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  2017 BMW Motorrad HP4 Race racing motorcycle released – limited edition of only 750, worldwide

  19 April 2017 / 3 comments

  Racing superbikes, derived from the road-going machines that any rider can buy off the showroom floor, are special machines, designed to put more focus on racing at speed as opposed to any pretense of being […]

   

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  2017 Energica Evo and Eva get power boost and Euro4

  7 April 2017 / 4 comments

  Coming with a power increase for 2017 are the Italian-made Energica Evo sports bike and Eva naked sports electric bikes (e-bikes). This is in conjunction with homologation for the e-bikes under Euro 4 regulations. Power […]

   

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  2017 Indian Chieftain Limited and Elite US launch

  5 April 2017 / 2 comments

  After closing the shutters on Victory, Polaris Corporation – owner of both the Indian Motorcycle and Victory brands – has focused its attention on Indian, in an effort to usurp the current US motorcycle market […]

   

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  Honda Monkey minibike ends after 50 iconic years

  4 April 2017 / 9 comments

  As a motorcycle icon, the Honda Monkey has been around for over 50 years, and Honda has made a decision to pull the plug on its production. Citing increasing difficulty in making the Monkey meet […]

   

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  BMW Motorrad launches R 1200 GS xDrive Hybrid

  1 April 2017 / 10 comments

  Leaping ahead in motorcycle technology is the BMW Motorrad R 1200 GS xDrive Hybrid, the world’s first series-production all-wheel drive travel enduro with hybrid drive. Designed to conquer any sort of terrain, anywhere in the […]

   

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  2017 Isle of Man TT Zero e-bike race to feature Mugen Shinden Roku – McGuiness and Martin in the saddle

  31 March 2017 / 2 comments

  After a three-race winning streak in the TT Zero Challenge electric bike race classification at the legendary Isle of Man TT (IoMTT), Mugen – racing partners to Honda – are back with the Mugen Shinden […]

   

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  Bangkok 2017: Honda shows 150 SS Racer concept

  30 March 2017 / 6 comments

  In Thailand, the Honda MSX 125 mini-moto – known as the Grom in some markets – has proven popular with the younger set, especially the ladies. The land of smiles being what it is, this […]

   

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  2017 Yamaha YZF-R6 power figure released – 116.7 hp

  24 March 2017 / 14 comments

  The last man standing in the supersports 600 class, the 2017 Yamaha YZF-R6, has had its horsepower number officially released – 116.7 hp at 14,500 rpm. This is coupled with a claimed torque figure of […]

   

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  South Australia starts motorcycle lane-filtering rules

  23 March 2017 / 28 comments

  Motorcycle lane-filtering is to be allowed on roads in the state of South Australia, beginning April 15, 2017. This change in road rules is implemented by the South Australia Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure […]

   

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  Vyrus 986 M2 now ready for order – swingarm front suspension, CBR600R power, only 50 to be built

  20 March 2017 / 6 comments

  In the world of special production, limited edition motorcycles, there is one that was much-awaited, and left many wondering if it would ever come to fruition since the company was founded back in 2001. This […]

   

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  Ducati 1199 S Panigale Racer by Ortolani Customs

  20 March 2017 / 4 comments

  While Ducati’s Panigale series of superbikes are truly awesome machines – we found this out riding the Ducati 959 Panigale – there is little to differentiate the base, ‘S’ and ‘R’ models in the line-up, […]

   

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  Suzuki GSX-R750 preparing for a comeback in 2018?

  17 March 2017 / 2 comments

  As the machine that set the mould for the focused, full-fairing, , homologation special, race-ready superbike as we know it today, the Suzuki GSX-R750 is iconic in many ways. With the current model GSX-R750 introduced […]

   

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  Honda NM4 Vultus to star in Ghost in the Shell movie

  17 March 2017 / 8 comments

  Looking like it rolled out of the pages of a manga – Japanese comic book – it is only fitting the Honda NM4 Vultus shares some screen time with Scarlett Johanssen in the up-coming motion […]

   

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  KTM unveils new two-stroke fuel injection engine

  16 March 2017 / 7 comments

  Even though a two-stroke single-cylinder engine gives the best power-to-engine weight ratio, its biggest drawback is the poor emissions control inherent in the engine’s design. Austrian maker of dirt-bikes and other performance motorcycles, KTM, has […]

   

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  Triumph Bonneville Street Twin – the “Salt Flat Racer”

  16 March 2017 / 1 comment

  As a range of retro-styled motorcycles bought up-to-date with today’s tech, Triumph’s “Modern Classics” range has proven to be very popular with the riding public, one of which is the base model Bonneville Street Twin. […]

   

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