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After the launch of the Honda CBR150R on February 14, the Sentul circuit in west Jawa saw another launch, this time of the Suzuki Satria F150. This ‘hyper’ underbone, or kapchai, class bike boasts of […]
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Suzuki GSX-S1000 Yoshimura special editions debut
Suzuki has announced the release of two special edition models of the GSX-S1000 ‘A’ and ‘FA’, called the Yoshimura special edition. Drawing on Suzuki’s long relationship with motorcycle performance legend Yoshimura, these two big-bore Gixxers […]
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Scrambler Ducati custom contest finalists announced
A custom motorcycle is many things to many people, with some bikes undergoing just a little touch of personalisation to make it the owner’s own, while others become almost unrideable works of engineering art. Ducati’s […]
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2016 Honda CBR150R Indonesia launch – RM10,178
After much anticipation, the 2016 Honda CBR150R was launched in Indonesia by Honda MotoGP Racing Team riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez at the Sentul circuit, Kabupaten Bogor in west Java on February 14. The […]
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BMW Motorrad to move to carbon-fibre bike frames?
Carbon-fibre is a wonderful material, lighter and stronger than steel, able to be formed into a myriad of shapes, but the motorcycle world has not taken to using carbon-fibre as a major component of bike […]
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2016 Triumph Tiger Sport to be unveiled in London
Triumph is launching the 2016 Tiger Sport at the London motorcycle show, and into dealerships in the UK shortly after. This dual-purpose litre-bike has gained a world-wide following, and has proven popular with riders wanting […]
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New Suzuki GSX-R250-R to enter market in 2016?
Suzuki has been notable for its absence in the sports quarter-litre class, especially in Malaysia. This might be set to change according to a visordown report showing the cover of Japanese magazine Auto-By with what […]
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Henne Revival BMW Landspeeder – a different custom
Motorcycles lend themselves to customisation more easily than most vehicles. The basic premise of a frame, engine, wheels and bodywork just begs for the owner, or a fabrication shop, to create special one-off bikes that […]
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2016 TVS Akula 310 based on upcoming BMW G310R
The impending late 2016 launch of the BMW G310R, its entry into the quarter-litre market has generated a lot of interest, and BMW Motorrad’s Indian partner, TVS, has raised that a notch with the Akula […]
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2016 Honda CBR250RR to start production in August?
Honda’s rumoured replacement for the CBR250R, the 2016 CBR250RR, is rumoured to be going into production in August this year. The CBR250RR was previewed as the “Light Weight Super Sports” concept at last year’s Tokyo […]
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Mad biker Myers to attempt fastest wheelie – on ice!
Almost everyone calls bikers mad, and sometimes for good reason. Hailing from Wisconsin, US, Cecil “Bubba” Myers is attempting to break the world record for the fastest wheelie, on ice. Myers is poised to make […]
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2016 Honda CBR150R due to be released in Indonesia
The 2016 Honda CBR150R is due to be released in Indonesia “in a matter of days”, according to an internal source in PT Astra Honda Motor, Honda’s Indonesian distributor. According to Kompas Automotif, the 2016 […]
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2016 Royal Enfield Himalayan launched in India
Adventure touring is a much glamourised sport in the motorcycle world, with all the major manufacturers putting out a version of a large dual-purpose, go-anywhere bike. To that end, Indian firm Royal Enfield, purveyor of […]
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Yard Built Yamaha V-Max CS_07 Gasoline dragster
When Yamaha introduced the V-Max back in 1985, it turned the motorcycle world up-side down. At the time, road motorcycles broadly fell into three different camps – the standard, with a small or no fairing, […]
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Mercedes showrooms to sell MV Agusta bikes in EU
Mercedes-AMG appears to be capitalising in a big way on their partnership with Italian motorcycle manufacturer MV Agusta. With rivals Audi owning Ducati via their subsidary Lamborghini, and BMW having been in the motorrad business […]