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Want to see Yamaha's plans for a carbon-fibre road bike that BRUISES when damaged and emits LIGHT from a wound to the frame?
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Here’s a design patent from Yamaha that’s going to blow a few minds – a carbon-fibre framed motorcycle that BRUISES when the frame is damaged, even if the bike falls over at a standstill. It might sound like a thought-pattern straight from the latest sci-fi blockbuster movie, but the truth of the matter is that…
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Ducati’s Project 1708 (the $100,000 Superleggera 234hp, 152kg carbon V4R) leaks continue – HERE’S THE VIDEO
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Yesterday we brought you the supposedly ‘leaked’ data sheet of Project 1708 with all the whizz and the bang that the top, top, top-level Ducati details – read that HERE – today we’ve got the first part of a pretty official looking video that gives more of a glimpse of the bike. It looks real…
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Want to see Yamaha’s plans for a carbon-fibre road bike that BRUISES when damaged and emits LIGHT from a wound to the frame?
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Here’s a design patent from Yamaha that’s going to blow a few minds – a carbon-fibre framed motorcycle that BRUISES when the frame is damaged, even if the bike falls over at a standstill. It might sound like a thought-pattern straight from the latest sci-fi blockbuster movie, but the truth of the matter is that…
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Honda files patents for the CB125X and CB125M funky future roadsters.
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Last winter a lot of the world’s biking press (us included) opined that Honda’s small-capacity prototypes shown at Milan should make it to the road. What we were treated to was a pretty upright roadster and a small Adventure-styled bike. More of a styling exercise than a real presentation of a future bike or two…
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EICMA 2019: Honda has launched its 2020 Fireblade motorcycle. 214.5bhp, MotoGP wings and a track-focused design.
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Honda is not being coy about why it’s made this all-new Blade for 2020 – outwardly saying that this is, really, a track bike that’s been built to shine at WSB-winning speeds. Here is what Yuzuru Ishikawa, Large Project Leader for the new CBR1000RR-R Fireblade said about the bike: “Our intentions are crystal clear. The…
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KTM releases THIRD motorcycle teaser video for the 2020 Super Duke R bike
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Due to be shown at EICMA in Milan on November 5, the uprated and updated 2020 KTM Super Duke R is getting plenty of hype from the factory. Here’s the third teaser video (shot in Almeria, Spain, that keeps the actual image of the motorcycle under the usual tight wraps – but that’s OK because…
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LOOK AGAIN: Design drawings for the 2020 BMW F850 R motorcycle have surfaced.
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This is the final part of the 2020 BMW 850 puzzle, revealed by some spot-on design patents released in Brazil. The F 850 R is joining the stable next to the F 850 RS that we first told you about last November. These designs were posted on the Italian outlet Moto.It. What you can see…
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VIDEO: Triumph releases teaser video for 2020 Thruxton RS
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Ahead of the official launch of the the Thruxton RS over the next few weeks, Triumph has released this 10 second long video that – in truth – doesn’t show much but does at least show the badge for the new model which is being officially unveiled on November 5 at the EICMA show in…
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VIDEOS: Honda has released FOUR videos about the 2020 Africa Twin. Here they are. Some awesome skids, wheelies and sand riding. Watch this.
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All the videos are safe for work and not only make the new Africa Twin look like a god amongst motorcycles (that’s the idea of this sort of video, after all) but also really show off the bike’s excellent dial-in TFT screen on which you can change virtually everything about the motorcycle. If you want…
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RUMOUR: Has Kawasaki bought Bimota?
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It’s the hottest of topics at the moment and the Italian rumour-mill is in full swing – but if true then it could lead to the resurrection of one of the motorcycle world’s most iconic bike building brands. Appearing yesterday (Tuesday) the news could be one of the biggest stories of the year, i true.…
