April 17, 2015
RIP Erik Buell Racing Buells in a skip after Harley-Davidson closed the operation in 2009. ERIK Buell Racing looked ready to be a fairy tale success story – a phoenix rising from the ashes of Buell and going on to tie in with an Indian manufacturing giant to secure its future success. But this week […]
April 16, 2015
First ride Aprilia RSV4 RF review BACK to basics. That seems to be the mantra in motorcycling at the moment, from ‘yard built’ cafe racers to unashamedly gadget-free budget bikes. It seems that a growing core of bikers are searching for that honest motorcycling experience, from an era where you could tweak the throttle and […]
April 15, 2015
First ride Honda CB125F review Riding up The Hill at Goodwood. This works okay. As does this. The new clocks. And the old ones. The new CB125F’s skinny 18-inch rear tyre. And the old CBF125’s 17-inch ContiGo. Will a disc lock go under? Probably, somewhere. The new CB125F. And the CBF125. WE’RE still getting over […]
April 15, 2015
Motorcycling delivers 53 billion a year to UK economy MOTORCYCLE sales deliver £5.3 billion a year to the UK economy while the industry generates ‘added value’ of more than £2 billion, according to a report. The report commisioned by the Motorcycle Industry Association says the industry directly employs 58,500 people in 5,700 business, pays over […]
April 14, 2015
First ride Yamaha R3 review THERE’S a good feeling about motorcycling in 2015. Superbikes have gone silly again, smashing the 200hp barrier, sales are up for the first time in years and sub-500cc machines have become more exciting than they’ve been in decades. That’s because, instead of producing bikes simply to meet the 47hp A2 […]
April 13, 2015
Sam Lowes takes debut Moto2 win Lowes after taking the chequered flag. SPEED UP Racing’s Sam Lowes claimed his first Moto2 win in Austin yesterday despite it being a ‘tough race’. The British rider didn’t have a great start in America after crashing heavily numerous times during practice and qualifying at the Circuit of The […]
April 13, 2015
Podium finish for Rossi despite destroyed front tyre MOVISTAR Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi finished third in the second MotoGP round of 2015 in Austin despite a front tyre issue. The Italian started from fourth on the grid and quickly moved up into third ready to fight for the lead with Marc Marquez and leading […]
April 13, 2015
Crutchlow disappointed with CoTA result CWM LCR Honda rider Cal Crutchlow finished seventh at the Circuit of The America’s yesterday but was overall disappointed after losing nearly five-seconds. Unfortunately, the Brit was caught up in first-lap collision between Scott Redding and Pol Espargaro. This incident cost Crutchlow valuable seconds at the start of the race […]