Honda
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Honda’s new reverse-mounted engine on its way – and according to the patents, it’s coming in a very sporty package
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Honda has filed plans for a rotary-type throttling device (!) for an upcoming sport bike that, in this first-registration sketch, looks amazing. What the bike in the drawings actually is remains something of a mystery. There’s no mention of a specific motorcycle model in the designs for the rotary throttling device, which improves inlet…
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VIDEO: TT 2018 – ‘Time waits for no Mann’ Trailer
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Greenlight has just released its second trailer, ahead of the 2018 Isle of Man TT – and it’s one of the best we’ve ever seen. It may still be months away, but the excitement is already building for the 2018 Isle of Man TT, which will run from May 26 through to June 8. And…
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Sammy Miller Museum adds three iconic GP bikes to its collection – ridden by Spencer, Sheene and Hailwood
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The Sammy Miller Museum has just purchased three extraordinary GP bikes – ridden by Freddie Spencer, Barry Sheene and Mike Hailwood. The iconic bikes are from the 60’s and 70’s – when Honda, Suzuki and MZ ruled the world. There’s an ex-works Honda NS 500 which won numerous GPs races with Freddie Spencer at the…
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MotoGP: Dovizioso takes first honours of 2018 in Qatar
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Andrea Dovizioso took the first victory of the new MotoGP season at the Losail International Circuit – just 0.027 seconds ahead of Marc Marquez in second place. Opening the season with a sensational final lap performance, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) beat Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to the line at the Losail International Circuit by just…
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MotoGP: Johann Zarco takes surprise pole position and sets new lap record in Dubai
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Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) has taken pole position at the Grand Prix of Qatar – setting a new lap record for the Losail Circuit, with a lap time of 1.53.680. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) will line up in second position on the grid, with the reigning world champion putting in a time…
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GOTCHA! Honda’s Next-Wave Adventure bike REVEALED.
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And it’s a throwback to the early 1980s! These designs from Honda that show a new bike on the way which bears more than a bit of styling DNA with the original Adventure motorcycle, the 1980 BMW R80GS (pictured below). Although the bike is very similar to the firm’s Bulldog 400cc concept it showed in…
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Neil Tuxworth confirmed as Guest of Honour at the April Stafford Classic Bike Show
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Racing legend and ‘King Maker’ Neil Tuxworth has been confirmed as the guest of honour at the 38th Carole Nash International Classic MotorCycle Show on April 21-22 at Stafford County Showground. From his first track outing at Cadwell Park, in 1969 aboard a humble BSA Bantam to racing in British National and International meetings and…
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VIDEO: John McGuinness and Lee Johnston to ride the Mugen at this year’s Zero TT
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We were at GhostBikes Grand Opening over the weekend – and during a Q&A with John McGuinness and Lee Johnston, the lads let slip that they’re going to be riding the Mugen at this year’s Zero TT. It’s not a surprise that McGuinness is back on the Mugen for 2018 – but the big news…
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Launch ride: 2018 Honda GL1800 Gold Wing Tour
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There’s a long line of shiny new 2018 Gold Wings parked outside our hotel in Austin, Texas. A beautiful sight, but there’s something wrong with the picture – I can see my own breath. Usually it’s around 20C around here, but a freak cold snap has forced temperatures into minus figures. WORDS: Mikko Nieminen,…
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Honda RC166 Mike Hailwood Replica from Tapei
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Tapei-based bike builder 1996 Biker Custom of Taipei has created its own version of Mike Hailwood’s infamous Honda RC166. For the uninitiated, the iconic RC166 helped Honda and Hailwood dominate the world of racing in the 1960s, with its high-revving, lightweight 6-cylinder, 250cc, air cooled machine kicking out 56.8bhp. And it’s not a surprise Hailwood…
