China
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Photos: New mini-adventurer from Honda
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Honda has unveiled a cool little adventure bike, the CBF190X, in China, but it looks like this is a China only model – for now at least. The bike was unveiled at China International Motorcycle Trade Exhibition in Chongqing, and it will join join the CB190R and CBF190R in the company’s sub 200cc line up…
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NEW bike THREE: 2017’s all-new 250cc V-Strom concept launched by Suzuki in China
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NEW bike THREE: 2017’s all-new 250cc V-Strom concept launched by Suzuki in China Suzuki showed off its new mini-Strom last night at a big-ball bash in China. The bike is effectively wrapped around the 248cc, inline-twin, liquid-cooled, SOHC motor that powers the Inazuma roadster to 24bhp. The new baby Strom has been given a serious…
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NEW Bike ONE: Suzuki launches 2017 GSX-250R in China last night
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NEW Bike ONE: Suzuki launches 2017 GSX-250R in China last night. Suzuki has launched it’s all-new GSX-250R at a swanky bash in China last night. As we told you over a year ago, the Japanese firm has fired a load of development cash into the quarter-litre sector for 2017 and the first new bike is…
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BMW announces two new variants of its C evolution electric scooter
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BMW is introducing two new variants – the Long Range version and the European version that meets the requirements for the A1 driving licence – of the company’s C evolution electric maxi-scooter. The Long Range version will deliver a continuous output is 19 kW (26bhp), which is 8 kW (11 hp) more than in the predecessor model.…
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Former employee sues Skully
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Skully, the crowdfunded manufacturer of augmented reality helmets, has had to endure one setback after another over the last few weeks; the CEO was ousted, deliveries of helmets were pushed back leading to speculation about Skully’s future, and finally the company officially closed. Now, to add insult to injury, a former employee has sued the…
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MV Agusta latest: three big investors tipped to be up for joining the factory
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The continuing back-and-forth machinations of MV Agusta continue with Italian newspaper Il Giorno reporting that there are now THREE investors looking to take a large share of the company in an effort to get things on an even keel. MV has been left in a financially poor position with recent reports claiming that sales of bikes…
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Video: Cops let stunt rider loose on their bike – on the road…
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Video: Cops let stunt rider loose on their bike – on the road… So you get pulled over and the cop says ‘Tell me why you were riding like that… do you think you’ve got control of your bike when you ride like that?’ Let’s face it, you’re pretty much toast. Unless you’re in China.…
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REVEALED! Ducati CEO’s designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time)
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REVEALED! Ducati CEO designs to re-invent the wheel (and cure chatter at the same time). Claudio Domenicali is the Chief Executive of Ducati. A man with lots on his plate. But when he’s not steering one of the world’s strongest motorcycle brands to bigger and better things, the guy is still an engineer and inventor.…
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Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production
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Suzuki patents reveal electric EXTRIGGER minibike is going into production. Suzuki has just filed for patents in America, China and Europe for this, the company’s electric sporty minibike – and the bike is expected to make up part of the 2017 line-up from the big S. Following hot on the heels of bikes like…
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Video: The blind leading the… pillion wife who steers from the rear
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Video: The blind leading the… pillion wife who steers from the rear. Just when you though you’d seen it all, something new is spotted out on the road in China. This time its a couple on a motorbike, a blind man and his wife. The twist is that the blind man is the one who’s…
