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Indian launches new Scout Sixty at Milan show – cheapest ever Indian at £8,999
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Indian has just launched this motorcycle at the EICMA event at the Milan show, the all-new Scout Sixty. The Scout Sixty has a 999cc motor (60 cubic inches which gives the name of the bike), and at £8,999 it is the the lowest priced bike yet from the brand. The new Indian Scout Sixty…
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Moto Guzzi launches 2016 V7 II Stornello and V7 II Racer in Milan
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Engine: 744cc V-twin | Power: 59Nm @ 3,000rpm | Weight: 186kg The new Stornello carries the name of its legendary predecessor from the ’60s, with technical features based on the V7 II. It has the scrambler look with a high exhaust, spoked rims, off-road tyres and a long saddle. The bike weighs 186kg and the…
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Moto Guzzi launches new 2016 V9 Roamer and V9 Bobber in Milan
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Engine: 850cc V-twin | Power: 62Nm @ 3,000rpm | Weight: 200kg The V9 Roamer is the more conventional version of the two brand new Moto Guzzi V9s. It is lightweight and has a reduced seat height for improved handling. The 850cc, two valve, transversal 90° V-twin engine delivers a claimed 62 Nm torque at 3,000…
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan
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KTM launches 1290 Super Duke GT officially in Milan. We brought you the first pictures of the finished KTM 1290 Super Duke GT super sport tourer ages ago, and today the Austrian factory finally launched the bike officially. Details are that the bike gets a re-tuned 1,301cc four-stroke, twin-cylinder 75 degree V-twin motor (as found…
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Suzuki world launch: SV650A revealed with rider-assist tech for 2016
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Suzuki has launched it’s new Sv 650A at Milan. The new middleweight is clearly aimed more at new riders with a host of technology designed to make life easier for the rider. The bike gets Suzuki’s one-touch easy-start system, it’s powered by the firm’s dual spark 90 degree V-twin engine which comes with…
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SCOOP: Bimota launches cafe racer and 180bhp Impeto supercharged naked!
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Bimota has launched its new Cafe Racer and Impeto models at Milan. The Cafe Racer (above) features the Tesi front end and what Bimota says is a retro-feel yet contemporary styling with typically out-there Bimota touches. It gets the firm’s 803cc, air-cooled V-twin motor that’s found in the company’s Scrambler series. The Impeto is…
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Ducati launches Scrambler 400 and flat-track roadster versions – promises ANOTHER Scrambler later THIS YEAR!
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Ducati’s world launch has just happened with TWO versions of the Scrambler, a smaller 400cc option called the Sixty2 with more of a retro-feel and a tweaked version of the current bigger bike with some flat-tracker style touches. But that’s not all because more variants on the retro-styled have been promised for the near future,…
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Ducati launches 2016 Hypermotard range with bigger engine and more torque
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Ducati has launched three new versions of its Hypermotard range in Milan today, the bikes range in price from £9,995 to £12,995 and come with a new motor. The engine is a Euro 4 compliant, 937cc V-twin which is based on the 821cc Testastretta powerplant and kikcs out 113bhp. It produces 10% more torque…
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SCOOP: Pictures and details appear for Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber and Roamer
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More news of the new Moto Guzzi 2016 range has appeared in Indian media, showing the new Guzzi V9 Bobber and Roamer models. We’ve not had official information or images of the models yet, so this might not be accurate information that the Indian media has gone with, but here’s what they are saying. According…
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SCOOP Ducati super cruiser 2016 in final road tests
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SCOOP Ducati super cruiser 2016 in final road tests. Pictures have surfaced of the feet-forward Ducati Diavel out road testing. The bike gets the more cruiser-style feet -forward riding position, new exhaust system, longer fuel tank and revised seat unit. Recently, Ducati announced that the updated Diavel Dark Carbon was part of the firm’s nine-new-bikes…