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Here’s what you can see of the 2018 motorcycles at Motorcycle Live from November 18
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The annual EICMA show took place in Milan, Italy this week, with the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers taking the opportunity to unveil their brand-new new 2018 models – many of which will be heading straight to Motorcycle Live at The NEC next week to make their UK debut. Ducati was the first manufacturer to announce new…
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Indian launches 2018 FTR1200 Flat Tracker ‘tribute bike’ for the road at EICMA
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And if you think that this bike will remain a ‘tribute’ bike and NOT be turned into a road-going Flat Tracker that you’ll be able to buy next year, you want your bumps feeling. We’ve been waiting for this as a production model for a while now – but Indian is still holding back…
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Suzuki SV650X revealed at Eicma
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Suzuki has revealed its new SV650X for 2018, pulling the wraps off the café racer-inspired V-twin middleweight today at Eicma, in Milan, Italy. Taking design cues from the SV650 Rally Concept – which the Japanese firm showcased at the Osaka Motor Show in 2016 – the SV650X follows the same concept with a design that…
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Honda’s 2018 big naked. More details emerge from teaser video
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https://youtu.be/H6tHYyl5Ki8 Honda has released its second video teaser under the ‘Neo Sports Cafe’ banner – and this time there’s a lot more on show of the big retro-styled naked that we’ll see at EICMA in early November. Whilst Honda hasn’t given all the game away the new video does show that the bike…
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Ducati’s Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine unveiled!
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Ducati has unveiled its new Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine, the road-going version of its MotoGP power plant – in preparation for Ducati’s soon-to-be-unveiled superbike, the Ducati Panigale V4. Shown today in Misano, ahead of this weekend’s San Marino GP, we finally know a little bit more about the hotly anticipated Desmosedici Stradale engine. The stats…
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Buy a KTM Super Duke GT and get over £1000 worth of ‘Touring Package’ parts thrown in!
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KTM is now offering a PowerParts ‘Touring Package’ worth over £1000 with every new 1290 SUPER DUKE GT. The fastest production V-twin sports touring bike in the world, the KTM 1290 SUPER DUKE GT (£15,999) punches out 173bhp and 144nm of torque. The 1290 GT also has a 23-litre fuel tank, WP semi-active suspension adjustable by…
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Spy shots: Ducati V4 Superbike caught in action (worth showing you again after we posted this LAST WEEK)
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We’ve been sent the first photos of Ducati’s V4 Superbike project – and it looks awesome. Admittedly, we’ve just found it the story made it onto Asphalt and Rubber and MaxxMoto first, so credit where credit’s due – but it’s a fantastic story, and we just couldn’t ignore it. Sources reckon that the V4 engine will borrow…
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Video: Ducati teases final Panigale with pre-release video
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Ok, so maybe we’re jumping the gun a bit here with the ‘final Panigale’ bit – but it’s either that or a special edition Laguna special 1299 on the way. Whatever it is, above these words is the video sent out from the factory last night. The bike in the footage is slated for…
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Harley-Davidson to teach a town to ride
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Harley-Davidson revealed plans to encourage 2 million people over the next decade to ride motorcycles – and their first step is to try to teach a whole town how to ride. Harley is rolling into the appropriately named Ryder, North Dakota, to deliver a two day motorcycle training programme to the town’s 50 eligible residents.…
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Outrageous (105bhp!) Ducati Odioso sidecarcross custom outfit unveiled!
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Custom bike builders Revival Cycles have just unveiled their latest project – an outrageous Ducati SP4 sidecarcross outfit that they’ve aptly named Odioso (which is Italian for obnoxious). In the custom bike world, there are few bigger names than Austin based Revival Cycles, founded by designer Alan Stulberg and mechanical engineer Stefan Hertal. Each year they…
