Tony Carter
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KTM has officially REVEALED it’s 2019 790 Adventure R motorcycle! It’s AWESOME. It’s HERE!
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So enough with the spy shots of the 790 Adventure bike from KTM, here’s the official unveiling of one of the hottest bikes of next year. The Austrian factory of fun unveiled the motorcycle at its European Adventure Rally last weekend. And here’s photos of the bike being finally shown in action. The all-new parallel-twin powered…
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SPY SHOTS: KTM 390 Adventure caught in action with PILLION onboard. Mega gallery of photos.
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We’ve brought you pictures of the 2019 KTM 390 Adventure undergoing testing before, and to be honest these latest photos from our man in the bushes don’t really show us that much which is new. Other than how much room there is for a pillion (and, in turn, that gives us a good idea of…
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Stafford Show WORLD EXCLUSIVE Cagiva collection shown for first time EVER!
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FOR the first time in the 40-year history of Cagiva – 11 of the red racers will be displayed in one place, at the Carole Nash Classic Mechanics Show, held in Stafford on October 13-14. The machines, part of the collection owned by Dean Simpkins and his father Martyn, are all genuine factory racers,…
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Donald Trump threatens ‘big tax’ on Harley-Davidson bikes imported into the US
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US President Donald Trump has turned on Harley-Davidson after the American company announced that it could move motorcycle production out of the United States. H-D made the announcement following a 25% tax imposed on its bikes by European markets last Friday. That levvy was brought into play as a tit-for-tat move in reply to Trump’s…
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VIDEO: When Facebook is just so important…
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You know that moment when you realise that perhaps you should pay more attention to your riding? Must be a helluva twotter conversation… poor kid…
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VIDEO: Dyno flames and REALLY loud bikes! Watch this – and turn UP the volume!
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https://youtu.be/tIBYrkwF__8 So it’s a slow morning in the motorcycle world – the sun is out and we’re itching to get riding. But before we do that we figured we’d share this excellent video from Bike Throttle with you. It’s just over three minutes long, it’s a slapped-together compilation of big bikes on dynos belching…
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Today is the day: Europe has launched tariffs on Harley-Davidson this morning. Bikes now get a 25% levvy on UK soil.
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It wasn’t yesterday, it’s not tomorrow (despite what you might read in some quarters) it’s right now. Yep, from Friday am UK time Europe has put in place a series of tariffs on USA-made imports as retaliation to President Trump’s trade policy. The new duties on £2.4 billion worth of US products are now active…
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KTM’s 390 Adventure for 2019 CONFIRMED by Indian partner! Whoops…
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It’s been a while coming, and we’ve seen plenty of pre-production ideas and versions of the lightweight KTM Adventure bike appearing from time to time but this has somewhat let the orange Austrian cat right out of the bag. KTM’s India-based partner, Bajaj Motors (Bajaj is India’s leading manufacturer of two wheelers) makes the firm’s…
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Honda’s planning a Rebel cruiser with a 1000cc Africa Twin motor inside. Plus some nice prototype – type styling touches
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Honda has filed designs for an Africa Twin-powered big Rebel cruiser. The plans for the upcoming easy rider aper have been uncovered by our friends at YoungMachine in Japan who took the designs and photoshopped up what the bike will end up looking like. The Rebel 1000 shares most of its styling queues with…
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Ducati shows new colour for 2019 SuperSport model
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For the 2019 model year the SuperSport model will be available with a matt Titanium Grey fairing paired with red wheel rims and frame. That means the SuperSport is no longer going to be available in the firm’s traditional Ducati Red. The SuperSport S, fitted with Öhlins suspension, Ducati Quick Shift up/down and rear seat…
