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WORLD LAUNCH: Suzuki Katana
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Words: Mikko Nieminen, Editor, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine Photography: Suzuki Re-imagining iconic bikes of yesteryear is no new thing. Among others, we have seen the Kawasaki Z900RS nod in the direction of the Z1, and Triumph recently launched a new Speed Twin to resurrect the famous moniker. The latest bike to get a modern…
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INCOMING: First impressions of Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT.
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MoreBikes is out in Sardinia for the launch of Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT – and we’ll be bringing you our first impressions of the funky retro adventure machine tomorrow evening, after a day carving corners on the Italian island. First showed as a concept back in 2017, the new Moto Guzzi V85 TT was…
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SWM’s NEW importers announce £500 price reduction on its Six Days 440. Click HERE for full TEST.
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SWM’s new importers 3X Motorcycles has just announced a £500 price reduction for its Six Days 440 scrambler – meaning you can get your hands on one of the retro-styled Italian machines for £4999. TEST RIDE: SWM SIX DAYS 440 Since its inception in Milan in the early 70s, SWM made a name for itself building a range…
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VIDEO: WATCH the Triumph 765cc Daytona in action. AND – check out our MEGA photo gallery too.
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Photo’s of Triumph’s new Daytona 765 have been splashed across the internet for around a week. But we’ve got our hands on some exclusive footage of the Moto2-inspired machine out testing on track. Here it is. Essentially, the bike is a current Daytona 675 with the 765 engine that’s currently in the firm’s Street Triple – so a pretty typical Triumph parts-swapping…
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MotoGP: Ducati testing NEW ‘trigger’ and vents on its GP19 Desmosedici .
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During MotoGP’s pre-season test in Sepang, Malaysia, Ducati technician Gigi Dall’Igna has made a couple of additions to Michele Pirro’s GP19 Desmosedici. It’s well-known that Ducati’s MotoGP technician Gigi Dall’Igna likes to experiment – almost as much as he likes to keep rivals, journalists and the general public guessing about what he’s working on. And…
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Spy Shot: KTM’s working on an E-Scooter. Yep. And here it is. Umm…
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We’ve got about as much idea on this one as you have right now. So we were just thinking to ourselves, ‘You know what – today’s a bit slow on the old news front,’ when a phone call comes in from our excellent spy snapper perched on the side of a large hill somewhere near…
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MotoGP: Vinales fastest on Day 2 at Sepang, Miller takes third quickest spot, Crutchlow bags fifth on the timesheet, Rossi is sixth
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For the majority of the session it was Andrea Dovizioso who was quickest with Cal Crutchlow just 0.004s behind. Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi played a watching brief in third and fourth places. Come the last couple of minutes of the second day’s fun and games though and it was Jack Miller and Alex Rins…
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FIRST RIDE: Honda Super Cub C125 (2019)
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WORDS: Ross // IMAGES: Honda and Gary D Chapman Remembered fondly by bikers from all walks of life right across the globe, the Super Cub has made a name for itself over the last sixty years as a bulletproof, do-anything machine – most at home on the daily commute, but capable of traversing the glove…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Honda CB650R & CBR650R
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Words: Mikko Nieminen, Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine. Photos: Zep Gori, Francesc Montero, Ciro Meggiolaro, Ula Serra-Prats. Honda has produced some great bikes over the years. Some of them have been iconic (the Fireblade and the Africa Twin for instance), others almost indescribable (I still don’t quite know what to call the X-ADV),…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea sets the pace at Portimao.
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Jonathan Rea has taken the top spot during the first day of testing at Portimao, keeping up his impressive pre-season pace from Jerez last week. 14 WorldSBK and 10 WordSSP riders are at the Autodromo do Algarve Portimao for the final European winter test ahead of the 2019 Superbike World Championship season kicking off in…
