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It feels like supermoto has fallen out of favor a bit lately, but these dirt bikes on street wheels are still about the most fun you can have with your pants on, and Husqvarna has just updated its race-ready track weapon, the FS 450, for 2020… Continue reading Husqvarna updates race-ready FS 450 competition supermoto
A dream campaign for Ducati’s new V4 streetfighter prototype came to a tragic end as pole-sitter Carlin Dunne ran off the road to his death, just 20 yards from winning his 4th Pike’s Peak Hill Climb. Aprilia’s Rennie Scaysbrook takes the win, and a new record motorcycle time for the course.
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Continue Reading Tragedy for Ducati as the 97th Pike’s Peak Hill Climb comes to a close
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Blacksmith Electric is tooling up to give riders a very grand, very Indian take on electric motorcycling. The Blacksmith B2, currently in its third generation of prototyping, offers up to 240 km (150 mi) of range, with swappable battery packs for quick top-ups.
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There is no cleaner or easier way to get kids onto a dirtbike than throwing them onto an electric minibike, and Husqvarna has just launched its new EE5, an electric super-Peewee (with apologies to Yamaha) featuring a 5-kilowatt (6.7 hp) motor and some nice looking componentry.
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Continue Reading Husqvarna’s electric mini-motocrosser to take kids from nervous newbies to race-ready
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BMW has built a funky new concept to tackle perhaps one of the biggest challenges in electric motorcycle design: how to make a battery box look as cool as an engine. The Vision DC Roadster, rolled out at #NextGen, is a future-cool naked with a nod to BMW’s Boxer heritage.
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Continue Reading BMW’s Vision DC Roadster: Awesome show, not much go
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Daineae has stuffed its motorcycle airbag technology into a small, lightweight vest you can wear under or over any riding gear. The Smart Jacket is flexible and unintrusive for the 99.999% of the time you spend not crashing, but protects you seven times better than a back protector when your number is up.
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Continue Reading Dainese’s sleek new airbag vest offers shock absorption “equivalent to seven back protectors”
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Triumph has released performance figures for its upcoming, gargantuan Rocket III TFC. Its 2.5-liter three-cylinder motor will make a mighty 180 horsepower, and 225 Nm (166 lb-ft) of torque – more than any other production motorcycle…
Conti… Continue reading Triumph confirms power and torque specs on its mighty, 2.5-liter Rocket III TFC
By the end of 2020, we can expect to see a “smaller, more accessible” 338cc Harley appearing in dealerships across China, as the American company partners with Chinese manufacturing giant Qianjiang to get its brand into more hands…
Continu… Continue reading Harley-Davidson partners with Qianjiang to produce a 338cc hog for Asia
KTM’s 790 Adventure bikes already appeared to have the wood over Yamaha’s Ténéré 700 in the suspension department, with longer-travel boingers at both ends, but a new limited edition Rally version ups the ante even further when the going gets really tough.
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Continue Reading KTM’s 790 Adventure R gets hardcore Rally edition
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Since the Streetfighter 1000 was dropped by Ducati in 2015, the only powerful naked bike in its lineup was the Monster 1200. The arrival of the new V4 engine now offers a prime opportunity to reclaim top honors in the class, as the Italians r… Continue reading Ducati strips the Panigale V4 for the ultimate Streetfighter