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KTM plans 250 Duke
According to KTM president Stefan Pierer, the company is developing a 250 or 300cc version of the new KTM 125 Duke and says it should be ready in about 18 months. “We’re working on a 250cc up to 300cc single-cylinder engine, also four valves with twin overhead camshafts,” Pierer told Alan Cathcart. “This has more or less the same external dimensions so we can install it in the existing 125...
02 December 2010
2011 Honda CBR600F: a faired Hornet
It seems like Honda’s big idea for 2011 was to repurpose existing or old models into brand new ones. First, the VFR800 turned into the 2011 Honda Crossrunner and now the Honda Hornet gains a fairing, transforming it into the 2011 Honda CBR600F. A simple approach, but is it an effective one? The gap in the market for the CBR600F was created by this century’s trend towards ever more track-focus...
02 November 2010
2011 Honda CBR600F: the return of the practical 600
The flying Dutchmen from Oliepeil.nl have managed to infiltrate the EICMA show in Milan a day before it opens, scooping these photos of the 2011 Honda CBR600F. Only making 100bhp and 47lb/ft, this Honda won’t be giving an R6 any trouble around the track. But that’s not the point because this CBR will be comfortable. Beyond looking at these shots and these images, we don’t have any further ...
01 November 2010
2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and 750: I can haz 1000 looks too?
We’ve already showed you a leaked sketch of the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 that showed they’d receive facelifted looks more in line with those of the 2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000. These photos of that facelift have now leaked one day ahead of the official unveiling, scheduled for the Intermot bike show tomorrow. Details are still scarce but what do we see? Refinement, not revolutio...
04 October 2010
2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and GSX-R750: minor changes only
Remember when we said Suzuki wasn’t bothering with 2011? Well, it turns out they are bothering, but just a little bit. This official sketch previews the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R600 and 2011 Suzuki GSX-R750 that will debut at Intermot Cologne on October 5. What we’re looking at is a relatively minor facelift. The biggest visual changes are the four new air intakes stacked to the sides of the now s...
21 September 2010
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Honda named official engine supplier for 2010 Moto2 class
The FIM announced at the Jerez MotoGP this weekend that Honda has been chosen over Yamaha as the sole enigine supplier for the HondaCup Moto2 class, beginning in 2010. The engines will supposedly be specced to have a little over 150 horsepower at the crank but we could honestly care less.>The FIM has stated the 250cc 2-strokes will be allowed to continue, but none have committed to carry on and we...
03 May 2009