Sports Bikes
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Spy shots! BMW’s 2017 S1000R caught out in final tests
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Spy shots! BMW’s 2017 S1000R caught out in final tests. Here’s the 2017 BMW S1000R caught in final toad-going tests outside the Oschersleben circuit in Germany. At first glance, the bike doesn’t look to be significantly different to the current bike aside from a new silencer (likely to be the after-market Akrapovic unit and not…
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2017 Honda CMX500 funky new roadster REVEALED in secret drawings
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Here’s the confirmation of our mid-sized Honda city/Adventure style bike story – direct from inside Honda itself. These two patent designs for the bike, plus the official importer listing from Astra Honda in India proves that Honda is going to add the funky 500 to the range for next year. Called the CMX500AH in the…
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2017 Yamaha R15/300: Factory boss confirms new upgraded version of the bike is on the way
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We’ve been telling you about the new, racier version of the Yamaha YZF-R15 for some time bit now, finally, some top boss at Yamaha has confirmed our story. Yamaha Motor research and development Managing Director Yasao Ishihara said: “The R15 will become better in its next iteration, however, no details can be shared as to what…
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Yamaha releases 2017 YZF-R6 teaser video
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It’s that time of the year again when motorcycle manufacturers start to tease us with videos of next year’s offerings, ahead of the international shows. First off the blocks, and with a suitably secretive video, is Yamaha. There are not many clues of what the bike is, but the smart money is on this being…
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Photos of fully finished 2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade emerge
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We already knew that Honda was going to launch a new CBR1000RR Fireblade in 2017, but now we have the first photos of the bike to whet our appetite. The photos have emerged on Twitter, and although not great quality, they give a great view of the new machine. The photos suggest that the bike…
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Spy shots: New BMW/TVS 300 superbike out testing again
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Here are the latest photos of the TVS 300/BMW S300RR mini-superbike that is being tested in India. The bike is the one that we already told you about, the one that’s based on the BMW G 310 R, and being built both as a TVS and a BMW versions, but now we have even better photos…
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Video: KTM’s 2017 Duke CAUGHT in action during road tests wearing camo colours!
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Here’s the first video of the 20917 KTM Duke 390 out on road tests. Shot a couple of days ago on the Mumbai-Pune old highway in India, a KTM rider caught the future bike on his helmet camera. The bike is going to be built close to where this footage was captured. You get to…
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Video: You’ll want a Husky 701 Supermoto after seeing this – mega promo video
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This video has come to our attention – and we think it’s pretty bloody great. It’s a promotion video for the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto made by Dypree. It’s a bloke called Adam Peschel who has with mad skills and is going nuts on the proddie bike. So far, so normal. But this is more…
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Official MV Agusta 2017 image surfaces in Italy…
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What do you reckon to that image then? There’s been lots of ups and downs with the MV Agusta brand recently and various re-hashes about the brand being OK – despite three investors sniffing around and AMG Mercedes positioning itself to move should the 25% stake in the firm be reduced – but this still…
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Supercharged! The Yamaha SR400 Yard Built special made by Rossi’s mechanic
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Over the last three years Yamaha’s Yard Built programme has worked with the world’s top custom builders to deliver fresh takes on the Sport Heritage range of motorcycles. The latest collaboration, with Belgian builder Fred ‘Krugger’ Bertrand (above, right), takes it to a whole new level with a stunning layer of MotoGP history worked into the custom…
