Touring Bikes
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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,…
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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: The 2016 hybrid BMW R1200GS with INDEPENDENT front wheel drive and regen braking power system – launched at Milan
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Check out this amazing hybrid BMW GS launched at the Milan motorcycle show – it’s like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Like with most ‘hybrid’ tagged bikes, the GS gets a conventional petrol-powered motor (the stock unit) but this bike differs with the addition of a 7.6-kilowatt electrical motor which drives the FRONT wheel…
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan. We brought you the first pictures of the finished KTM 1290 Super Duke GT super sport tourer ages ago, and today the Austrian factory finally launched the bike officially. Details are that the bike gets a re-tuned 1,301cc four-stroke, twin-cylinder 75 degree V-twin motor (as found…
