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2024 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy To Take Place In Namibia

The 2024 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy is set to take place in Namibia.

Namibia chosen as the official venue of the 2024 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy.
A total of 16 men’s teams and six women’s teams will compete for the ultimate prize.

Namibia also marks the event coming to a full circle, having been held on all continents around the globe after it first started in 2008 – Africa.

The off-road adventure will take GS owners through a remarkable landscape and unique flora and fauna in line with the Spirit of GS.

“After Tunisia, South Africa, Patagonia, Canada, Thailand, Mongolia, New Zealand and most recently Albania, BMW Motorrad was again on the lookout for perfect GS terrain – and found it in the beautiful country of Namibia.

“Countless off-road kilometres with challenging route profiles passing through marvellous landscapes with fascinating flora and fauna once again ensure an exciting GS Trophy,” said Dr Ralf Rodepeter, Head of Brand Management BMW Motorrad.

According to BMW Motorrad, there will be 15 national qualifying events and one international qualifying to take place worldwide.

Each participant is required to perform a series of tasks to secure a spot on one of the 22 national teams, including; a GPS navigation exercise, off-road rides and a technical test.

In addition, the women’s teams that succeed at the national level will win a trip to the international female qualifying round. Six women’s teams will be selected to fly to Namibia with the 16 men’s teams.

The qualifying rounds for the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2024 are as follows; Brazil, China, Germany, France, Italy, India, Japan, Chile, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Columboa, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, UAE, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, UK and the US.

CFMoto 1250NK In The Works

CFMoto has successfully utilised its partnership with KTM in the last few years mainly by employing the same LC8c parallel-twin mill into its range including the 800MT and the 700CL-X.

CFMoto working on a KTM-powered 1250NK.
The 1250NK is a naked-style motorcycle powered by KTM’s LC8 1,279cc V-Twin engine.

The same powertrain will also be powering the upcoming 800NK naked motorcycle. Not to mention, CFMoto also builds the 790 Duke and 790 Adventure for the Austrian OEM.

Nevertheless, CFMoto plans to expand its naked bike range by introducing the 1250NK.

According to reports, CFMoto intends to used KTM’s LC8 1,279cc engine – which currently powers the Chinese brand 1250 TR-G grand tourer – for the 1250NK.

Currently, the LC8-powered TR-G makes 140hp but it is likely that the V-Twin mill will be revised for a higher peak power to feed the 1250NK.

Borrowing much of the design concept as KTM’s 1290 Super Duke R, the 1250NK also sports single-sided swingarm.

While it may share some design traits including a similar steel trellis frame, the 1250NK features its own unique identity. More importantly, the 1250NK borrows much of its design from the firms’ upcoming 800NK which is set to debut soon.

With that in mind, the 1250NK might not hit the road anytime soon therefore we expect some design change between then and now.

(source: Bennetts)

Chinese-Made Harley-Davidson X350 Confirmed For The US Markets

Harley-Davidson held a huge event just last week to celebrate the firm’s 120th anniversary.

The Chinese-build Harley-Davidson X350 is heading to the US.
The X350 is equipped with a parallel-twin 353cc engine similar to the Benelli 302s but with a bigger bore.

The American motorcycle company took the opportunity to announced it’s 2023 lineup, including the Nightster Special and the Breakout.

Unfortunately, the highly anticipated Chinese-build X350 and X350RA was not included in the announcement.

However, latest report suggest that the X350 and X350RA, a product of Harley-Davidson’s partnership with China’s Qianjiang Motors is also heading to the US as confirmed by new VIN information.

Interestingly, Motorcycle.com managed to obtained o copy of the X350 owner’s manual and an image of the motorcycle.

According to reports by Dennis Chung, the owner’s manual disclosed some of the bike’s information including the powertrain. That said, powering the Harley-Davidson X350 is a 353cc parallel-twin with eight-valve liquid-cooled mill.

However, while the X350 makes 36hp the X350RA power output is restricted to just 26hp.

The VIN information also confirms that the X350 is equipped with analog speedometer with small digital display, damping adjustable inverted front fork, ABS and dual-petal disc brakes.

Also, the X350 runs on 17-inch front and rear wheels shod with Pirelli’s Angel CT tires with 120/70-17 up front and 160/60-17 at the rear. However, the X350RA is equipped with slimmer wheels, 110/70-17 at the front and 150/60-17 at the rear.

The X350 also claims a weight of 199.5kg and 12.8 litres of fuel tank.

(source: Motorcycle.com)

CONFIRMED: Upcoming Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4R Heading To The US

The all-new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4R will make its way to the US as confirmed by latest type approval documents filed in the USA.

The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4R is due for launch in February.
The 400cc inline-four is expected to makes 70hp.

More importantly, the NInja ZX-4R is likely to be launched on February 1st, 2023 based on the latest teaser shared by Kawasaki USA, recently.

While the documents don’t disclosed the bike’s styling in general, it is widely reported that the bike will look similar to the Ninja ZX-25R currently on sale in Asia.

The documents also denotes ZX400PP and ZX400SP which possibly refers to the model type, in this case with and without ABS as claimed by Motorcycle.com.

One thing for sure, we don’t have to wait for too long as the official launch is happening soon.

The talk of a 400cc inline-four screamer has been around for some time, particularly after the introduction of the high-revving ZX-25R in 2020.

There is no talk regarding how much power the ZX-4R might produce but reports suggest that it could hit around the 70hp mark, putting it on par with the Yamaha R7.

2023 CFMoto 700CL-X ADV Price Announced In Europe – From RM35.8k

Chinese motorcycle manufacturer, CFMoto has officially introduced the 700CL-X Adventure, becoming the third variant from its neo-retro scrambler range.

the ADV features larger 19-inch wheels and raised beak.
powered by the same 693cc two-cylinder engine.

Joining the already available 700 CL-X Heritage and Sport, the 700 CL-X ADV features a more rugged and aggressive bodywork than it siblings.

The 700 CL-X ADV finally make its way to production, three years after it was presented as a prototype at the 2019 EICMA.

Coming in at EUR7,590 (RM35.8k), the 700CL-X ADV is only available in Aurora Blue colour scheme.

Despite the robust look, the ADV variant is not a serious off-road capable machine compared to the brand 800MT motorcycle, but it does have a resemblance akin to a Scrambler.

That said, the 700 CL-X ADV gets a larger 19-inch front wheel, dual-purpose tyres, wire-spoke wheels and a raised beaked typically found on a scrambler.

Nonetheless, majority of the 700 CL-X ADV still retains the same signatures, including the X front headlamp.

In addition, the 700 CL-X ADV also fitted with panels to install panniers.

Mechanically, the ADV version gets the same 693cc two cylinder engine producing 74hp @ 8,500rpm and 68Nm @ 6,500rpm.

While no official price is mention yet, we expect the ADV to priced slightly higher than the Heritage and Sport.

Kove Cobra 321 Breaks Cover In China – 40hp, 27.1Nm.

Kove is likely to become a household name in a few years particularly after the company successfully partake in the 2023 Dakar Rally by fielding three bikes.

Kove begins the 2023 calendar year with an all-new naked roadster.
The Cobra 321 makes 40hp and 27.1Nm from its 321cc parallel-twin mill.

Since the brand also sets out to compete in the 2023 SSP300, the Chinese motorcycle manufacturer is looking serious to make itself global despite only made its global debut at the 2022 EICMA show.

In another move, Kove recently expanded its range of motorcycles by introducing the Cobra 321. As the name suggest, the naked roadster features a 321cc parallel-twin engine which Kove claimed makes 40hp and 27.1Nm.

Interestingly, the 321cc mill resembles to that of the Yamaha MT-03 and R3. That said, it is likely that the Kove-build engine was develop with reference to the Japanese powertrain.

Power is then delivered to the rear wheel via a six-speed manual transmission.

Housing the engine is a steel tubular frame linked to a single-sided swingarm, a feature commonly found in bigger and high-performance road bike.

Other notable features include a full-LED lighting, 17-inch front and rear wheels, inverted front forks and a rear monoshock (preload adjustable).

Stopping power comes from a front and rear disc brakes equipped with ABS paired to an radially-mounted Nissin callipers.

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2024 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy To Take Place In Namibia

The 2024 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy is set to take place in Namibia.

CFMoto 1250NK In The Works

CFMoto has successfully utilised its partnership with KTM in the last few years mainly by employing the same LC8c parallel-twin mill into its range including the 800MT and the 700CL-X.

Chinese-Made Harley-Davidson X350 Confirmed For The US Markets

Harley-Davidson held a huge event just last week to celebrate the firm’s 120th anniversary.

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2023 CFMoto 700CL-X ADV Price Announced In Europe – From RM35.8k

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