Mark Lancaster
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Rea Takes Two More Podiums In Spain
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KRT rider Jonathan Rea secured two more WorldSBK podium finishes on the opening race weekend of the 2022 season, riding to second place in both the Superpole Race and Race Two on Sunday. Alex Lowes took his KRT Ninja ZX-10RR to sixth and fifth place finishes on the final day of race action. In the…
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KTM reveals electric Duke
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KTM’s announced it’ll be joining its sister brand Husqvarna in the electric motorcycle market. The first ‘proper’ electric motorcycle to come from the Austrian factory will be the E-Duke. The Pierer group has been beavering away working on electric technology for a few years now, but up until this point most of the big innovations…
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Indian reveals new V-TWIN powered tourer: The Pursuit
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Indian Motorcycle has just unveiled a new tourer with a liquid-cooled PowerPlus engine, a full suite of technology, a chassis-mounted fairing and loads of touring goodies. The Pursuit builds on the success of the Challenger, and uses the same 1768cc, liquid-cooled V-twin motor which kicks out 90kW (121 hp) and 178Nm (131 ft-lb) of torque.…
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Affordable Adventure
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Chinese firm Voge has just revealed its new 650DSX Never heard of Voge before? The fledgling firm is a sub-brand of Chinese automotive giant Loncin (who have partnerships with several ‘big name’ manufacturers, including BMW). We’ve actually got a road test of the factory’s first bike to be released into the UK in this very…
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MOTOGP-INSPIRED 890 DUKE
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KTM’s revealed a special version of its 890 Duke, which takes inspiration from its RC16 MotoGP race bike. Sadly, it’s not some tricked-out racer – but it does get a brand-new paint job, similar to the Tech 3 KTM Factory Racing team with logos for technical partners including WP, Motorex and Pankl Racing Systems. Aside…
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Seriously Special Bikes For Sale at Stafford!
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There’s going to be some seriously special machinery going under the hammer at the Bonhams Spring Sale as part of the International Classic Bike Show, which takes place from April 22-23 at the Staffordshire County Showground. The big news is that there’s going to be two Brough Superior SS100s available: namely a 1929 996cc SS100…
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MCIA challenges government petrol and diesel ban plans
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The Motorcycle Industry Association has published a new document entitled The Journey to a Brighter Destination, which outlines the reasons why motorcycles and scooters should not be included in the ban on petrol and diesel cars and vans, which is set to be introduced in 2030. It’s still not exactly clear what the plan is…
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COMING FOR 2022 Husqvarna’s ELECTRIC Vektorr
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We’ve been telling you for months that Husqvarna’s first electric scooter is getting closer to going into production – and now a selection of spy shots of it testing confirm that it’s very nearly ready The Vektorr’s been spotted in India and Europe, and the shots that have emerged give us the best idea yet…
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Suzuki summer test ride roadshow announced
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Suzuki has announced dates of a summer test ride roadshow, which will take place at a variety of dealerships from April to September with a number of key models in the range available to demo, including the new GSX-S1000GT and the third generation Hayabusa. Starting on April 9 at Completely Suzuki in Hinckley, Suzuki will…
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BOLD claims from Harley-Davidson
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Harley-Davidson has outlined its expectations to sell 100,000 of its electric bikes by 2026. Okay, it might not have happened yet, but those numbers give a clear indication about how serious the iconic American factory is about the electric market. The investor prospectus states: ‘While the electric motorcycle market is in the early stages of…
