
If you have one spec of enthusiasm for motorcycling, the howling heart of the FZ-09 gets down in your soul immediately and never lets go. Mere moments into our first ride on the bike at the San Francisco press introduction I was screaming out of my helmet to one of the Yamaha executives riding...
According to MV Agusta President/CEO Giovanni Castigliano, it's all about market segmentation these days, especially now that the big-bike market (over 871cc) in Europe has "ceased to exist," in his words. MV's figures say big-bike sales in Europe have gone from 70,166 in 2010 to 37,994 in 2013...
Bajaj is almost ready to launch the 2019 Avenger 220 Cruise ABS in the coming weeks. As per the latest reports, the bike may be priced anywhere around INR 1.02 lakhs (ex-showroom, Delhi) upon its launch and is only costlier by roughly INR 6,700 as compared to the non-ABS version of the bike. The...
After Triumph's complete redesign of the Speed Triple 1200 RS earlier this year, Triumph now comes with the Speed Triple 1200 RR built on the same platform. Although the bikini fairing and single headlight give the new RR a slight, retro flair, this is far from a retro motorcycle. Indeed, the...
In Part I of this 2-part series, we reviewed a base Ford Transit T-250 and its suitability as a moto-hauler. In Part II, we'll look at ways to get it ready for hauling motos, cutting interior noise levels for more pleasant driving, and towing. I'm addressing the bike chocks question first...
Formula 750 was a happy accident. Nobody planned it. After Harley-Davidson's KR performance upgrade of 1968 made the painstakingly developed 500 Triumphs obsolete, at the winter AMA Competition Congress, Triumph proposed raising the OHV displacement limit from 500cc to 750. To its surprise,...
The test on Monday at Jerez was probably the most important test of the year so far. A chance to test the day after a race, in similar conditions, and with ideas born of the data from the first four races of 2016 to try out. There really was a lot to test: not just parts and setup, but also...