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Mahindra reveals new concepts with Mojo
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Indian automotive company Mahindra has followed the launch of its base-model Mojo with a couple of interesting concept bikes. Both bikes use the standard Mojo 295cc, liquid-cooled, four-stroke, single cylinder engine and chassis as a base to build on, but the bikes look nothing like each other. The first one is an urban-cool scrambler that…
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SCOOP: BMW greenlights fully-faired G310R mini-superbike for later this year (rumour)
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Many rumours are doing the rounds today that BMW has just greenlit a fully-faired, more racey version of its G310R single cylinder roadster. As you’d expect, there’s nothing official from BMW about this – and there’s not likely to be anything official until the bike is launched with a fairing (probably later this year). But…
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World launch review: 2016 Kawasaki J125 scooter test
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2016 Kawasaki J125: First ride Kawasaki has just launched the J125, an A1 licence-friendly 125cc scooter with the sporty looks of a city sprinter and the roomy comfort of a maxi-scooter. The J125 is Kawasaki’s first scooter in the 125cc class in Europe – and only the second in its entire range. The new…
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SCOOP: BMW confirms RnineT Scrambler for production and 2016 model line up
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Hot on the heels of the firm’s new G310R single cylinder coming to dealers in time for the start of the 2016 model year is more new-model info from BMW – and this time its to confirm that the RnineT Scrambler is also going into production. Launched in 2014, more than 8,600 RnineTs have been…
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Yamaha’s weird and wonderful at the Tokyo Motor Show revealed
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Other news from the world of Yamaha in the run-up to the 44th Tokyo Motor Show. And there’s very little in the way of surprises – unless you count wood panels on a bike something of a surprise, that is. The single cylinder, 125cc Resonator125 (above) is a funky little concept bike that apes the…
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BMW’s 300cc ‘stunt concept’ (actually, the 300cc roadster)
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BMW’s 300cc ‘stunt concept’ (actually, the 300cc roadster). This is the BMW Concept Stunt G310. It’s a bike being shown as a pre-show model for the emerging markets of South America. In reality, it’s a stunt version of the 300cc roadster that the German firm is adding to the range next year. Here’s what BMW…
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SCOOP: KTM’s 374cc single cylinder mini-Adventure bike
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So here’s what we know so far. Two bikes, both using KTM’s 374cc, 43bhp, single-cylinder motor have been shipped from Austria (where KTM is based) to its plant in India. The bikes are using the codename KT22-CBU and according to the documents, have sequential engine and frame numbers and are described as being ‘for…
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World launch report: Honda Forza 125
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£4000-ish (this to be confirmed) | 14bhp @ 8750rpm | 8.9lb-ft @ 8250rpm | Liquid-cooled four-stroke four-valve SOHC single cylinder 124.9cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Photos: Honda In the development of this new, funky big-space scooter, Honda says it wanted to blend the luxury and space of a Grand Touring (GT)…
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Peugeot Django 125 review
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Peugeot Django 125 review | From £2499 | 10.1bhp | Single cylinder, air-cooled four-stroke | 124.6cc Tested by: Carli Ann Smith Images: Mykel Nicolaou & Peugeot Created in the early 1950s, the Peugeot S55 was a comfortable and well-equipped two-seater scooter, which over time evolved into the S57. It is from these two models that…
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New street bike – the Sinnis SP125
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Sinnis Motorcycles has launched a new machine; the SP125. Based on a Yamaha YBR, the 125cc motorcycle is designed for commuting, making 9.5bhp @ 8000rpm from the four-stroke, single cylinder, air-cooled 124cc engine and 5-speed gearbox. A seat height of 760mm and a dry weight of 114kg make it a manageable size for most riders.…
