Street Bikes
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And here they are: The Ducati Scrambler 1100 PRO (£11,295) and Sport PRO (£12,795).
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Well, we told you last week that this was going to happen today – and it’s happened today. Yep, this is the official reveal of the new Ducati Scramblers (1100 PRO and 1100 Sport PRO). Both bikes get model-specific Ducati Traction Control, ABS cornering and three standard riding modes. The Sport PRO gets Ohlins suspension,…
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It’s on! Triumph and Bajaj Auto CONFIRM partnership. Small capacity Triumph motorcycles are on their way
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It’s a pretty dry statement from Triumph that doesn’t say much – but what it means is that Triumph and Bajaj are joined at the hip, producing what they say will be mid-capacity (that’s 200cc to 750cc) bikes with: “multiple options to address different segments in this class”. Could that mean something electric? Dunno. But…
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Harley-Davidson has launched a 2,147cc motor kit with 123hp at the wheel!
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The new Big Bore V2 is now out under the firm’s performance label ‘Screamin’ Eagle’. The stage IV 131ci kit boosts size and power output over current motors in the range. The official US Harley-Davidson shop is offering the Milwaukee-Eight Stage IV kit for the company’s 114 or 117ci engines. The boost in power doesn’t…
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Friday’s LOOK AGAIN: Here’s the Scrambler 1100 Pro and Sport Pro PLUS the FIRST photo of the Superleggera with clothes on
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Just in case you missed either of these stories that we brought you over the past few days, we figured it was worth showing you them again. And you can trust us, these are BIG stories. First up it’s the OFFICIAL teaser video from Ducati for the Scrambler 1100 Pro and 1100 Pro Sport bikes.…
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VIDEO: Here’s Ducati’s official teaser video for the 2020 Scrambler 1100 Pro and 1100 Pro Sport motorcycle
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The actual motorcycle will be unveiled on January 27th but for now we’ve got this official teaser video from the Italian factory which is clearly pointing towards the 1100 Pro – a high-spec Scrambler – and a more powerful 1100 Pro Sport variant. Here’s why this is about the 1100 Pro; the vid uses the…
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Suzuki hits the retro button (even more) with the Katana 7584 motorcycle. The uber-retro retro superbike
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This bike has made an appearance at the Verona show in Italy – and we like it. Basically, it’s a Suzuki Katana homage kitted out in a silver, blue, red and orange colour scheme direct from 1984 (hence the 84 in the bike’s name). The usual, modern Suzuki ‘S’ on the tank gives way to…
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Honda’s SUPERCHARGED plan for a V-twin with trellis frame gets an update. New details on the possible Honda Monster!
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It’s been an ongoing story about secret Honda boffin plans that we first brought you back at the start of 2017 – and whilst we’ve yet to see a Honda with the power-boost fitted for sale in dealerships, these latest patents show that something’s still on its way from the big H. Possibly. The latest…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Indian FTR1200
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Words: Mikko Nieminen Photography: Felix Romero, Ula Serra American bikes are big, brash and bathed in bling, right? Not this one! The new FTR1200 from Indian Motorcycle is sleek, stylish and, well, rather European-looking. The FTR1200 is inspired by Indian’s FTR750 flat track racer, and has similar looks, but shares virtually no components with its…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Ducati Diavel 1260
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MoreBikes has been out in Spain today riding the 2019 Ducati Diavel 1260 at the world launch. Now the riding is over, here’s our first thoughts on the newest version of the muscle cruiser. OK, so what would we tell you about the new Diavel, should we be meeting in a pub and you’d asked…
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FIRST RIDE: Husqvarna Vitpilen 401
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Husqvarna’s new Vitpilen and Svartpilen were some of the most hotly anticipated machines of 2018 when they were unveiled at the big bike shows at the tail-end of last year. With their sharp, futuristic styling, and tried and tested KTM bones, the bike industry en-masse couldn’t wait to swing their leg over one of the…
