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BMW G650 GS Sertão launched
By Visordown News on 01/03/2012 15:07:30
New G650 GS Sertão to be priced at £6,735
BMW'S new G650 GS Sertão will be available in UK dealers from Saturday 3 March, priced at £6,735.The new adventure bike sits within the GS range and will be powered by BMW's 652cc single-cylinder engine. The Sertão will be more off-road capable
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FTR launches Haslam tribute Moto2
By Visordown News on 12/02/2010 10:22:57
Fancy a full-on Moto2 bike, complete with set-up and riding instruction from Ron Haslam? Then sign right here
FTR MOTO is producing a limited edition of 10 Moto2 Grand Prix machines with a full World Supersport specification Honda CBR600RR motor, in the colours of Ron Haslam’s 500cc Grand Prix Elf Honda.The FTR Elf project is being launched to celebrate FTR
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Honda VFR1200F launch: DCT transmission
By Visordown News on 22/10/2009 09:22:38
Mark Forsyth tests Honda's automatic VFR1200 and finds he's in for a surprise
WELL, I’ve just sampled our future. And, no, I don’t mean electric motorcycles, thank goodness.Honda’s DCT (dual clutch transmission), an optional extra on their new VFR1200F, is absolutely incredible.The first thing you might notice is a lack
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Yamaha launches 400cc X-MAX
By Visordown News on 16/04/2013 16:35:27
Targets long-distance commuters seeking comfort and power
YAMAHA has announced a new 400cc version of its X-MAX scooter for 2013.With 31.5 bhp and 25 lb-ft of torque from the liquid-cooled 395cc single, the new bike is capable of 90-plus mph, and should be pleasingly quick off the lights, as the 20 bhp/15
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Victory launches 2012 High-Ball
By Visordown News on 21/01/2011 11:47:58
Another variation on America's other V-twin cruiser revealed in New York
AS THE New York Motorcycle Show opens today, Victory has taken the opportunity to reveal the first of its 2012 – yes, 2012 – models.Let's let their own words take it from here. No mid-life crisis digs, right?OverviewStripped down. Bare bones. A
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BMW Electric Scooter concept unveiled
By Visordown News on 13/09/2011 09:15:52
Launched at a car show – perhaps we're not the target customers
BMW is launching its electric scooter concept at the Frankfurt show today. Here's what the firm has to say about it:Munich. Individual mobility is increasingly defined in terms of sustainability. The BMW Group has taken on the challenges of a
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Yamaha FZ8 and Fazer 8 launch: First details emerge
By Visordown News on 19/04/2010 08:46:55
Jon Urry fires back his first thoughts on Yamaha's new 800cc duo
bike."Engine is 2008 R1, same as FZ1, but new barrels and four-valve head, not five as on FZ1. No variable intakes either, as on R1. It was deemed too costly, so cylinder one and four have shorter intake trumpets than two and three, giving more bottom
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BMW R1200GS-R1200RT launch: Day Two
By Visordown News on 21/01/2010 09:05:13
Visordown starts the second day on BMW's new 1200s
DAY TWO of BMW's launch for the three new boxer-engined models for 2010 - 1200 GS, Adventure and RT - took us away from the coast road between Malaga and Almeria into more mountainous terrain.The proposed route through the Sierra Nevada had
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More Guzzi California pics emerge
By Visordown News on 11/06/2012 16:18:02
Drawn out launch continues
NEW bike launches are normally simple affairs: the manufacturer sends out some photos and specifications, the bike appears at a couple of shows and then a few weeks or months later we get a chance to ride it. Bosh. Sorted.Moto Guzzi, however, has
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First Look: 2013 Victory Judge
By Visordown News on 23/01/2012 02:58:37
2013 muscle cruiser launched
VICTORY promised it would launch its first 2013 model at the weekend and this is it – the Victory Judge.A mash-up of cruiser, muscle bike and flat-tracker styling wrapped around Victory's usual 106cu in V-twin engine, it's not going to be to all
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