Rumours
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Fancy a CRF850L Africa Twin? Japanese rumours have the bike on its way for 2021.
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Right out of left-field comes this from our friends at top Japanese magazine YoungMachine – a CRF850L. Designed as a direct competitor to the F850GS from BMW, the Honda is rumoured to be a seriously pared-down version of the CRF1100L Africa Twin and is targeting the newer rider with an A2 licence-friendly version. Currently illustrating…
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RUMOURS: Suzuki’s new Burgman to be unveiled later this year?
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Rumours are swirling that Suzuki’s venerable Burgman scooter is set to receive a complete overhaul ahead of the introduction of Euro 5 emissions regulations – and there’s speculation that we might see it as soon as the end of the year. Over the last few weeks we’ve heard whispers that there’s a new Suzuki Burgman…
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RUMOURED: New Yamaha YZF-R1 on the way for 2021. Updated ENGINE. More MotoGP TECH.
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Ahead of Euro-5 regulations coming into force in 2021, rumours are swirling that Yamaha’s looking to completely refresh its YZF-R1 with an updated powerplant and even more MotoGP-derived technology. Yamaha’s hugely successful YZF-R1 was first unveiled back in 1998 – and over the years the Japanese factories flagship superbike has been updated and evolved to…
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Pikes Peak RUMOURS: Ducati to DROP the Multistrada for Streetfighter V4?
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Although we’re still more than five months away from the start of the 97th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, manufacturers have started registering its bikes for the 2019 event. And Ducati has surprised us all by appearing to move away from its winning Multistrada, registering itself as ‘Ducati 2019 TBD’ in the Exhibition Powersport category.…
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RUMOURS: Suzuki set to reintroduce its DR BIG? BASED on its V-Strom 1000.
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We’ve heard whispers that Suzuki’s looking to reproduce its iconic DR Big trailbike from the bones of its V-Strom 1000 – and renowned designer Oberdan Bezzi has mocked one up to show what it might look like, ahead of its rumoured 2020 launch. First released in 1988, Suzuki’s DR 750 S Big was built predominantly…
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Moto2: Romano Fenati to make RETURN to Moto2 at Japan round! (Rumour)
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The rumour mill has been going crazy with reports – and have a look at the excellent MotoGP outlet that is GPone for more on this – that Fenati could actually be being lined up for a RETURN to Moto2 GP racing – and it could happen as soon as MOTEGI in Japan on…
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Honda boss goes public on Hornet rumours: ‘We’ve got TWO new 650s coming! One will be funky, one will be mainstream.’
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How about this for all you Hornet fans out there? Great news coming to us in the shape of a top interview with Fabrice Recoque, director of the motorcycle division of Honda France (below). The interview was carried out at the recent Forza scooter launch by top French magazine Moto Revue and is a real…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa hits Barcelona saying: “I can’t say anything yet” about his future. Rumours of retirement still bubbling along with WSB and other things
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So here we are them it’s Friday, the bottom of the ninth and all the bases are loaded. We’re very sure that phrase makes sense to our American cousins (does it? tell us). It’s Barcelona and it’s MotoGP. Honda man (but only a factory Honda man for the rest of this season after being…
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HUGE RUMOURS: Jet-powered MV Agusta on the way?
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MV Agusta’s eccentric CEO Giovanni Castiglioni has hinted that the iconic Italian brand is working on a brand new exclusive superbike – and there’s talk that it’s going to be jet powered! Iconic Italian motorcycle manufacturer, MV Agusta, has recently undergone a resurgence of sorts, after years of financial instability and uncertainty – but thanks…
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Rumour: Top tech, new Suzuki GSX-R600 on the way for 2019
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Just rumours and chat on the wind at the moment, but the American outlet Asphalt & Rubber is running a story about a GSX-R600 coming from Suzuki for 2019. According to the site, sources it uses told it that the bike is getting traction control, ride-by-wire and ABS brakes. You can see the article…
