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THE NEW NINJA,
UNCOVERED.
T
his year may have been the year of
the Superbike, but Kawasaki missed
the memo. Instead, the green meanies
are using 2016 as their year to bring an
all-new ZX-10R to the stage for the first
time since 2011.
The new ZX-10R will have the now
class benchmark—the Yamaha YZF-
R1—firmly in its sights for next year, and
comes out with a 200+ horsepower
inline four-cylinder engine, World Super-
bike-spec suspension, Bosch Inertial
Measurement Unit, Brembo M50 brakes
and so much more.
HONDA CRF250 RALLY COMING?
T
he rumor mill is abuzz at the moment with
news Honda might be bringing a production-
ready version of its CRF250 Rally concept to the
upcoming Milan show, starting November 16.
The image here is of a standard Honda CRF250
with the company's Dakar race bodywork from its
450 counterpart, but don't be surprised if the
rumored 250 machine looks pretty similar in
production form.
Honda has just trademarked the name
CRF250 Rally in Europe, and CAD drawings
have been spied on the internet that reveal a
machine with only slight variations to the race
version here that include a different exhaust,
subtle bodywork changes, as well as different
brakes and road-legal mirrors.
Considering Honda is about to release the
highly anticipated CRF1000L Africa Twin in
2016, having a machine based off a motocross
bike that needs next to no modifications to go
rally racing, and that could easily cover mas-
sive distances in exceptional speed, would give
Honda a foothold on a market that doesn't really
exist, as almost all off-road bikes need extensive
modifications to make the rally grade.
Honda could be getting very dirty come 2016.
Could we be getting a Honda CRF250 Rally?
