As spring approaches in the northern hemisphere, motorcycling this season is looking exciting as consumers are spoiled for choice with the bikes on offer. If you’re in the market for a new motorcycle, unless you’re a die-hard fan of a particular brand, quite frankly we don’t know how you’re going to choose. Here are more pics of the 2010 Triumph Daytona 675 SE, although it has already been criticised for its less elegant graphics than previous models.

The Triumph Daytona 675 SE for 2010 has a few new features including carbonfibre elements, racing brakes and clutch, and fully adjustable suspension. It will cost about 11,840 euros (about 250 more than the standard version) and will be produced in a limited edition only.

2010 Triumph Daytona 675 SE more pics

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As we’re still not sold on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 all-things-to-all-people, we thought we’d take a closer look at the Multistrada test our colleagues at Motoblog.it had the opportunity to do. First up, the look of the bike is not to everyone’s taste, although perhaps necessary for the kind of bike it is. While hardly a masterpiece in sexy, superbike design, the Multistrada does give off a functional, practical air.

In an interesting comparison with the Ducati Hypermotard, the Multistrada is revealed as being more versatile, something we would expect, but also more powerful without gaining too much weight. It’s a fun bike, both in touring and sports style on the road, cornering well and with a traction control that’s not invasive. Further on the technological front, the ABS is very well managed, and overall electronic issues weren’t a problem.

The great thing about the Multistrada is that the four modes are really very different, so that you haven’t just bought a bike with a fancy switch that actually doesn’t do very much. Two out of the four modes have 50 hp less, which you can really feel, although the traction control is less noticeable - you would need a separate day to play around with that to fully understand its influence on the bike.

Test Ducati Multistrada 1200

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The Ducati Multistrada 1200 has still yet to earn its stripes, but these official Multistrada launch pics and video (after the jump) from the presentation have enough sex appeal to make us consider the new Ducati in a positive light. We already know most of what there is to know about the four-bikes-in-one Multistrada, but as test ride results start to be published, a pattern is emerging that this is not a bike to underestimate. We’ll be bringing you more details later of Multistrada tests, with live pics and videos, but in the meantime enjoy these evocative images from the official gallery.

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Here’s a gallery dedicated to the new 2010 Daytona 675 SE. The livery is the same as the 2009 Daytona 675: Pearl White and Sparkle Blue, while new graphics appear, along with a white line around the black wheels for a more aggressive look. The “racing” brakes and clutch have been developed from the Supersport Daytona 675 version, and are included on this 2010 special edition.

Carbonfibre appears under the tail part of the bike to separate the seat from the exhaust, and more carbon finishes can be found at the front ‘cockpit’ and the rear mudguard. Suspension is fully adjustable, with setting changes permitted both at low and high speeds. The 675cc engine has nearly 128 hp at 12,600 rpm, which is something to compete with.

The 2010 Daytona 675 SE will be produced in a limited series and will cost about 11,840 euros. That’s 250 euros more than the standard version. A long list of accessories is available with everything from carbonfibre parts to racing pedals on offer. Other features available are the Quickshifter electronic shift, the Arrows exhaust and Ohlins suspension.

Triumph Daytona 675 SE 2010

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The Honda CB1300S ABS and VT750S for 2010 will be available from this month in Europe. The Honda CB1300S ABS is a maxi-naked bike with 1300cc, four cylinder in-line engine with PGM-F1 electronic fuel injection. The Honda VT750S on the other hand, is an entry level bike with a 52° V2, 745cc motor and three valves. Prices should be about 11,650 euros for the CB1300S and 6,690 euros for the VT750S.

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Here’s another look at the 2010 Yamaha Fazer range. The new Yamaha YS 250 Fazer replaces the YBR250 and joins the larger models in the Fazer line-up. It has a new look in keeping with the latest naked models from Yamaha, and will be released first in Brazil, to be then released in Europe late this year on a selective basis.

The YS 250 Fazer has new, redesigned rear suspension and new instrumentation with LCD feature on the handlebars. The exhaust has also received an overhaul and it gets new graphics, but it’s still recognisable as coming from YBR stock. The price for the Brazilian market should be somewhere around the equivalent of 4,000 euros.

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Just for the record, we thought we’d post the new Yamaha FZ8 and FZ8 Fazer pics again, and clarify what we’re going to call them to avoid any confusion. We first saw the FZ8 back in January as the more naked version of the two, and now Yamaha has released its first official pic of the Fazer8. It’s equipped with an 800cc, inline four engine. Both models will be debuting next month, on the 12th or 13th and we’ll have more details then. For now, we’ll all have to content ourselves with these two pictures.

Yamaha Fazer8 and FZ8

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Here’s an amusing commercial for the Ninja ZX-6R, and while it might not be your cup of tea as a bike, it’s a funny motorcycle video. Below we give you pics of the MY 2010 Ninja ZX-6R. The video after the jump is a little less believable (the YouTube title has it as ‘banned’), but it’s still quite funny. I just love that green tractor.

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Ducati is running a Multistrada photo competition to celebrate the release of its new Multistrada bike. The contest works by entrants registering and then submitting four photographs in the four environments represented by the Multistrada riding modes: Sport, Touring, Urban and Enduro. Each photo must represent a road in some way, under the themes of Quotidianity, Freedom, Adventure and Adrenalin.

You can submit works from March 8, although online registrations are already open. We imagine the idea is something like the Multistrada promo in the video above and with no other real restrictions (you don’t have to own a Ducati, for example) you can let your imagination go. The prizes are as follows:
1st Place: trip for 1 person to Spain and Morocco on the new Multistrada 1200 from October 9 to 24 2010, return flight from any international airport to/from Malaga included
2nd Place: a complete set of technical attire “STRADA”
3rd Place: one Nikon D5000 + Nikkor 18-55 VR

See the “Roads” Contest PDF for more details or visit the Multistrada site.

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Yup, another video on the controversial new Honda VFR1200F, who at the moment doesn’t seem to find much favour by current owners of VFR’s, judging by the feedback that comes from numerous forums.

Honda is putting one of these motorcycles out every 90 seconds, so they actually believe that it’s going to be best seller and help sales, and those who’ve already test rided it like the guys at Motoblog found it an extremely satisfying ride.

Source | nieusmotor

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