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 …
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California Superbike School with BMW Motorrad – how to hone the craft while taking it to the edge, in safety
Having ridden and raced motorcycles for over three-and-a-half decades, there are many who ask me for tips and guidance on how to ride motorcycles. To the many such requests I get, I …
REVIEW: 2017 Triumph Street Triple 765 RS – media road and track test in Catalunya, Spain
Replacing a very successful model in a manufacturer's line-up can be an exercise fraught with worry. The incoming replacement model, at the base of it, simply has to do everything its predecessor …
Dego Ride motorcycle taxi ‘won’t be legalised’ – Liow
The government may have legalised the likes of Uber and Grab, but it has no plans to do the same for motorcycle taxis. This is because of the high number of road …
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 …
Ride impression: Momoto MM1 – a blast from the past
There was a time when Malaysia had hopes and dreams of becoming a major player in the automotive world. Big plans were made, partnerships were formed, but, as in all dreams, some …
2017 Ducati price list for Malaysia released – price reductions up to RM14,000, new models coming in May
2017 pricing for Ducati's entire range in Malaysia has been released. Pricing - all of which includes GST but without registration and insurance - ranges from a base of RM49,999 for the …
2017 Honda Wave Dash Fi Limited – from RM5,775.94
Building on the success of the 2017 Honda EX5 Dream Fi Limited Edition released in November last year, Boon Siew Honda Malaysia has launched the 2017 Honda Wave Dash Fi Limited Edition. …
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 …
Police to eradicate mat rempit menace once and for all
An all-out effort will be made to eradicate the menace of motorcycle hooligans, colloquially known as mat rempit, from streets and highways in Selangor. Measures will include locating all unauthorised exits and …
Benelli appoints MForce Bike Holdings as Malaysian distributor – new 150 cc supercub in the works
With effect from February 1, 2017, MForce Bike Holdings is appointed official distributor for Benelli Motorcycles in Malaysia. The previous Malaysian Benelli distributor was Benelli Keeway, and the new agreement includes assembly, …
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 …
Capirossi: more work needed on Sepang track surface
After extensive renovations and tarmac resurfacing work at Sepang International Circuit (SIC) from February to May of last year, problems with drainage and water retention emerged at certain sections of the track …
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 …
