The Carbon Fiber VanderHeide Is A “Gentleman’s Racer”
Dutch motorcycle-builder Rolf van der Heide calls his machine a “gentleman’s racer” – we’re not sure what that means exactly, so we’ll just settle on calling it beautiful. The VanderHeide features a...
View ArticleTwo New BMW Models Debuting a INTERMOT
Every other year, the motorcycle industry gathers in Cologne, Germany in October, for the INTERMOT trade expo. The show provides a good alternative for the Germanic brands to launch new machines, with...
View ArticleHi, Are You the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR?
If you were hoping that the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR would be a completely new machine for sport bike enthusiasts, the following might disappoint you. This is because photos published on Twitter seem to...
View ArticleHonda Begins Teasing the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR
Honda launched a dedicated website for its arriving 2017 model year motorcycles today, giving us a glimpse into what Big Red has in store for us at INTERMOT, EICMA, and the IMS Show in Long Beach, and...
View ArticleTwo Enthusiasts Podcast #33 – Wankeled
I’m not going to lie to you, Episode 33 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast starts off a little rowdy, and never really stops partying. In it, we look at the recently spied 2017 Honda CBR1000RR and recently...
View ArticleNew Honda CBR1000RR Videos Confirm Inline-Four Engine
After seeing the spy photos of the Honda CBR1000RR filming in Croatia, we already have a pretty good indication that Honda isn’t going to stray too far from the current Fireblade design. The chassis...
View ArticleDetails Emerge About the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR
Our colleagues at NieuwsMotor have been up to their usual trade show tricks today, and seemingly they have gotten ahold ofthe technical specs for the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR. They are reporting that the...
View Article2017 Aprilia RSV4 RR Gets More Updates
The 2017 Aprilia RSV4 RR is the first bike to debut at this year’s INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany. For the Italian brand, it is evolution, not revolution for its venerable superbike, with the...
View ArticleThe 2017 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR Earns that Extra “R”
We can't say for certain for our North American readers that the 2017 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR will be crossing the pond, but for our European compatriots, here is a new superbike that should get your...
View ArticleThe All New 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Finally Debuts
We have had to wait nearly an entire year for Suzuki to finalize and release its new superbike, after first teasing us at the 2016 EIMCA show with it. But today at INTERMOT, the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000...
View Article2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R – A Two-Pronged Approach
No, that extra R in GSX-R1000R isn’t a typo – Suzuki is releasing two versions of its superbike at INTERMOT today, the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R being the higher spec model for track enthusiasts....
View Article2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP – Proving Patience is a Virtue
The wait is over. The most anticipated motorcycle of the INTERMOT show is here, the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR SP. We have seen the spy photos of this new superbike, we have seen leaked details on this...
View ArticleMore Improvements Come to the 2017 Aprilia RSV4 RF
Let’s just be really honest for a moment – the 2017 Aprilia RSV4 RF looks as hot as it is fast. Debuting at the INTERMOT show in Germany, this is our first look at what the engineers at Noale have in...
View ArticleYet Another Teaser of the 1,200cc Norton V4 Superbike
It looks like Norton wisely waited until after the bevy of press releases from the INTERMOT show, before teasing its V4 superbike again. Actually, it looks like we will have to wait until after the...
View ArticleAny Excuse to Watch the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R, Right?
I was trying to come up with some sort of excuse to show this video about the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000R, since it’s basically just a two-minute orgasm about Suzuki’s new superbike. If you can’t tell, I’m...
View ArticleHere Are Some Photos of the 2017 MV Agusta F4 RC
Like with its three-cylinder counterparts, virtually no changes come to the 2017 MV Agusta F4 RC – the Varese company’s 212hp homologation special (with the supplied race kit, of course). Still, this...
View ArticleJosh Herrin, The Making of a Hero’s Story
In literature there are basic themes that stories follow, and commonly used literary devices that authors build their stories upon – one of which is called the “hero’s journey”. In stories that follow...
View ArticleFinally, A Better Look at the Upcoming Norton V4 Superbike
It seems like we have been talking about the Norton V4 superbike for ages, with not much to go on beyond concept sketches and vague promises. Well, this unicorn of a machine seems closer to reality...
View ArticleDucati 1299 Superleggera – A 215hp Carbon Fiber Superbike
Like its 1199 counterpart, the Ducati 1299 Superleggera is a limited edition version of the company's venerable superbike platform, and it focuses on being the lightest, most powerful, street-legal...
View ArticleHere Is the Base Model 2017 Honda CBR1000RR
When it came time to unveil its new revised superbike, Honda wisely debuted its premium and homologation models first, at October’s INTERMOT show in Cologne, Germany. With EICMA now here, we can...
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