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, […]
June 30, 2015
Honda CB900R rumoured The CB1100R WE’RE telling tales out of school here but the latest hot rumour around the back of the bike sheds is that Honda might be digging out its 2007 CB1100R concept bike and reworking it into a production retro-sports machine. Japanese magazine Young Machine has gone with the tale on the […]
June 30, 2015
France bans earphones RIDING or driving while wearing earphones has been banned in France. The new rules prohibit the use of any headset capable of emitting sound, including music and phone calls, with a penalty of a €135 (£95) fine and three licence points. Exceptions include hands-free speakers that are fitted to the helmet and […]
June 29, 2015
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June 29, 2015
Valentino Rossi rides up steps and through doors of Goodwood House HERE’S Valentino Rossi making a public appearance at Goodwood House – and omitting to leave his bike outside. The nine-time former world champion rode straight up a ramp on the steps and through the open building doors at the weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Rossi got […]
June 29, 2015
Top 10 lowest motorcycle seat heights IT’S all very well to list bikes with the highest top speeds or the biggest engines but when it comes to practical information the seat height is one the most significant figures on any spec sheet. So here we have the lowest of the low, the bikes that even […]