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Honda’s New Africa Twin revealed
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What do reckon to this patent drawing apparently showing Honda’s re-born Africa Twin motorcycle as a 1000cc serious off-roader! This drawing doing the rounds has been filed in the States and could well be showing us a motorcycle in the 2016 line-up for Honda – according to rumours. It does seem very likely that this…
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Date set for the Motorcycle Live Show 2015 at the NEC
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Clear your diaries… the organisers of UK’s biggest motorcycle show – Motorcycle Live at Birmingham’s NEC – have announced that the 2015 event will take place from Saturday 28 November to Sunday 6 December. The show’s date has been moved back one week from its previous schedule, following confirmation that the EICMA exhibition in Milan has moved from its…
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Husqvarna Svartpilen and Vitpilen due in 2017
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Jonathan Balsvik, editor of Sweden’s Bike magazine has spoken to Reinhold Zens, one of Husqvarna’s MDs. He can now confirm that the two concept bikes – the black Svartpilen and the white Vitpilen – are due to go into production in 2017. MoreBikes.co.uk broke news of the two bikes when they were unveiled at the 2014 EICMA show. While we’re…
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Why Triumph was RIGHT to (mistakenly) disclaim the Tiger’s off-road ability
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I hate to be a pedant, but while the internet is chuntering on about Triumph’s new Tiger video showing Bear Grylls riding the 800 XC off-road, then at the end having a disclaimer stating the bikes aren’t intended for off-road use; in such a litigious world, I’m not that surprised. However, I spoke to Triumph at Motorcycle Live…
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Triumph’s big bike build off – Bobber V Scrambler
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Following the unveiling of two factory customs at this year’s EICMA (Milan, 4th– 9th November) exhibition, Triumph Motorcycles is calling for riders across the world to vote for their favourite model in their big bike build off. With the winner set to be announced at Motorcycle Live in Birmingham (22-30 November), the custom competition will finally…
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Kawasaki H2R and H2 price officially revealed
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Unveiled at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne, the 310 horsepower Ninja H2R track-only machine debut was followed by the Milan EICMA show for its supercharged sibling, the road-going H2 model. Now details have been officially released of the H2R and Kawasaki H2 price and launch specifications. The Ninja H2R – complete with carbon fibre bodywork and a…
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Akrapovic exhaust system for Kawasaki Ninja H2
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A brand-new concept Akrapovic exhaust caused quite a stir when it was unveiled at the recent Intermot show, as did the Supercharged Kawasaki Ninja H2R – a machine labeled as “Built Beyond Belief.” Now the pair have met at EICMA in Milan, Italy, in the guise of the new road-going Kawasaki Ninja H2 machine and Akrapovic’s production…
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Metzeler Racetec RR: New racing supersport tyres unveiled
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Metzeler has released details of a new racing supersport tyre – the Metzeler Racetec RR – at EICMA. Here’s what the press release has to say… RACETEC™ RR, the successor of RACETEC INTERACT™, is the new METZELER tyre available in K1, K2 and K3 compounds and is characterised by high grip in all conditions, with…
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Mercedes and MV Agusta announce partnership
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Mercedes and MV Agusta have announced that they have signed a cooperation agreement on a ‘long-term partnership’. Back in July, we reported the possibility of US car manufacturer Daimler to purchase a stake in MV Agusta – Mercedes-AMG is the sports-car and performance brand of the Daimler AG. The partnership between the two high-end brands…
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EICMA Milan show timelapse | 2015 new motorcycles
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EICMA in Milan is the world’s biggest motorcycle, scooter and bicycle show. Running for 100 years now, the Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori (International Cycle, Motorcycle and Accessories Exhibition) is one the bike industry’s most important events. It’s an exciting time, but there’s also a huge amount of work that goes into it… check out this time-lapse video showing…
