Touring Bikes
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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…
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SCOOP: Ducati teaser shows the new feet-forward Diavel
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Ducati has released another teaser video just before the EICMA show kicks off in Milan. The video, titled ‘More than red: black, wild and pop’, gives us a glimpse of the new feet-forward cruiser in action. You have to be quick to spot it, but it’s there. The video also features the real Bart and…
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Tokyo Motor Show scoop: New 2016 Gold Wing hidden away with the cars…
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Tokyo Motor Show scoop: New 2016 Gold Wing hidden away with the cars… Here’s something a bit extra from the Tokyo Motor Show, the new-look Gold Wing for 2016 which was hidden away with the cars in a lonely corner of the Honda stand. There’s more tech, bluetooth has been improved and the gearbox revised.…
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Tokyo Motor Show SCOOP: Kawasaki shows new supercharged engine (and what will become the S2 in a sketch)
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Tokyo Motor Show SCOOP: Kawasaki shows new supercharged engine (and what will become the S2 in a sketch). Months ago we brought you the first look at a raft of new supercharger patents from Kawasaki and said how these were going to be used in future bikes ranging from big tourers to everyday sporty…
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New Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin details
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New Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin details Honda has now officially confirmed the details of the new CRF1000L Africa Twin adventure bike. It has been a long time coming, but now that we’ve had a chance to take a look at the pictures and videos, we like what we’ve seen. We now know that in addition…
