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The new BMW K 1600 Grand America is launched for 2018
Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The bike uses the German company’s most compact 6-cylinder engine it’s built so far with an output of 160bhp at 7,750rpm, kicking out a maximum torque of 175Nm at 5,250rpm. But it…
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Indian launches 2018 FTR1200 Flat Tracker ‘tribute bike’ for the road at EICMA
And if you think that this bike will remain a ‘tribute’ bike and NOT be turned into a road-going Flat Tracker that you’ll be able to buy next year, you want your bumps feeling.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE…
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BMW launches the new 2018 C 400 X scooter
BMW has launched its latest bike aimed at the mid-sized super scoot sector – the funky-looking C 400 X. The German company says that the new bike has a: “Powerful, efficiency-optimised single-cylinder engine combined with CVT transmission, vibration decoupling and ASC.”Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click…
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VIDEO: 2018 Triumph Tiger 800 XC & XR and new Tiger 1200 XC &XR
Triumph Motorcycles has launched the brand new 2018 Tiger 1200 XC and XR line-up, here’s the run-down on the models across the new Tiger family range: • Significantly lighter o Up to 10kg lighter than the previous generation o Weight savings achieved across the engine, chassis and exhaust components o Up to 100 improvements…
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Suzuki SV650X revealed at Eicma
Suzuki has revealed its new SV650X for 2018, pulling the wraps off the café racer-inspired V-twin middleweight today at Eicma, in Milan, Italy.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Taking design cues from the SV650 Rally Concept – which the…
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Want to watch the KTM world launch LIVE from EICMA? Well you can do, here for FREE.
Want to see the new KTM motorcycle for 2018 as they’re unveiled to the world LIVE? Then be here on this site tomorrow (Tuesday, November 7) at 1pm (CET) and 12pm (GMT) for the official reveal of some hot new models including the much-waited for 790 Duke.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by…
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VIDEO: AGV’s new top-flight Sport Modular helmet for 2018
Check out this video (below) for the latest lid from AGV – the firm’s first ever SportModular helmet. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. We will get details on the AGV flip-up sporty when it’s launched at EICMA this…
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KYMCO C Series Concept CV2 / CV3: doing a Yamaha (NIKEN) and a Honda (X-ADV) kind of
Asian firm Kymco has shown two large scooters that it’s putting out as concepts at EICMA later this week – and they both look like pretty-finished ‘concepts’ that are virtually ready to go… Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE…
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Ducati presents its 2018 line-up at gala pre-EICMA launch show
There’s the much-awaited V4 superbike (that’s more MotoGP-for-the-road than anything we’ve seen before) and a Scrambler 1100 that’ll get your juices flowing. The global event on Sunday evening was hosted by Claudio Domenicali, CEO of Ducati Motor Holding, who unveiled a host of new bikes including a 1100 Scrambler and V4 MotoGP bike for…
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Want to watch the LIVE Ducati launch of its 2018 motorcycles? Well you can. Right here, for FREE.
The countdown has begun to the Ducati World Première 2018, scheduled to take place in Milan, at the Linear Ciack theatre, on Sunday 5 November 2017. The Ducati Model Range for next year will be presented tomorrow at 9.00pm (that’s 8.00pm UK time) by Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali. The live screen is on this page,…
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Kevin Schwantz RGV500 to be restored at Motorcycle Live
Kevin Schwantz’s 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 is to be restored to full working order at this year’s Motorcycle Live – which takes place from 18-26 November at the NEC in Birmingham – as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s presence at the annual event. The iconic Grand Prix machine will be completely stripped, before being carefully…
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WSB 2018 Provisional Calendar Confirmed
WSBK has decided on the final dates for 2018’s action – the season kicks off on February 23 in Australia (Phillip Island, natch) and ends in Qatar on October 27. The UK round will be held at Donington Park on May 27 but the Argentinian round scheduled to be held on October 12-14 is still…
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Suzuki shows the 2018 Hayabusa, GSX-R750 and GSX-R600. Don’t get too excited… sigh…
Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Well, this might just be a cat-out-the-bag a bit early but Suzuki Motor of America has released these images of new-2018 models in the USA range. The announcement reported on by Road Racing…
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Met Police show off new BMW F700GS and stinger spikes to combat bike theft
Scotland Yard has unveiled a handful of new tools to help in the battle against bike theft. Met Commissioner Cressida Dick announced the new tactics today, claiming they were already making a difference with a fall in the number of moped offences since July. Metropolitan Police have commissioned four specialist off-road ready BMW F700GS bikes, in…
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Keanu Reeves to launch three bikes at EICMA next week
This just in from the American outlet Asphalt and Rubber: movie icon Keanu Reeves has been confirmed to be at next weeks’ EICMA show in Milan where his ARCH Motorcycle company will show THREE models to the world.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to…
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Kawasaki H2 SX power claims made. And if true… aren’t up to much. Even with a supercharger bolted on.
According to the scoop-kings over at the Dutch outlet Oliepeil, the power output on the supercharged H2 SX bike coming from Kawasaki for 2018 isn’t exactly mind-blowing.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The Dutch lads say that the…
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Amazon drones could charge electric motorcycles on the go
Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. A new Amazon patent could be set to fix the issue with electric powered travel by delivering essential power by DRONE to wherever you need it. The patent filed by the…
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Video: Teaser trailer confirms mystery BMW as new F850GS
Earlier this year we brought you news of a mystery BMW GS – and a teaser trailer released today confirms it’s the hotly anticipated 2018 F850GS. The bike is due to enter the range as the top-of-the-range for the middleweight Adventure machines with familiar but sharper styling. It gets an all-new aluminium frame, revised engine layout…
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Yamaha, Kawasaki and Honda’s new 2018 models all destined for Motorcycle Live!
This week has seen some of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers unveil brand-new models – all of which will be making their UK debut at Motorcycle Live at The NEC, Birmingham from 18-26 November. Yamaha announced an innovative new three-wheel leaning motorcycle called the Niken, which translates to ‘two swords’ in Japanese. The model was…
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Video: Triumph Street Triple Custom from Italy
Custom house Italian Dream Motorcycle based in Reggio Emilia, Italy has unveiled its latest creation, a Triumph Street Triple special, dubbed the ‘Tripla 0.0 675cc’. Italian Dream Motorcycle’s latest creation is a unique Triumph Street Triple custom, that’s been built in conjunction with highly specialised racing parts manufacturers. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More…
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Fan’s favourite Rutter to star at January Winter Classic
Few motorcycle racers can boast a CV that comes close to Michael Rutter’s, Guest of Honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. In a career spanning over 20 years, which goes back to the early 1990’s, when a teenage Rutter took to the track following in his famous father Tony’s footsteps…
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s MOTOBOT is back. And the damn thing is getting quicker and closer to Valentino Rossi…
You ever see that film The Terminator? Where machines rise up against humanity? Check out this video from Yamaha of the latest step in the factory’s Motobot project. The any-bike riding bolt-on robot’s team has been tasked with using the latest tech and a combination of learning AI to make a bot that can be…
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CAUGHT: Here’s the 2018 Husqvarna Vitpilen snapped out in final road miles!
Our friends at the excellent Soymotero.net have been out and about hunting down the Husqvarna 701 Vitpilen 2018 motorcycle – and bagged these great photos of the prototype undergoing final pre-production tests. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The…
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Here’s the first official pic of the 2018 Africa Twin Big Tank (it won’t be called that… should be, but won’t…)
We told you some time ago that Honda was bringing out a seriously updated version of the hugely popular Africa Twin Adventure Bike and what we have here (above) might well be the first official look at the bike courtesy of Honda itself. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…
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