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Milan show: Suzuki’s new GSX250R revealed
Suzuki has just revealed its new small-capacity sportsbike, the GSX250R. The new 248cc parallel-twin engine that powers the GSX250R/ABS offers the best fuel economy in its class according to Suzuki. The 4-valve motor makes 24.7bhp @ 8,000rpm and belches out 17.21lb-ft @ 6,500rpm. It has 53.5 x 55.2 bore and stroke with a compression of…
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Motorcycle Live! Brilliant British machinery showcased at the NEC: Nov 19 – 27
Motorcycle Live! Brilliant British machinery showcased at the NEC: Nov 19 – 27. Motorcycle Live, the UK’s biggest bike show, houses two separate displays of the country’s most stunning two-wheeled machinery – one featuring pristine classic metal spanning three centuries and the other showcasing unique, hand-crafted models from Britain’s most talented bike builders.Article continues below……
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Milan show: meet the 2017 Honda X-Adv crossover motorcycle
Honda already confirmed that the X-Adv bike would be a production model this summer, but now we have the finished product to share with you. The bike is what Honda calls a crossover motorcycle, positioned somewhere between a bike and a scooter. Or as Honda puts it: “The Honda X-ADV mixes SUV style and off-road…
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Milan show: Honda shows the updated CBR650F and CB650F
Honda’s four-cylinder middleweight CBR650F and CB650F gain 3kW peak power (now 67kW/11,000rpm), a Showa Dual Bending Valve front fork, revised Nissin brake calipers and new free-breathing exhaust. Shorter gear ratios should help acceleration through the mid-range. Honda also promises that the updated bikes provide a thrilling soundtrack from down low, growing to a fast-spinning howl…
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Milan show: Honda’s mini-Africa Twin, CRF250 Rally unveiled
We have brought you news about the development of this bike for a while now with various patents revealing parts of it, but here it finally is in all its glory: the new CRF250 Rally (or mini-Africa Twin, if you prefer). The 250cc liquid-cooled single-cylinder DOHC engine delivers peak power of 18.2kW at 8,500rpm with…
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Motorcycle Live! Watch the FMX Freestyle motocross show EVERY DAY for FREE! Nov 19 – 27
The awesome FMX Live is set to return to Motorcycle Live for 2016 and this year, the heart-in-your-mouth, edge-of-your-seat action is included in the ticket price, meaning visitors can experience the mind-blowing show for FREE.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE…
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Milan show: Ducati’s smallest Multistrada revealed
Ducati has added a new 937cc Multistrada to its ‘multibike’ range. The new bike features a Testastretta engine, which delivers 113bhp at 9,000rpm and a maximum torque of 96.2Nm at 7,750rpm. The Multistrada 950 sports a 19-inch front wheel, seat height of 840mm and a 20-litre tank. The bike also has all the looks of…
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Milan show: Ducati’s most exclusive bike EVER: 1299 Superleggera
Ducati 1299 Superleggera Ducati has just officially revealed the 1299 Superleggera at the EICMA show in Milan. This incredible king of superbikes, worth a cool £66k, comes with a 215bhp desmodromic engine, and a carbon fibre frame, swingarm, subframe and wheels, which help the bike tip the scales at 167kg – and that’s the wet…
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Milan show: Ducati introduces 2017 Monster 797 and 1200 S
Two new Monsters have been confirmed the 2017 Ducati line up: Monster 797 and Monster 1200 S. The smaller of the two features an 803cc air-cooled L-twin engine, producing 75bhp. The 1200 S ups the ante with a 1198cc liquid-cooled Ducati Testastretta 11°, L-twin, and the maximum power figure of 150bhp.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy…
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Milan show: two new Ducati Scramblers unveiled: Desert Sled and Café Racer
Two new models are joining the Ducati Scrambler range: the Café Racer and the Desert Sled. The first is an interpretation of the legendary ’60s café racer bikes, while the latter is inspired by ‘60s and ‘70s off-road bikes. Although different in looks, both Scrambler versions mount the EURO 4-compliant, twin-cylinder 803 cc air and…
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Milan show: Verve to show two new cheap 125s, one of them looks like THIS and costs around 3000 euro!
These are the Verve motorcycle’s new range for 2017 – that is going to be debuted at Milan for the Eicma show tomorrow (Tuesday). Two of the four-model line up is new for the small bike maker. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe,…
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Watch the Ducati 1408 Superleggera launch from Milan LIVE here today at 3.30pm!
Watch the Ducati 1408 Superleggera launch from Milan LIVE here today at 3.30pm! Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Make sure that you’re back on MoreBikes at 3.30pm this afternoon for the LIVE launch of the Italian giant’s new…
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Video: You’ll flinch and wince when you see just how close this guy gets to buying the big one… watch it
Video: You’ll flinch and wince when you see just how close this guy gets to buying the big one… watch it. We’ve seen some dumb riding before – but little quite as dumb as this. The t-shirt is a nice touch too. Wonder if he’s still around? And if he is, do you think he’s…
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On channel 4 – The Unlikely Bikers tv series
On channel 4 – The Unlikely Bikers tv series. If you fancy seeing some short tv programmes about the more unlikely end of the motorcycle riding spectrum (well, unlikely from a non-biker’s point of view, we think) then check this out on Channel 4.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…
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Benelli to launch this gorgeous TRK 502 at Milan next week! Look at this thing! And it’s a 500cc bike!
Benelli to launch this gorgeous TRK 502 at Milan next week! Look at this thing! And it’s a 500cc bike! This is the Benelli TRK 502 2017 production motorcycle that is going to be officially released at next week’s Eicma show in Milan, Italy.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes…
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Video: KTM’s teaser video for something new appearing at the Milan show next week
Video: KTM’s teaser video for something new appearing at the Milan show next week. KTM is going to launch something new at next week’s Eicma motorcycle show in Milan, Italy – and it doesn’t look much like anything in the range so far.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly…
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Video: Husqvarna releases two teaser videos for its funky cafe racer and scrambler 2017 bikes ahead of next week’s launch
Video: Husqvarna releases two teaser videos for its funky cafe racer and scrambler 2017 bikes ahead of next week’s launch. Husqvarna has released two teaser videos (both are posted below for you to watch) ahead of the Eicma motorcycle show in Milan next week that show the upcoming 401 and 701 modern cafe racers.Article continues…
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Honda and Yamaha in talks to work together on range of bikes – yeah, really.
Honda and Yamaha in talks to work together on range of bikes – yeah, really. An announcement has found its way to us from Japan which says that the two companies have started discussions toward an ‘alliance’ that will see Honda providing engines for certain Yamahas.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Here’s the face of the Ducati ‘Project 1408’ super superbike (well, some of the face of it)
Here’s the face of the Ducati ‘Project 1408’ super superbike (well, some of the face of it). Ducati has sent out this invite to the world launch of its new models at Eicma in Milan a week today – and look what’s on the face of the invite.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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Video: Kevin Schwantz rides the 2017 GSX-R1000R
Video: Kevin Schwantz rides the 2017 GSX-R1000R. Check out this video (above), it’s something we’ve watched a lot of times already and we figured that you’d enjoy it.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. The 1994 500GP World Champion gets…
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New Joey Dunlop film in the works, The Fall actor Marty McCann cast to play Yer Maun in the movie
New Joey Dunlop film in the works, The Fall actor Marty McCann cast to play Yer Maun in the movie. The Survivalist star (above), who has appeared in the recent smash BBC Two series The Fall, is currently doing his homework on the road racing superstar.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading…
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Fast Bikes Magazine is looking for a new Editor
The UK’s best sports bike magazine is looking for a new Editor. The perfect candidate will be an experienced journalist; organised, influential, and as good at planning, subbing, commissioning and briefing as they are at writing and riding faster-than-most without crashing. A geek-like knowledge of sports bikes past and present plus the technical understanding to…
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Video: Some car going flat out then this guy comes past… watch it
So what do you do if you’re going flat out in your car (don’t know what car it is, we don’t like cars… anyway, 319kmh on the speedo) – giving it the big one and you then hear the howl of a BMW S1000RR coming in pretty quickly? And then see that it’s this guy……
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Honda puts in patent for the 300TT Racer retro funkster roadbike
Honda has filed a patent for this, the firm’s 300 TT racer concept. Now, this might mean that this bike will be made into a production bike – or it could well be the case that Honda is just keeping others away from making something like this from the over-the-counter CBR parts – but either…
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