 2016 Africa Twin. Stepping back into the adventure bike sector, Honda’s reincarnated Africa Twin blends real-world competence with off-road pedigree. A little history It was just over a year ago that Honda unveiled its off-road capable True Adventure concept at the EICMA Show, in Milan. A motorcycle with a…
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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,…
