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Walt Siegl Motorcycles Debuts Electric Motorcycle/Moped Crossover

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Walt Siegl Motorcycles has a new two-wheeled work of art for us to drool over, and once again this machine is an electric motorcycle, following up Walt’s last bike, the beautiful PACT.

“Motorcycle” might be the wrong word to use on this latest bike though, as Walt’s creation lives in that blurred space between motorcycles, mopeds, and pedal-assist machinery, not to dissimilar from a plethora of other EV entries, including CAKE.

It is an interesting space for the motorcycle community to explore, and we have really only seen it on the OEM side with bikes like the Honda Grom and its ilk (which are selling like hotcakes, we might add).

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Quite a Few Photos of the Ducati SuperSport 950

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I often feel like the Ducati SuperSport 950 is the forgotten model in the Italian brand’s lineup of machines. Maybe it’s the Panigale-esque styling, maybe it’s the diminutive 108hp (81 kW) rating, or maybe the crossover sport bike with touring bags thing.

Whatever the case may be, the handsome little motorcycle is an interesting niche in Ducati’s range of motorcycles, and for the 2021 model year, it gets a welcomed refresh.

With a bevy of photos coming from its European launch, I thought it worth some time to talk about this odd duck from Borgo Panigale.

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The 2021 Aprilia RS-GP MotoGP Race Bike, In All Its Weird Glory

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For a variety of reasons, the MotoGP team unveilings have become a dreadful boring affair in the recent years.

It used to be, that these events would be our first chance to see the new bikes from the coming season, but now these new bike revisions have become too secret to show before the racing started.

Instead, the events have become a release of new livery designs, plastered on last year’s bikes. The liveries rarely change though, and with the current rules package, the same could be said about the machinery.

That is not the case with the factory Aprilia Racing squad, however. Developing the Aprilia RS-GP at a rapid pace, we are witnessing a constantly evolving motorcycle.

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Valentino Rossi’s New Ride Revealed at the Petronas Sepang Racing Team Yamaha Launch

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It has been a long, long time since Valentino Rossi found himself outside of a factory team in grand prix racing, but the 2021 season sees The Doctor in the Petronas Sepang Racing Team, alongside Franco Morbidelli.

Rossi’s long racing career has bore championship fruit nine times, and while no one expects the Italian to add to that tally in the coming season, the 42-year-old can certainly surprise on race day, and certainly has some race wins still in his future.

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Aprilia Tuono 660 Will Come without an IMU, But with More Power

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Aprilia is continuing its curious launches for its 2021 motorcycles, trickling out information about the machines over multiple “debut” releases.

While we still wait for a glimpse of the right-hand side of the 2021 Aprilia RSV4, today we are getting some new information about the soon-to-be-released Aprilia Tuono 660, which is going to change how this bike is perceived in the US market.

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Mega Gallery: 2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R

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An updated KTM 1290 Super Adventure R debuted yesterday, but unfortunately we had only low-resolution photos to share with you, and that is simply just not how we do things here at Asphalt & Rubber.

With no pixel left behind, we bring you a fresh set of “Ready to Race” photos of the 2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R, to sustain you as we wait for this capable adventure bike to his US soil – it’s going to take a while.

That long wait is a shame, because the 2021 KTM 1290 Super Adventure R looks like a ripper for ADV riders that are looking for a machine with a 21″ front wheel.

The Austrian have changed a number of key items on this bike for the 2021 model year, most notably the fairing design.

The chassis has been modified too though, and the engine is now Euro5 compliant. The 7″ TFT dash is sure to impress as well, as KTM has revised the user interface on it, while also modernizing the bike’s handlebar switchgear.

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The Belle of the Ball, KTM Unveils Its 2021 MotoGP Liveries

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The MotoGP team unveilings continue, with now KTM showing its factory and satellite colors.

The livery on the Red Bull KTM Racing machines looks fairly unchanged from the previous season, but the new livery for Tech3’s KTM RC16 looks downright stunning in its low-key orange and black paint scheme.

Proof that less is more, the effect on the Tech3 KTM machines is palpable, and we are a big fan of the changes made to the fairing’s colors.

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