By John Burns And then did King Trump threaten the motorcycle traders with big tariffs, and then did they all tremble in fear and wail and gnash their gear teeth. And yet fear nowt they should, as 25 years ago, yea verily a quarter of a century, the frugal motorcycles on the market for $6000 …
By Dirck Edge Riders qualified on a wet track for tomorrow’s French MotoGP event. Marc Marquez (Honda) will be on pole, with Danilo Petrucci (Ducati) and Jack Miller (Ducati) filling out the front row. Take a look here for full qualifying results. Stay tuned for race coverage on MD tomorrow. See more of MD’s great …
By MD Staff Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP’s Valentino Rossi delivered a masterstroke today during qualifying at the Le Mans – Bugatti Grand Prix race circuit. He gambled on slicks in a damp Q1 session and went on to secure 5th place in Q2. Maverick Viñales had a less fortunate second day at the Grand Prix …
By MD Staff Team Suzuki Press Office – May 18. Joan Mir: 18th – 1:40.606Alex Rins: 19th – 1:40.706 • Joan Mir has first experience of GSX-RR in the wet.• Alex Rins forced to fight against tightly packed field.• Team prepare for hard race day with 18th and 19th grid spots. The classic Le Mans …
By Motorcycle.com Staff Spring has sprung – and so has motorcycle riding season around the Northern Hemisphere. By now you’re probably aware of a thing or two that will make your riding that much more enjoyable. Or maybe you haven’t, but you’re willing to be tempted. If either of those applies, perhaps you should take …
By Thai Long Ly “Flight com, I can’t hold her! She’s breaking up! She’s break–” —Steve Austin, Astronaut. A man barely alive. I’m a happy man. Not because I enjoy staring at my computer, sporadically typing as the coffee slowly warms my sleepy cockles, on yet another bright and breezy California morning. I’m happy because …
By MD Staff The first race of the third day of action at Imola was the Tissot Superpole Race, which provided fireworks once more. On a damp but drying circuit, there was drama before the race even started, as Tom Sykes (BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) missed the warm up lap and was forced to start …
By Wade Thiel The Electric Ducati Recently, I reported on the fact that Ducati had teamed up with Vmoto to do an electric scooter through the company’s Super Soco brand. The CUx scooter that would be used in already developed by the company and Ducati wants in on that action. Well, now we’re getting a …
By Wade Thiel No More Front Wheel Lift The Yamaha R1 has been rumored to get all sorts of updates, but the true picture of what the bike will actually be getting is becoming more clear. According to MoreBikes, the Yamaha R1 will get an automatic rear brake that will help keep the front wheel …
By Motorcycle.com Staff It’s been a stellar year for new motorcycles; our frequent flier miles are piling up like crazy as we span the globe to bring you the thrill of victory (Indian now) and the agony of defeat, from the 2019 bumper crop of everything from Nikens to Svartpilens. There’s more to it than …