Benelli Expands Brazilian Plant, Opens Store in Sao Paulo
14 Feb 2014, 08:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There's no secret in the growing interest emerging markets such as Brazil are looked at with by the motorcycle manufacturers, and iconic Italian brand Benelli makes no exception. Benelli announ...
FIM and Dorna WSBK Give Green Light to EBR for 2014 WSBK Racing
13 Feb 2014, 16:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Representatives from the FIM and Dorna WSBK paid Erik Buell Racing a visit in late January. It was about more than coffee and cookies, as the sporting officials arrived at the EBR plant in East ...
2014 WSBK: Bimota Fails to Produce Enough Bikes, Misses Phillip Island Debut
13 Feb 2014, 16:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tough World SBK debut for team Altare-Bimota, as they are not going to be on the grid at the kick-off Australian round at Phillip Island on 23 February. The reason is simple, and even a bit dumb: th...
Harley-Davidson Street 750 Launched in India for Under $6,600
11 Feb 2014, 11:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Our faraway sources whispered that the Harley-Davidson Street 750 got a firm base price for the Indian market. According to local reports, the Street 750 is offered for a base price of 4.1 lakh ...
BMW Motorrad Reports 12,9% Sales Increase in January 2014
10 Feb 2014, 16:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like BMW Motorrad will soon no longer be able to complain about the bad economical environment, as the sales figures for the first month of 2014 show a solid increase. Namely, the number...
2014 Triumph Daytona 675/ 675R Arrive in India, As Well
10 Feb 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Triumph informs that the Indian market will finally receive the supersport machines, as well, as a nifty complement to the 10 bikes the British manufacturer is already selling in India. That is, ...
Erik Buell Racing Announces 60+ US Dealerships
10 Feb 2014, 15:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The wait for the 2014 EBR 1190RX will soon be over, as Erik Buell Racing announced that the bike will be presently available from March. And to make things even cooler, EBR mentions that over 60 dea...
One Cannot Have Too Many Baby Jesus Statues on a Bike
4 Feb 2014, 14:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / How many baby Jesus statues can be fitted to a motorcycle? 10, 20, more? Is there power in numbers, by the way? Even if these questions are most likely to remain unanswered, some guys are really...
Terra Motors Kiwami Is a "Stolen" Zero S, Apparently
1 Feb 2014, 10:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember the electric tuk-tuk the Japanese maker Terra Motors developed for the South-East Asian markets? Well, it looks like the fellows are taking a bold step in the sport e-bikes, too, but there&...
Geco, the Shape-Shifting Motorcycle of the Future
31 Jan 2014, 15:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Project Geco is the brain child of Eric Pepe Offenstadt, who leads a small, but highly enthusiastic, development team. Geco is also the result of countless years of painstaking research in the motor...
Harley-Davidson Sales Slightly Up in 2013
30 Jan 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Harley-Davidson had a good 2013, sales figures show. Through 31st December 2013, the MoCo sold no less than 260,839 units, a more than 4% hike from the 249,849 bikes sold worldwide by the same d...
Chinese Manufacturer Shineray Opens Plant in Brazil
30 Jan 2014, 14:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Shineray announces that it has started to build their first South American factory in Brazil. While Chinese bikes and scooters are not exactly highly popular in No...
Sturgis Buffalo Chip Says Goodbye to Mötley Crüe
29 Jan 2014, 16:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Iconic glam rock band Mötley Crüe has added Sturgis Buffalo Chip as one of the dates for their final tour, called “All Bad Things Must Come to an End”. They will be playing on ...
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...
Antique Motorcycles Exhibit at the Packard Museum
28 Jan 2014, 16:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The National Packard Museum in Warren, Ohio is hosting a most interesting motorcycle exhibit: ABC - Antiques, Bobbers and Customs. The exhibit will be open until May 19, 2013 and is a common ende...
Las Vegas Harley-Davidson One-Off Nevada 150th Anniversary State Bike
27 Jan 2014, 14:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Las Vegas Strip will receive its first Harley Davidson dealership, due to open its doors in October on Nevada Day, also offering rentals and a riding academy, alongside the retail shop. The MoCo...
Gas Gas and Ossa Come Together
26 Jan 2014, 09:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Following a manufacturing agreement dating from the spring of 2013 which brought Spanish makes Gas Gas and Ossa together in one plant, the industry now sees a merger between the two. Even though the...
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...
Inoveli Surfaces New Throttle System
24 Jan 2014, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / French company Inoveli shows their new FV01 throttle system for motorcycles, scooters, ATVs, snowmobiles and waterfraft, alike. While the thumb-actuated throttle system is not exactly new, Inoveli&...
Triumph Opens First-Ever Showroom in India
23 Jan 2014, 16:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a historic move for iconic British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph as the first-ever showroom was opened in south-central India, in Bangalore, where Indian plans to open their second deale...