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  Pirelli and MV Agusta team up for Diablo Brutale 800

  19 May 2016 / 5 comments

  Italian performance tyre manufacturer Pirelli and motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta have collaborated to issue a special edition bike based on the Brutale 800. Despite facing a troubled financial situation, including a failing relationship with 25% […]

   

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  2016 Indian Chieftain Dark Horse – no more chrome

  17 May 2016 / 2 comments

  While most have this conception that American cruisers need to have tonnes of chrome to complete the ‘look’, a styling that has been noticed lately is a whole bunch of US-made motorcycles with blacked-out components […]

   

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  Kevil’s Speed Shop four-seater Ural sidecar custom

  16 May 2016 / 5 comments

  Most of us are familiar with motorcycles – two wheels, with either a solo seat or pillion, handlebars, an engine. Until you first encounter a proper passenger sidecar, like Ural. Devon, UK based custom outfit […]

   

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  VIDEO: BMW Motorrad G310R – challenge the city

  16 May 2016 / 2 comments

  Very much anticipated by the motorcycling public, both in Malaysia and abroad, the 2016 BMW Motorrad G310R is BMW’s entry into the quarter-litre class market, its first small displacement motorcycle in over 50 years. Developed […]

   

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  2017 KTM sport minicycle range launched in Vegas

  11 May 2016 / 0 comments

  During a recent event in Las Vegas, US, held during the same weekend as the Supercross series won by Red Bull KTM factory rider and back-to-back 450 Supercross Champion, Ryan Dungey, KTM announced the launch […]

   

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  2017 Husqvarna motocross range unveiled – TC250 with new two-stroke engine, FC with traction control

  11 May 2016 / 4 comments

  Swedish motorcycle manufacturer Husqvarna may not be a widely known motorcycle brand name, unless you use chainsaws for a living, but within the motocross community, it is known for making some very capable dirtbikes, with […]

   

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  Yamaha R-1 engine hydro-dipped by Rukus Customs

  10 May 2016 / 2 comments

  In most cases, customising the look of your car or motorcycle engine usually means hitting it with a coat of high-temperature paint from a rattle can, changing the colour of the engine block, casings or […]

   

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  T12 Massimo – Tamburini’s last motorbike masterpiece

  10 May 2016 / 4 comments

  When Italian designer Massimo Tamburini passed on two years ago on April 6, 2014, he left behind a design legacy in the world of motorcycles that will never be surpassed. Tamburini’s motorcycles designs were iconic, […]

   

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  2016 Yamaha MT-03 launched in Europe, from RM29k

  9 May 2016 / 11 comments

  Interest in smaller capacity motorcycles, notably in the quarter-litre class, has been taking off in Europe, as more drivers switch to motorcycles for daily transport, commuting and general riding about. Yamaha’s 2016 MT-03 – retailing […]

   

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  BMW K1600R – new inline-six street bike planned?

  5 May 2016 / 7 comments

  While BMW Motorrad’s much-loved ‘R’-boxer twin, and the inline-four S-series engines, have seen wide acceptance in the riding community, its big inline-six has thus far been confined to heavy-touring duty, in the K-series long-distance highway […]

   

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  2016 Peugeot Speedfight 4 Total Sport scooter shown

  5 May 2016 / 2 comments

  Peugeot has released the 2016 Speedfight 4 Total Sport scooter to commemorate its two-decade-long partnership with French oil company Total, and the scooter’s 20 years in production. Targetted at newly licensed young riders, the Speedfight […]

   

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  BMW Motorrad “Intelligent Emergency Call” system

  4 May 2016 / 0 comments

  Motorcycling is an inherently dangerous activity, and recognising that fact, BMW Motorrad has come up with an “Intelligent Emergency Call” (IEC) system for motorcycles, which aims to get help to the scene of an accident […]

   

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  Praëm BMW S1000RR – racing custom from the 80s

  3 May 2016 / 1 comment

  Endurance racing is a very special category in the motorcycle racing world, where machines and riders are pushed to the limit over six-, eight-, 12- and 24 hours. While speed is important in endurance racing, […]

   

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  MV Agusta to buy-back Mercedes-AMG’s 25% stake?

  29 April 2016 / 6 comments

  The financial saga of MV Agusta seems to have taken a new twist, with a report emerging of the beleaguered Italian motorcycle manufacturer’s CEO Giovanni Castiglioni saying he is “negotiating a buy-back of shares,” from […]

   

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  2016 KTM RC390 update – new exhaust, ride-by-wire

  27 April 2016 / 16 comments

  Some significant changes have been made to KTM’s middle-weight sportsbike, the 2016 RC 390. The model updates to the RC 390 were made with an eye on improving ride comfort, as well as bringing the […]

   

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