Cruisers
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Caught out! Here’s proof that Ducati’s planning SIX Scramblers for 2017 – TWO of which weigh 10kg more than the standard model
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So here’s another secret blown out of the water – Ducati has SIX more Scramblers on the way for 2017. Yep. Six. A document from the Californian Environmental Protection Agency (CARB) has been obtained and it shows that Ducati has come up with six more Scrambler models. As we can see from the document, the…
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Launch ride: Harley-Davidson Touring range with the new Milwaukee-Eight engine
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Surely one of the world’s most emotive motorcycle brands, owners will tell you how much they love Harleys due to their size, style, and most of all that ‘potato-potato’ engine note. The first H-D motor was the Atmospheric V-Twin, an 811cc 45° vee making just seven horsepower. Over the years we’ve seen – among others –…
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Photos: The Maniac – small capacity cafe racer from India
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Indian bike industry is thriving, with big brands making their presence known, homegrown manufacturing on the up and even a custom scene emerging. The Maniac from Jaipur based The Hustler Moto is a particularly tasty-looking part of the Indian custom trend. The bike that once was a 2004 Bajaj Pulsar 150 has been transformed into a…
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Supercharged! The Yamaha SR400 Yard Built special made by Rossi’s mechanic
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Over the last three years Yamaha’s Yard Built programme has worked with the world’s top custom builders to deliver fresh takes on the Sport Heritage range of motorcycles. The latest collaboration, with Belgian builder Fred ‘Krugger’ Bertrand (above, right), takes it to a whole new level with a stunning layer of MotoGP history worked into the custom…
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Photos: Nitrous-powered custom Kawasaki Vulcan S ‘The Underdog’
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We have seen Kawasaki Vulcan S inspired custom bikes before, but this one is definitely one of the coolest so far: meet The Underdog, a nitrous oxide guzzling sprint racer. The bike was created for the Essenza Sprint Challenge at the Glemseck 101 festival in Germany. A race, which was won by one Carl Fogarty…
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New cool tail for BMW R nine T released
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Developed by a BMW R nineT owner, the Fancy Bike Thing replaces rear brake light and indicators with an LED display and includes a tail tidy and licence plate holder Designed as a plug and play system, the LED display covers the functions of running light, brake light and indicators. A specially designed bracket is…
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Ducati’s new finance plans means you can get a Scrambler for £2.63 a day. Loads of other models in new scheme too
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Low deposit PCP finance plans with Ducati TriOptions at across whole range The new plans are available alongside the existing lower payment/higher deposit plans Ducati UK has launched low deposit PCP finance plans for both the Ducati and Scrambler brands to run from the 1st September. Based on the well-established TriOptions plans featuring the…
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Amazing 360-degree video: Race with original Harleys – 1921 style!
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Ok, so this is effectively an advert for an upcoming three-part mini-series Harley and the Davidsons that will be shown on the Discovery channel, but what a cool video it is! 360-degree view of motordrome racing from early 20th century. Just drag the video to change the view – it’s awesome! This about as close…
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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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Honda bringing two radical 650-based super-Scrambler concepts to production – claim
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Now, we’ve not been able to find these patents yet so we can’t vouch for the validity of the claims made elsewhere – but here’s the hot topic of conversation this morning in the emerging markets: Honda has filed two patents for ongoing production purposes and they’re patents for the Honda CB4 and CBSix50, two…
