May 11, 2015
WSB 2015 Championship standings after Imola IN THE Championship standings, Jonathan Rea stretches his points advantage after his double race win at Imola. Four Brit’s take up the top four places in the Championship standings, but Isle of Man resident Rea has a lead of 87-points ahead of nearest rival Leon Haslam. Rea’s team-mate Tom […]
May 11, 2015
WSB 2015 Imola race two results JONATHAN Rea did the double at Imola finishing ahead of his Kawasaki team-mate Tom Sykes once again and celebrating 150th World Superbike race. Unlike the restarted race one, Imola race two was over the full 19-lap distance with the Kawasaki Racing duo once again taking charge claiming their second […]
May 11, 2015
WSB 2015 Imola race one results KAWASAKI’S Jonathan Rea won the restarted 6-lap opening race at Imola claiming his 22nd career win ahead of Tom Sykes and Davide Giugliano. Race one saw Italian Davide Giugiano lead from the start before fighting with the Kawasaki Racing Team duo of Sykes and Rea. Unfortunately, it was then […]
May 9, 2015
All the R1s ridden by all the designers BACK in February when Yamaha launched its new R1 at Eastern Creek, it brought together all five generations of the machine along with the project leaders that headed their development. Now it’s released an all-too-short video in which each man gives a sound bite about the thinking […]
May 9, 2015
First ride BMW S1000XR review Engine is a de-tuned plant from an S1000RR Notice any Multistrada influence? FIVE years ago motorcycle performance was dramatically stretched in two directions, with the launch of BMW’s S1000RR and Ducati’s very different but equally spectacular Multistrada 1200. Someone must have parked those iron horses together. How else do you […]
May 8, 2015
A week with Suzukis GSXS1000 The 2015 Suzuki GSX-S1000 Arno Jaspers rides the GSX-S1000 for Visordown at the launch in Spain Traction control switches: easy to use Clocks: useful Throttle: not TAKE an accomplished superbike engine, de-tune it for even stupider mid-range and add some straight handlebars. Result: a devastating super-naked. Obviously it’s a bit […]
May 7, 2015
Dangerous helmet warning Dangerous helmets were seized by Trading Standards officers BIKERS are warned to check their helmets after a man was sentenced for selling ‘potentially lethal’ Chinese motorcycle helmets online. Shocking photos released by Trading Standards show the damage incurred by the counterfeit lids after they failed safety tests. Any biker in an accident […]
May 7, 2015
Top 10 TV motorcycle ads TV ADVERTS are usually little more than annoying interruptions, but on occasion the ad men prove they’re capable of making witty, clever or simply insane creations that truly grab your attention and stick in the memory. These days it’s rare to see a bike advertised on TV at all, at least […]