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Suzuki is recalling over 68,000 bikes
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Suzuki is recalling over 68,000 bikes ranging from the firm’s AN400 scooter to the Hayabusa – in total there are 11 bikes being taken into dealers to get an electrical issue resolved. So far the recall is USA-based only and in the paperwork the company says that there is an issue with recharging the…
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Can you spot what bike this is?
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Go on, have a guess and tell us what bike you think this is… If you said it was a highly modified Royal Enfield 350 then you’d be way better than we were when we we first saw these pictures. There’s no getting away from the fact that this is a pretty well done belt-drive,…
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MV to launch new 675cc Brutale soon – confirmed
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MV Agusta has confirmed that a new 675cc Brutale (the current one is pictured, above) will be launched in the second quarter of this year. A lot of the changes for the small Brute will echo those of the 800cc version of the bike that we’ve already seen – revised geometry with updated electronics that…
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UK biker jailed for two years after self-filming 153mph ride
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This (the video, posted further below) is part of a self-filmed series of rides on a memory card seized by the police which led to a biker going to jail for two years. The motorcyclist filmed himself doing speeds of up to 155mph on roads in Sussex and Hampshire. Robert Hammond, 60, of Upways…
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Rossi interview: “No forgiveness for Marquez!”
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There has been a quite remarkable interview with Valentino Rossi appear from top journalist Manuel Pecino, in the interview Rossi says that there is NO forgiveness for Marc Marquez (“He decided to make me lose the title”), that he’s not even thinking of quitting (“I’ve heard many times that it should be my last season:…
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SCOOP: Hotter, more sporty Ninja 250R pictured on test
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Here’s the first picture of the new, suped-up Kawasaki Ninja 250R out in early-days testing in Indonesia. The two images snapped by an on-the-ball punter out and about aren’t the best quality in the world (in truth, he’s barely got any of the bike in question, but he’s got enough for now), but they do…
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Motul Onirika 2853 concept bike wows them at the Verona show
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Check out this gorgeous from the 2016 Motor Bike Expo in Verona – this is the Motul Onirika 2853 concept based on the MV Agusta Brutale 800. Commissioned by the Motul company this bike has been designed and built by Luca Pozzato at Officine GPDesign. Only the donor bike’s 798cc three-cylinder motor, frame and swingarm from…
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Video: Ducati’s draXter concept bike launch film
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Not content with showing off three concept Scramblers at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, Ducati has also shown off this draXter concept too. Basically, this is the feet-forward, belt-driven XDiavel in a more “sports” point of view. The modifications over the cruiser that was unveiled at the end of last year all shove the…
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Marquez pulls his fan kit and merchandise from Rossi’s Apparel company
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Reports have surfaced this morning that Marc Marquez has properly split all professional associations with Valentino Rossi’s companies (or is in the process of doing so). The news comes weeks after the Marc Marquez official fan club said that it was not going to the 2016 Mugello MotoGP because of fear of attack by other…
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Kawasaki Versys 250 rumour reports updated looks and some rider-tech for 2016
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There’s another image that’s appeared in the Japanese press yesterday of the Versys 250 – an upcoming Kawasaki rumour that’s really gaining pace. It’s not a new story, we and other outlets have been picking up on the quarter-litre roadster rumour for around a year now – but this is the latest version of how…
