2018
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SPY SHOTS: BMW 2018 S 1000 RR caught out in tests
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There’s not many pics (as in, there’s one) that’s broke surface at the moment, but this is the first picture of the 2018 BMW S 1000 RR. The bike has been caught out and about by the top German magazine Motorrad. And, as you might expect, is the star of the next issue of…
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Keep your eyes on the road with REYEDR HUD
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The REYEDR HUD is an innovative new heads-up display system that shows speed, navigation, distance and more. It runs in unison with the REYEDR smartphone app, which provides key information about the bike, route and ride group. It also offers the ability to alert emergency services in the event of an accident. Essentially, the REYEDR…
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Test ride KTM’s 2018 SX machines at a KTM Off Road Day
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KTM is offering riders across the UK the chance to test ride their latest range of SX motocross machinery at a range of leading UK race tracks. Running from the end of June through to August 2018, KTM Off Road Days provide the opportunity to test a 2018 adult SX machine – from 125 to…
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Isle of Man Steam Packet Company receives record-breaking number of bookings for TT 2018
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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company handled a record-breaking 5,000, bookings for the 2018 TT when reservations opened on Monday. The Company started taking provisional reservations at 8.30am and by the end of the day had received more than 5,000 bookings, a substantial increase on the 3,500 handled on the same day last year…
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Triumph Motorcycles announces new colour options for Bobber, Thruxton, Scrambler, Bonnie and Street Twin
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Triumph has just announced its new 2018 colour range. The British firm has added a Cranberry Red and Frozen Silver colour option to the new Bonneville Bobber, now giving potential customers a choice of five colour schemes. The Thruxton R has a small colour change; Triumph will replace the Diablo Red option with Crystal White…
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Spy Shots: Husqvarna’s 701 naked roadster (or, Svartpilen if you’d prefer)
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These exclusive shots of Husqvarna’s upcoming 701, the bigger version of the sweet 401 modern-twist cafe racer were taken in Spain a couple of days ago and give us everything we need to know about the bike that will be going on sale later this year. Husqvarna is owned by KTM and unsurprisingly there’s…
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BMW boss: We will launch 14 new models this year and you’ll be able to choose between drive trains
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It’s good news for BMW fans – in a new statement by Harald Kruger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW, the factory boss says that there’s a load of new bikes slated to appear this year. Here’s what Kruger says about the next 12 months from the German factory: “There will also be…
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Spy Shots: REVEALED! BMW’s 2018 F900GS caught out in finished trim
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Here’s the latest spy shots of BMW’s next-gen middleweight GS – this is the BMW F900GS. The bike is due to enter the range as the top-of-the-range for the middleweight Adventure machines with familiar but sharper styling. It gets an all-new aluminium frame, revised engine layout to make the new parallel-twin motor more narrow than…
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Husqvarna to introduce fuel injected 2-strokes!
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Following on from the announcement by KTM a couple of weeks ago, Husqvarna has revealed that they also have a couple of fuel-injected 2-stroke enduro motorcycles going into production next year. As the first company to ever produce a purpose-built off-road bike, Husqvarna Motorcycles have always been a great advocate of 2-stroke technology – so it’s…
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Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel?
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Revealed: Kawasaki’s plans for a more aggressive muscle cruiser – is this the Japanese Diavel? Kawasaki has filed a new set of patents for a future model that bears a striking resemblance to the Ducati Diavel. Well, it does in a Kawasaki kind of way. The image above is directly from the patent office where…
