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First ride: Suzuki Burgman 400
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The Burgman series of scooters has always been a steady seller for Suzuki. If you combine the sales of the 125, 200, 400 and 650cc models, the Japanese manufacturer has shifted over 440,000 Burgmans (or is it Burgmen?) to date, with the Burgman 400 accounting for 170,000 of those. Now Suzuki is hoping to…
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BMW launches the new 2018 C 400 X scooter
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BMW has launched its latest bike aimed at the mid-sized super scoot sector – the funky-looking C 400 X. The German company says that the new bike has a: “Powerful, efficiency-optimised single-cylinder engine combined with CVT transmission, vibration decoupling and ASC.” The motor kicks out 34bhp. Power transmission is via a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission)…
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The Super Cub Series hits its 100,000,000 (that’s a hundred million) model mark, today.
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Now THAT’S what you call a sales success. Honda’s Super Cub has, today, hit the 100 MILLION mark with landmark two-wheeler coming off the production line. To mark this incredible amount of one type of bike, Honda held a commemorative ceremony attended by President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo at its Kumamoto Factory, Japan,…
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Honda’s Cub gets a proper make-over for the Tokyo Show 2017 – and how
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With the Tokyo Show just around the corner (at the end of this month) there’s going to be much to see – including these versions of the Honda Cub. The pictures of the Honda Super Cub, the special 60th anniversary and the Cross Cub (the off-road version that was originally shown at the 2013 Tokyo…
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Yamaha unveil its all-new X-MAX 400
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Yamaha has just announced the addition of its new X-MAX 400 to its Sport Scooter range – and it reckons the latest model runs, handles, feels and looks better than ever before. As the most compact model in its class, the X-MAX 400 scooter is the perfect commuter, allowing you to nip through traffic in…
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Yamaha’s concept scooter revealed – and it’s ‘Glorious’
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Yamaha has shown this funky modern/retro scooter at the Ajang Vietnam Motor Show. The Yamaha Glorious 155 Concept – what a name! – might ‘just’ a concept at the moment but, to be honest, it’s a pretty standard chassis, engine etc under the swish bodywork so this scooter would be pretty straightforward to take from…
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Video: Japanese wheelie nut Masaru Abe in action setting world’s longest wheelie record… yeah…
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Whatever you did over the Band Holiday weekend, it wasn’t as dull as this. A wheelie is always a bit of a laugh but 8 hours on the back wheel takes the mickey. So here’s a sweet bit of video from Japanese rider Masaru Abe’s new world record for the longest wheelie, set at the…
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Revealed: Two-Wheel Drive Suzuki Burgman Scooter
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Suzuki has filed a patent application for a two-wheel drive scooter. It shows (what looks like) a Suzuki Burgman 200, with a hub-mounted electric motor in the front wheel that works to assist the engine-driven rear wheel. The main difference to a typical Burgman 200 is the front end. On the patent, the front wheel…
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Oldest Vespa in the world is up for auction! And it’s going to cost you a packet to own this unique 98cc scooter
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The world’s oldest Vespa is up for auction – and the ancient 98cc put-put has a reserve price of £282,000! The scooter, with serial number 1003, is complete, a runner and comes from Piaggio’s ‘0 Series’. It’s believed to be Number 3 from the original 60 prototypes made by Piaggio in 1946. That means…
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Čezeta step into the 21st Century with their new electric scooter!
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Throughout the 50’s and 60’s in Czechoslovakia, the Čezeta scooter came to symbolise fun, freedom and adventure for young Czechs. Now, in time for its 60th Anniversary, the CZ is back – this time as an electric scooter. The next generation Čezeta retains the iconic 1950s design, but really that’s where the similarities end. In contrast…
