Sports Bikes
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Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes
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Kawasaki’s insider plans for a self-adjusting seat registered for the next wave of fast bikes. These designs from inside Kawasaki’s offices shows the tech fitted to an H2 hyperbike but the description of the idea that accompanies the drawings says that this idea can easily be applied to more motorcycles in the range. In short,…
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Video: Meet the FGR Midula 2.5 litre carbon muscle bike. Yep. You can go and get this. It’s in production.
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Meet the FGR Midula 2.5 litre carbon muscle bike. Yep. You can go and get this. It’s in production. You might have heard of Czech company FGR before – they raced in the old 125cc GP championship and the 2012 Moto3 series where they finished seventh out of 11 manunfacturers. So that’s the history lesson…
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Launch ride: Kawasaki Z1000SX
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The same, but different Looks familiar? It should do. This 2017 version of Kawasaki’s hugely successful Z1000SX mirrors its predecessor in more ways than there’s space to write about, with key crossovers including the last model’s frame, engine, wheels and much more. So what’s new? Well, quite a bit was the message during the model’s…
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Video: Suzuki GSX-R1000 tested on track
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Here’s a quick video of the new Suzuki GSX-R1000 given a handful on track. If you like the big Suzuki, you’ll love this video! It’s only a quick snippet, but the bike looks smooth and fast! Here’s the video:
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It’s quality over quantity as MV Agusta fights to stay in business
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MV Agusta has submitted an industrial and financial plan to the authorities in Italy, in an attempt to keep the company in business. Financial troubles are nothing new to the Italian manufacturer, but recently creditors have been getting worried, and the latest twist in the saga is that MV Agusta has put a plan together…
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Impressive Honda CBR250RR power figures confirmed
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Our friends in Indonesia have the official details from Honda that confirm the power, weight and other details of the new Honda CBR250RR. According to the documents, the maximum power output from the parallel twin is 36bhp at 12,500rpm, which is pretty impressive considering that the 125cc version only manages 13bhp. It’s also well ahead…
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NEW bike TWO: Spy shots! Ducati’s ‘Project 1408’ £66k, 220bhp Super superbike caught out in final road riding tests
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NEW bike TWO: Spy shots! Ducati’s ‘Project 1408’ £66k, 220bhp Super superbike caught out in final road riding tests. We first brought you the low down on the RCV-baiting Ducati ‘Project 1408’ yesterday. The bike is a 220bhp, 155kg mega-superbike made up of carbon swingarm, frame and other bits. So far, the factory has…
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NEW Bike ONE: Suzuki launches 2017 GSX-250R in China last night
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NEW Bike ONE: Suzuki launches 2017 GSX-250R in China last night. Suzuki has launched it’s all-new GSX-250R at a swanky bash in China last night. As we told you over a year ago, the Japanese firm has fired a load of development cash into the quarter-litre sector for 2017 and the first new bike is…
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2017 Ducati’s secret SUPER superbike. Details on the £66,000 ‘Project 1408’ PUKKA MotoGP-esque 220bhp bike leaked. Going after the RCV…
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2017 Ducati SUPER superbike. Details on the £66,000 ‘Project 1408’ PUKKA MotoGP-esque 220bhp bike leaked. Going after the RCV… Ducati is going to launch a ‘super’ 1299 Panigale at the Milan Show under the codename ‘Project 1408’ -and it promises to be an absolute WSB-mashing level of spec. According to insiders, the 155kg…
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Suzuki to Build Katana Endurance Racer LIVE
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Suzuki to Build Katana Endurance Racer LIVE. Suzuki will again adding to the live entertainment at this year’s Motorcycle Live, with Team Classic Suzuki building its latest race bike on the Suzuki stand throughout the duration of the show, as it assembles the GSX1100SD Katana it will campaign in next year’s Endurance Legends event at…
