May 25, 2015
Smith and Espargaro to make Suzuka 8Hour debut Smith and Espargaro. MONSTER Yamaha Tech 3 duo, Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro will represent Yamaha in their return to the Suzuka 8-Hour Endurance in July. Yamaha have not fielded a factory team at this prestigious event since 2002, but now it has officially been announced that […]
May 24, 2015
WSB 2015 Championship standings after Donington Park JONATHAN Rea remains at the top of the Championship standings despite Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes ‘doing the double’ at Donington Park. The Northern Irish rider is nearly 100-points ahead of Aprilia’s Leon Haslam whilst Sykes in now only 1-point behind the Aprilia rider. Chaz Davies sits comfortably in […]
May 24, 2015
WSB 2015 Donington Park race two results TOM SYKES dominated race two at Donington Park to take the double win and his 24th career win. The Kawasaki Racing Team rider made it two wins from two starts as he dominated the second race to equal Carl Fogarty’s six race wins. The former World Superbike Champion […]
May 24, 2015
WSB 2015 Donington Park race one results KAWASAKI’S Tom Sykes has won at the British World Superbike round at Donington Park for the fifth consecutive time. Sykes won the opening 23-lap World Superbike race at Donington Park in dry, but cold overcast conditions after a long battle with his Kawasaki Racing Team team-mate Jonathan Rea. […]
May 23, 2015
The coolest bikes from the Shed The ‘Yard Built’ Yamaha XJR1300 ‘Dissident’ special Triumph’s Bonneville ‘Street Tracker’ …promoting a new clothing line in partnership with Barbour A cool custom on show at the Bike Shed And another one-off Bonnie, this one called ‘Venom’, unveiled at a separate event. An XV950 special Former footballer Ian Wright […]
May 22, 2015
BMW Concept 101 the K1600 Bagger USUALLY ‘concept’ bikes are intended to gauge public reaction before deciding whether or not to produce a new model but in the case of the new BMW Concept 101 that’s been turned on its head. The firm’s plans to build a bagger-style tourer based on the K1600 and targeting […]
May 22, 2015
Victorys Pikes Peak engine revealed THE ENGINE that will power the Roland Sands-designed Victory ‘Project 156’ up the Pikes Peak hillclimb has been revealed – and it’s a far cry from the usual air-cooled twins you might associate with the firm. The motor, derived from the Indian Scout engine, was blurred out on earlier images […]
May 22, 2015
Royal Enfield Himalayan spotted again WE’VE seen the prototype Royal Enfield Himalayan on test before but this new shot – caught by Indian website GaadiWaadi.com – reveals more detail of the bike. Powered by a new single-cylinder engine, believed to be around 410cc, the Himalayan is Royal Enfield’s take on an adventure bike – although […]