Desert Racer
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Suzuki’s V-Strom 650 for 2021? Here’s what Oberban Bezzi thinks it should look like…
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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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Hessler Rallye Team’s Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT. And there’s a KIT to turn YOUR V-Strom into a Dakar-style desert racer.
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Hessler Rallye Team has just revealed its custom V-Strom 1050XT Desert Express – and we hope Suzuki is taking notes. Best of all, there’s a kit available to turn your V-Strom into a tricked out desert racer. Shown alongside the new V-Strom 1050XT at its big reveal at EICMA, the Desert Express is built around…
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EICMA 2019: Suzuki launches new V-Strom 1050XT and V-Strom 1050 bikes
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Suzuki has unveiled two new V-Strom models at the Eicma show in Milan, Italy with a new V-Strom 1050XT and V-Strom 1050 – the bike’s main features include: Design heavily influenced by Suzuki’s iconic DR-Z desert racer and DR Big, with a new vertically stacked rectangular LED headlight and distinctive ‘beak’. New Euro5 version of…
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EICMA 2019: Triumph unveils the Thruxton RS, a Bobber TFC and TWO Special Edition Bonnevilles
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So let’s start with the Thruxton RS – a specced-up Thruxton that’s lighter and more powerful than its predecessor, the Thruxton R. The RS has just been unveiled at the EICMA Show in Milan, Italy. Triumph says that the bike has had a major power increase (up by 8PS to 105PS) with more power across…
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ROUTE CONFIRMED for the 2020 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
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Following the news that the Dakar Rally will be taking place in Saudi Arabia – more details have emerged about the route for 2020. Set to depart from Jeddah on January 5, before arriving in Al Qiddiya on January 17 after 12 stages and over 9,000km (5592.34 miles) of racing – the 2020 Dakar Rally…
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MotoGP: Dovi wins by 0.023 as five riders battle for Qatar glory
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Italian beats Marquez to the line as Crutchlow grabs a podium, Rins and Rossi within 0.6 of the win in a crazy opening race of 2019 Andrea Dovizioso (Mission Winnow Ducati) took an incredible victory at the VisitQatar Grand Prix after an epic desert duel between five riders in the latter stages ends with the…
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Video: Escaping the desert on an apocalyptic two-wheeled Citroen 2CV
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During one of his many road trips to Morocco, Emile Leray – nicknamed the “Doctor of African Mechanics” – totalled his trusty 2CV. Stuck in the desert alone, he was forced to engineer the ultimate DIY escape. During his Moroccan adventure his 2CV came a cropper, hitting a rock in the middle of the desert.…
