Tony Carter
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Fancy making a Yamaha KNITTEN? S’easy enough…
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Amigurumi is the Japanese hobby of knitting or crocheting small animals from wool. It’s been going for years in the land of the rising sun, so much in fact that practitioners are now making all sorts of things out of the medium weight wool. And here’s the latest creation – the three-wheeler Niken from Yamaha.…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa breaks collarbone – KTM early 2019 tests won’t happen now
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Red Bull KTM test rider will undergo stem cell surgery after a double stress fracture of the right collarbone. OH NO! Dani Pedrosa has kicked off his 2019 with a painful trip to the hospital. The Spanish rider will face in the coming months healing from a complex double stress fracture of the right collarbone.…
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Ford invents cars that look for filtering motorcyclists and then stay out of their way automatically!
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Ford has invented a system that constantly looks for motorcycles filtering between lanes, works out how quickly they are approaching and automatically STOPS a car or van from changing lanes if the motorcycle is too close!The set-up that has been filed by the factory for inclusion on future cars, works by having two cameras on…
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VIDEO: Check out this H2R flaming it up on the dyno. Mega.
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There’s not a lot to say about this video other than it’s of a H2R on the dyno and with the Way2speed Free Flow Exhaust fitted there’s a huge amount of flame on the closed throttle. Sounds absolutely awesome too. Turn it up loud – SFW.
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GOTCHA! Here’s KTM’s next generation 1290 Super Adventure prototype caught in action!
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This is the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Adventure in action for its first testing miles on the open road. Our spy snapper caught the bike undergoing road tests alongside a 2019 BMW R1250GS as the Austrian factory makes major changes to the 1301cc Adventure styled mile muncher. Gone is the minimal bodywork from the 2019…
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Honda’s hydrogen motorcycle: More patents appear – this time pointing towards production
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Here’s the latest patent drawings from Honda’s R&D office giving us more detail about the company’s upcoming hydrogen motorcycle. In the designs the bike’s rear wheel electric motor is shown in detail, as is the single-sided swingarm. There is no indication on the physical size of the bike, but given the outline drawing’s proportions this…
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KTM Boss Stefan Pierer: “Ducati would suit us well.”
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In an amazingly frank interview with Speedweek.com, KTM Stefan Pierer (above) has outlined how he sees the Austrian brand taking Ducati into the company, possibly. The comments are sure to make some waves for the Italian brand, especially as they come in the wake of recent thoughts from Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess. The VW company…
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Isle of Man 2019: Plans in place for LIVE TV coverage of the races!
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2019’s Isle of Man TT Races could be the first to be watched live around the globe as a new broadcast deal looks set to revolutionise the way fans interact with the 112 year-old event. Two Hollywood-based companies have formed a new Isle of Man company Global Motorsports Ventures to develop content for TV, film,…
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REVEALED (AGAIN): Here’s the FULL, latest drawings of Honda’s V4 Superbike. More detail about the seat ‘wing’ and the bike’s so-called ‘straightening plate’ design.
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Here’s the FULL patents that show the upcoming Honda V4. Yeah, side on drawings of the COMPLETE bike. For real. From Honda’s design department. Right here. And we’re showing you these again just in case you missed them when we showed the world these, first. Fancy seeing a SECOND set of secret Honda official designs…
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Guy Martin in court: Denies fake driving licence charges
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FORMER motorcycle racer and current TV personality Guy Martin appeared at Lincoln Crown Court today (Monday, December 17) to deny charges relating to having a fake Irish driving licence. Martin, 37, of Searby Top, Barnetby, Lincolnshire, pleaded not guilty to two charges. He is charged with possession of a driving licence with intent to deceive…
