KTM Makes Evil Bikes and Even More Evil Cars
9 Mar 2014, 10:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The KTM-Bow has been around for quite some time now, and each time one of these completely evil machines show up, heads turn and eyes pop out. That is because seeing a 4-wheeler with the KTM badge i...
KTM RC390 Expected in Second Half of 2014
7 Mar 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the KTM RC390 is just around the corner, finally, in case the second half of 2014 can be referred to as a close date. Anyway, Indian sources report that the bike is scheduled to arrive...
How KTM 1290 Super Duke R Was Born
1 Mar 2014, 08:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The KTM 1290 Super Duke R kind of took the world of naked bikes by storm, if not by its tremendous power, then by its ultra-radical design and in-your-face brutality. Unlike other similar bikes rely...
Kurt Caselli Foundation Protecting the Lives of Off-Road Riders
28 Feb 2014, 08:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A long-time KTM rider and American off-road legend, Kurt Caselli keeps on inspiring people even after his untimely death in the Baja 1000 rally, on November 15, 2013. His family has put up the Kurt ...
WP Suspension Opens North American Subsidiary
27 Feb 2014, 15:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / WP Suspension announces the debut of its North American subsidiary, WP Suspension North America, Inc. When KTM comes into discussion and motorcycle suspensions are mentioned, the first thing which c...
KTM RC8R-Powered Lotus C-01 €100,000 Price Rumored
24 Feb 2014, 13:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More of a piece of motorcycle art than a real, streetable or trackable bike, the first-ever two-wheeler to bear the Lotus badge is rumored to come with a very steep price of €100,000 (more than...
2014 KTM 450 Rally Production Racer Available for €24,000
22 Feb 2014, 08:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After Honda and Yamaha showed their Dakar production racers, it's time for KTM to make a move. The 2014 450 Rally Production Racer is now available in a rather limited run and we hear that pri...
Motorcyle XXX: More Hot Lotus C-01 Hi-Res Pictures
20 Feb 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here are some more high-res pictures of Lotus' first-ever motorcycle, a beast which brings together no less than three huge names in the business: Lotus, Daniel Simon and most likely, KTM. L...
Fast Crash for KTM 1290 Super Duke R
15 Feb 2014, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2014 KTM 1290 Super Duke R is no toy, with its 1,301cc displacement of sheer brutality and 180 horsepower ready to wreak havoc on any road
Bajaj Shows the Awesome Pulsar CS400 and SS400 Bikes
5 Feb 2014, 09:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Several years ago it would have been rather weird hearing an European or north American rider craving for an Indian-made motorcycle, but times are definitely a-changing. Bajaj introduced the CS400 a...
High-Res Photos of the 2014 Husqvarna Moto3 Bike
29 Jan 2014, 14:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Nothing exactly new on the Moto3 battlefield, except for several better-quality photos of the KTM Husqvarna motorcycle for the 2014 season. Just like everybody expected, the so-called Husky is in...
Husqvarna Moto3 Bike Is Ready to Race
25 Jan 2014, 08:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Husqvarna's Moto3 machines are almost ready to race, and the first pre-season tests will provide a very good picture of how do they behave on the track. As the media suspected, the 2014 Moto...
Honda May Lose Moto2 Engine Monopoly in 2016
24 Jan 2014, 16:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / More and more voices claim that the Moto2 series should drop the Honda engine as the sole option for the entries. In response, rightsholder Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta says the proposal is bei...
ADAC Presents Yellow Angel Award to Bosch for the MSC Motorcycle Stability System
23 Jan 2014, 12:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The German automobile association ADAC presents Bosch with the Yellow Angel award in the "Innovation and Environment" category, for the Motorcycle Stability Control (MSC) system introduced...
KTM 2013 Sales Are Bigger Than BMW's Best Year in History
22 Jan 2014, 13:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Almost two weeks ago we reported on the best year BMW Motorrad ever had, with 115,215 motorcycles and maxi scooters sold throughout 2013. A nice, feat, but not as nice as KTM's 123,859 figures,...
2014 Dakar: 13th KTM Victory in a Row, Coma's 4th Win
20 Jan 2014, 11:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stage 13 was a rather short cool-down ride to Valparaiso and the leader Marc Coma (KTM) was keen on getting to the finish line safely. He did not take any risks and ended the stage in the 18th posit...
2014 Dakar: Fierce Battle for 3rd After Stage 11
17 Jan 2014, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With KTM and Marc Coma leading the overall rankings after 11 stages (12th under way), 37 minutes ahead of Honda's Joan Barreda Bort, it's the battle for the third step of the podium which ...
Lotus C-01 Motorcycle Unveiled
17 Jan 2014, 09:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lotus has released two photos of the C-01 bike, the company's first-ever motorcycle. First announced in June 2013, with a prospected delivery in late 2013 or in 2014, the C-01 was a bike su...
2014 Dakar: Coma Takes Stage 9, Despres Slowly Closing the Gap
15 Jan 2014, 11:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Coma clawed another win for KTM in Stage 9, followed by Yamaha's Cyril Despres, 5m45s behind, seemingly having found a better rhythm in the last stages and starting to close the gap to the...
2014 Dakar: Stage 8 Over, Stage 9 Reaches the Pacific
14 Jan 2014, 11:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Few more grueling days and the 2014 Dakar will be over, but so far Stage 8 ended with the first victory for the 5-times overall winner Cyril Despres, in his first year on Yamaha machinery. The Fr...