Search results for: “ducati”
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SCOOP: Kawasaki boss: ‘New ZX-10R will be here in 2016 and it’s a BIG step forward’
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2016 will see a completely tweaked Kawasaki ZX-10R with major changes to the chassis, swingarm, engine and electronics. Guim Roda, Kawasaki’s World Superbike Team Manager said: “The concept is the same as the current motorcycle, but there are some changes coming to make it much more competitive. This year the technical rules are more restrictive…
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Sena slashes price of first Audio-controlled action camera
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With the elevated popularity of the Prism Bluetooth Audio Action Camera among motorcycle riders around the world, Sena Technologies, the maker of brilliant Bluetooth-audio controlled tech for the motorsports world has lopped about £75 off the price of it’s brilliant camera system. The price drop has been announced in USA dollars (they’re an American…
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Guzzi Le Mans Radical to take on R-nine-T
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Made by a small engineering workshop not far from the Czech republic, this is the awesome Radical Guzzi cafe racer. The engine is a Guzzi Griso V-twin lump, taken from 1200 to 1450cc and kicks out 135bhp at the rear wheel. Builder, Stefan Bronold says he was so keen for some genuine character with the…
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SCOOP: New Suzuki 500 turbocharged bike!
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SCOOP: New Suzuki 500 turbocharged bike! By Leon Rose and Tony Carter Here’s new patents files by Suzuki that show the factory is working on a 500cc parallel twin with a tubocharger. The drawings clearly show the tubocharger mounted on the exhaust downtubes whilst the side-on drawings show that the bikes will have a…
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Hopkins is back: “I’m ready to put on one hell of a show at Brands Hatch!”
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John Hopkins will make his much-anticipated return to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at the next round of the season at Brands Hatch (17/18/19 July) as the American ace prepares for his Ducati debut with the Lloyds British Moto Rapido team. Hopkins came within striking distance of the MCE BSB crown in 2011 after…
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Video: Honda RC213V-S test ride
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Check out this video of the Honda RC213V-S road bike being tested in Japan. The video looks like a well-produced teaser ad, but as for the validity of what we’re seeing in terms of how the final bike will actually look and feel… well, that’s anyone’s guess at the moment. The rider is former…
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Max Biaggi returns to World Superbikes
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According to the World Superbike website, Max Biaggi is returning to the World Superbike Championship. In 2012, Biaggi announced his retirement soon after he picked up his second world crown. He will race again at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 19-21 June and then at the Sepang International Circuit at the start of August. Racing as…
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Giugliano tops Portimao WSB test
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Giugliano tops Portimao WSB test. Following the Nilox Portuguese Round which brought the curtain down on the first half of the 2015 eni FIM Superbike World Championship season, the riders were back in action on Monday for seven hours of testing. Fresh from his Tissot-Superpole on Saturday, it was Davide Giugliano who led the…
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Rea pulls away to take fourth double of the season
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Rea pulls away to take fourth double of the season. Giugliano and Haslam in the top-3 as Sykes slips down to eighth place. The conditions for the second WorldSBK race at Portimao’s Autodromo Internacional do Algarve were almost perfect as the earlier rain had disappeared. The full 20-lap encounter on a dry circuit was…
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WSB stars joining up for huge TT Parade Lap
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WSB stars joining up for huge TT Parade Lap. A number of high profile World Superbike riders are heading to the Isle of Man for a parade lap around the iconic mountain circuit as part of the 2015 Isle of Man TT Races. Chas Davies, Sylvain Guintoli, Jonathan Rea, Leon Camier and Tom Sykes will…
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