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A bigger middleweight Duke
The current range of KTM Duke parallel twins stared out with the 790, firmly in middleweight land… a few years later and it’s grown to become the Duke 990. From the press release: THE 2024 […]
Articles by Nigel Paterson
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Moto Guzzi revamps the V85 range, adds the Strada
If you haven’t ridden a V85 TT, you’ve missed out on one of the best retro bike experiences anywhere – just a lovely bike to ride, with heaps of character yet with a modern feel. […]
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CFMOTO UNVEILS THE ALL-NEW 450MT AT EICMA 2023
A 450cc twin cylinder adventure bike with a weight of just 175kg, 21/18 inch wheels, adjustable suspension and 43.5hp? Sounds like a bike you could ride anywhere from single track to around the country. From […]
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SUZUKI’S $15K SPORTSTER
Priced at $14,990 ride away, the new machine is not only affordable, anyone who pre-orders the new bike will get a set of Soft side cases valued at $889 (they are expected in April). The […]
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Suzuki’s GSX-S1000GX Sports Crossover
The bikes with a sporty engine, road wheels and tyres yet with an upright almost adventure bike riding position are being classed as sports crossover bikes, and Suzuki has announced one, the GSX-S1000GX. Comfortable, fast […]
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Ducati celebrates 30 years since the 916
The Ducati 916 is the most important bike from the factory in the last 30 years, so Ducati is paying homage to that machine with a 30th Anniversary Panigale. Only 500 will be built, with […]
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Yamaha updates MT-09, MT-09SP and adds XSR900 GP
Yamaha’s super-popular range of middleweight triples has expanded and been updated for 2024. The new bike is the XSR900 GP, a sporty retro version which pays homage to the 500cc racers of the 1990s. t […]
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A Desmo V4 Multistrada – the versatile sportsbike
Would you like slicks or panniers with that? Maybe both – the new Ducati Multistrada V4 RS has enough wheel travel to cope with even light adventure riding (OK, maybe just the occasional dirt road) […]
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ADVENTURE TWIN | HONDA XL750 TRANSALP
Here’s what ARR thinks of the XL750 Transalp adventure twin after riding it at the bike’s launch… I was thinking about this new adventure twin when the back tyre started sliding, breaking traction as I fed the power […]
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MIDDLEWEIGHT STING | HONDA CB750 HORNET
Old becomes new again when Honda re-introduces the Hornet nameplate with the CB750 Hornet. I was on the Honda CB750 Hornet and the corners were flowing, left, right, left, right… uphill most of the way. Another uphill right […]