July 6, 2015
New kit TCX RS2 EVO The R-S2 EVO boots from TCX are a high-end track focused and fast road riding boot, crammed with tech. The first thing you notice about these TCX boots, especially with the white and red versions, is the exoskeleton on the back of the boot. This ‘Torsion Control System’ allows a […]
July 3, 2015
First ride Suzuki GSXS1000F review Whatever year this GSX-R1000 engine came from was a good one. WE’LL need to redefine a few bike classes after this year, or make some new ones. For example, the sports tourer class now includes some new adventurey-looking models, like MV Agusta’s Turismo Veloce and Yamaha’s MT-09 Tracer. Kawasak’s Ninja H2 […]
July 3, 2015
Yamaha MT07 Tracer new spy shot The Yamaha MT-07 Tracer HERE’S a new picture of Yamaha’s MT-07 Tracer, spotted undergoing tests with a pillion in Italy. Like the MT-09 Tracer to the naked MT-09, the MT-07 Tracer is a touring version of the naked MT-07, with a half-fairing. The new adjustable tall screen has been […]
July 3, 2015
BMWs tweaked 2016 models The 2016 R1200GS ‘TripleBlack’ BMW’s Dynamic Brake light in action BMW HAS revealed a raft of changes to its carryover 2016 machines including the addition of a brake light that flashes during hard stops to warn drivers behind. The Dynamic Brake Light flashes if you brake hard from speeds over 50km/h […]
July 3, 2015
Knockoff Chinese MVs coming The MV Agusta Rivale and the YX300C6C YOU’D have thought that if you were applying for a design patent – one that relates, according to most definitions, to the ‘surface ornamentation applied to an article’ – that it might be a wise idea not to copy it straight from somebody else’s […]
July 2, 2015
Viba Lara 800 a pricier scrambler SCIENTISTS announced last year that we’d reached ‘peak beard’ – a phenomenon whereby women find hirsute chins attractive only until a certain proportion of men sport face fungus, after which their appeal wanes and those with a healthy appreciation of Mr King Camp Gillette’s products once again become the […]
July 1, 2015
A closer look at Rossis Goodwood M1 Valentino Rossi’s 60th anniversary Yamaha YZR-M1 Rossi’s 60th anniversary M1 (left) alongside the 50th anniversary one he rode in 2005. ON Sunday, fresh from winning the Assen MotoGP the day before, Valentino Rossi rode this yellow-and-speed-blocks Yamaha M1 up the hill at the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Here’s […]
June 30, 2015
Assist and slipper clutch for 2016 Kawasaki Z1000SX The 2016 Kawasaki Z1000SX THERE’S been no official announcement but details of the 2016-spec Kawasaki Z1000SX have popped up on Kawasaki’s Australian website and show that the only technical change is the addition of the firm’s ‘Assist and Slipper’ clutch. The tweak should come as little surprise, […]