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  2017 MV Agusta 800 Dragster Blackout by Valter Moto

  19 January 2017 / 4 comments

  After displaying the Brutale 800 RR Ballistic Trident at the Hot Rod Custom show in Yokohama, Japan last year, MV Agusta has now unveiled another special, based on the Brutale 800 Dragster, called “Blackout”. As […]

   

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  2016 record sales year for BMW Motorrad – 145,032 motorcycles sold worldwide, up by 5.9% overall

  17 January 2017 / 1 comment

  For the sixth year running, BMW Motorrad has recorded a sales increase, this time by 5.9%. This translates to a total of 145,032 motorcycles and scooters sold throughout the world in 2016, up from 136,963 […]

   

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  KTM wins 2017 Dakar Rally – 16th straight victory

  16 January 2017 / 1 comment

  It was a KTM 1-2 at the Dakar Rally 2017 with the top two places going to Red Bull KTM factory riders Sam Sunderland of Great Britain and Matthias Walkner of Austria. Third place went […]

   

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  2017 Triumph Street Triple series launched in UK – from RM44k, expected arrival in Malaysia around April

  11 January 2017 / 3 comments

  After 10 years of sterling service, Triumph Motorcycles has finally updated and revised its Street Triple range, with the launch of the 2017 Triumph Street Triple, Street Triple R and Street Triple RS. Now displacing […]

   

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  BMW Motorrad and Touratech build R1200 GS Rambler

  10 January 2017 / 0 comments

  While BMW Motorrad’s GS-series machines are the de facto standard for big dual-purpose adventure touring bikes, they aren’t exactly the most slim and svelte of motorcycles. Joining forces with adventure motorcycle gear maker Touratech – […]

   

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  Victory Motorcycles closing down, Polaris to focus on Indian and Slingshot – parts support for 10 years

  10 January 2017 / 2 comments

  In a surprise announcement from owners Polaris Industries, Victory Motorcycles – represented in Malaysia by Naza – will immediately begin winding down operations. Victory will assist dealers in liquidating stocks, as well as providing warranty […]

   

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  Honda unveils Moto Riding Assist at CES Vegas show

  6 January 2017 / 7 comments

  It is a known fact that motorcycles can’t stand upright on their own, needing the rider at all times when the stand is up and the bike is at rest. Recognising this, Honda has premiered […]

   

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  2017 Yamaha FZ250 to launch in India on January 24

  5 January 2017 / 1 comment

  A teaser image has emerged of the 2017 Yamaha FZ250, which is due to be launched in India on January 24 at an estimated price of 1.6 lakh rupees (RM10,564). Said to be based on […]

   

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  2017 Royal Enfield Classic 350 – three new colours

  4 January 2017 / 20 comments

  Three new colour schemes – Redditch Red, Redditch Green and Redditch Blue – for the Royal Enfield Classic 350 have been introduced for 2017. Called the Redditch Edition, this bike commemorates Enfield’s time during the […]

   

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  Ducati 1299 Superleggera – the ultimate superbike?

  30 December 2016 / 6 comments

  When Ducati announced the launch of the 1299 Superleggera, with its carbon-fibre frame and swingarm – a first for production superbikes – it was surmised that it might, perhaps, be the ultimate street-going superbike as […]

   

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  MV Agusta has no cash for a new superbike in 2017

  28 December 2016 / 10 comments

  Despite making some gorgeously designed motorcycles, troubled Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta has no financial resources to produce a new superbike for the 2017 model year, according to MV Agusta chief executive officer Giovanni Castiglioni […]

   

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  2017 Aprilia RSV4 Factory Works FW-GP launched – 160,000 euro, power output over 250 hp

  27 December 2016 / 2 comments

  The palmares, or race wins, of the Aprilia Factory Works machines is not to be scoffed at, with 54 world motorcycle racing titles. Its most successful race machine is the RSV4, which garnered seven world […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2017 Triumph Street Triple teased – 765 cc on the cards, appearing January 10 in UK launch

  27 December 2016 / 0 comments

  Triumph’s middleweight sports bike, the Street Triple, has been with with us in various guises for almost a decade, all in the form of the inline-triple engine that has become a Hinckley trademark. For 2017, […]

   

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  VIDEO: 2017 KTM 790 Duke prototype – the Scalpel

  16 December 2016 / 4 comments

  That Austrian outfit KTM is known for making some of the most hooligan road bikes on the planet is not real news. What is news is the advent of the KTM 790 Duke prototype, scheduled […]

   

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  Honda to partner Grab on motorcycle sharing services

  12 December 2016 / 14 comments

  Honda has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with ride-sharing company Grab, to begin discussions towards a collaboration on motorcycle sharing services, specifically in Southeast Asia. It’s understood that the collaboration will first involve Honda’s […]

   

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