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LIVEWIRE & KYMCO: New agreement

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Mark Lancaster

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6th November 2024

LiveWire, a leader in electric motorcycles, and KYMCO, a globally recognized powersports company, are excited to announce the expansion of their strategic partnership, creating an electric maxi-scooter primarily intended for the European market. The two companies will leverage their strengths for this project and use LiveWire’s S2 powertrain. LiveWire plans to launch its first-ever electric…
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YAMAHA: R1 Race and GYTR

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Mark Lancaster

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5th November 2024

We knew this was coming – but it still hits hard. The first Yamaha R1 appeared just six years after our sister magazine Fast Bikes itself hit the streets – so in many ways, they grew up together. It was the original rulebook-rewriter; the superbike that toppled the mighty Honda FireBlade; the first of the…
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YAMAHA: New Ténérés

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Mark Lancaster

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4th November 2024

The 2025 Yamaha Ténéré 700 and Ténéré 700 Rally are the latest additions to Yamaha’s lineup of adventure motorcycles, capturing the spirit of exploration and designed to tackle a variety of terrains. Both models build on Yamaha’s dual-sport heritage and have been crafted to meet the needs of both casual adventure riders and experienced off-road…
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From Down Under to Up North: Wayne Gardner’s ‘Homecoming’ to Newark’s Winter Classic!

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Alex Bestwick

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4th November 2024

Motorcycle enthusiasts hold on to your seats… World 500CC Champion, the one and only, Wayne Gardner is set to take centre stage at the Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show, taking place at Newark Showground on January 11-12, 2025.
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HONDA: NT1100 to get more grunt & optional electronics

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Mark Lancaster

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2nd November 2024

Honda specialises in making bikes that go much better than their spec sheet suggests. And that’s true for the 100bhp/238kg NT1100 sport tourer. Based on the Africa Twin engine and frame, it’s been a big hit in Europe and the UK since launch in 2022, selling more than 12,000 units so far. For 2025 it’s…
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HUSQVARNA: The Vitpilen 801

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Mark Lancaster

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1st November 2024

We saw most of this earlier in the summer; the new Husqvarna 801 roadster has already been released in Svartpilen (black arrow) scrambler form, and for 2025 we get the other option, the Vitpilen (white arrow). As with the smaller models in the Husqvarna road bike range, both bikes share the basic engine and frame…
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CAN-AM: All-new electric motorcycles to be at Motorcycle Live!

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Mark Lancaster

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31st October 2024

Experience the highly anticipated arrival of Can-Am’s revolutionary electric motorcycles as they make their UK debut at Motorcycle Live 2024, in hall 3 stand 3C10. Embracing user-centric design, the all-new Can-Am Pulse and Can-Am Origin promises a seamless blend of cutting-edge electric technology, connectivity, and exhilarating riding capabilities, catering to both new and seasoned riders…
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KAWASAKI: New 1100cc models for 2025

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Mark Lancaster

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30th October 2024

Kawasaki’s got a lot of previous with the 1100cc capacity: its GPz1100 in 1983 was arguably one of the first proper modern superbikes, with half-fairing, fuel injection and monoshock suspension. The ZZ-R1100 in 1990 was the fastest bike in the world for seven years, and it’s had various other ZRX, GPZ and Zephyr 1100s since.…
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DUCATI: Back to Black with two new models

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Mark Lancaster

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29th October 2024

One for the gothic Ducatisti out there: a brace of new Scrambler 800 models to its line-up for 2025. The new Icon Black and Full Throttle models cater to a perhaps-niche sector: goths who like rorty, classy, novice-friendly V-twin roadsters, with both new models available in black only. The Full Throttle does add some classy…
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KTM: Auto gearbox details released

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Mark Lancaster

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28th October 2024

KTM’s finally unveiled its automatic transmission for 2025 – and it’s pleasingly different from the three other set ups we’ve seen this year already from Honda, BMW and Yamaha. KTM’s AMT takes a different route from those systems, opting to use a mechanical centrifugal clutch rather than a computer-controlled electronic clutch actuator unit. That simple…
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