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The 4th edition GasGas United in Dirt Tour is visiting five European countries in 2024 - the Netherlands , Germany , Italy , Slovakia and Spain - as well as travelling long-haul to South Africa and down under to Australia .
Yamaha Motor has signed a technical partnership agreement with Lola Cars , the historic British race car company , for the development and supply of high-performance electric powertrains . Lola aims to be part of an official manufacturer in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and for Yamaha , it is hoped that through this connection with Formula E , it will be able to gain experience with cutting-edge electric technologies that will be able to be trickled down into its own EV ambitions . Lola is developing a vehicle package that can be supplied to racing teams competing in Formula E . Yamaha plans to develop and supply energy management technology with the world ' s highest levels of power density and efficiency . Yamaha has set a companywide environmental goal to achieve carbon neutrality in Scope 3 emissions by 2050 .
Husqvarna is offering a free warranty extension on its 2024 street motorcycles - the Norden 901 , 901 Expedition and Smartpilen 801 - doubling the standard 24-month factory warranty to 48 months .
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Europe ( formerly known as MBK Industrie ) has installed a new Drive Unit assembly line for eBikes at its Saint Quentin , France factory . This line will produce Yamaha ' s PW series S2 drive unit , designed for the high-volume Sport and Trail sectors .
KTM is offering a free warranty extension on selected Street models , provided services are conducted at an authorised KTM dealership . Available for 2024 LC8c and LC8 Street and Tour owners , the warranty period can be boosted by up to double . This includes models such as the 790 Duke and Adventure , 890 Adventure , R , R Rally and SMT , plus the new 990 Duke . Customers that have services performed by an authorised KTM dealer , and within the 24-month warranty period , can prolong the protection until the next service , up to a maximum of four years .
Two versions of Zontes 703F Triple By Ben Purvis
China ' s Zontes has been developing its new three-cylinder engine for years , and the first results finally broke cover at EICMA last year , when the 730 ADV
' three-cylinder ADV bike in production soon '
and 703RR sports bike were unveiled . Both show machines looked more like concepts than production models , but now we can see the real version of the 703F via Chinese type-approval documents , which also reveal a new road-biased version of the same bike . Where the EICMA version of the 703F was a fully loaded model , complete with crash protection bars , auxiliary
China ' s QJMotor has been growing at a phenomenal rate in the last couple of years with a fast-expanding model range that ' s soon to extend all the way up to a 1078 cc , MV Agusta-powered , four-cylinder superbike . But QJMotor also has an eye on the electric motorcycle market . While several of QJMotor ' s most recent ICE-powered bikes have been attractive , and the upcoming ' Ten78 ' superbike has been designed with the help of former Benelli and MV design boss Adrian Morton , recently filed registrations show a new electric model that couldn ' t be described as beautiful . Undeniably distinctive , perhaps , but its shapes are not aligned to the kind of styling that we are accustomed to seeing . Under the skin , the new model is based on the existing QJMotor OAO Pro , a 7 kW electric sports bike that ' s been under development for some time , but it takes a radically new approach to the aesthetic elements of the design . While fully faired electric bikes can easily follow existing design traditions , with their bodywork hiding the unconventional mechanical parts , making an electric roadster is a more challenging task . One option is to stick to conventions , using a dummy ' fuel tank ' and packing the batteries into a block that sits where the engine would normally be found . But QJMotor ' s
lights and luggage , the approval reveals what the stripped down version looks like - and it ' s arguably improved by their removal , revealing a clean , uncluttered look . The approval also includes specifications that weren ' t announced at EICMA . We now know that the 699 cc three-cylinder engine has a 70 mm bore and a 60.6 mm stroke , making it a relatively long-stroke design compared to similarly sized triples from other companies . That bodes well for its torque , but also suggests that Zontes ' original plan to make a larger , 1,000 cc triple from the same basis is achievable by increasing the bore . According to the approvals , the
designers are opting for another route by creating a machine that embraces its novel powertrain and moves away from the norm . The high ' tank ' section seen here is actually a cover over the batteries and electronics , and by rising higher than normal , it means there ' s more space for those parts . Rising above the height of the bars , it is extended forwards , over the top yoke to provide a mount for the instruments , which again breaks with convention . The small touchscreen dashboard appears to be designed to be able to fold down into the bodywork when the bike is parked , protecting its screen and giving a engine ' s peak power is 71.5 kW ( 96 hp ), and the bike weighs in at 228 kg , including fuel . While the only versions of the machine officially shown by Zontes so far have had wire wheels , with a 21-inch front and 18-inch rear , the approval document also reveals a road-biased version with a cast 19-inch front and 17-inch rear wheel .
QJMotor electric roadster on the way By Ben Purvis
cleaner look to the machine . The rest of the bodywork adopts an angular look , resulting in something that could easily come from the pages of a comic book . The bike ' s internal codename is 7000D-A , showing it ' s closely related to the OAO Pro , which is coded as 7000D . The ' 7000 ' relates to the wattage of the bike , equating to 7 kW or 9.4 hp , and for the 164 kg OAO Pro , QJMotor claims a top speed of 105 km / h ( 65 mph ) and a 0-50 km / h time of 2.5 seconds . The 7000D-A , with the same mechanical parts , is likely to have similar performance .
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