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2017 Honda Fireblade to get a face-lift
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Japanese journos are expecting the new 2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade to have an updated look at the front. In the cover of Japanese Young Machine magazine Honda’s new litre-beast has sharper looking headlights, although the difference is not huge and most of the design has not been altered from the current model. The appearance of…
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Video: Honda Africa Twin Adventure Centre
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If you like the new Honda Africa Twin, you’ll love the Honda Adventure Centre! Honda Adventure Centre in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, is a great place to hone your off-road motorcycling skills. The school is run by three-times motocross world champion, Dave Thorpe, so you know you’re in good hands there. The school has a fleet…
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Video: Africa Twin long term test, part 2: What’s it like after 3,000 miles
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After 3,000 miles on our long term test bike, the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin, we thought this is the perfect time to sum up the journey so far: Top 3 things that are great, Top 3 things that aren’t that great, and Top 3 things that we’re still undecided about. Here’s the video: For the first part in the series,…
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Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production
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Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production. Suzuki has just filed for patents in America, China and Europe for this, the company’s electric sporty minibike – and the bike is expected to make up part of the 2017 line-up from the big S. Following hot on the heels of bikes like…
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Ron Haslam Race School review: Part 2, Premier Experience
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When I approached Donington Park for my Ron Haslam Race School Premier Experience, I wasn’t feeling fast, confident or even particularly excited. I had just battled the hellishly busy M1 in heavy rain, I was wet and cold. Things started to brighten up as soon as I got in the vicinity of the race school…
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Going off-road: Honda Adventure Centre
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When Honda launched the reborn Africa Twin earlier this year, much emphasis was put on the argument that this was a genuinely off-road-capable big adventurer. Now Honda has put its money where its mouth is and launched a Honda Adventure Centre on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park in Wales. The centre is…
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Ron Haslam Race School review: Part 1, On Track Experience
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Where do you go if you want to improve your road riding? On track! It might sound like running before you can walk, but there’s a lot to be said for improving your road riding skills on a race track. First of all, there are no other road users, distracted by their phones or car…
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Video: Long term test: Mikko, the Africa Twin and fitting the Adventure Kit, part 1
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The CRF1000L Africa Twin has made a comeback this year, and done it with a bang: sales are looking good and reviews of the bike aren’t bad either. We’ve got one of the big adventure bikes in our long term test fleet, and will be posting regular videos to show what we’re doing with the on-road/off-road…
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Exclusive: New Honda mini-Africa Twin for 2017 (official drawings)
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At last year’s Tokyo Motor Show Honda revealed a ‘concept’ CRF250 Rally, the small capacity Africa Twin, based on the current CRF250L. According to Honda this was just a concept, not planned for production at the time, but it was pretty clear from the start that this was always going to be a part of…
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Honda’s new Gold Wing REVEALED. DCT, rider tech and more mpg coming. OFFICIAL drawings for next gen bike
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Honda’s new Gold Wing REVEALED. DCT, rider tech and more mpg coming. OFFICIAL drawings for next gen bike. Honda’s Gold Wing may have a few weird and whacky ideas pending in its future, but for the next phase of the massive mile-eater the big bike is getting a host of tech to make thing much…
