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Buy it now: The two-stroke candle for that lovely hit of screamer haze about the home…
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There’s a lot of wannabe ‘kickstarter’ rubbish going on at the moment for the biker who wants to invest some cash in something that’ll probably never happen, but here’s a real, genuine product that you can get yer hands on for the two-stroke nut in your life. Made by Flying Tiger Motorcycles, this is the…
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World launch review: Triumph’s 2016 Street Twin Bonneville
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WORDS: John Milbank, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti & Matteo Cavadini How did we get to the stage where a 900cc engine is considered ideal for a fun, accessible bike? It’d be too easy to label this, currently the smallest of the new Bonneville family, an entry-level machine, or a way into…
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Video: Around the world by bike in five minutes
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Check out this cool. five-minute-long video from startadventures.com which condenses a huge round-the-world trip into the video. The trip was more than 100,000km and took the pair 946 days to complete. They took in 51 countries and even found time for a wedding, too. It’s a nice way to spend a few minutes this morning…
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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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SCOOP: Honda’s CBR250RR concept to get green light for production
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Honda introduced its CBR250RR concept bike at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show a couple of months ago, and now Asian motorcycle journalists reckon it will go into test production in March 2016. The news comes from Indonesia, where the bike is rumoured to be built. What we have heard is not official but it makes…
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TESTED: TomTom Bandit review
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Tested by: John Milbank, Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine | £299.99 | www.tomtom.com I remember my Dad making me a large aluminium plate that went across the tank of my CBR600 when I was younger, to carry our family’s massive VHS-C camcorder. When I hit ripples in the road, the footage would shake…
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Moto Guzzi launches new 2016 V9 Roamer and V9 Bobber in Milan
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Engine: 850cc V-twin | Power: 62Nm @ 3,000rpm | Weight: 200kg The V9 Roamer is the more conventional version of the two brand new Moto Guzzi V9s. It is lightweight and has a reduced seat height for improved handling. The 850cc, two valve, transversal 90° V-twin engine delivers a claimed 62 Nm torque at 3,000…
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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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Yamaha launches the 2016 XSR900
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Yamaha has launched the XSR900 – the bike that we saw a few weeks ago, designed by American custom builder Roland Sands the bike is a crossover with lots of tech but 1980s flat-tracker styling. The bike uses the familiar 850cc inline 3-cylinder motor with cross-plane crank amid a flurry of other tech. No price…
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Ducati launches 2016 XDiavel, the feet forward touring muscle cruiser!
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Ducati launched its 2016 feet-forward Diavel cruiser at the EICMA event in Milan today, the XDiavel. The bike will cost £15,795 for the standard bike and £18,392 for the higher-spec S model. Speaking at the launch, Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali built up the unveiling of the bike, saying: “This is even further away from…
