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04/07/2023

Forget the Terminator – Kawasaki’s Eliminator is back!

Kawasaki is looking to its new cruiser concept to live up to its name and eliminate the opposition. The Eliminator name returns to the Kawasaki motorbike range in Europe for 2024 with a totally new model and concept with the tag ‘Just Ride’....

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04/07/2023

Kawasaki’s ‘Supersport Obsession’ revives Ninja ZX-6R

Life is exciting for Kawasaki which is having a ‘Supersport Obsession’. That’s the tagline for its new Ninja ZX-6R, an iconic name in its faired motorbike range, which makes a welcome return for the 2024 sales season. It’s not...

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04/07/2023

Price revealed for Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-4RR pocket rocket

Kawasaki’s supersport pocket rocket, the new Ninja ZX-4RR, is even more tempting with the unveiling of an attractive £8,699 price tag. The ZX-4RR has been universally acclaimed ahead of its planned arrival in dealerships in September; with a...

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04/07/2023

Test ride: Magic middleweight - Suzuki GSX-8S

Whoever coined the expression good things come to those who wait obviously knew how long it would take Suzuki to launch a new naked middleweight. The SV650 was a trend-setter but has been around nearly a quarter of a century. For all its charm, it is fe...

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04/07/2023

Dave’s new challenge marks end of an era

We were sad to say farewell to Dave Forster, our general manager, after 18 years at Orwell Motorcycles. Dave left at the start of this month to run an Autosmart professional vehicle cleaning products franchise in the Colchester area, from Holton St Mary...

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04/07/2023

Map apps keep you on right route

A road trip to the Ardennes, taking in France, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany, proved a great way to try out a couple of sat-nav route-planner apps. Orwell directors Dave Willis and Rob Walters, service manager Joe Lowe, general manager Richard Paine a...

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04/07/2023

Father and son dominating Formula 400 championship

Nick and Haydon Smith, our sponsored father-and-son race team, continue to lead the field in the British Motorcycle Racing Club’s Formula 400 championship. The Hi-Precision Engineering team mates shared the spoils in the BMCRC Formula 400 champion...

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02/06/2023

My First Bike: Suzuki TS50ER

Everybody’s first bike was special but Joe Lowe looks really cool on his blue Suzuki TS50ER with colour-coded full-face helmet and black leather jacket. Joe wanted to stand out from the crowd of Yamaha FS1-E riders and was drawn to the Suzuki trail bike...

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02/06/2023

Blazing a trail with off-road fun for charity

It was a test of man and machine when Dave Willis and Rob Walters joined Suffolk Trail Riders for a green lane challenge. The annual Iceni charity weekender ride covered around 120 miles, about two-thirds off road, up the west side of Norfolk. Settin...

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