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  • Spied: Suzuki’s plans for a new GSX-150R naked in 2018 appear in Asia. Apes big bike looks and gets more power (according to the documents)

    Spied: Suzuki’s plans for a new GSX-150R naked in 2018 appear in Asia. Apes big bike looks and gets more power (according to the documents)

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    Spied: Suzuki’s plans for a new GSX-150R naked in 2018 appear in Asia. Apes big bike looks and gets more power (according to the documents), Suzuki Indonesia has filed a new set of patents for its upcoming GSX-150R that shows the tiny beginner bike looking even more like the GSX-1000S big naked. The patents have…

  • Honda’s filed a funky front end set-up for a scooter (and something bigger, so the rumour-mill has it)

    Honda’s filed a funky front end set-up for a scooter (and something bigger, so the rumour-mill has it)

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    Honda’s filed a funky front end set-up for a scooter (and something bigger, so the rumour-mill has it).   Check out these patents filed by Honda for new front-suspension system that’s (so far) been shown in place on a scooter. They’re pretty much out there in terms of the scooter but we’ve heard on the…

  • Cracked it! Kawasaki’s plans for an electric road bike with enough power for a SMALL TRUCK

    Cracked it! Kawasaki’s plans for an electric road bike with enough power for a SMALL TRUCK

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    Kawasaki has sorted out its cooling problems for an all-electric motorcycle which will have an engine strong enough to power a SMALL TRUCK. We’ve brought you many articles charting the development of the raft of electric motorcycles – and part-electric, hybrid bikes on their way – from Kawasaki, but one of the biggest issues that…

  • Revealed: Yamaha’s first full patent drawings for its production all-electric off-roader (just appeared)

    Revealed: Yamaha’s first full patent drawings for its production all-electric off-roader (just appeared)

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    Revealed: Yamaha’s first full patent drawings for its production all-electric off-roader (just appeared).   These designs for a fully electric motocross-styled bike have just appeared at various registry offices around the world and they show that Yamaha has worked out exactly how its long-standing off-road electric ambition is to be realised. There’s not much detail…

  • Honda puts in patent for the 300TT Racer retro funkster roadbike

    Honda puts in patent for the 300TT Racer retro funkster roadbike

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    Honda has filed a patent for this, the firm’s 300 TT racer concept. Now, this might mean that this bike will be made into a production bike – or it could well be the case that Honda is just keeping others away from making something like this from the over-the-counter CBR parts – but either…

  • Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes

    Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes

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    Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes. These designs from inside Kawasaki’s offices shows the tech fitted to an H2 hyperbike but the description of the idea that accompanies the drawings says that this idea can easily be applied to more motorcycles in the range. In short,…

  • Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design

    Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design

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    Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design. Kawasaki has tried to sneak this mystery motorcycle’s design through the patent system – by hiding under a listing for a new headlight outer. Now, to be honest, we haven’t had any information through about this other so we’re working on what you can see in…

  • REVEALED! Ducati CEO’s designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time)

    REVEALED! Ducati CEO’s designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time)

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    REVEALED! Ducati CEO designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time). Claudio Domenicali is the Chief Executive of Ducati. A man with lots on his plate. But when he’s not steering one of the world’s strongest motorcycle brands to bigger and better things, the guy is still an engineer and inventor.…

  • Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production

    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…

  • SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…)

    SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…)

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      SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…)   We’ve been sent this amazing patent application from Audi which has a set of leathers incorporating the same warning lights as on your bike – including flashing indicators on the arms and legs and huge brake lights on the back.…

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