Sports Bikes
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Is Harley-Davidson working on a sportbike? Could it look like THIS?
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Harley-Davidson’s been mixing things up of late. Later this year it’ll release its new adventure and streetfighter machines for public consumption – and rumours are swirling that there’s a sportbike on the way too. Could it look like this? H-D’s been in a bit of a slump recently. It’s not selling their same old bikes…
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NEW GEAR: Fancy a burger? Icon’s Airframe Pro ‘Fastfood’ helmet
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Icon’s just released a new design for its long-standing Airframe Pro race helmet, and it shows a mutant wolfing down on burger. Ok, so this probably isn’t going to be everyone’s tastes – but if you’re looking to stand out on the road or track, Icon’s Airframe Pro ‘Fastfood’ will definitely help. The Airframe Pro’s…
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MV Agusta reveals TWO A2-licence motorcycles. Restricted F3 675 and Brutale 800 Rosso coming soon?
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MV Agusta’s expanding its model range for 2020 – and the big news for learner riders is that there are two A2-compatible motorcycles coming very soon. Ok, so the news has come from Germany – and there’s been no official confirmation from UK distributors if we’re going to see the restricted bikes in dealers anytime…
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Lad uploads group ride video. Lands him and his mates 132 points and a 14,100 euros in fines.
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A group of ten Spanish bikers have been hit with 14,100 euros in fines and 132 points after one of the lads uploaded a video of their ride to the web. It’s tricky not to get a little bit carried away when you’re riding as part of a big group – and if you’re on…
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Here’s Triumph’s 2020 Triumph Street Triple R – a bit earlier than expected
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It’s appeared nice and early courtesy of the Ultimate Motorcycling website in the USA – and thanks to those lovely people we all get to see the new bike in it’s updated frowny glory. We’re expecting the British version of the bike, which will be unveiled officially by the factory later today, to cost a…
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Want to see Honda’s WSB 2020 Fireblade up close? Here you go.
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It’s a lovely piece of motorcycle for a Monday morning that’ll get you smiling. This is the factory Honda World Superbike Fireblade in testing garb, photographed between test sessions. Campaigned this year on the world stage by Leon Haslam and Alvaro Bautista, the bike is all-new and comes with a host of aerodynamic wings. Think…
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Honda’s CBR250RR hots up for 2020. The little Fireblade motorcycle gets sharper
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According to our friends in Japan, there’s a proper war coming between the raft of new four-stroke 250s with Kawasaki’s ZX-25R spurring others to get serious with their quarter-litre screamers. The Kawasaki’s 4-cylinder engine has a redline of 17,000rpm and – although not yet confirmed by the factory – is expected to appear in two…
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Triumph teases launch of NEW Street Triple R. And it’s happening on February 11. Save the date.
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Triumph has just announced that there’s a new Street Triple R on the way – and we’re only going to have to wait another week to get our hands on all the details. Over the last couple of months, Triumph has released its Street Triple RS and S – so it’s not come as a…
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SEVEN questions raised about the Norton Motorcyles COLLAPSE.
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Norton Motorcycles has gone into administration, as it is pursued by HMRC for £300,000 in unpaid taxes read about this HERE. Whilst the dust on this news settles, we’ve had a dig through our news archive to see what the company has been doing over the past few years – and doing this has raised…
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THIS WEEK! Ducati is unveiling the Superleggera. Project 1708 (it’s codename) unveiling on Feb 6.
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This (notification image at the bottom of this article) has just appeared from Ducati. It’s the official unveiling of the Ducati Panigale V4 Superleggera (codename Project 1708) – the 2016 MotoGP on the road. It’s going to make 234bhp and weigh 152kg dry. It has HUGE wings for real MotoGP downforce and looks like it’d…
