Home / Bikes / International Bike News (Page 125)

• 

  Forcing it in – super and turbocharged motorcycles

  5 January 2016 / 7 comments

  When Kawasaki introduced the supercharged H2 and H2R in 2015, it said the bikes were intended to “shake up” the world of high-speed motorcycles. This sector of the market had, in its words, “not shown […]

   

  ---



• 

  2016 Honda VFR1200X Crosstourer official US release

  4 January 2016 / 2 comments

  Honda ushered in the new year with the US web release of the 2016 VFR1200X, as it is known there, and Crosstourer for the rest of us. While the VFR1200X is not a new model […]

   

  ---



• 

  Honda CB1100R concept bike closer to production?

  31 December 2015 / 2 comments

  Concept motorcycles tend to have strange lives. Some, like the Suzuki GSX1100S, a.k.a the Katana, generate such interest from the public that a production model appears the very next year. Others, like the Honda CB1100R […]

   

  ---



• 

  2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 loses 10 hp to Euro 4

  31 December 2015 / 8 comments

  The 2016 Kawasaki ZZR1400 (sold as the ZX-14R in the US) recently underwent US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing, and was found to have lost 10 hp over previous models. Kawasaki has traditionally been conservative […]

   

  ---



• 

  Yamaha to replace gearbox assembly in 2015 R1 recall

  31 December 2015 / 4 comments

  Yamaha has finally issued official recall notifications to owners of 2015 R1 and R1M superbikes. The recall was issued over concerns of potential gearbox failure, leading to locking-up of the gears and causing a potentially […]

   

  ---



• 

  Wunderlich X2 – two-wheel drive BMW GS prototype

  31 December 2015 / 2 comments

  German BMW Motorrad after-market accessories firm Wunderlich has developed a hybrid two-wheel drive system for the R1200 GS. The system utilises a 13.6 hp electric motor embedded in the front wheel to provide “more propulsion […]

   

  ---



• 

  Ariel Ace – a bespoke bike for the discerning rider

  30 December 2015 / 8 comments

  Ariel has a rich history in motorcycling going back to 1901, and was famous for the Square Four and Hunters, bikes capable of reaching 165 km/h back in the fifties. The name was revived in […]

   

  ---



• 

  Triumph in black for 2015, posts £2.3 million profit

  29 December 2015 / 0 comments

  Triumph Motorcycles, based in Hinckley, UK, posted a £2.3 million (RM14.7 million) profit for its financial year ending June 30, 2015, a turn-around from its £8.0 million (RM51.2 million) pre-tax loss the year before. While […]

   

  ---



• 

  2016 Suzuki Hayabusa to have supercharged 1.4 litre?

  29 December 2015 / 9 comments

  Hot on the heels of the showing of the Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Concept at EICMA in November is a rumour that an all-new Hayabusa replacement is in the works, and will be in production as […]

   

  ---



• 

  Motoair Airbag One gives bikers more torso protection

  28 December 2015 / 4 comments

  Motorcycling is an inherently dangerous activity, but riders accept and manage the risk. A new item for their safety arsenal is the Motoair Airbag One inflatable vest. Designed to be worn with normal riding gear, […]

   

  ---



• 

  VIDEO: Ride on the wild side with Ducati’s Multistrada

  28 December 2015 / 2 comments

  Ducati has released a web series called “The wild side of Ducati”, featuring the new Multistrada 1200 Enduro. Covering six episodes, the series is available on Ducati’s website, and highlights the capabilities and features of […]

   

  ---



• 

  First production Honda RC213V-S handed over in UK

  28 December 2015 / 7 comments

  The first customer delivery of the Honda RC213V-S, the road-going version of the RC213V MotoGP bike, took place at Honda Racing’s UK headquarters in Milton Keynes on December 21. The first RC213V-S went to John […]

   

  ---



• 

  2016 CSC RX3 – 250cc copy of the BMW GS Adventure

  23 December 2015 / 13 comments

  What you are looking at is the 2016 RX3, made by Zongshen Motor of China, and marketed in the US by CSC Motorcycles. At first glance, it looks like a BMW GS Adventure, until you […]

   

  ---



• 

  Alta Motors delivers the first Redshift electric bike

  22 December 2015 / 1 comment

  San Francisco-based Alta Motors has delivered its first production electric motorcycle, the Redshift, to proud owners Eric Gauthier and Jeannine Smith, motorcycle.com reported. Alma had its beginning back in 2007, the brainchild of Marc Fenigstein, […]

   

  ---



• 

  Rumours flying fast about 2016 Honda CBR250RR

  22 December 2015 / 9 comments

  Honda unveiled the “Light Weight Super Sports Concept” at the Tokyo Motor Show in October, and since then rumours have been flying fast and furious about whether this concept motorcycle is the pre-cursor to the […]

   

  ---

Latest Fuel Prices