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Harley-Davidson has launched a 2,147cc motor kit with 123hp at the wheel!
The new Big Bore V2 is now out under the firm’s performance label ‘Screamin’ Eagle’. The stage IV 131ci kit boosts size and power output over current motors in the range. The official US Harley-Davidson shop is offering the Milwaukee-Eight Stage IV kit for the company’s 114 or 117ci engines. The boost in power doesn’t…
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Friday’s LOOK AGAIN: Here’s the Scrambler 1100 Pro and Sport Pro PLUS the FIRST photo of the Superleggera with clothes on
Just in case you missed either of these stories that we brought you over the past few days, we figured it was worth showing you them again. And you can trust us, these are BIG stories. First up it’s the OFFICIAL teaser video from Ducati for the Scrambler 1100 Pro and 1100 Pro Sport bikes.…
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MotoGP: 2020 calendar CONFIRMED. So you can book your Silverstone tickets for this summer! Here’s the dates
Here we got then, the calendar has just come in from the FIM. Everything kicks off at Qatar on March 8 for the evening race and TWENTY venues later it comes to an end in Valencia on November 15. One point to note though and that’s the Finland date on July 12, the KymiRing is…
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BMW’s plans for CHARGING via the SIDE STAND revealed
Now this, we like. It may only be a patent at this stage, but BMW looks like it might have just cracked the rather cumbersome idea of having to physically plug-in your future electric motorcycle to an old-style cable sprouting from a nearby electrical socket. How it does this is by direct transfer of the…
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VIDEO: Valentino Rossi rides La Panoramica on a CUSTOM Yamaha XJR1300.
It’s not very often we get to see Valentino Rossi out on the open road – but the Doctor released a short film of him riding his custom Yamaha XJR1300 on La Panoramica late last year and we thought you should see it. Speaking about the stretch of Tarmac near his hometown of Tavulia, Rossi…
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Estonia trials new approach to SPEEDING. Pay a fine or take a time out.
Think speeding will get you to your destination quicker? Not in Estonia it won’t. The Police force has been trialling a new kind of speeding penalty – and rather than receiving a fine or points by default, if you get caught you’ll be given a choice between paying a fine or taking a time out.…
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Photo snapped at dealer conference in China confirms small Harley-Davidson 350 WILL appear later this year – new Benellis coming too.
A ‘stolen’ photograph of an official future model line-up in China has confirmed some of the Benelli models we will see in 2020 – and it confirmed that the small Harley-Davidson HD350 will be on sale sometime this year, too. The deft piece of image grabbing shows clearly that several machines are going to be…
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MV Agusta celebrates its 75th birthday
Exotic Italian marque first appeared in 1945 They’ll need a massive cake in Varese this week – because the good folks at the MV Agusta factory will be blowing out 75 candles as they celebrate three-quarters of a century making sweet motorbikes. Launched by Count Giovanni Agusta as a subsidiary of his aviation firm (which…
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VIDEO: Ducati’s Superleggera (Project 1708) motorcycle – part two of the OFFICIAL film series is HERE
The second part of the video series giving us a solid look at the uber-superbike of 2020 is now online. You can watch it at the bottom of this post. This means that we’ve now had FOUR parts to the unveiling of the £70,000, 234bhp, 152kg Ducati Superleggera with quite a bit more still to…
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Step-by-step guide to CBT motorcycle training
This step-by-step guide will cover everything you need to know about Compulsory Basic Training (CBT).
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OFFICIAL documents confirm Husqvarna’s working on THREE new adventure motorcycles. NORDEN 250cc, 401cc and 501cc coming for 2021?
A document from Husqvarna’s investor presentation shows what we’ve got to look forward to for the year ahead – and we’re most excited about THREE new adventure bikes from the Swedish-Austrian factory. We’ve already told you about KTM and Gas Gas’ upcoming model line-up, after getting our hands on official documents straight from the source…
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VIDEO: Here’s Ducati’s official teaser video for the 2020 Scrambler 1100 Pro and 1100 Pro Sport motorcycle
The actual motorcycle will be unveiled on January 27th but for now we’ve got this official teaser video from the Italian factory which is clearly pointing towards the 1100 Pro – a high-spec Scrambler – and a more powerful 1100 Pro Sport variant. Here’s why this is about the 1100 Pro; the vid uses the…
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Kawasaki files PATENT for hybrid injection system for its SUPERCHARGED motorcycle engine
Official patents filed by Kawasaki reveal that the Japanese factory is working on a hybrid injection system for its supercharged engine. Following Honda filing patent for a hybrid injection system for its supercharged models, Kawasaki’s playing catch up – creating a new system which combines direct and indirect injection. At the minute, motorcycles tend to…
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LOOK AGAIN! Here’s the FIRST photo of the 2020 Ducati V4 Superleggera (aka Project 1708). CHECK OUT THE WINGS!
Last week we brought you this photo from a Ducati event in the USA that gave the world its first proper look at the Ducati 2020 Superleggera – a £70,000, 500-bikes-only-production-run road-legal MotoGP motorcycle. In case you missed it back then, we thought it was a good idea to put this back on MoreBikes because……
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Triumph launches NEW 2020 Tiger 1200 Desert and Alpine Special edition motorcycles
The Tiger 1200 Desert Edition will cost £15,500RRP and the Alpine option will cost £14,700RRP. Here’s the actual release from Triumph (below) with every bit of info about the bikes that you could possibly want to know: Inspired by some of the world’s most thrilling motorcycle adventures from all over the world, these new motorcycles…
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OFFICIAL: Design drawing of Harley-Davidson’s ELECTRIC flat tracker motorcycle.
Harley-Davidson’s getting closer to unveiling its SECOND electric motorcycle – and it’s going to be a mid-powered flat tracker. We’ve been telling you for months that Harley-Davidson’s preparing its second electric motorcycle, and a recently surfaced design drawing all but confirms it. Following the release of the LiveWire last year, there’s been a lot of…
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MotoGP: Video – is this Ducati’s Holeshot GP system being tested?
Here’s a nifty bit of video that’s emerged after the pre-season tests (this video was shot on the last day of the Sepang test at the tail end of last year) – and those in the know reckon it might give a very visual pointer to a so-called ‘Holeshot’ system on the GP20 Ducati racebike.…
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VIDEO: Glenn Irwin spanking the Honda Fireblade motorcycle around Almeria – PLAY IT LOUD
Umm… this is a video of Glenn Irwin spanking the Honda Fireblade around Almeria Circuit in Spain. It’s happened in the past couple of days. He is going fast. It is an onboard shot with some ace sound from the 2020 superbike. Turn it up loud, enjoy the lap. Looks like the lad Irwin is…
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Suzuki hits the retro button (even more) with the Katana 7584 motorcycle. The uber-retro retro superbike
This bike has made an appearance at the Verona show in Italy – and we like it. Basically, it’s a Suzuki Katana homage kitted out in a silver, blue, red and orange colour scheme direct from 1984 (hence the 84 in the bike’s name). The usual, modern Suzuki ‘S’ on the tank gives way to…
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Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 for 2021? Here’s what Oberban Bezzi thinks it should look like…
Following the launch of Suzuki’s new V-Strom 1050 for 2020, Oberdan Bezzi has released a series of images of what he thinks the next generation V-Strom 650 should look like. And they’re brilliant. Famed motorcycle designer Oberdan Bezzi releases his latest work on a regular basis – and the most recent to make an appearance…
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Honda’s SUPERCHARGED plan for a V-twin with trellis frame gets an update. New details on the possible Honda Monster!
It’s been an ongoing story about secret Honda boffin plans that we first brought you back at the start of 2017 – and whilst we’ve yet to see a Honda with the power-boost fitted for sale in dealerships, these latest patents show that something’s still on its way from the big H. Possibly. The latest…
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Royal Enfield’s single cylinder 500 will be DISCONTINUED. Euro 5 ends production of iconic engine.
Royal Enfield is slowly discontinuing its 500cc single cylinder models as a result of Euro 5 emissions regulations – but there’s going to be one final bike released this summer. Royal Enfield’s 499cc air-cooled single-cylinder engine has had a long and illustrious history. Of course, it’s been consistently tweaked and updated to stay relevant –…
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Must-haves to kick-start your 2020!
We have received payment for the content in this article. Learn more. Still on the comedown from all those festivities? The fun doesn’t have to stop yet. Perhaps you’re disappointed you didn’t get that helmet, bike or part you were asking for, or you’re just looking to spend some of that Christmas cash you got…
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Honda WINS the Dakar Rally for the first time since 1989 with Ricky Brabec ending KTM’s 18 year winning streak.
Honda’s Ricky Brabec has triumphed at the 2020 Dakar Rally, taking the title for the Japanese factory for the first time since 1989. After 18 years of KTM dominance, Honda’s taken the top spot at this year’s Dakar Rally – and Brabec has become the first American to ever win the race. Speaking about the…
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