Watch the BMW HP4 Race Do Its Thing
BMW Motorrad is one of the few brands still growing in this motorcycle economy, even in the United States, which is facing another year of doubtful sales increases. That’s no easy task. Not so easy is...
View ArticleGone Riding: 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000
Good morning from Austin, Texas. After a long weekend watching some of the fastest racers tackling the 20 turns of the Circuit of the Americas, we are going to try a hand at it today, riding the 2017...
View ArticleGone Riding: Aprilia RSV4 & Tuono V4
Hello again from Austin, Texas and the Circuit of the Americas. Fresh off yesterday’s sessions on the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000, we have another day of track riding ahead of us (it’s a tough life, I know)....
View ArticleHow MotoAmerica Is Trying to Nurture Talent
With increased factory involvement and a competitive field the first shoots of a resurgence for motorcycle racing in United States are starting to grow. The United States has been a consistent breeding...
View ArticleA Short Review of the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000
Finally returning to the sportbike segment, Suzuki enters the 2017 model year with a brand new GSX-R1000 superbike – and when we say “all new” we truly mean it. This is because the only thing that the...
View ArticleA Short Review of the 2017 Aprilia RSV4 RR/RF
It is a tough gig when you have to ride back-to-back track days at America’s premier MotoGP circuit, but such is the life of a moto-journalist. Our next trip to the Circuit of the Americas sees us on...
View ArticleMotoAmerica: Feud Brewing Between Elias and Beaubier
Last weekend, the MotoAmerica season was onto its second round of the year, with racing action happening at Road Atlanta. The racing has been good so far in MotoAmerica this year, so if you haven’t...
View ArticleIOMTT: RST Superbike TT Race Results
Racing for the 2017 Isle of Man TT finally got underway on Sunday, with the RST Superbike TT (often called the “Junior TT” by regulars, in contrast to the final Senior TT of the fortnight) getting...
View ArticleThe End Is Nigh for the Ducati 1299 Panigale
That Ducati is about to debut a V4 superbike is perhaps the worst-kept secret right now in the motorcycle industry, and when we saw the Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario late last year, we were sure...
View ArticleDucati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition Specs Leak Online?
A document reportedly sent to Ducati dealers in the United Kingdom appears to spill some juicy details on the upcoming "Final Edition" Panigale superbike. Allegedly, the "Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final...
View ArticleFirst Images of the Ducati V4 Superbike Appear
We should have officially named this week Ducati Week, because the Italian brand can't seem to stay out of the headlines. First, it was the announcement that the "Final Edition" of the Ducati 1299...
View ArticleDucati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition Spotted in CARB Docs
It’s official, the folks in Bologna are about to launch the Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition, the name being confirmed in emission filings made to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) this...
View ArticleDucati V4 Superbike Spotted Again, More Details Revealed
For the second time in a week, we have spy photos of the Ducati V4 superbike. Like before, the new superbike model is still in its unfinished state, with testing equipment strapped to its frame and...
View ArticleTwo Enthusiasts Podcast #57 – Chocolate Rain
Episode 57 of the Two Enthusiasts Podcast helps us celebrate America’s birthday, by talking about some freedom-loving motorcycles. Our first topic of interest is a teaser to a project that we are...
View ArticleDucati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition Photos Leak Online
In a couple hours, we will get our first glimpse at what for the foreseeable future will be the final v-twin superbike from Ducati, but thanks to a Ducati dealership posting photos of the machine on...
View ArticleDucati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition Finally Debuts
Ducati has finally released its Final Edition of the Ducati 1299 Panigale superbike, and the aptly named Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition packs a punch. Sharing engine parts with the Ducati 1299...
View ArticleUp-Close with the Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition
As far as venues go, there might not be a better place on Earth to launch a new motorcycle than Pebble Beach, California – that is, if you are into the whole breath-taking view sort of thing. The party...
View ArticleDucati CEO Dishes on V4 Superbike Details
Talking to Asphalt & Rubber at the launch of the Ducati 1299 Panigale Final Edition, Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali gave us some details on the Italian company’s upcoming, and long-awaited, V4...
View Article2018 BMW S1000RR Spotted with Updates
At eight years old, the BMW S1000RR has aged remarkably well, due in part to a healthy update for the 2015 model year. But, when compared to the cutting edge bikes in the market right now, the...
View ArticleCome Listen to the Ducati V4 Superbike Sing
Our Belgian friends at MaxxMoto continue to have the pulse on the upcoming Ducati V4 Superbike, posting today what appears to be th first sounds of the four-cylinder machine as it’s being ridden around...
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