Awesome Glass Instrument Dash for the Motus MST
24 Jul 2013, 14:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motus showed their 2013 MST sport-touring machines at Laguna Seca last weekend and Asphalt & Rubber were on site for some early pictures of the machines. Thanks to them we're happy to tell ...
Is This the New Erik Buell Racing Street Motorcycle?
24 Jul 2013, 13:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Controversy sprouts as this picture was published on the official Erik Buell Racing (EBR) Facebook page. Those not hearing the EBR name for the first time should know that riding with a pillion ...
Tron Bikes Available from Parker Brothers Starting at $55,000
23 Jul 2013, 15:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ever dreamed of riding a Tron bike? Great, because now you can, provides you can write a check for at least $55,000 (€41,850) to the Parker Brothers in Melbourne, Australia. These chaps are ...
2014 Aprilia Tuono V4R ABS Surfaces in the UK
18 Jul 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aprilia fans rejoice as the new 2014 Aprilia Tuono V4R ABS has already made it into the UK dealerships, and it will most likely be available very soon around the globe. While there's not yet...
BMW S1000RR-Derived Streetfighter Spied
17 Jul 2013, 10:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We know BMW is working hard on a new liter-class terror in a naked guise based on the acclaimed S1000RR machine, and here are some more spy shots of the upcoming monster. It's yet hard to te...
KTM Shows RC390 Race Cup Machinery
16 Jul 2013, 11:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM unwrapped their small-displacement RC390 racing machine which will ride in the 2014 ADAC Junior Cup. Most likely derived from thr 390 Duke, the RC390 Cup Race bike is a bit milder as far as p...
2014 BMW S1000RR Changes Colors
12 Jul 2013, 07:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / For 2014, BMW's S1000RR acclaimed superbike retains its vicious character and receives new colors. The house of Munich has not changed the engine.
MV Agusta Brutale Corsa Revealed
9 Jul 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta announces their latest creation, in the shape of the thrilling, ultimately exclusive Brutale Corsa. Hand-built in a limited series, the MV Agusta Brutale Corsa boasts the traditional st...
Watch Ducati's New Corporate Commercial
6 Jul 2013, 09:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is a huge cool factor about pretty much any bike Ducati has ever manufactured, and we were kind of expecting to see this "je ne sais quoi" seized and put in an artistic form in the n...
Full-Carbon Trim for Ducati 999 by Arete Americana
6 Jul 2013, 08:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It goes almost without saying that the 999 was one of Ducati's most controversial machine ever. Some loved it, some hated it, but Bryan Petersen of New Jersey-based Arete Americana not only lov...
Erik Buell Racing Sold 49.2% for $25mil
1 Jul 2013, 15:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Erick Buell Racing Inc. (EBR) sold 49.2% of their stake to Hero MotoCorp Ltd. The Indian manufacturer got backing from Bain Capital and Cyril Huze reports that the $25mil (€19.17 mil) will be ...
Lotus Announces C-01, Their First-Ever Motorcycle
25 Jun 2013, 12:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When hearing about Lotus, none of us would think about motorcycles... until now, as the British manufacturer release a press statement in which the imminent launch of a "hyper bike" was me...
MV Agusta Appoints Giorgio Girelli as Vice Executive President
25 Jun 2013, 10:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Giorgio Girelli, 53, was appointed as MV Agusta's new Vice Executive President today. Girelli comes with a solid background in marketing operations, having occupied the position of CEO and t...
Funny CBR600RR Launching with No Throttle
18 Jun 2013, 14:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This is a rather peculiar use for a Honda CBR600RR, but nevertheless way funnier than we ever expected; launching the bike on the neighborhood streets without properly launching it, if you see the w...
2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Does 191 KM/H
16 Jun 2013, 17:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some riders tend to downplay the smaller-displacement bikes, maybe because hearing someone pronouncing "300cc" is not as impressive as "1000cc" or "liter-class". Despit...
20th MV Agusta Revival to Celebrate the 1958 Poker Mondiale
12 Jun 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 1958 was a tremendous year in the history of the Italian sportsbike manufacturer MV Agusta. The "Poker Mondiale" brought an immense accomplishment for the Varese factory as they won in no ...
Ducati 848 EVO Has All-New TBR Exhausts
12 Jun 2013, 09:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Are you at times thinking about what could you do to make your 2013 Ducati 848 Evo even meaner? Well, here's one thing you could do: check with Two Brothers Racing, as they've just readied...
BMW Motorrad Bike Sales in the Best May Ever
10 Jun 2013, 14:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The final month of spring was a very good one for BMW Motorrad, the Bavarians' reports shows, proving once more that the Germans are making a good recovery from the skinny figures reported by t...
1973 John Player Norton Replica Coming Soon
7 Jun 2013, 13:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Peter Williams Motorcycles announces they will be building no less than 25 JPN replicas and the bikes will be available soon. Peter Williams won the Isle of Man TT on his John Player Norton back...
No More Tank Slappers with the Electronic Steering Damper?
7 Jun 2013, 11:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one nifty prototype which aims to rid the motorcyclists of the very dangerous tank slappers, or wobbling, if you wish. The present steering dampers have a passive principle: hydraulic...