The XJ-series of motorcycles from Yamaha - which includes the XJ6 ABS, XJ6 Diversion and XJ6 Diversion F - will be available in the new Race Blue paintscheme. The blue and matt grey colours have been used by the factory MotoGP team for the previous two races at Misano and Aragon. The YZF-R1, R6 and R125 sports bikes are also available ...
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- 10 October 2012
The Husqvarna Nuda 900 and Nuda 900R will be available with optional ABS as of November. Husqvarna has opted to use the lightweight, compact Bosch 9MP system, which the rider will be able to disengage at any time. Prices for the ABS-equppied Nuda and Nuda R are yet to be confirmed. Standard models cost £8,177 and £9,477 respectively.
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- 08 October 2012
The Aprilia RSV4 APRC will get ABS for 2013 as well as a power and torque boost, as was revealed today at the Cologne Show. The 2013 RSV4 will be the most powerful to date, with a claimed power output of 184bhp. The ABS system, named Multimap sport ABS system is said to be highly advanced and can also be ...
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- 02 October 2012
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- 01 October 2012
Honda has revealed this outline image of a new concept bike at a presentation in Tokyo which will be shown in full at next week's Cologne bike show, and go on sale in early 2013. Honda boss Takanobu Ito explained this sketched outline of the bike, with what look like faired in front and rear wheels, and styling cues reminiscent ...
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- 26 September 2012
Honda has officially announced it will be putting a road-going version of the RC213V into production for 2014 as it tries to give a massive boost of excitement to the Honda brand. But is there any point? pollcomment
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- 25 September 2012
Honda’s latest 125 scooter will do a claimed 133.9mpg - around 50% more than the most fuel efficient petrol cars. The new SH125i has 16-inch wheels and space under the seat for a full-face helmet. The Italian-built scoot goes on sale in November.
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- 20 September 2012
This new Race Blu paintjob seen here on the Yamaha YZF-R1 is the highlight of a series of colour changes for many of the 2013 Yamahas with no mechanical changes at all. Race Blu, which comprises blue and matt grey bodywork with blue wheels and subtle white graphics was revealed by the MotoGP team at this weekend’s Misano round of ...
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- 14 September 2012
Perusing the pages of one of Britain's more respectable newspapers (if there is such a thing nowadays), I came across an interesting article on the subject of added extras on modern cars. Apparently the average car driver is fed up with the countless and often useless options available on their car, with nearly 90% saying they wished manufacturers would just ...
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- 07 September 2012
Italian specialist motorcycle manufacturer Vyrus is selling one of its 986 M2 Moto2 bikes for £29,500. The bike is powered by a Honda CBR600RR engine and has hub-centre steering along with MotoGP grade brakes, suspension and chassis parts. Vyrus were unable to attract any teams willing to run the bike in the Moto2 series. Earlier in the year Vyrus stuck ...
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- 09 August 2012
