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2023 New Bikes & Updates

Looks a lot like that Suzuki GSX750, doesn't it?


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No cat on this one...

Kawasaki is teasing their e-bike again, but this one looks like it's getting closer to production


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Wow. The Hornet...


... is ugly.

That frame is absolutely hideous and the front end looks like shit. Not a pretty bike at all - totally generic. And that's sad because the engine on paper should be a lot of fun and it's still decently light. What the hell is with the break dancing, though? Is this what marketing people thinks excites kids?

That engine on a long travel dual sport would be a hell of a Tenere 700 competitor. Great HP/TQ.

It just looks so.... cheap.

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Kawasaki has also intro'd a KLR650S with a lower seat height...

2023 Kawasaki KLR650 S Specs

ENGINE

Type: Single cylinder
Displacement: 652cc
Bore x stroke: 100 x 83mm
Compression ratio: 9.8:1
Valvetrain: DOHC; 4 valves
Fueling: Keihin EFI w/ 40mm throttle body
Transmission: 5-speed
Final drive: Chain

CHASSIS

Front suspension; travel: Non-adjustable 41mm fork; 6.7 inches
Rear suspension; travel: Linkage-assisted rebound-damping and spring-preload adjustable shock; 7.0 inches
Tires: Dunlop K750
Front tire: 90/90 x 21
Rear tire: 130/80 x 17
Front brake: 300mm disc
Rear brake: 240mm disc
ABS: Optional (+$300)

DIMENSIONS and CAPACITIES

Wheelbase: 59.6 inches
Rake: 30 degrees
Trail: 4.8 inches
Seat height: 32.1 inches
Fuel capacity: 6.1 gallons
Curb weight: 456 pounds (ABS: 461 pounds)
Colors: Pearl Storm Gray; Candy Lime Green (non-ABS only)
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(Posted a pic even though we all know what a KLR looks like... :laughing)
 
New Arais

atoyf said:
not to high jack the thread, but when the bloody new helmets will be out, i need a need helmet badly, but nothing that interests me in the current line up..
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I read a press release recently that Arai is changing North American distributors and they will have all new helmets coming in January.
I've been waiting as well.
 
ktm is very weird, they are reintroducing the 790 to some markets, supposedly keeping the 890 around and also launching the 990 - or been leaked for 2 years running meow

And I rode back in the day when the ktm 990 superduke was not considered their middle weight bike
 
Johndicezx9 said:
Kawasaki has also intro'd a KLR650S with a lower seat height...
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Good move by Kawaski and shows they are really thinking about KLR riders. The lower stature will make it a lot easier to load and unload the milk crate.
 
FXCLM5 said:
ktm is very weird, they are reintroducing the 790 to some markets, supposedly keeping the 890 around and also launching the 990 - or been leaked for 2 years running meow

And I rode back in the day when the ktm 990 superduke was not considered their middle weight bike
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Market changes brought about by manufactures meeting Euro 5 standards, mostly...

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/euro-emissions-standards/

Map8 said:
Good move by Kawaski and shows they are really thinking about KLR riders. The lower stature will make it a lot easier to load and unload the milk crate.
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:laughing

Truth, and it hurts.

Yamaha is introducing a couple of pricey electric bicycles, but I hesitate to post them up... they look like bicycles. :dunno
 
Yeah, but they look like bicycles....

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One is called the 2023 Yamaha YDX-MORO 07, the other is the 2023 Yamaha YDX-MORO 05... the higher the number, the pricier it is....
 
Well at least they (well, that one) do, indeed, look like bicycles. Bunch of the electric ones don't.

BMW has an electric bicycle. Had one at the local dealer. Pretty sure they stocked it because BMW said "stock one".
 
Lol I got coworkers dropping 12k to 15k on a mt bike, no ehub all manual

Makes me feel like I'm special since I only spent 11k and my 2 wheels got a parallel motor :laughing
 
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