Bikes · Page 189
Motorcycle racing champions making the transition from two wheels to four is not new. The most famous, and successful, example of which is John Surtees, who won the 500 cc World Championship …
For 2017, KTM's Adventure range of big dual-purpose travel enduro machines, both for the road and off-road, has been revamped for the new year. Aside from the range of new Adventure-series motorcycles, …
Suzuki began its rise back in the 70s and early 80s with a series of bullet-proof inline-four cylinder air-cooled naked sportbikes, referred to as Universal Japanese Machines, or UJMs. Today, the UJM …
As part of BMW's Lifestyle range of products, the BMW i8 special edition - recently premiered at the Paris Motorshow - gets a limited Cruise e-Bike that matches its Protonic Dark Silver …
With Kawasaki's ER-6f sportsbike and ER-6n naked sports being the solid sales success that they are, it appears as if their replacements have now made an appearance. For 2017, Kawasaki have announced …
Revised and updated for the new year is the Yamaha MT-10 naked sportsbike, and it is joined in 2017 by the MT-10 SP. Improvements have been made to Yamaha's litre-class naked bike …
After the leaked press photos from two days ago, Ducati has officially revealed the 2017 Supersport and Supersport S at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. Designed as an everyday bike that …
Very popular in the Malaysian market is the Yamaha MT-09, much loved for its low price-to-displacement ratio, and its very capable three-cylinder engine. First launched in 2014, Yamaha has updated the MT-09 …
That the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 was coming in the new year was no surprise at all, with Suzuki making an official announcement of the Gixxer replacement as far back as 2015. What …
Perhaps the epitome of a modern sports bike dressed in retro clothing is the 2016 Triumph Thruxton R, with its 1,200 cc parallel-twin, Brembo brakes and Ohlins suspension, but the price of …
To cater to the burgeoning market for small-displacement scooters, motorcycle giants Honda and Yamaha have entered discussions for a possible manufacturing collaboration. Intended to cater to the Japanese "Class-1" category - covering …
When Kawasaki launched the 2016 ZX-10R, we thought it was perhaps the ultimate iteration of a race bike for the road. Turns out we were wrong, with the unveiling of the 2017 …
If there is one thing Honda - via its racing arm Honda Racing Corporation, or HRC - hates doing is playing second fiddle to anyone, and its 2017 CBR1000RR SP and SP2 …
Many manufacturers seem to be gunning for the small bike market, especially in the quarter-litre and below class. While Yamaha, Kawasaki, and KTM have been going great guns with their offerings, and …
With the launch of the 2017 R nineT Racer at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, BMW Motorrad has proven the versatility for its Heritage series machine. Complemting the base model R …
New for 2017 is the limited edition Kawasaki H2 Carbon, of which only 120 units will be made. Coming with a carbon-fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) upper fairing cowl which places it somewhat …
As we head into the last quarter of 2016, everyone seems to be jumping on the new model or update bandwagon, and this includes Italian firm Aprilia. For 2017, both its flagship …
In a surprise development, photos of the 2017 Ducati 939 SuperSport looking suspiciously like they were leaked from the official Ducati press kit have appeared on various websites. From the photos, it …
With the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany, due to open today, Ducati has released a teaser video of the 2017 Ducati 939 SuperSport. Slated as a sportsbike a rider can live with …
Triples occupy that delicate balance between power, weight and handling. Combining the torque of a twin, with the power of a four-cylinder, three-cylinder motorcycles are unique in the biking world. There is …
