Sports Bikes
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Honda OFFICIAL comment: CBR600 is DEAD (for now) and there’s NO Hornet 800 on the way!
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We’ve known for a while that Honda was killing off the iconic CBR600RR from its line-up because the costs to meet Euro4 regulations were too high to consider when compared to the falling sales of the bike – and now we’ve got the first official confirmation of that from a Honda boss. Speaking about the…
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Video: BMW/TVS mini 300cc superbike caught on film testing near Bangalore
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Now, the quality of this video isn’t that great (and there’s not a lot of the target bike in it), but what we have here IS footage of the soon-to-be released TVS Akula mini superbike out on the road. And from the footage you can see that the bike is pretty much the same…
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MV reveals F4Z custom superbike a week early
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We’ve been telling you about this bike for weeks now and MV Agusta has just revealed its F4Z custom superbike a week early on the factory’s own Twitter account. The bike, built around the Italian bike firm’s F4 superbike, has been commissioned as a one-off for a Japanese entrepreneur with the design actually being a…
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Ventura releases performance pack luggage for KTM’s Super Duke GT
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The new Ventura Bike Pack System for the KTM Super Duke GT has the best of both worlds: a sturdy rack-mounting system designed to hold the load safely and securely, and a range of bike packs that are light, easy to handle off the bike and can be easily rolled up and stashed away…
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Arai releases Honda NSR250 special paintjob in Japan for limited range of anniversary gubbings
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Arai has had this awesome NSR250-styled paintjob on show in Japan. It’s part of a range of things all being sold to mark the 30th anniversary of the iconic 250cc screamer. We figured we’d show you the lid because, well… look at it! It’s proper trick. And the t-shirt is cool too. There’s even a…
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Video: MV Agusta’s new F4Z superbike REVEALED on film. Looks stunning!
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Video: MV Agusta’s new F4Z superbike REVEALED on film. Looks stunning! https://youtu.be/PcyiXHxr5oc Here’s the latest teaser video from MV Agusta showing it’s upcoming F4Z cafe-racer superbike thing made in association with Italian car stylists, Zagato. This second video teaser from the factory shows considerably more of the bike (it actually shows all of the bike…
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Speeding biker clocked at 160mph in Peterborough
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Cambridgeshire police has caught a motorcyclist at 160mph at Thorney, right near Peterborough. Police officers caught the rider at 5.20pm on Sunday, a 56-year old man from Peterborough has been reported to court. Cambridgeshire’s road policing unit said the speed was one of the highest it had ever seen on the road. PC Dave Black…
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Brand new, uncrated, untouched 1990 ZXR750 H2 up for a sale on Ebay right now
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Brand new, uncrated, untouched 1990 ZXR 750 H2 up for a sale on Ebay right now. It’s in Sydney Australia, that’s a downside if you’re in the UK – but there’s no getting away from the fact that there’s a really gorgeous ZXR up for sale doarrrrrn unda, mate. At the moment the bike has…
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2017 Ninja 250 to make 38bhp, 300cc version to make 43bhp – rumour
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2017 Ninja 250 to make 38bhp, 300cc version to make 43bhp – rumour. There’s lots of hubbub in India today about the upcoming Kawasaki Ninja, the new, sportier small-capacity version of the roadster that’s going to be part of the 2017 line-up. We’ve told you before about the bike appearing as a direct competitor to…
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Video: That first, brilliant pillion ride for your mate who LOVES it
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Here’s a great video that we haven’t seen around for a while. This is our mate Jamie Robinson, 250GP star and all-round top bloke, taking journalist Matt Farah out for his first fast pillion ride on a superbike. The bike is a Blade, but it’s hardly relevant. Just enjoy this video for Matt’s terrific, absolute…
