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BMW’s R18 Big Boxer is HERE. YOU can order one NOW.
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We knew BMW’s R18 big boxer was coming, but we didn’t know it was going to look this good. BMW has been teasing us with concepts, custom house specials, and even the new engine itself, but the Bavarians have finally pulled the covers off the new R18 – the 1800cc big twin created to secure…
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Zontes 800cc triple coming for 2022? MT-09 challenger from China.
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A graphic render is doing the rounds which suggests Chinese factory Zontes is working on an 800cc triple – and if looks anything like the design, it’s one to get excited about. Zontes has made a name for itself over the past few years – thanks to its consistent output of stylish, capable and affordable…
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CONFIRMED: Our spy shots of the BMW R18 tourer now CONFIRMED by BMW patents uncovered in Brasil!
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Filed in Brasil and uncovered by the new bikes team at Motor1 Brasil, the 14 patents from the BMW factory leave absolutely no doubt that the spy shots we first brought you back in June last year ARE two versions of the R18 cruiser. The only update on the bike over our months old spy…
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Gas Gas to start building ROAD bikes as part of partnership with KTM. And there are THREE on the way for 2020.
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Leaked documents from a KTM management meeting have revealed that there will be three new road bikes in the Gas Gas range for 2020. Based around bikes from KTM’s current range, the presentation slide indicates we’ll see a 250cc and 800cc naked, as well as an 800cc adventure bike. Pretty cool. It’s more than likely…
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EICMA 2019: Benelli’s NEW Leoncino 800 and Leoncino 800 Trail.
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Benelli’s resurgence is in full swing – and at EICMA 2019, the Chinese-Italian factory has just unveiled TWO new 800cc versions of its Leoncino. Building on the success of its 500cc Leoncino, Benelli has just revealed its Leoncino 800 and Leoncino 800 Trail. Powered by an all-new water-cooled twin-cylinder 754cc engine which kicks out around…
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EICMA 2019: Ducati’s DESERT X and MOTARD concepts. OFFICIAL photos of the NEW Scrambler motorcycles.
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At Ducati’s World Premiere in Bologna a couple of weeks ago, Claudio Domenicali announced that there would be TWO new Scrambler concepts at the EICMA show in Milan; the Desert X and Motard. And here are some photos of the new bikes in the flesh courtesy of our pals at German site Motorrad. DUCATI DESERT…
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EICMA 2019: Here’s MV Agusta’s three new Rosso motorcycle models for 2020 – which apparently are cheaper (but nobody is telling the world the cost of these, just yet)
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What we have here is the Rosso version (so that’s a real lot of red) of the Italian firm’s Brutale 800, Dragster 800 and Turismo Veloce 800, first reported by Jensen Beeler on Asphalt & Rubber, Mechanically, it doesn’t look like a lot has changed – the wheels could well be cast and there’s a…
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SPY PHOTOS: BMW’s new R18 cruiser caught on camera. And it looks ready to go.
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BMW’s hotly anticipated R18 cruiser has been caught out on camera, while being shifted around under a tarpaulin. And chances are it’s being prepared for a big reveal at EICMA next month. First unveiled as part of the Elegance Competition of Villa d’Este, BMW’s R18 concept cruiser is clearly inspired by the German factories original…
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It’s DEFINITELY coming. You can now put a DEPOSIT on the BMW R18 cruiser and bag one for its 2020 launch!
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It’s been the darling of the next-gen, pretty-bike brigade for months now and we’ve finally got proof that the R18 production bike WILL go on sale next year. How do we know this for sure? Because you can place an order with BMW France for the 1800cc concept-going-production, that’s how. Yep, just 1000 Euro will…
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VIDEO: WATCH (and listen) to BMW’s Concept R18 in ACTION.
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BMW has finally offered us a proper look at its Concept R18, releasing a short film which shows the new 1800cc cruiser in action. Widely tipped to unveil a new cruiser at the big bike shows towards the end of the year, BMW has whet our appetites for what might be coming with the release…