Sports Bikes
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Triumph’s Rocket 3 R recreates iconic tablecloth trick
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Triumph Motorcycles has taken on the oldest bike stunt in the world – the tablecloth trick – to showcase its ultimate high-performance muscle roadster, the Rocket 3 R.
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VIDEO: Watch Sylvain Guintoli put a stock GSX-R around Donington. This is WELL WORTH watching in full
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Look, he’s a Suzuki man taking a 2020 Suzuki GSX-R1000R out for a really fast lap at Donington, which is a circuit he knows better than he knows the back of his right hand. But, this video is superb. And Sylvain is genuinely one of the most honest (and nicest) people in racing. It’s well…
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Rossi and Bagnaia help hospitals in fight against coronavirus
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To help fight the coronavirus pandemic, Valentino Rossi and Pecco Bagnaia have contributed to hospitals in Italy. Despite the Italian government’s preventive measures, the coronavirus pandemic isn’t going away anytime soon – and that’s why Valentino Rossi and Pecco Bagnaia have made donations to help hospitals fight against the virus. Rossi has made a ‘generous…
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VIDEO: Rea and Lowes put Kawasaki’s ZX-25R through its paces at Jerez.
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Kawasaki’s finally released video of its new ZX-25R in action. And it shows Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes ripping round Jerez. We told you it was coming and here it is. Kawasaki’s dropped the video of Jonathan Rea and Alex Lowes tearing around Jerez on the new Ninja ZX-25R – and it shows that the…
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VIDEO: Watch a lap of Qatar on the 2020 Honda Fireblade with Leon Haslam
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It takes the Honda rider just under 2m 30s to get a road-going Blade around Qatar and in this video Leon explains all the nooks and various crannies that go into getting around the desert circuit quickly. Whilst we’re all waiting for something to happen in the racing world (other than more cancellations/postponements/wringing of hands…
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Here’s CFMoto’s 300 SR new sport bike that makes nearly 30bhp and weighs just 165kg road-ready!
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It may only be heading for the Asian market, but this gorgeous 300 is definitely worthy of your attention. The CFMoto 300 SR uses a single-cylinder 293cc motor (which can be taken down to 250cc) and kicks out 29.2hp @ 8,750rpm. Torque-wise there’s 25.3Nm @ 7,250rpm. It has a six-speed gearbox and a 140/60…
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VIDEO: Honda’s 2020 Fireblade gets its taps opened up in Japan. Turn this up LOUD!
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Check this out, it’s a video from our friends at Japanese magazine Young Machine of their top-end test on the new Honda Fireblade. Riding the bike at the Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI), specifically on the very high speed Yatabe test course, the bike was put through a series of high-speed runs with the test…
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MotoGP: Updated 2020 race calendar released. New dates for Thailand and Aragon.
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An updated race schedule has been released for the 2020 MotoGP season – following the start of the championship being postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. The big news is that there’s a new date for the Thailand Grand Prix, after it was postponed earlier this week. Racing will now head to the Chang International…
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WSB: Now THIS has been postponed too. Round Two of the World Superbike Championship in Qatar won’t go ahead.
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It’s just been announced that the Qatar round of the World Superbike Championship has been postponed. Travel restrictions to Qatar are being enforced as a result of the global coronavirus outbreak – and the latest victim is the second round of the WSB Championship. It’d been set to take place in Doha from 13-15 March…
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Team Classic Suzuki to make Isle of Man TT debut
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Team Classic Suzuki will swap its XR69 and RG500 machinery for modern GSX-R1000 kit when it makes its Isle of Man TT debut at this year’s races. The team – renowned for its expertise in classic racing, which has seen it take three superbike victories at the Classic TT with Michael Dunlop over the years…
