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  VIDEO: Building the 2016 Honda RC213V-S race replica

  13 January 2016 / 0 comments

  Our previous post on the Honda RC213V-S road version of the MotoGP racer garnered some interest from readers, so here’s a video released by Honda Motor HK showing how the limited edition, and very expensive, […]

   

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  Yamaha Motobot Ver. 1 trash talks Valentino Rossi

  11 January 2016 / 7 comments

  On display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) was Yamaha’s Motobot Ver.1. Based on the theme, “Beyond Human Capabilities”, the Motobot is a robot that rides a stock-standard Yamaha R1-M. Except for the crash bars […]

   

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  Small commuter motorcycle and scooter UK sales up

  8 January 2016 / 3 comments

  The Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA) in the UK issued a statement today that showed more ‘commuter sized’ motorcycles and scooters were sold during 2015 than for any other year since 1983. The association also reported […]

   

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  Bell shows action sports helmets with 360fly camera

  8 January 2016 / 5 comments

  A unique helmet was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) that allows users to record an all-round view of the action. Developed in conjunction with camera innovators 360fly, the camera uses 360fly’s proprietary 360-degree […]

   

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  BMW Motorrad unveils laser light and HUD helmet

  6 January 2016 / 8 comments

  BMW Motarrad showed the Connect Ride concept bike at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 6. Based on the K1600 GLT touring bike, BMW highlighted two technology concepts it says will […]

   

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  2016 Triumph Street Triple Rx Black launched

  5 January 2016 / 5 comments

  The 2016 Triumph Street Triple Rx Black was unveiled at the Motorcycle Live show in Birmingham in November 2015, and is the top model of the Street Triple series. The Rx Black is derived, as […]

   

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  KTM to play with MotoGP big boys at Austria in 2016

  5 January 2016 / 0 comments

  Coming off the back of three days of successful testing at Red Bull Ring in Spielberg in November 2015, KTM has announced that its MotoGP machine, the RC16, will debut at the Grand Prix of […]

   

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  Forcing it in – super and turbocharged motorcycles

  5 January 2016 / 7 comments

  When Kawasaki introduced the supercharged H2 and H2R in 2015, it said the bikes were intended to “shake up” the world of high-speed motorcycles. This sector of the market had, in its words, “not shown […]

   

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  2016 Honda VFR1200X Crosstourer official US release

  4 January 2016 / 2 comments

  Honda ushered in the new year with the US web release of the 2016 VFR1200X, as it is known there, and Crosstourer for the rest of us. While the VFR1200X is not a new model […]

   

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  Honda CB1100R concept bike closer to production?

  31 December 2015 / 2 comments

  Concept motorcycles tend to have strange lives. Some, like the Suzuki GSX1100S, a.k.a the Katana, generate such interest from the public that a production model appears the very next year. Others, like the Honda CB1100R […]

   

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  2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 loses 10 hp to Euro 4

  31 December 2015 / 8 comments

  The 2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 (sold as the ZX-14R in the US) recently underwent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing, and was found to have lost 10 hp over previous models. Kawasaki has traditionally been conservative […]

   

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  Yamaha to replace gearbox assembly in 2015 R1 recall

  31 December 2015 / 4 comments

  Yamaha has finally issued official recall notifications to owners of 2015 R1 and R1M superbikes. The recall was issued over concerns of potential gearbox failure, leading to locking-up of the gears and causing a potentially […]

   

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  Wunderlich X2 – two-wheel drive BMW GS prototype

  31 December 2015 / 2 comments

  German BMW Motorrad after-market accessories firm Wunderlich has developed a hybrid two-wheel drive system for the R1200 GS. The system utilises a 13.6 hp electric motor embedded in the front wheel to provide “more propulsion […]

   

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  Ariel Ace – a bespoke bike for the discerning rider

  30 December 2015 / 8 comments

  Ariel has a rich history in motorcycling going back to 1901, and was famous for the Square Four and Hunters, bikes capable of reaching 165 km/h back in the fifties. The name was revived in […]

   

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  Triumph in black for 2015, posts £2.3 million profit

  29 December 2015 / 0 comments

  Triumph Motorcycles, based in Hinckley, UK, posted a £2.3 million (RM14.7 million) profit for its financial year ending June 30, 2015, a turn-around from its £8.0 million (RM51.2 million) pre-tax loss the year before. While […]

   

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