Sports Bikes
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Tested! AGV K6 full face motorcycle helmet
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The K6 features a carbon/aramid/fibreglass shell, making it extremely light (1220g in the smallest of four shell sizes) and tough, with a six-point venting system, Pinlock-ready, front-locking visor system and double-D ring fastening. How light? The K6 weighs less than my open-face! To keep the weight down there is no integral sun visor, balanced by…
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Living with… Suzuki’s Hayabusa
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Dave Manning tells us what it’s like to spend time on the big ‘Busa… Having the Hayabusa as a long-termer means that not only will I be able to get used to what button changes what attributes, but also I’ll actually be able to play around with the rider configured modes to – potentially at…
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Yamaha Launches Brand New R7 European Series and SuperFinale Event in 2022
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Yamaha Motor Europe has announced a unique motorcycle racing event in 2022, featuring the all-new Yamaha R7 Supersport bike. The Yamaha R7 Series European SuperFinale will take place during one of the final rounds of the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship and will feature the 36 top riders from the national R7 Cups organised by…
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Buell to Start Hammerhead Production & Online Reservations Nov. 1, 2021
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Buell Motorcycle Co. announces the legendary Buell Hammerhead 1190 is going into production and taking reservations beginning November 1st. The Buell Hammerhead 1190 received extensive press coverage and unbridled enthusiasm from motorcycle riders around the world following Buell’s spring announcement that “Buell is Back”. “When we said Buell is Back, we meant it,” said Bill…
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Suzuki revives the Phantom with special edition GSX-R1000R
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Suzuki has revived the Phantom name with a new special edition GSX-R1000R, available with an RRP of £17,499. Like the iconic GSX-R1000 K6 Phantom from 2006, the new GSX-R1000R Phantom is completed with a Yoshimura exhaust – this time an R11 silencer and heatshield finished in black metal magic with a carbon cap – and…
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GP for the masses…
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Way back in 2002 Ducati surprised the biking world when it showcased its new V4-powered sportsbike: the GP3. It was to hit the MotoGP scene in time for the 2003 season, with Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss atop this beautiful and capable bike that powered Loris to a podium in its very first outing, before…
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BLOG: Welcome back to Motorcycle Live!
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‘Welcome Back’ is the new slogan for the return of Motorcycle Live this December (4th-12th) after a year in exile due to the pandemic, and a welcome return it will most certainly be – injecting some additional normality back into the motorcycle industry’s social calendar.
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CFMOTO ENTER 2022 MOTO3
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The Chinese manufacturer CFMOTO is in the news again. This time they join Pierer Mobility associated brands KTM, GASGAS and Husqvarna, entering the 2022 Moto3 World Championship CFMOTO has confirmed its presence from 2022 onwards, lining up in the Moto3 category. The list released by Dorna included a project that will have the know-how of…
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Bimota’s KB4 is coming. MORE tech info and MORE pictures.
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We’ve been talking about Bimota’s KB4 for ages, but now it looks like the Italian factory is gearing up for its official release. Following on from the reveal of the big and bad Tesi H2 at EICMA back in 2019, we’ve been hearing lots about the second model to come from the reenergised Bimota brand.…
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From NS to NSR
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How Honda’s V four powered NSR500 rewrote the GP bike blueprint… 1983 saw the Honda triple benefitting from both a new, all-alloy, chassis and the introduction of reed valves – the latter update allowing smoother fuel/airflow with no opportunity of the engine to blow the vital mixture back through the carburettors. This pair of revisions…
