August 31, 2015
Introducing the Dane Torben Jacket The Torben Jacket is built to last out of Gore-Tex Pro Dane has been working hand-in-glove with Gore-Tex for many years and was the first company to manufacture a laminated Gore-Tex laminated motorcycle suit. Originally a Danish company, Dane is now part the MotoPort Group based in Holland and Germany. […]
August 30, 2015
Petrucci scores first MotoGP podium DANILO Petrucci ‘started laughing’ in the last corner as he couldn’t believe he was about to take his first ever MotoGP podium. Throughout the 2015 season, Octo Pramac Racing’s Danilo Petrucci has shown consistency and scored points at every round of the MotoGP World Championship to date. Petrucci, on-board the […]
August 30, 2015
MotoGP 2015 Championship standings after Silverstone YOUNG spaniard Marc Marquez has almost ended his chances of defending his MotoGP title after crashing out of the British Grand Prix. It was Valentino Rossi who took the chequered flag first at Silverstone giving himself a 12-point lead over his team-mate Jorge Lorenzo whilst Marquez is 77-points adrift […]
August 30, 2015
MotoGP 2015 Silverstone race results VALENTINO Rossi has claimed his fourth win of the season after he provided a master class in riding in the wet at Silverstone. Movistar Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi claimed his first ever victory at Silverstone in the wet and has now opened up a 12-points lead in the MotoGP World Championship standings […]
August 30, 2015
Dean Harrison wins 500cc Classic TT DEAN Harrison, riding the Black Eagle Racing MV Agusta, has won the Bennetts 500cc Classic TT race over four laps of the Isle of Man TT course. Harrison took an early lead on the opening lap ahead of Ian Lougher on-board the Giovanni Cabassi Paton and finished 26-seconds ahead. […]
August 28, 2015
Bikes and mopeds are stars of hip hop video ‘HAVE you ever felt the warm embrace of a leather seat between your legs?’ Hip-hop act Macklemore & Ryan Lewis clearly have because they’ve written a song celebrating scooters and motorcycles, with this video to go with it. Other lyrics include: ‘Running around the whole town, neighbours […]
August 28, 2015
Harleys Street 750 scrambler custom HERE’S Harley-Davidson’s Street 750 re-imagined as a scrambler for a custom building competition staged by the firm. Harley gave each of its European dealerships a Street 750 to turn into a ‘one-off masterpiece’ in its ‘Battle of the Kings’ custom competition. The scrambler is by Harley-Davidson Lausanne in Switzerland. It […]
August 28, 2015
Top 10 most powerful bikes of 2015 THERE’S always been a mysterious disconnect between the power figures quoted on spec sheets and the reality of the dyno room that makes comparing one bike to another based on manufacturers’ numbers an exercise in futility. It’s not that there’s necessarily foul play at work, or even an […]