Road racer Horst Saiger again participated this year at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. He was accompanied by a camera crew who wanted to shoot a short documentary about the RoadRace. Isle of Man TT – Virus Tourist Trophy The teaser for the documentary […weiter lesen]
A patent application entitled “Motorcycle with Charged Combustion Engine” suggests that BMW is working on a Superbike with a supercharger. BMW S 1000 RR with electric compressor? Strictly speaking, the compressor technology is not really new and has in part a bad reputation, as often […weiter lesen]
With the Low Rider S Harley wants to offer a classic character strength, agile handling and plenty of power. The chassis comes from the Softail range and has been optimized with high quality suspension components. Harley-Davidson Low Rider S In the foreground was a dynamic […weiter lesen]
Indian participated in the Wheelie World Championship in Elvington (United Kingdom) last weekend. The American Cecil “Bubba” Myers set two speed records with the FTR1200. Two speed records for the Indian FTR1200 The competition was started with a variety of difrent motorcycles, including turbocharged machines […weiter lesen]
After the training on Saturday for the Classic TT presented by Bennetts had to be shortened due to the weather, could be driven on Monday. Bruce Anstey back at the Isle of Man Classic TT Dean Harrison could continue where he left off in June […weiter lesen]
The star of the cult movie Easy Rider died at the age of 79 years. 50 years ago he became famous as “Captain America”. He also became an idol and a hero of Hollywood. Peter Fonda died He died of lung cancer at his Los […weiter lesen]
BMW Motorrad has announced with which riders they will compete in the WorldSBK on the BMW S 1000 RR in 2020. New to the team comes the British racing driver Eugene Laverty. WSBK: Reiterberger has to give way to Laverty Tom Sykes will remain in […weiter lesen]
The Classic TT 2019 will be start with the Bennetts Senior Classic TT race, in which 75 racers will compete. As expected, many will be there, who started also at the Isle of Man TT. Preview of the Bennetts Senior Classic TT Of course, John […weiter lesen]
The Piaggio Group America calls a series of Aprilia and Moto Guzzi models in the workshops. The reason is a problem with the brake master cylinder of the front brake. Due to the error, the brake could close automatically, which could lead to the blocking […weiter lesen]
Much is not yet known about the upcoming Honda CBR1000RR for 2020, but it is said it will be the most powerful Superbike. Whether it is the strongest Superbike in general or Honda-internally will remain open in this statement. New Honda Fireblade becomes a real […weiter lesen]
In the social media, a video has appeared in which the upcoming Ducati Streetfighter V4 can be seen at a gas station. It is noticeably inconspicuously foiled. Due to the special design, the contours and shapes of the individual components are to be concealed. Nevertheless, […weiter lesen]
The motorcycle brand Zontes from China now wants to gain a foothold in Europe. The distribution on the German, Austrian and Italian market is taken over by Distibike, which belongs to Beta. Chinese brand Zontes – now also in Europe The first model to be […weiter lesen]
Rumors of the future of Alex Marquez have been around in the last time. A change into the MotoGP was speculated. The last one said he stays in Moto2 but changes to Petronas. This information should be safe, but now turned out to be untrue. […weiter lesen]
Recently, several motorcycle manufacturers have announced that they are working with Chinese companies to build smaller displacement motorcycles for the Asian market. MV Agusta also announces this now. MV Agusta builds smaller motorcycles in China The Italian brand, together with the Loncin Motor Company, would […weiter lesen]
To mark the 50th anniversary of the 100-mph lap record on the Isle of Man TT (the first time that the round of the Mountain Course was run at an average speed of 100 mph), Dunlop launches a retro tire, which was inspired by the […weiter lesen]
Johann Zarco’s contract with the KTM factory team in MotoGP will be prematurely terminated. Actually, Zarco should have competed for KTM until the end of 2020, but the Frenchman asked for early dissolution. Johann Zarco and KTM will split up at the end of the […weiter lesen]
With the Around a Pound Superbike Final at the Ulster GP, Peter Hickman has achieved the unbelievable. From his seven starts he has won all seven races. Previously, the record was at Phillip McCallen, with five wins in five starts. Peter Hickman can not be […weiter lesen]
KTM is redirecting its involvement in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. They will focus more on Moto3 and MotoGP in the future. From the Moto2 they retire as chassis manufacturer. However, the close ties with Aki Ajo’s team will be maintained to provide a springboard for […weiter lesen]
Road racer Peter Hickman won for the eighth time at the Ulster Grand Prix. With the new BMW S 1000 RR, he even managed this with a new lap record in the Superbike race. He drove a lap average of 136.415 mph. Peter Hickman wins […weiter lesen]
Also in Spielberg (Austria) there were again problems loading the electric motorcycles of the MotoE, also here fire broke out. There are different messages about the incident. Some speak of an exploding charging station, some of an exploding motorcycle. The Dorna has not made it […weiter lesen]
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