2019
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PATENTS: Charging TECHNOLOGY revealed for Yamaha’s upcoming ELECTRIC motorcycles.
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Yamaha has filed some patents which confirm that the Japanese automotive giant is starting to get serious about electric – and the new designs show us where the charging socket could sit on its upcoming ‘green’ machine. It was recently revealed that big four Japanese brands (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha) have signed an agreement…
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NEW GEAR: Furygan Steed Jeans
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The perfect compromise between comfort, protection and style, Furygan has recently unveiled its new Steed bike jeans in time for the Summer. Furygan’s Steed jeans look just like a pair of fashion jeans, but they come equipped with a range of protection to make sure you stay safe out on the road. Constructed from stretchable…
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BSB: Redding claims first BSB pole position by just 0.007s from Brookes
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Scott Redding claimed his first pole position in the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this afternoon by just 0.007s, edging out his Be Wiser Ducati teammate Josh Brookes in the closing stage of Datatag Qualifying ahead of tomorrow’s two races on the Grand Prix circuit. A hectic Datatag Qualifying saw a big battle…
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MotoGP: Quartararo shines to lead a Yamaha rebellion in Barcelona Q2
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All four YZR-M1s are inside the top five in Catalan GP qualifying, but there’s a certain multiple World Champion sitting P2 on the grid… Just 11 days after undergoing arm pump surgery in Barcelona, rookie sensation Fabio Quartararo has taken his second premier class pole position after beating Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team)…
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MotoGP: Rins fastest, top 10 within 0.4 in stunning FP3
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Saturday morning at the Catalan GP didn’t disappoint as all but three riders improve their times from Friday Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins set a 1:39.547 in FP3 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya to lead the MotoGP field in qualifying, the Spaniard going 0.036 quicker than Friday’s quickest man Fabio Quartararo (Petronas…
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MotoGP: Celebrate 70 YEARS of top flight racing and impress your mates with these FACTS and FIGURES.
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Motorcycle Grand Prix is celebrating 70 years of top flight racing at this weekend’s Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya – and here are all of the number you need to know from the past seven decades. 929 – 929 Grands Prix have been contested since 1949; the equivalent of 3114 races across all categories.…
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NEW GEAR: Ducati’s NEXT GENERATION adventure kit.
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Ducati has joined forces with a range of top quality clothing specialists to create a range of seriously capable kit for your next adventure. To create its Atacama C1 jacket and trousers, Ducati has partnered up with Spidi. Designed by legendary helmet painter Aldo Drudi, and developed with the support of Ducati test riders, the…
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GOTCHA: BMW’s new CRUISER caught out in Germany. Aint no hints about it. Don’t doubt this photo. It’s REAL and it’s coming.
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We showed you this weeks ago – but it’s worth putting it up again – here’s a spy shot of BMW’s top secret big cruiser which appeared on German website Motorrad – courtesy of snapper Alen Tomovic. Motorrad has been saying for quite some time that there’s a big Cruiser coming from BMW – and…
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FIRST RIDE: Benelli 502C
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The latest addition to the Benelli stable might come as something of a surprise to many motorcyclists, with it being totally at odds with the three cylinder superbikes and touring machines that have come before it. But the 502c actually has rather a lot in common with the side of Benelli’s product that is less…