EICMA
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Royal Enfield trademarks two new model names – Sherpa and Hunter (anyone else expecting more enduro bikes to arrive?)
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The Indian company’s Himalayan – 410cc, single-cylinder with 25hp and 32Nm – has been a sales success for the resurgent firm and there’s much speculation that the names will be attached to a 250cc single (this is likely to be the Sherpa) and a two-cylinder 650cc with 48hp and 52Nm (the Hunter). According to Indian…
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BST HyperTEK: ELECTRIC motorcycle of the FUTURE designed by Pierre Terblanche (the man who brought us the Ducati 999).
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Renowned motorcycle designer Pierre Terblanche and carbon wheel specialist BST have joined forces to reveal an all-new electric motorcycle: the HyperTEK. Best known for work designing the original Ducati Sport Classic, Multistrada, Hypermotard and 999 Superbike – Terblanche is back in action, teaming up with BST to create this weird and wonderful electric bike. And…
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KTM joins forces with CFMoto and shifts part of production to China.
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KTM’s shifting a chunk of its production to China – and it’s building a new 2,300 square metre factory in partnership with CFMoto. KTM is moving the production of its 790 Duke and 790 Adventure from Mattighofen in Austria to Hangzhou in China (200 km south-west of Shanghai) – as part of a new joint…
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MV Agusta’s CEO confirms 350cc twin-cylinder bikes are coming.
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MV Agusta’s CEO Timur Sardarov has just revealed that the Italian factory is gearing up to release a range of twin-cylinder 350cc bikes. We’ve been telling you about MV’s plans for small and mid-capacity machines for a few months – and CEO Timur Sardarov has just confirmed that it’s happening very soon. He said: “MV…
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Husqvarna confirms NORDEN 901 adventure motorcycle is going into PRODUCTION.
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Husqvarna’s NORDEN 901 concept was one of the best received bikes at this year’s EICMA show – and following its hugely positive reception the Swedish/Austrian factory has confirmed that it will be going into production. Following on from the success of its Vitpilen and Svartpilen —the factories first street-focused Husqvarnas since the ‘60s—the Norden will…
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BMW talks tech and reveals details of its R18 motorcycle engine – here’s the spec from the factory direct. 90hp on tap.
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So we know that this is the motor that’s going to be at the heart of a family of motorbike from the German factory and whilst some people have been guessing at what’s going into the lump – we’ve now got the actual spec of the R18 motor from the factory. Here’s what you really…
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E-Racer’s CUSTOM Zero Motorcycles.
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E-Racer Motorcycles has released TWO funky electric bikes, built from the bones of a Zero SR/F and Zero FXS. And YOU can get your hands on one. We’re seriously impressed with the E-Racer Edge from E-Racer Motorcycles. Blending modern technology with classic design, the Italian manufacturer has used a Zero SR/F as a base to…
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Husqvarna WILL return to Moto3 racing. Romano Fenati and Alonso Lopez will RACE for Max Biaggi’s team.
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Husqvarna has confirmed it is returning to racing for the 2020 season – campaigning its new FR 250 GP machine in the Moto3 world championship. Supported by Max Biaggi’s Max Racing Team, the new satellite Husqvarna team will be managed by experienced German ex-racer Peter Öttl. And it’ll be Romano Fenati and Alonso Lopez in…
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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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2020 Honda Fireblade – a chat with the engineer behind the bike
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While we were at the EICMA show the other week, we grabbed a chat with Yuzuru Ishikawa, the Large Project Leader for the 2020 Fireblade. Here’s what he was saying… THE 2020 Honda Fireblade was, by some margin, the bike of the show at Milan this season. Part of that is down to many of…
