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Triumph launch Trekker GT E-bike
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Triumph Motorcycles returns to its bicycle-making roots with the launch of the brand new Trekker GT E-bicycle.
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PATENT: Honda’s TELESCOPIC side stand.
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Honda’s thinking outside the box again, filing patents for a new telescopic side stand system which is made up of three sections that fit into each other. We all know how a motorcycle side stand works. It’s a tried and tested design that’s been unchanged for many years – and there’s a reason for that;…
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BMW’s plans for CHARGING via the SIDE STAND revealed
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Now this, we like. It may only be a patent at this stage, but BMW looks like it might have just cracked the rather cumbersome idea of having to physically plug-in your future electric motorcycle to an old-style cable sprouting from a nearby electrical socket. How it does this is by direct transfer of the…
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EICMA 2019: Suzuki launches new V-Strom 1050XT and V-Strom 1050 bikes
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Suzuki has unveiled two new V-Strom models at the Eicma show in Milan, Italy with a new V-Strom 1050XT and V-Strom 1050 – the bike’s main features include: Design heavily influenced by Suzuki’s iconic DR-Z desert racer and DR Big, with a new vertically stacked rectangular LED headlight and distinctive ‘beak’. New Euro5 version of…
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First Ride – Husqvarna 701 Enduro (A2 Restricted)
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SINGLE CYLINDER SAVIOUR: HUSKY’S NEW 701 ENDURO Founded in Sweden in 1903, the same year as Harley-Davidson – the traditionally off-road-oriented Husqvarna brand is now owned by KTM, with production undertaken at its factory in Austria. Beneath the paintwork of the 701 Enduro, much is shared with KTM’s 690 Enduro R, including its brilliant new…
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First ride: 2018 BMW K 1600 B
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The new BMW K 1600 B bagger is big, brash and full of beans. Based on BMW’s heavy-duty tourer, the K 1600 GT, the Yankee-style bagger was originally revealed as a ‘Concept 101’ two years ago, and then confirmed as a production bike last year. Now it has landed in the UK, and you know…
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Go to the Prescott Bike Festival on April 9! Advance tickets with money off are on sale right now!
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Iconic British manufacturer Norton will be the featured marque at this year’s Prescott Bike Festival, which takes place at the famous Gloucestershire Hillclimb on 9 April. The Norton Owners Club is set to stage a huge display, including parade runs, with two rare Nortons expected, the 1956 Manx 350cc Reverse Head, built by…
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Intermot show: Here’s the 2017 Vespa GTS 125 and 150 models
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Intermot show: Here’s the 2017 Vespa GTS 125 and 150 models. Vespa is getting two new versions of the GTS125 and 150 for 2017 with the GTS 125 and 150 running on the new i-get engine which is making its debut in the two models. The Vespa GTS i-get motor gets liquid-cooling, electronic fuel injection,…
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Honda Africa Twin gets complete range of bolt-ons from GIVI
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The new Honda Africa Twin has a new range of kit from GIVI. The package of accessories created by GIVI for the 2016 Africa Twin includes aluminium cases, tank bags, windshields, engine guards and more. One option is the GIVI aluminium Trekker Outback range, with its 37-litre (£586.05) and 48-litre (£610) side cases. An alternative option…
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Mugello MotoGP: Lorenzo wins last-lap thriller as Rossi retires
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Valentino Rossi may have been unable to score, but the fans in Mugello were treated to a do or die duel between Lorenzo and Marquez. For the first time since 2008, Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) lined up for the Gran Premio d’Italia TIM in pole. The last time he started from pole in Mugello…
