
By now you have heard all about the 2014 Ducati 899 Panigale, Bologna's new "supermid" sport bike. You've heard about the Babigale's 898cc Superquadro motor, which produces 148hp and 73 lbs•ft of torque. You've heard about the Ducati 899′s monocoque "frameless" chassis design and 372.5 lbs dry...
In case you haven't heard, we here at Motorcycle.com really like the . I mean, we really like it. Its 1301cc V-Twin is beyond brutish, with a chassis more than capable of supporting that engine both in the canyons and the track. What's more, its relatively upright ergos are plenty comfy for the...
Angus Reekie (KTM Racing) continued where he left off after a win on Saturday, by storming to the front of the Nakedbike field in the opening race on his KTM 1290 Superduke R. He held the lead from fellow KTM rider Luke Follacchio (Lukey Luke Stuntrider), who had managed to put a three second...
Meet a Modern Motorcycling Marvel. KTM has really smacked one out of the park with this one, which is more of a black-belt martial artist than a backstreet brawler In its new 1290 Super Duke R, KTM has pulled off that very rare coup – it's sent expectations through the stratosphere with a clever...
June 30, 2014 Angus Reekie and his brilliant new naked KTM 1290 SuperDuke R have extended their lead in this year's Naked Bike division of the 2014 Superbike Championship series with a domination of the third round of the series at Queensland Raceway. KTM's Angus Reekie dominated the Nakeds and...
Angus Reekie predicted a month ago that it was possible crack the top ten in FX Superbike on the V-twin KTMRC8R Racing Team bike, but it took only until the second round of the Formula X-Treme series at Victoria's Winton Raceway to back it up. Reekie proved the KTM1190RC8R has much more than...
It is hard to believe, but it has been eight years since Valentino Rossi raced a Yamaha in liter capacity in MotoGP. Without even getting into the 800cc era that started in 2007 and ended in 2011, it is safe to say that a lot has changed since Rossi's 2006 Yamaha YZR-M1 and the still...