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  Mercedes-AMG sells MV Agusta for undisclosed sum

  26 July 2017 / 12 comments

  In a sudden announcement to its shareholders, MV Agusta, the financially troubled Italian motorcycle manufacturer, said Mercedes-AMG has divested itself of its 25% stake. The German car maker’s quarter share of the Varese, Italy, firm […]

   

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  1957 to 2017 – sixty years of the Harley Sportster

  20 July 2017 / 3 comments

  While Malaysia will be celebrating 60 years of Merdeka on August 31st, an illustrious name from the motorcycle world will also be celebrating its 60th anniversary, the Harley-Davidson Sportster. The very first Sportster was born […]

   

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  2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 gets 1,262 cc V-twin?

  19 July 2017 / 0 comments

  An official release by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) states that the 2018 Ducati Multistrada 1260 will carry a 1,262 cc V-twin, probably an evolution of the Testastretta 11 DVT engine used in the […]

   

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  2017 Vespa Vietnam-assembled scooters to be in Malaysia by September with resultant price drop?

  19 July 2017 / 12 comments

  For the scooter market in Malaysia, Vespa has been, and still is, the scooter to have, due to its brand recognition and styling that many riders adore. However, the price point for Vespas has been […]

   

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  2018 Indian Scout Bobber in showrooms by December

  18 July 2017 / 11 comments

  First of the Indian Motorcycle model range for 2018 is the Indian Scout Bobber, a factory-built “custom” that cashes in on the current trend for chopped and bobbed retro-styled bikes, something arguably started by the […]

   

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  2017 KTM RC390 sports bike unveiled, 373 cc, 40hp

  17 July 2017 / 8 comments

  For 2017, KTM has updated its RC390 sports bike, with some new graphics and fairing, a bigger front brake disc and revised exhaust. This is in addition to various measures taken to make the 2017 […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2017 MotoGP, the sound of racing, inline and V

  13 July 2017 / 8 comments

  If you are a regular spectator of MotoGP, whether at the track or via a screen, you are no doubt aware of the sound of a race-prepped engine howling down the front straight. But, did […]

   

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  2017 Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition unveiled

  12 July 2017 / 0 comments

  As its trademark engine configuration, Ducati’s V-twin has seen it go from strength to strength in the racing world, notably in the World Superbike Championship (WSBK) where the Bologna, Italy, based superbike maker garnered 330 […]

   

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  For Yamaha, the future is not just electric dreams

  11 July 2017 / 5 comments

  While electric motorcycles (e-bikes) are not new, its adoption, and subsequent mass production, by mainstream manufacturers has been slow. Honda has previously shown its version of the EV-Cub, and now Yamaha seems to be jumping […]

   

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  2018 BMW Motorrad facelifted, Spezial customisation

  10 July 2017 / 0 comments

  A model facelift is being applied across numerous motorcycles in BMW Motorrad’s 2018 catalogue, along with the introduction of BMW Motorrad Spezial, a customisation service for certain new models in the Munich firm’s range. Also […]

   

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  2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401 to be produced in India under KTM and Bajaj Auto

  4 July 2017 / 16 comments

  Launched last year, the Husqvarna Vitpilen and Svartpilen naked sports bikes are the Swedish firm’s new direction for 2017, and it has been announced the Vitpilen 401 and Svartpilen 401 models will be produced in […]

   

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  2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750 goes drag racing

  3 July 2017 / 3 comments

  As Harley-Davidson’s (H-D) iteration of an urban sports bike, the 2017 Harley-Davidson Street Rod 750 is meant to be a new direction for H-D motorcycles, and to prove the point, the Milwaukee firm has put […]

   

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  Malaysian Zaqhwan Zaidi to race at Suzuka 8 hours

  3 July 2017 / 4 comments

  Now in its fourth decade, the Coca-Cola Suzuka 8 hours Endurance Race (Suzuka 8 Hours) is legendary to superbike riders and Malaysian racer Zaqhwan Zaidi (22) will get the chance the show his skill this […]

   

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  2017 MV Agusta Brutale America special – 14,998 USD

  3 July 2017 / 9 comments

  It being the fourth of July weekend, MV Agusta has released the 2017 MV Agusta Brutale America Special Edition, decked out in a special red, white and metallic blue livery, commemorating the colours of the […]

   

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  Motorcycle bike-to-vehicle (B2V) comms system proposed – provides collision detection and warnings

  30 June 2017 / 23 comments

  Safety is of paramount importance to all road users, more so motorcyclists, who are, by far, the most vulnerable. A collaboration between auto industry automation giant Bosch and Israeli company Autotalks aims to reduce that […]

   

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