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This Is Our First Good Look at the New Suzuki V-Strom

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For the past many weeks, we have been talking about Suzuki’s plans to bring back the DR Big name – a moniker that has deep ties to Suzuki’s off-roading prowess, and draw links to the iconic Dakar Rally.

Then, we saw spy photos of a new Suzuki V-Strom 1000, which looked better-suited for the dirty trails, and showed a number of updates to this venerable line of adventure bikes.

Now, we get our first solid look at the 2020 Suzuki V-Strom 1000, as the Japanese brand gears up for next week’s EICMA show in Milan.

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Oh Hello There! The Aprilia Tuono 660 Caught Testing

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We know that the Aprilia RS 660 will debut as a production bike at EICMA next week, and we know that the Italian brand plans to make a few different machines off its middleweight twin platform.

So, they leaves us making some very obvious guesses about what will come next from Noale, and an Aprilia Tuono 660 is perhaps the most logical of those thought processes.

Confirming that suspicion, it seems that Aprilia was showing off its smaller Tuono model at an Imola track day, with the above spy shot getting snapped by the folks at ApriliaCup.

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Here’s Our First Glimpse of Aprilia RS 600 in Production Form

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One of the most anticipated motorcycles set to debut at this year’s EICMA show is the Aprilia RS 660.

A sport bike twins offering from the Noale brand, the 2020 Aprilia RS 660 is set to flip the middleweight twin-cylinder segment on its head, with rumors of a 100hp and sub-400 lbs weight measurements.

Now, we have our first glimpse of this potent bike, in its production form, thanks to the fact that Aprilia has begun teasing the launch of the RS 660 on social media.

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Barcelona Joins WorldSBK Calendar for 2020, But Is This a Prelude to Losing MotoGP in 2021?

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The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmelo is to host a round of the World Superbike championship in 2020. The event is to be held from 18-20th September 2020, between the Portimao and Magny-Cours rounds of the series. 

The addition of Barcelona presages a few of the changes coming in both the WorldSBK and MotoGP calendars in future years. Next year, WorldSBK loses Buriram in Thailand to MotoGP, and also looks set to lose the race at Laguna Seca in the USA. Instead, WorldSBK will head to Barcelona in September, and the German circuit of Oschersleben in August.

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A Better Look at the KTM 1290 Super Duke R Prototype

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The orange hype machine continues for the upcoming KTM 1290 Super Duke R, as the Austrians have finally given us a decent look at the next iteration of their streetf-ighting superbike.

From the video teaser, it looks like KTM will go the “prototype” route once again with the Super Duke R, teasing “The Beast” in not-for-production form factor, and this is troubling for several reasons.

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Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory Gets Electronic Suspension for 2020

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Spy shots from Europe show that the 2020 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory (say that three times fast) is set to show off a new suspension upgrade for the EICMA show in a few weeks’ time.

The news, confirmed by our Bothan spies, sees next year’s Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory getting semi-active electronic suspension pieces from Öhlins, along with a new tricolore color scheme.

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MotoGP

KTM Completes Its 2020 MotoGP Lineup: Brad Binder to Factory Team, Iker Lecuona to Tech3

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KTM has finally found a solution to its rider lineup problem for 2020.

Yesterday, the Austrian factory announced that they will be taking Brad Binder directly into the factory Red Bull KTM team, to race alongside Pol Espargaro, while they have signed Iker Lecuona to race in the Red Bull KTM Tech3 satellite squad opposite Miguel Oliveira.

This is something of a shake up to KTM’s original plans, caused by the early departure of Johann Zarco.

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Even More Photos of the Ducati Streetfighter V4

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The crown jewel of Ducati’s 2020 model unveiling event was easily the new Streetfighter V4. The superbike with no fairings is ready to shred the street with its 205hp (153 kW), and its 90 lbs•ft of peak torque.

Complete with all the electronics found on the Panigale V4 superbike, the 2020 Ducati Streetfighter V4 even has winglets to help with high-speed stability.

Of course, none of this class-leading performance is going to be cheap, with European pricing set at €19,990 for the base model machine, while the Ducati Streetfighter V4 S will cost a stout €22,990 MSRP. Still, the bike is surely goin to turn heads.

Since Ducati’s press site was having issues during the press launch, we have put together this special gallery of high-resolution photos of the 2020 Ducati Streetfighter V4 for you to drool on. Enjoy!

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Here is the Cadillac of Multistradas, the 2020 Ducati Multistrada 1260 S Grand Tour

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The v-twin Multistrada is doing a bit of a swan song this year, as we ready ourselves for the 2021 Ducati Multistrada V4.

Now, we don’t expect the two-cylinder bike to completely disappear, but it would seem the road-focused Multistradas are destined to get two more cylinders in their engine package.

As such, Borgo Panigale is giving this popular motorcycle one last model year hurrah, with this “Cadillac” version dubbed the Ducati Multistrada 1260 S Grand Tour.

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Is the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R – The Most Powerful 250cc Ever?

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Fresh from the Tokyo Motor Show, Team Green has released truly a tantalizing machine, the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R.

I have to be honest, I didn’t think the internet rumors were true on this one, but I love being wrong about this model release.

We didn’t think we would ever again see the day, but here is a four-cylinder 250cc sport bike that by our quick math, could be the most powerful 250cc motorcycle ever made.

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