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REVEALED: Here’s the patents for Yamaha’s NEXT Niken – and it’s an MT-03-powered leaning three-wheeler!
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Here’s what we’ve been sent on the next Niken from the Japanese motorcycle manufacturer. It’s a series of official designs from the factory that are being filed as part of a patent for the next Yamaha three-wheeler. Two things are clear from the drawings; the funky two-wheeled front end is virtually identical to…
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KTM’s 390 Adventure for 2019 CONFIRMED by Indian partner! Whoops…
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It’s been a while coming, and we’ve seen plenty of pre-production ideas and versions of the lightweight KTM Adventure bike appearing from time to time but this has somewhat let the orange Austrian cat right out of the bag. KTM’s India-based partner, Bajaj Motors (Bajaj is India’s leading manufacturer of two wheelers) makes the firm’s…
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Honda’s planning a Rebel cruiser with a 1000cc Africa Twin motor inside. Plus some nice prototype – type styling touches
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Honda has filed designs for an Africa Twin-powered big Rebel cruiser. The plans for the upcoming easy rider aper have been uncovered by our friends at YoungMachine in Japan who took the designs and photoshopped up what the bike will end up looking like. The Rebel 1000 shares most of its styling queues with…
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SPY SHOTS: KTM’s 1290 T and 790 T Adventure bikes caught out and about (the smaller bike has wings, the bigger bike is coming with a virtually full fairing)
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Here’s the latest KTM spy shots ahead of the launch of the Austrian firm’s upcoming 790 T and 1290 T Adventure bikes. Both bikes will be major players in KTM’s 2019 model line-up. And both bikes get major bodywork changes. What’s now apparent with the 1290 T is that the bike is getting…
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SPY SHOT: KTM 790 Adventure spotted on the road WITH WINGS!
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We’ve been sent this photo of the upcoming KTM 790 Adventure bike, caught out in action during final road tests ahead of its official launch in a few month’s time. So far so normal, but what’s caught our eye most about this version of the bike is that, in addition to the larger screen, big…
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GOTCHA! Honda’s Next-Wave Adventure bike REVEALED.
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And it’s a throwback to the early 1980s! These designs from Honda that show a new bike on the way which bears more than a bit of styling DNA with the original Adventure motorcycle, the 1980 BMW R80GS (pictured below). Although the bike is very similar to the firm’s Bulldog 400cc concept it showed in…
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Honda’s Dominator is BACK! Here’s the SECRET drawing that shows the new bike
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Check this out – here’s the proof that Honda IS firing back into the smaller-Adventure/road bike sector. This is the firm’s secret plan for a NEW take on the Dominator, a bike that was worldly-popular from 1988 until 2001. This drawing which we’ve uncovered was hidden away in Honda’s design for a new two-part…
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REVEALED! Here’s the OFFICIAL design drawings for Honda’s V4 superbike. It’s got a rear ‘wing’. Single seat and looks like a suped-up Blade.
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It’s real. It’s the V4. It’s real. That truly was worth saying twice. The reason? These actual, finished drawings of the bike from Honda itself. Real designs, real details, really want to ride it. Oh boy… Here’s the official patents filed by Honda for its 2018 V4 superbike. Yeah, the V4. Cleverly, Honda…
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REVEALED: Honda’s secret plans for automatic braking on motorcycles!
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REVEALED: Honda’s secret plans for automatic braking on motorcycles! Honda is working on an new electronic braking system that will automatically slow you down once the bike detects a collision is imminent. Judging by the very recent patent that has been filed by the factory, the system is some way off – we’ve been…
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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…
