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New and updated motorbikes are being released regularly around the world. We preview coming motorcycles, how much they will cost, their technical specifications, features and styling. We also road test bikes for their performance, technology, comfort, styling, handling, safety, value, practicality, ease of use and more. We sort though the good and the bad and recommend the bike that suits your riding style.
Resurrected British motorcycle brand Levis has unveiled their prototype V6 Cafe Racer with an engine that sounds “like three Harleys all firing together”. The first pre-production model will be at Salon Prive at Blenheim Palace, UK on August 30–September 1 and when it finally hits the market, possibly next year, the exotic bespoke bike will …
Royal Enfield Australia will land the military styled Classic 500 Pegasus Edition on 26 July 2018 at selected dealerships where customers who have pre-ordered will take delivery of their bike. It touches down at $9890 ride away with period-styled removable saddle bags, a 24-month warranty and 24 months Customer Care Program. RE fans have been invited to …
Italian scooter brand Lambretta returns to Australia soon with six models that undercut the prices of countryman Vespa. They will come in 50cc, 125cc or 169cc models in V and V Special variants differentiated by the front guard. Lambretta V has a conventional “flex” front guard that moves with the steering like most scooters. V …
Benelli has launched the TRK 502 X into the new baby adventure bike market in Australia. The learner-approved baby adventurer is kitted out with a range of features to help it tackle some adventure touring, or as the company says “traverse the harshest terrains”. They include a 19-inch front wheel, high exhaust and ground clearance, …
Honda has confirmed it will start making hybrid scooters in September and will develop a portable lithium-ion battery that you can swap in electric motorcycles and cars. Pictured above are Honda’s coming electric and hybrid scooters. Neither of the ideas is new, but the fact that a major Japanese manufacturer is heading down these two …
New colours and equipment have been added to the 2019 BMW line-up of model revisions, but we are not expected to see their new models until the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in October and the EICMA show in Milan in November. The model revisions also include a new app and “comfort run indicators”, or …
Honda has filed patent drawings for a retro bike that looks a little like its 1980s six-cylinder CBX with a bubble fairing. It would be a competitor for retro models such as the BMW R nineT Racer and Triumph Bonneville Thruxton (with optional bubble fairing) and the popular Kawasaki ZX 900 RS Cafe Racer with …
Introduced in 2014, the BMW R nineT has become the second-best seller behind the R 1200 GS models and certainly their most customised including this latest creation by German designer Bernhard Naumann. The R nineT range started out as a custom exercise by BMW to honour the 40th anniversary of the R 90 S. They …
MV Agusta has made sport touring more practical as well as stylish with their new Turismo Veloce 800 Lusso SCS that allows the rider to use a conventional clutch to change gears or ride in semi-automatic mode. I recently took a Turismo Veloce 800 Lusso for a week’s two-up tour around northern Italy and it …
Scrambler fever is everywhere and now British manufacturer Norton also has it with plans for a Norton Atlas 650cc scrambler in 2019. The name comes from their 1963 Atlas 750cc scrambler and there could be the possibility it could be built in India. It will join other modern scramblers from companies such as Benelli, BMW, Ducati, …