EPA Admits Negative Effects of E15 Fuel, Helps AMA Fight Back
23 Apr 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finally admitted officially that the ethanol in the E15 fuels have serious negative impacts on the engines running it, apparently with these effect...
Yamaha's Electric PES1 and PED1 Bikes Confirmed for Production in 2016
22 Apr 2014, 12:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We’ve got cool news from the future, as Yamaha confirms that two all-new electric bikes will make it into production in 2016. One of them is the Yamaha PES1 we told you about back in November ...
KTM Announces Massive Sales Increase for the First 2104 Quarter
18 Apr 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fact that KTM is the largest European motorcycle manufacturer was no secret, as the Austrians have led the Bavaria-based BMW during 2012 and 2013… and it looks like things are still on th...
German Autobahn May Become Toll Road, but Still Free for Motorcycles
18 Apr 2014, 08:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / (Photo by Janik Lipke) When it comes to the automotive world, Germany is probably THE heaven: a rich network of very good highways, most of them with no speed limits and all of them – free....
Liqui Moly Relaunches Rebranded Motorcycle Products Line
17 Apr 2014, 09:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / German lubricants and additives manufacturer Liqui Moly announces a new era in the development of new products and the rebranding of the existing line. So next time you see a Liqui Moly container be...
Would You Please Bring Back the Damn Mudflaps?
16 Apr 2014, 16:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honestly, I can’t exactly point the very moment when some car designer thought that mudflaps were no longer fashionable, but I definitely would like to travel back in time to throw a cup of mu...
Bimota Can Race in EVO Class, No Points until Enough Bikes Are Manufactured
14 Apr 2014, 12:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Earlier in February we reported that Bimota was to miss the WSBK debut round at Phillip Island, because of having failed to produce enough bikes to meet the FIM and Dorna homologation requirements. ...
Ducati UK Reports 60% Sales Increase in March
13 Apr 2014, 10:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like 2014 is the year when the motorcycle industry is really starting to make it back to the way it used to work before 2009. After BMW reporting the best-ever March in the 90-year-long bra...
New Honda CBR1000RR Will Have LED Headlights, Leaked Sketch Tells Us
11 Apr 2014, 10:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fun with patents is that they’re kind of public and people with enough patience can find a lot of interesting things concerning upcoming new arrivals in the motorcycle industry. Honda make...
MV Agusta Shows Solid Growth in Q1 2014, Denies Fiat Rumors
10 Apr 2014, 14:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Differentiating the model line-up and expanding the existing range turns out very good results for MV Agusta, the latest sales figures indicate. The Italian manufacturer of high-performance sport bi...
How Motorcycle Traction Control Systems Work
9 Apr 2014, 16:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Traction Control Systems, generally referred to as TCS, have begun to be a part of our everyday riding lives and are becoming increasingly common in new motorcycles. From sport to adventure bikes, m...
BMW Motorrad Reports the Best March Sales of All Times
8 Apr 2014, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Another excellent year debut was reported by BMW Motorrad, the bike-manufacturing subsidiary of the legendary Bavarian car maker. Official figures presented today by BMW’s press outlet indicat...
Bike-Design Guru Massimo Tamburini Dies at 70
7 Apr 2014, 09:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The motorcycling world has just become a gloomier one with the loss of Massimo Tamburini, bike designer extraordinaire, and iconic figure in the business. 70-year-old Tamburini had battled with his ...
Brammo Announces Pioneering Electric Motorcycle Lease Program
4 Apr 2014, 16:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Brammo announces a new sales program for their electric motorcycles, a pioneering leasing program aimed at offering more customers the chance to ride an e-bike with a lesser initial financial effort...
2015 Honda NM4 Vultus Specs and Price Announced
2 Apr 2014, 14:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After announcing the availability in Canada for the Honda NM4 Vultus, even though the latter beautiful name is to be dropped, we managed to get our hands on a tech spec sheet and also found out the ...
Honda Racing Corporation Appoints New President
1 Apr 2014, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) announces the appointment of a new President, in the person of Yoshishige Nomura. Nomura-san replaces Tetsuo Suzuki, the man who led HRC during the last 5 years, and w...
BRP Plans to Expand Network by 300 Dealerships
31 Mar 2014, 09:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Recreational Products, better known by its abbreviated moniker BRP, is looking forward to expanding its dealership network. It looks like business is going quite ...
Lifan to Pay $630,000 Fine for Clean Air Act Violation, Plus Bond
30 Mar 2014, 09:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The US subsidiary of the Chinese manufacturer Lifan, American Lifan Industry Inc. will have to pay $630,000 (€458,000) in fines after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that the co...
Sell That Mojo!
28 Mar 2014, 16:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Whether a BMW fan or basher, we all must admit that the brand has pretty much all it takes to be more successful with each passing year. The motorcycle division of the Bavarian manufacturer has surf...
EICMA 2014 Celebrates 100th Anniversary, Dates Announced
28 Mar 2014, 09:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Exactly one century ago, the inaugural edition of the EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori) laid the foundation of the planet’s biggest event dedicated to two and thre...