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Two new 500cc road twins from Benelli

Benelli revealed a couple of new road-going 500s at the recent EICMA motorcycle show, both powered by a 500cc parallel twin. Using the same 500cc engine as the TRK model, it now powers two new middleweight models. One is a fully faired sportbike known as the Tornado 500, while there’s also a roadster version called the Tornado Naked Twin 500. It will presumably be known in time as the TNT 500. The former is a sportbike with a full fairing and clip-on handlebars. It will compete with Kawasaki’s new Ninja...

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2023 BMW R18 Transcontinental review

BMW’s R 18 cruiser has morphed into a long distance tourer called the Transcontinental. We climb aboard and head out on the highway. So a couple of years ago BMW decided to compete with Harley and Indian, launching a bike based around an 1802cc flat-twin. We rode the original R 18 roadster that went for $43,990. It’s a substantial piece of...

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