September 23, 2015
Yamaha to return to WSBK after five years YAMAHA has just announced its return to the World Superbike championship after a four-year absence from the series. Yamaha Motor Europe partnered with Crescent Racing will field the new YZF-R1 next year in hands of 2014 WSBK champion Sylvain Guintoli and 2013 British Superbike champion Alex Lowes. […]
September 22, 2015
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September 22, 2015
Honda Paper advert WE wouldn’t normally feature an advert in the Viral section, but this is Honda’s latest, and as far as ads go, they’re usually quite good. This one’s called ‘Paper’ and it takes you through six decades of Honda design using animation and hand drawn illustrations. It’s not completely about bikes (they feature […]
September 22, 2015
Could a new Yamaha FZ1 look like this A mock up of what a new FZ1 Fazer might look like IS a new FZ1 Fazer on the way? Yamaha UK recently discontinued the existing FZ1, which could be a sign a replacement is coming, and now Japanese bike mag Young Machine has slapped this mock-up of an R1-influence […]
September 22, 2015
New watercooled Triumph Bonneville seen in action in David Beckham film HERE’S David Beckham in his first starring role, riding the new 2016 water-cooled Bonneville which Triumph has yet to officially reveal. The film, called Outlaws, shows the new Bonnie briefly at about 1.54 and 12.36. It’s the same machine seen two weeks ago in […]
September 22, 2015
BMW Side View Assist in action BMW has updated its max-scooters and given the C 650 GT an optional ‘Side View Assist’ blind-spot warning system – and here’s a video showing how it works. The system uses ultrasound sensors at the front and rear of the scooter to detect objects in the rider’s blind spot […]
September 22, 2015
Ducati Diavel Carbon updated for 2016 The 2016 Ducati Diavel Carbon DUCATI has today unveiled the 2016 Diavel Carbon, which has been given a range of aesthetic and technical updates. The most obvious major change to the 2016 Diavel Carbon is the paintwork; it now comes in new Asphalt Grey and carbon, with red stripes […]
September 22, 2015
Limitededition MV Agusta F3 RC revealed MV AGUSTA has unveiled this limited-edition F3 RC, a road-going replica of the machines ridden by Jules Cluzel and Lorenzo Zanetti in World Supersport. Only 350 are to be produced – 100 F3 675 RCs and 250 F3 800 RCs – and each will be signed by MV Agusta […]