Fast MotoGP News: Aprilia with Bautista and Eugene Laverty in 2015, VDS in the Premier Class
24 Jul 2014, 10:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aprilia’s hesitations when it comes to a factory entry return to the MotoGP have been in the news for some times, with the last official declarations indicating a decisive move for the 2016 se...
Fast MotoGP News: Avintia Drops FTR-Kawasaki for Ducati, Vinales Goes to Suzuki, Who’s Next?
22 Jul 2014, 12:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The MotoGP grid is changing in anticipation of the 2015 season, and it looks like Kawasaki will no longer be a part of the premier class. The Swiss magazine Speedweek appears to have found out about...
230 HP Yamaha YZF-R1 Rumored, Not a 3-Cylinder Bike
21 Jul 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The end of 2014 may finally bring a solid upgrade for Yamaha’s flagship superbike, the YZF-R1, as a new generation of liter-class machines is expected to show up at the EICMA 2014 in early Nov...
Ducati Signs Dovizioso for an Extra Season, According to Rumors
18 Jul 2014, 07:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The spies of the Swiss magazine Speedweek have returned with interesting news after their last outing. According to them, it appears like Andrea Dovizioso will be wearing Ducati factory’s live...
Ducati MotoGP: Iannone Goes Factory, Tito Rabat Goes Pramac?
4 Jul 2014, 08:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Half-season and the summer break drawing near, the MotoGP rumor mill starts spinning. One of the latest paddock whispers is that Cal Crutchlow’s departure from Ducati is anything but official,...
2015 Harley-Davidson Freewheeler Trike Spy Shots
3 Jul 2014, 15:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like Harley-Davidson is preparing a new trike for the second half of the year, and several spy shots have already surfaced. The bar and shield company is rumored to have trademarked the nam...
A New 4 In-Line 250cc Kawasaki Ninja Rumored
26 Jun 2014, 11:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the small-displacement sport bike market is gradually expanding, especially in the Eastern markets. Indonesian motorcycle media have recently gotten wind of Kawasaki planning the retur...
One More Aprilia Test for Max Biaggi at Mugello Next Week
24 Jun 2014, 14:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the 6-time world champion Max Biaggi has hung up his leathers and retired from the professional racing scene, his ties with the road racing division of Aprilia look like they’ve ne...
Eugene Laverty Destroys the Suzuki XRH-1 MotoGP Prototype at Phillip Island
3 Jun 2014, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to gp-inside, Eugene Laverty destroyed the Suzuki XRH-1 MotoGP machine in the first turn at the Phillip Island, definitely not the best debut for a possible career in the premier class in ...
Chevrolet Corvette C8 Is Underway, Hybrid Version In the Cards
2 Jun 2014, 11:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In a recent Detroit Free Press interview, General Motors product chief Mark Reuss fired up the speculation machine with juicy info on the future eight-generation Chevrolet Corvette. The GM official ...
Eugene Laverty Is One of Suzuki's MotoGP XRH-1 Potential Factory Riders
28 May 2014, 11:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / World Superbike rider Eugene Laverty has accepted to test the new Suzuki MotoGP prototype at the Okayama circuit in Japan. Laverty is currently riding a Voltcom Crescent Suzuki bike in the WSBK, and...
2014 MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa Rumored to Have Asked 8 Million Euros to Ride for Suzuki
27 May 2014, 10:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / According to rumors in the Spanish sport media, Dani Pedrosa has allegedly asked 8 million euros ($10.92 mil) to hang his Repsol Honda leathers and hop aboard of a factory Suzuki motorcycle in 2015....
Honda CB500-Based Scooter in the Works?
19 May 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like we might get to see a new maxi-scooter from Honda, in case the platform extension principle used for the NC750 family is maintained. Honda is already offering multiple bikes based on t...
Honda CTX1300-Based Sport Tourer Rumored to Replace the ST1300 Pan European
17 May 2014, 10:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda has retirement plans for its long-standing ST1300 Pan European sport-tourer, rumor has it. With a wonderful 12-year history, the ST1300 Pan European was introduced back in 2002, as the natural...
Reborn, All-New Matchless Motorcycles Rumored to Make Appearance Soon
14 May 2014, 14:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With almost a year and a half ago we reported about the iconic British motorcycle brand Matchless changing hands once more, and the plans its new owners had for the restoration of the bike productio...
Benelli GT600 Tourer Rumored
13 May 2014, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Chinese-owned Benelli is rumored to deliver a new GT-class machine soon, this leaked photo tells us. It was reportedly leaked from one of Qianjiang’s design labs and it shows a bike in police-...
Is Ducati Losing Its MotoGP Riders?
12 May 2014, 15:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We’re not even halfway through the 2014 season, and the paddocks are already “boiling” with rumors and secret plans: this year marks the end of contracts for the top riders, new te...
Is This the New Honda Africa Twin? Guess Not.
12 May 2014, 07:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A photo rumored to be the new Honda Africa Twin started circulating around the web yesterday. While it’s still impossible to verify whether it shows the actual production version of the Africa...
Retro-Styled Honda Elsinore Scrambler Rumored
10 May 2014, 07:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda has re-trademarked its old Elsinore name filing a request in February this year and it was published for opposition in early May. This trademark is listed under the “G & S: Motorcycl...
The Fast, the Unreliable, and the Furious
6 May 2014, 15:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2014 is definitely not the best year for Cal Crutchlow, despite the rather high hopes he had when he decided to swap the satellite Yamaha seat at Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 for the Borgo Panigale...