KTM has shown a production version of
the 1190 RC8 superbike at Milan. Seen in prototype form a few years ago, the
new bike is equipped with an 1149 cc motor that pumps out a claimed 155 hp.
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Ducati 1098R
Written by CMG Staff on Tue, Nov 6th, 2007
More Ducati news from the Milan show includes the new 1098R – a tuned
up 1098 with an 8 kg weight loss over the standard 1098 to boot. Ducati
claim that this makes the 1098R the most powerful and lightest twin
ever built by them.
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Ducati 848
Written by CMG Staff on Mon, Nov 5th, 2007
Ducati's middleweight sports model has grown up this year, with a 100 cc boost in displacement and a 30 per cent increase in maximum power. The 848, revealed this week in Milan, has also lost weight compared to the 749, down 20 kg for a total dry weight of 168 kg (369 lb), which makes it 5 kg lighter than its big brother, the 1098.
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Ducati Monster 696
Written by CMG Staff on Mon, Nov 5th, 2007
With more muscle and a convertible wardrobe, Ducati's Monster 696 enters
2008 ready to defend its status as a member of the famiglia Naked
Bike numero uno.
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BMW release new models
Written by CMG Staff on Mon, Nov 5th, 2007
BMW's much-lauded F800 will be shown in GS dual-purpose format at the Milan Motorcycle Show later this week.
The new F800GS takes its styling cues from the R1200GS and uses the
parallel twin motor as seen in earlier F800 models, and comes with long
suspension, USD forks, spoked wheels, twin front discs and crash bars.
In order to be better suited for off-road duties, a chain has replaced
the belt drive of the other F800s.
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Two new Guzzis
Written by CMG Staff on Wed, Oct 31st, 2007
Moto Guzzi has released images of its new Stelvio as well as announced the new V7 Classic.
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A brace of 400 Hondas
Written by CMG Staff on Mon, Oct 29th, 2007
A
couple of exhibition model 400 cc Hondas revealed at the Tokyo
Motorcycle Show combine old styling influences with new-tech
functionality.
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Biplane, Crosscage concepts at Tokyo Show
Written by CMG Staff on Wed, Oct 24th, 2007
Suzuki will unveil two leading-edge concept motorcycles at the Tokyo Motor Show on Oct. 29.
The
Biplane is a V4-powered motorcycle with styling they say is taken from
the ancient winged machines—“no canopy”—and looks something like an
egg with wheels attached. Motor, tank-area, and frontal area are
encased, leaving the rider out in the wind. The bike sports a
perimeter-style front disc and looks more aerodynamic than a bullet
(except for the rider sticking out in the wind, of
course—biplane-like).
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Ducati Desmosedici won?t meet demand
Written by CMG Staff on Thu, Oct 18th, 2007
Ducati’s MotoGP bike for the street, the Desmosedici RR, is proving so
popular the company has decided not to make enough of them to meet the
demand. Unless demand stops at 1,500, that is.
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Yamaha homage to the XS650
Written by CMG Staff on Wed, Oct 17th, 2007
Okay, it’s not a parallel twin and it’s not even a 650, but the new
XS-V1 Sakura is a new prototype from Yamaha unveiled at the Tokyo
motorcycle show.
KTM has shown a production version of
the 1190 RC8 superbike at Milan. Seen in prototype form a few years ago, the
new bike is equipped with an 1149 cc motor that pumps out a claimed 155 hp.
More Ducati news from the Milan show includes the new 1098R – a tuned
up 1098 with an 8 kg weight loss over the standard 1098 to boot. Ducati
claim that this makes the 1098R the most powerful and lightest twin
ever built by them.
Ducati's middleweight sports model has grown up this year, with a 100 cc boost in displacement and a 30 per cent increase in maximum power. The 848, revealed this week in Milan, has also lost weight compared to the 749, down 20 kg for a total dry weight of 168 kg (369 lb), which makes it 5 kg lighter than its big brother, the 1098.
With more muscle and a convertible wardrobe, Ducati's Monster 696 enters
2008 ready to defend its status as a member of the famiglia Naked
Bike numero uno.
BMW's much-lauded F800 will be shown in GS dual-purpose format at the Milan Motorcycle Show later this week. 
Moto Guzzi has released images of its new Stelvio as well as announced the new V7 Classic.
A
couple of exhibition model 400 cc Hondas revealed at the Tokyo
Motorcycle Show combine old styling influences with new-tech
functionality.
Suzuki will unveil two leading-edge concept motorcycles at the Tokyo Motor Show on Oct. 29.
Ducati’s MotoGP bike for the street, the Desmosedici RR, is proving so
popular the company has decided not to make enough of them to meet the
demand. Unless demand stops at 1,500, that is. 
Okay, it’s not a parallel twin and it’s not even a 650, but the new
XS-V1 Sakura is a new prototype from Yamaha unveiled at the Tokyo
motorcycle show.
