2017 Suzuki GSX-250R UK price released – RM23,514
Quarter-litre class machines have always been popular with riders, easy to maintain and cheap to insure, no more so than in Europe. In the UK, Suzuki is moving strongly into the market, …
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Yamaha planning for 850cc, 115 hp adventure bike?
Big adventure bikes are really popular, based on the sales figures of the BMW Motorrad GS1200-series machines and the resurgence of the legendary Honda Africa Twin. But what of Yamaha and its …
Yard Built Yamaha XSR700 “double-style” by Rough Crafts – two machines in one middleweight custom
Remember the "Ballistic Trident", a custom MV Agusta Brutale 800 RR by customiser Rough Crafts of Taiwan? Well, Winston Yeh has now worked his magic on Rough Crafts' first custom build of …
Scomadi scooters opens Thailand production plant
Maker of the Lambretta-styled scooter, Scomadi Worldwide, has opened a production plant in Thailand, in association with its joint-venture partner, Scomadi Thailand. Named Marin Engineering, the plant is located in Samut Prakan, …
2017 Yamaha MT-10 Tourer in Europe this March
When it was confirmed last year that Yamaha would not be producing a Tracer version of the much vaunted MT-10 with taller suspension and softer power delivery, some fans were disappointed, having …
2017 KTM 390 and 250 Duke launched in India – priced at RM15,001 for 390 Duke and RM11,534 for 250 Duke
Updated to Euro 4 and now sporting a TFT LCD dashboard, the 2017 KTM 390 Duke has been launched in India at a price of INR 225,000 (RM15,001). Launched alongside the revamped …
Yamaha R1 Caferacer Lazareth – Back to the future
Remember French customiser Lazareth and the insanity that was the Lazareth LM847? Well, Ludovic Lazareth and his crew are back with another of their amazing custom builds, this time based on a …
2017 MotoGP championship: the teams and the bikes
With the 2017 MotoGP world championship looming large, and the opening round in Qatar on March 26 drawing ever closer, lets have a look at some of the race bike livery and …
2017 Triumph Street Triple 765 RS – first look in Spain
Building on the decade-long sales success of the Triumph Street Triple 675, the boys from Hinckley launched its successor in January - the 2017 Triumph Street Triple 765. With the 675 Triple …
KTM buys into motorcycle HUD tech with Nuviz
In what might been seen as a strategic move against the competition, Pierer Industrie - parent company of KTM Motorcycles - has invested in American company Nuviz, which is developing a helmet-mounted …
BMW Motorrad R nineT “Saline” by LuisMoto of Italy
When BMW Motorrad issued the R nineT back in 2014, it was to tap into the trend for modern-retro motorcycles, and was designed from the outset as a customiser's machine. Italian outfit …
2017 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 and GSX-R 1000R L7 UK prices confirmed – from RM73,165 for base model
After languishing in the shadows for a while, Suzuki is showing it is still in the superbike game, with the launch of the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 L7. Despite the GSX-R 1000 …
Honda motorcycles to be supercharged in the future?
Forced induction is not new to Honda motorcycles, going back to the eighties with the Honda CX-series turbocharged twins. But, is supercharging now on the cards for Honda, going by some patent …
Triumph T100 Bonneville “The Saint” by Macco Motors
Before there was James Bond, Leslie Charteris' 1928 creation, Simon Templar a.k.a. The Saint, was fighting bad guys and righting wrongs. Paultan.org readers of a certain age will remember the character being …
BMW Motorrad presents the Navigator VI GPS
Many owners of BMW Motorrad machines, notably GS riders, tend to take the road less travelled, and to that end, the Navigator VI - available from March 2017 - will allow bikers …
VIDEO: 30 years of the Suzuki GSX-R superbike
In 1984, the Suzuki GSX-R750 was unveiled at the Cologne motorcycle show in Germany. It turned the biking world upside-down, and began the trend of specialised motorcycles, machines built to do one …
Erik Buell Racing shuts its doors for the final time?
With more resurrections than Voldemort, American sports bike maker Erik Buell Racing (EBR) - currently known as EBR Motorcycles - has announced it is closing down for good. We heard this before, …
What if supercar maker Koenigsegg made superbikes?
We all know Koenigsegg makes awesome supercars, but what if the Swedish manufacturer decided to produce super bikes? This question is answered by designer Maksim Burov, from Moscow, Russia, with his renderings …
2016 shows sales drop for Harley-Davidson by 3.9%
A softening sentiment in new motorcycle sales worldwide has also hit the American brand, Harley-Davidson (H-D). While the Milwaukee firm's overall sales fell by 1.6%, in the US market, which it dominates …
2017 BMW Motorrad K1600 B makes US debut in Ohio
US riders will get their first public look of the 2017 BMW Motorrad K1600 B at the Progressive International Motorcycle Show this weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. First launched last October, the K1600 …
