MoreBikes January 2024

  • Long Termers: Indian Challenger

    Long Termers: Indian Challenger

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    Motorcycle Sport & Leisure Magazine Editor Dave Manning feeds back on his five months with the Indian he intercontinental ballistic cruise missile that is the Challenger has now returned to Indian. There are a few things that I’ll not miss, as I slide my weary behind on to any one of a number of significantly…

  • Suzuki GSX-8R- big for 2024?

    Suzuki GSX-8R- big for 2024?

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    Off the back of its recently-released GSX-8S, Suzuki’s launched a new middleweight sportbike – and it looks the business. Will this be one of THE bikes for 2024? Back in the 1970s, journalists came up with the ‘Universal Japanese Motorcycle’ or ‘UJM’ moniker to describe the huge number of inline-four air-cooled DOHC 8-valve engines in…

  • Honda CBR600RR

    Honda CBR600RR

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    The Japanese factory has rolled out a new version of its iconic 600 sportbike… and it’s loaded with electronics.  The best Xmas presents are the ones you don’t expect. And we really didn’t expect this one… We’ve been writing about the death of the 600 sportsbikes for years now, but Honda’s clearly decided to make…

  • Hybrids and upgrades for Kawasaki

    Hybrids and upgrades for Kawasaki

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    Kawasaki was fairly quiet at Milan: it had already released its interesting new Ninja 7 hybrid model, and the ZX-4RR and ZX-6R models were also already out. We did get a new Z7 naked version of the new hybrid bike, which looks a little less chunky than the Ninja, and uses exactly the same cunning…

  • Semi-Auto Sportsbikes?

    Semi-Auto Sportsbikes?

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    Honda’s been banging on about its automatic DCT dual-clutch transmission for years now, and while it’s got its benefits in bigger bikes, it’s a bit too heavy, complex and pricey to suit smaller machines. So for 2024, the Big Aitch has developed a new E-clutch semi-automatic gearbox set up, and is trying it out on…

  • Triumph TF 250-X: What you need to know

    Triumph TF 250-X: What you need to know

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    The arrival of Triumph’s new MX machine hasn’t come as a surprise, but there’s no doubt it’s a pretty big deal. The British factory does solid business right across the motorcycling spectrum, and has its fingers on the pulse of many riding disciplines – and yet when it announced its ambitious plans to get into…

  • KTM unveils new Super Duke 1390 R

    KTM unveils new Super Duke 1390 R

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    The Austrian factory has whipped the covers of its new top-of-the-range super naked. Introducing KTM’s pair of bonkers 187.4bhp 1390 Super Duke Rs KTM’s Duke has been a massive success for the factory. Its range of brilliant naked bikes has won the hearts and minds of riders of a certain sporty disposition, thanks to their…

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