Sports Bikes
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VIDEO: Footage reveals Aprilia RS 660 is coming
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To whet your appetite, Aprilia has just released a video showing its latest creation in action. We’ve seen our fair share of grainy footage of Aprilia’s hotly anticipated supersport machine – so it’s great to finally get to see a proper bit of film from the factory showing the RS 660 in all its glory.…
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VIDEO: Michael Dunlop talks his love of racing and the importance of quality kit
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Furygan and D30 has spent some time with road racing royalty Michael Dunlop – and released a video of their chat. It’s always nice to hear from the big Northern Irishman. With 19 TT wins under his belt, Dunlop knows better than most the importance of top-notch protection. That must be why Furygan and D30…
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The Trident Returns. Triumph reveals new middleweight roadster.
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The British factory has confirmed the Trident will be making a comeback in 2021. Triumph’s just revealed a design prototype for a brand new bike – and it’s a contemporary take on the firms much-loved Trident. The result of a 4 year development programme at Triumph’s UK HQ, the new Trident is being touted as…
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TRACK READY: Honda’s CBR600RR gets the HRC treatment. Coming for 2021.
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Alongside its new CBR600RR, Honda’s revealed a limited edition HRC version of the middleweight sportbike – and it’s ready to race. Although we were disappointed to hear that Honda’s new CBR600RR won’t be coming to Europe for 2021, there’s still hope. The factory’s just revealed a special edition of the fire breathing middleweight. We don’t…
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New 2021 Honda CBR600RR officially unveiled
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Honda has officially unveiled the new 2021 CBR600RR, weeks after the Japanese company teased the super sportsbike.
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Indian Motorcycle reveals stretched-out FTR750 hillclimber. Ready to race in the AMA Pro Hillclimb Series.
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Indian Motorcycle is returning to its Hillclimbing roots; racing a modified FTR750 in the AMA Pro Hillclimb series. Indian Motorcycle has announced it’ll be participating in this year’s AMA Pro Hillclimb Racing series – returning to a sport it dominated over 80 years ago. Riding the stretched-out Indian FTR750 will be ten-time AMA Pro Hillclimb…
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Ultimate Sportsbike: Kawasaki ZX-10RR
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We’re counting down to Fast Bikes magazine’s flagship Ultimate Sportsbike test this year, this time taking a closer look at the Kawasaki ZX-10RR.
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Ultimate Sportsbike: Suzuki GSX-R1000R
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As part of Fast Bikes magazine’s flagship Ultimate Sportsbike test this year, we’ve been testing the 2020 Suzuki GSX-R1000R on the dyno, on the road and on the track.
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RACING: The Suzuka 8 Hours won’t be happening in 2020
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Tougher travel restrictions to Japan has forced organisers to cancel the Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race this year. With it looking increasingly unlikely that international riders and teams would be able to travel to Suzuka – the FIM, Eurosport Events and Mobilityland has decided to cancel the 2020 edition of the famous race, which has…
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PATENT: BMW’s single-unit CARBON frame and swingarm
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BMW has filed a design patent for a new carbon fibre chassis, which sees the frame and swingarm constructed as a single unit. Carbon fibre frames are nothing new, nor are carbon fibre swingarms – but BMW taking things one step further, filing a patent which integrates the two together. Unlike a conventional setup, there’s…
