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WORLD LAUNCH: Indian FTR1200
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Words: Mikko Nieminen Photography: Felix Romero, Ula Serra American bikes are big, brash and bathed in bling, right? Not this one! The new FTR1200 from Indian Motorcycle is sleek, stylish and, well, rather European-looking. The FTR1200 is inspired by Indian’s FTR750 flat track racer, and has similar looks, but shares virtually no components with its…
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FOCUS: BMW’s new CRUISER coming for 2020. HOW and WHY.
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Fresh from its eighth consecutive record year of sales in 2018, BMW Motorrad is now getting ready to go head to head with Harley-Davidson and Indian on the American giants’ home turf, by developing a range of Cruiser models as a means to help achieve the coveted status of World’s No. 1 in the premium…
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A new Harley motor patents appear. A 60-degree V-twin for the middle-weights in the future range.
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Uncovered by the reporters at Motorrad in Germany, the drawings for a new motor are another indicator that the American firm is getting ready to put it’s future prototypes into production. Harley-Davidson has already shown the world the prototypes for the next-generation Pan America, Custom 1250 and Streetfighter models – all bikes which are expected…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Moto Guzzi’s V85 TT
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MoreBikes is out in Sardinia for the launch of Moto Guzzi’s new V85 TT – and after spending the day carving corners on the Italian island here’s our brief first impressions of the funky retro adventure machine. The new Moto Guzzi V85 TT marks the Italian factory’s first foray into the adventure bike market since…
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Karl Lagerfeld’s Triton CAFÉ RACER
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Following the death of the 85-year-old German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld last Tuesday, today we’re looking back at the Chanel café-racer, which was used in 2009 by the man himself. The unveiling of the Triton Chanel came as a surprise ten years ago, when the fashion company presented its spring 2010 collection in the centre of Paris.…
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REVEALED: Harley-Davidson FILES patents for its NEW Pan America, Custom 1250 and Streetfighter 975. COMING for 2020?
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Back in July last year, Harley-Davidson revealed its huge plans for the future, with information about raft of new motorcycles ranging from 500 to 1250cc – and the American factory has just filed patents for its first three new models, which are expected to make it to market for 2020. The introduction of H-D’s new…
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FIRST RIDE: Harley-Davidson Fat Boy 114
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Since its introduction way back in 1990, Harley-Davidson’s Fat Boy has cemented itself as one of the iconic American brands most popular models. And for 2018, it’s had a range of updates – so, we thought it was probably time to put the iconic Fat Boy through its paces, and see if it lives up…
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VIDEO: History of the Hill Climb. Archive footage from 30’s USA.
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We’ve just been sent this lovely archive footage, which shows a hill climb event in 1930s America. It’s been posted on the ReelNostalgia YouTube channel, which features an abundance of archive video from across the world – including some truly special clips of the early days of motorcycling. There’s no commentary or sound – because…
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VIDEO: The STORY behind Royal Enfield’s 838cc KX BOBBER.
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Royal Enfield has just released a series of videos, getting under the skin of its new KX 838cc Bobber concept. First revealed to the public at the 2018 EICMA show, Royal Enfield’s all new Bobber KX 838cc concept is a big step forward for the Indian-based factory. And to show just what’s gone into its…
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EICMA 2018: Here’s Royal Enfield’s 834cc Bobber Concept. It’s called the KX – and it’s fitted with RE’s most powerful engine EVER.
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As part of the 2018 EICMA, Royal Enfield has just unveiled its biggest and most powerful motorcycle to date. Teased prior to the show, the new KX Concept Bobber is powered by a V-Twin 834 cc engine which has been developed in partnership with Polaris Industries (the brain’s behind Indian Motorcycle’s reboot). It’s a cool…
