Sports Bikes
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Japanese journos print Kawasaki Ninja R2 image – claim it’s going to be a 600
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Japanese journos print Kawasaki Ninja R2 image – claim it’s going to be a 600. We’ve been telling you about the second generation of supercharged Kawasakis for over a year now, the plans for more supercharging units have been patented and shown on MoreBikes for the past ten months or so. Just past midnight…
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Honda CBR500R and CB500F world launch review
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Honda CBR500R and CB500F world launch review Tested by: Mikko Nieminen Engine: 471cc liquid-cooled, parallel twin Power: 47bhp at 8500rpm Torque: 43Nm at 7000rpm Price: CBR500R £5,599 / CB500F £5,099 The A2 licence category is a veritable minefield for bike manufacturers in many ways. Any machine that wants to succeed here must be easy for…
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2017 Yamaha R15 facelift mac-up appears in the emerging markets
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2017 Yamaha R15 facelift mac-up appears in the emerging markets. Indonesian website Peysblog has fired up this computer image of what it think the facelifted Yamaha R15 is going to look like. This image certainly tallies with the blurry snapshot of a Yamaha being ridden at the firm’s Indonesian plant that we brought you a…
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Awesome pics of Aprilia 2016 MotoGP bike at Qatar
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Awesome pics of Aprilia 2016 MotoGP bike at Qatar. These are the first full-on pics of the new Aprilia 2016 RS-GP MotoGP bike from the factory’s three-day test in Qatar. The bike, with an all-new V4 motor for this year, was ridden by Alvaro Bautista and Stefan Bradl, it will also be tested by Sam…
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Deadpool motorcycle jacket goes on sale. No unicorn emblem on it though…
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Deadpool motorcycle jacket goes on sale. No unicorn emblem on it though… So you’ve seen the truly excellent Deadpool movie and you ride bikes (why wouldn’t you, you’re cool and you know it…) so here’s the perfect summer leather jacket for you. Well… it’s perfect for the fanboy with a superbike. It’s a hand-made-cum-customised…
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Yamaha releases power, weight and price for MT-10. Stripped down R1 for under £10k
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Yamaha releases power, weight and price for MT-10. Stripped down R1 for under £10k. Yamaha has officially announced the weight and power figures – and there’s no surprises in the data. We told you these figures back on February 8, HERE when we were sent the information following a leak of the power and weight data…
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Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200cc world launch review
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Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200cc world launch review. Triumph first introduced the Tiger to its range in 1937. Built to go anywhere, it sported a rugged and commendable dual-purpose nature, blending both performance and comfort at its heart. Fast forward over half a century and those words still reflect perfectly the Hinckley brand’s latest incarnation of…
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SCOOP: Suzuki doing Yoshimura-themed special editions of GSX-S1000/A and GSX-S1000FA
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SCOOP: Suzuki doing Yoshimura-themed special editions of GSX-S1000/A and GSX-S1000FA. Suzuki has announced new special editions for its GSX-S1000/A and GSX-S1000FA models, which will come with a host of Yoshimura components and a new graphics kit, as well as a selection of specially picked genuine accessories. Both special edition models will come with a Yoshimura…
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VIDEO: 2016 Honda CBR150R on track
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We have just been sent the new video of the Honda CBR150R taken to the limit on track and roads – and it looks great! Honda’s MotoGP star Marc Marquez provides comments on the new bike that looks like it would be enormous fun to ride. This looks like a fantastic low-displacement racer that has…
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VIDEO: Trick Kawasaki H2R track testing at nearly 240mph! Great onboard video with sound!
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Check out this amazing onboard footage of a cool white Kawasaki H2R nudging 240mph! The bike has been breathed on by Japanese aftermarket specialist Trickstar and they’ve just released this video of a test run. In the bit of footage you can just about make out the speedo on the bike as it gets to…
