2018
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WANT TO SEE some ICONIC 90s race machines at this weekend’s Silverstone BSB?
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Celebrating the launch of its classic motorcycle insurance policy, Bennetts is displaying a selection of iconic racing metal on its stand at this weekend’s British Superbike Championship at Silverstone. The display will include race and championship-winning bikes spanning from the early 1990s to the late 2000s. From James Whitham’s 1993 Fast Orange Yamaha YZF750 and John…
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Emma Bristow WINS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE TrialGPWomen World Championship.
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British trial rider Emma Bristow has won her FIFTH consecutive TrialGPWomen World Championship, becoming the second most successful female in the discipline, just behind Laia Sanz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=A8RUU9Hxb0A Sherco rider Emma Bristow has been dominating the women’s trials world since Laia Sanz made the transition to Enduro. Winning the women’s category of the 2018 Trial World…
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MotoGP: Marquez WILL NEVER ride for Yamaha (or so he says).
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Four-time MotoGP World Champion Marc Marquez has admitted he doesn’t have many friends within the Yamaha MotoGP team. While being interviewed on Italian television, the Repsol Honda rider suggested that it’s not just Valentino Rossi who’s not a fan – but also Yamaha’s Race Boss, Lin Jarvis. With his fifth MotoGP World Championship on the…
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SIX custom Honda’s. TWO CB1000R’s, a Monkey 125, a CX500, a CB750 and a 70s Gold Wing.
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Earlier this week, we showed a selection of images of Mick Doohan’s AWESOME custom Honda CB1000R – and now we’ve been sent some snaps of FIVE MORE one-off Honda specials from the same event. The bikes were on display at the Glemseck 101 near Stuttgart. If you’ve not heard of Glemseck before, essentially it’s a…
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CONFIRMED: NEW BMW S1000RR for 2019. PATENT filed in China.
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We’ve been telling you that there’s a BMW S1000RR on the way for a few months now. And a patent filed in China CONFIMS that the hugely successful S1000RR is set to receive a range of updates for 2019. China’s intellectual property office has published patents revealing the new BMW S1000RR for 2019 (well,…
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CARB documents CONFIRM new BMW R1250 coming for 2019. FIVE models on the way.
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The California Air Resources Board has just certified a new 1254cc BMW engine – FINALLY confirming that there’s an entire range of 1254cc R models on the way for 2019. According to the new CARB documents, the engine will be used across five models – the R1250GS, R1250GS Adventure, R1250R, R1250RS and R1250RT. Admittedly, it’s…
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NEW Ducati Scrambler set to be revealed NEXT WEEK.
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There’s a new Ducati Scrambler on the way 2019. And at this stage, that’s about all we know. But Ducati has just announced it’ll be debuting its latest Scrambler next week, on September 10th – so we won’t have to wait long to see it in the flesh. Speculation is swirling around the motorcycle industry…
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Indian unveils updated Chieftain. NEW styling. THREE rider modes. MORE customisation.
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Indian Motorcycle has just announced its redesigned Chieftain line-up – and for 2019, the Chieftain, Chieftain Dark Horse and Chieftain Limited are set to receive a range of updates to help make the bikes better than ever before. First off, the Chieftain range will receive restyled fairing and saddlebags, with sharper lines and harder edges. It’s…
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Nicky Hayden: Family seek SIX MILLION EUROS compensation. Trial begins on October 10.
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Following the death of Nicky Hayden last year – it has been reported that the former MotoGP champion’s family are seeking six million Euros in compensation from a lawsuit which is set to go to trial on October 10. Nicky Hayden lost his life after being involved in an incident in Misano, Italy in May…
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s NEW RX-7X SP Freddie Spencer Replicas.
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Arai has just launched a couple of special versions of its RX-7X SP sports helmet. And they are dedicated to three-time world champion Freddie Spencer. Way back in 1983, Freddie Spencer became the youngest 500 World Champion in history, beating Kenny Roberts (and his Yamaha V4) on his three-cylinder Honda. Admittedly, Marc Márquez broke that…
