Tony Carter
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This made us laugh…
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We saw this on top Dutch outlet Oliepeil’s facebook page. Don’t know where it came from originally, don’t know why it was done. But we echo the sentiment. Yeah man, make America two-stroke again. It’s what the world needs.
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MotoGP: Lorenzo has operation on broken scaphoid. Confirmed that he WILL miss the Sepang test.
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Jorge Lorenzo sustained a broken left scaphoid whilst training on Sunday, the Majorcan then underwent successful surgery to repair the break yesterday but now faces a long wait before he can get back on a MotoGP bike again. Lorenzo suffered a fall while motocrossing on a track just outside of Verona, Italy. After multiple checks,…
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Check out this BEAUTIFUL Ducati V4 streetfighter! (it’s not official, but it really should be…)
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Made by Italian specials bike builder Officine GP Design, the 200bhp naked is pricey (Euro 100,000), is built from a Ducati Panigale V4 and raises the bar with what can be achieved by stripping down a superbike and running riot with the design. We know that a V4 Streetfighter naked is on the cards from…
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Ducati’s CEO: “Soon – an electric Ducati! We are not far from starting production.”
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Speaking at an event at the University of Bologna, CEO of Ducati Claudio Domenicali (below) gave the clearest indication yet that we will have an official electric Ducati – and it’ll appear ‘soon’. Reported first by the Italian site, Corsedimoto.com, the Ducati big boss said: “The future is electric . We are not far from…
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Jorge Lorenzo breaks wrist! Operation on it happening today.
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Repsol Honda rider sustained a fracture to the left scaphoid while training in Italy and will be operated on today. Jorge Lorenzo (Repsol Honda Team) has broken the major bone in the joint and will undergo surgery today (Monday) after sustaining the break in the bone whilst training in Italy. The five-time World Champion was…
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0% finance now available on Suzuki GSX-R1000R
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Suzuki has added the GSX-R1000R to its 0% finance until the end of March 2019. And to give customers choice on the finance, the deal is available on both PCP and hire purchase plans. Requiring a minimum £1,000 deposit, the bike can be had for £212.83 per month over 37 months on a PCP agreement – the…
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Triumph’s 2019 Speed Twin: Launch Report
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Words: Mikko Nieminen, Editor of Motorcycle Sport & Leisure magazine. Triumph’s modern classic range seems to know no boundaries. When I last checked there were 12 models in the line-up, but that was a few hours ago so there may be more now… The latest model emerging from the factory is the Speed Twin, a…
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Is KTM going to make a RC790? Hmmm….
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Rumours abound right now that our favourite Austrian firm could be about to slot the 790 motor from the Duke (and/or Adventure) into the RC chassis and make a cracking new mid-weight superbike. The lovely image (above) was put together by the Indian Autos Blog website. It’s a nice image, it looks real, it look…
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More Honda patents appear for power steering. We’ve already seen this on the upcoming Neo Wing three wheeler, but what’s THIS bike the kit is on?
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Months ago we showed you the first set of finished patents from Honda that gave us a definitive look at the production version of the firm’s Neo Wing leaning three-wheeler. And now we’ve got a host of NEW patents showing more details of a power steering system on a future motorcycle in the range, but…
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Mr Kawasaki – make this, would you? GPZ900R revived from a 2019 Z900… it’s the Kawasaki version of Suzuki’s new Katana!
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OK, so let’s get this up in this story nice and early – it’s a computer generated image. This thing ain’t real. It’s what a few people in Japan are saying they want, and that’s caused our friends at top bike mag Young Machine to do this illustration. Think of it like the Suzuki ‘Katana’…
