Superbike
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YOU can OWN a KTM RC16 MotoGP race bike.
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Just in time for Christmas, KTM has announced it’s offering punters a chance to get their hands on one of two Red Bull KTM Factory Racing MotoGP RC16 motorcycles from 2018 – used by Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro. It’s a very rare opportunity to own a very fast piece of motorcycling history – but…
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Fenati’s not the first. Or the last. Dangerous MotoGP moves through history.
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Romano Fenati isn’t the first rider to lose his cool while racing. That’s no excuse – but throughout the history of MotoGP, some of the greatest names in motorcycling have made some irresponsible and erratic decisions that have put other riders at risk. Here are some of the most famous incidents… Freddie Spencer vs…
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Marc Marquez-inspired Honda Grom RR. Build your own with TYGA.
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A Blackpool-based Honda dealer is offering its customers the chance to customise a Honda MSX 125. And to show just what’s possible, it’s created a super cool replica of Marc Marquez’s MotoGP Repsol Honda using TYGA Performance’s specially designed, top quality bodywork kit and exhaust system. Honda’s MSX 125 (or Grom in the USA) is an…
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VIDEO: Wanna HEAR the 2019 Ducati Panigale V4 R on a dyno with an Akrapovic fitted? Listen to this. You’ll love it
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It’s a promotional video from the exhaust maker. It’s a bit slow to get going (although beautifully shot) but the pay-off of the stunningly beautiful V4 R on the dyno with the pipe barking away is so worth it. Turn it up loud. Safe for work (which is handy if your workmates like the sound…
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It’s BACK! The Italjet Dragster is BACK! Oh, happy day! Get one, get one, get one.
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IT’S back! The hottest, coolest ever modern scooter is back! Italjet has brought back the only scooter to ever (really) appeal to big bike riders and youthful hooligans alike. Behold, the new Dragster. Isn’t it absolutely terrific? Built between 1998 and 2003, the original Dragster was churned out by the Italian factory with a combination…
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Video: Listen to the 2019 Ducati V4 R going round Mugello
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Look, it’s a promotional video so it’s more than a touch waffley-nonsense but what you do get to hear and see are a pair of Ducati V4 Rs pelting around Mugello. For that reason alone, it’s worth giving up 1m 56s of your time for. Safe for work, so if your workmates like hearing…
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EICMA 2018: KYMCO introduces NEW SuperNEX ELECTRIC supersport motorcycle.
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Taiwanese brand KYMCO is probably best known for its small and mid-capacity scooters, so the big reveal of its new electric SuperNEX at EICMA came as a little bit of a surprise. The SuperNEX is in essence an electric superbike – and from what we’ve seen so far, it’s a sophisticated bit of kit, with aggressive,…
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VIDEO: EICMA 2018 – WALKAROUND of the NEW Ducati Panigale V4R.
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Our Mikko’s out in Milan at EICMA 2018, and he’s just fired over this quick walkaround of one of the most gorgeous bikes of the show – Ducati’s NEW Panigale V4R. Unveiled on Sunday night, ahead of the big bike show kicking off in earnest – Ducati’s new V4R is a serious bit of kit.…
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EICMA 2018: Here’s the official stats and more pics of the 2019 S1000RR. Power up to 207hp, weight down to 197kg.
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Seven months of spy shots and – what has been – one of the most rubbishly closely-guarded secrets in the motorcycle world came to an end this morning when BMW unleashed it’s lighter, faster and probably sweeter-smelling S1000RR superbike to the world. The 2018 model makes for some sweet reading as far as the stats…
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MV Agusta looks to the future. Receives 50 MILLION EURO cash injection. Confirms Timur Sardarov as NEW CEO.
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MV Agusta has just recieved a capital injection of around 40 million Euros and announced the appointment of new CEO Timur Sardarov – as it begins to make plans for the future, after years of financial turmoil and uncertainty. The latest injection means that MV has received a total of around 50 million Euros…
