March 18, 2015
First UK road test BMW F800R review Shock has remote spring pre-load adjuster Lopsided headlight has gone, taking Anne Robinson’s wink with it Updates include USD forks and powerful radial-mounted Brembo brake calipers The old headlights TUCKED away in BMW’s range, losing a competition for attention with the likes of the S1000RR and R1200GS, is […]
March 18, 2015
Is KTM working on a V4 road bike An Aprilia Tuono V4R just like the one KTM has been testing, but with camouflage stripped away KTM test riders have been spotted on a heavily camouflaged Aprilia Tuono V4R, sparking speculation the firm is developing its own V4 road bike. Road tests of the 999cc V-four […]
March 18, 2015
Kawasaki W800 Limited Edition KAWASAKI’S W800 is one of those bikes that really should be higher-profile than it is. Triumph’s Bonneville is an endless sales success and recently we’ve seen retro models coming to the fore again with the likes of Ducati’s Scrambler, so there’s clearly an appetite for machines that hark back to the […]
March 18, 2015
Valvoline Padgetts signs Dan Kneen for TT 2015 Clive Padgett and Dan Kneen VALVOLINE Padgett’s has signed Dan Kneen for the 2015 Isle of Man TT after he was left without a ride. Kneen was due to line-up on Glencrutchery Road with Millsport Suzuki until the team unexpectedly pulled out in January, leaving the Manxman […]
March 17, 2015
Ross Noble back with new series of Freewheeling ROSS Noble is returning to TV in a new series of Freewheeling, in which Twitter followers tell him what to do next on a tour of the country by motorcycle. Highlights of the new series include Noble being chased out of town by The Krankies, according to […]
March 17, 2015
Honda CRF250 Rally revealed HONDA’S soon-to-be-launched Africa Twin might be its biggest adventure bike news at the moment but the firm has just released pictures of another new machine at the other end of the adventure spectrum, in the form of the CRF250 Rally. At the moment, it’s officially a concept bike, set to be […]
March 17, 2015
Honda SFA concept THIS isn’t the first time Honda has shown its SFA concept – it appeared at a show in Indonesia last October – but now it’s set to be shown at the Osaka bike show in Japan this weekend, hinting the firm is taking the machine seriously. It’s going to star alongside the new CFR250 Rally and […]
March 17, 2015
MV Agusta F4 RC breaks cover MV AGUSTA’S F4 RC looks in danger of being old news by the time it’s officially unveiled, with pictures of the new superbike leaking all over the net. We first saw the 212hp WSBK homologation special in leaked pictures last month. Now pictures have been published by Italian website Masmoto.net […]