Grand Tourer
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We’re liking this Royal Enfield Continental GT Liberty Moto special… pretty funky
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We’re liking this Royal Enfield Continental GT Liberty Moto special… pretty funky So far, this is only a ‘special’ being shown at the Thai Motor Expo in Thailand, but we like it (and wouldn’t be at all surprised is this turns up as a proper model in the range pretty soon). Essentially, the bike is the usual…
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Here’s BMW’s K1600B – the 6 cylinder bagger based around the new GT tourer. In someone’s spare bedroom, apparently
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BMW has unleashed this latest creation – it’s new K1600B. Apprently pictured inside someone’s spare bedroom in an unfurnished bit of a house. OK, maybe not, but you’ve got to admit that the setting for the official pictures (above) isn’t the usual setting for a bike like this. Anyway, essentially, it’s the K1600GT that we…
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Intermot show: BMW’s 2017 K1600GT tourer unveiled by the factory
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BMW has shown the world its new K1600GT, here’s the direct words from the German factory about the big tourer: The new BMW K 1600 GT – 6-cylinder performance and luxurious comfort for dynamic touring at the very highest level. 6-cylinder in-line engines have been an integral part of BMW automobile history and brand…
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EXPOSED: 2017 BMW K1600GT’s next generation secrets
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We’ve been seeing the next generation BMW K1600GT doing the testing ’rounds’ for a while now and ahead of the launch of the bike at the upcoming motorcycle show at Intermot, Germany, details have come in from our friends abroad about the big tourer. Essentially the big tourer is staying at the same power, little…
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German press shows this: Mega six-cylinder naked with six exhausts and K1600 engine… yeah…
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OK, so this is a rumour – and from what we can gather from our German cousins on the excellent Motorrad magazine, there’s little to move this story on from that rather precarious position – but still, check this story out! What we have here is the illustration by Stefan Kraft that shows a massive…
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New GoPro mounts for BMW GS range
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An increasing number of motorcyclists are using GoPro cameras to record their rides, both for practical and pleasure purposes. Finding a suitable and safe mounting point for the compact camera can be tricky though, and often ends with precarious positioning and poor filming angles. Wunderlich’s new mounts are a stable, secure and discreet way to…
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 1000 review | £9749| 120bhp@9000rpm | 88lb-ft@7500rpm | 1043cc liquid-cooled, four-stroke inline-four Tested by: John Milbank The Versys 1000 is more than just a facelift. It’s also more than just a bigger version of the 650. And, according to Kawasaki, it’s not an ‘Adventure bike’. While many similar machines are sold…
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review
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2015 Kawasaki Versys 650 review | £6749 | 69bhp@8500rpm | 47lb-ft@7000rpm | 649cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin four-stroke Tested by: John Milbank Designed to be more sporty, whilst offering even greater touring potential, 2015’s Versys 650 loses the ‘functional’ styling with a healthy injection of Kawasaki DNA. “All roads. One bike” is the new machine’s tagline, yet…
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2011 Honda CBF1000 review
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It’s not often you come across a litre bike that someone new to two wheels can genuinely ride as comfortably and confidently as a seasoned two-up touring biker can. What’s not to like about a superbike derived powerplant, Agile handling and complete versatility, all delivered in a supremely comfy package? Exactly. Here at MCM we…
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2011 BMW K1600GT/K1600GTL Review
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While there’s nothing new about inline sixes, BMW’s latest offering of the configuration in their K1600GT supersports tourer has taken the design to all-new heights. Lighter, smaller and more powerful than any production six-cylinder motorcycle engine seen before, the 1649cc, 160bhp motor holds the key to the smoothest of power deliveries and, inturn, one…
