Small-Displacement Suzuki GSX-R Spotted in India
18 Dec 2014, 12:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Only days after we ran the editorial on the small-displacement sport Suzuki machines, or better said, the lack of such bikes, news arrives from India, where things seem to be on the move in this dir...
Motorcycle Licensing in Europe Explained
12 Dec 2014, 16:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In the biggest area of Europe, the riding season is kind of over, with only the southern regions still allowing motorcyclists to have two-wheeled fun without the need to use their “hardcore ge...
Does Suzuki Hate Small GSX-R Bikes?
11 Dec 2014, 17:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha YZF-R125, R25, R3. Honda CBR125 and the rest of the funky bunch. Quarter-liter Ninjas and the Ninja 300 bearing the Kawasaki emblem. Suzuki GSX-R… wait a bit, Suzuki what? I could very...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R1, R1M and R3 European Prices Announced
2 Dec 2014, 14:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been quite a busy autumn for Yamaha and it looks like the guys in charge of the brand’s sport bikes range have burned the midnight oil to have the all-new YZF-R1, its R1M track-focu...
BMW-TVS Small-Displacement Bike Spotted in the Wild
29 Nov 2014, 08:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Things are on the move in the BMW-TVS partnership, as the first spy shot of the new-generation bike has recently surfaced. The shot is as frustrating as it could ever be, as whoever managed to captu...
2015 Kawasaki Z250SL Spells Naked Fun, but Not the NSFW Way
28 Nov 2014, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki carries on the naked bike heritage with a model dedicated to first-time riders, the 2015 iteration of the Z250SL model. Basically, this bike solves two of the main problems new riders are u...
Oset MX-10, the Awesome Electric Off-Roader for Kids
26 Nov 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Looking for a 50cc-class bike for your kid but would rather choose differently than a gas-powered machine? How about one whose response you can tweak to match the growing skills of the youngster? De...
Could Harley-Davidson Please Stop Cutting Corners?
21 Nov 2014, 12:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This editorial might attract some hatemail and I am ready for it, especially because I have the proof to back my words with. I had a face-to-face meeting with the new Harley-Davidson Street 750 at E...
2015 Honda CB125F to Arrive in Europe Very Soon
19 Nov 2014, 12:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda announces the all-new CB125F, the successor of the CBF125, one of the best-selling eighth-liter machines in Europe. The new small-displacement Honda will be introduced this very weekend at the...
BMW Might Surface under-500cc Bikes Soon
16 Nov 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When it comes to the new bikes BMW and their partner TVS are working on, the only thing we have from India is dead silence. Fact is, neither BMW nor TVS are idling, as it’s hard to believe tha...
KTM 390 Adventure Bike May Still Become Reality
16 Nov 2014, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We are positive that there still are young riders out there who are waiting for the KTM 390 Adventure. Once the initial rumor surfaced and the online media picked it up, imagination ran wild, and fo...
Hero Wants a Piece of the European Market with Its HX250R at EICMA · Live Photos
4 Nov 2014, 18:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We are rather disappointed to see that Erik Buell Racing has not brought the 1190 machines over to EICMA as we expected, and preferred to rely on a huge booth full with Hero bikes. However, among al...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 Uses Better Materials Than Expected at EICMA · Live Photos
4 Nov 2014, 15:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s no surprise to see a huge media crowd gathered for the official launch of Yamaha’s new range of sport bikes, especially as the motorcycling community has been waiting for the all-ne...
How the World Superbike Helps the Motorcycle Industry Grow
24 Oct 2014, 15:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When I was a kid, I used to believe that all racing was about was glory. Well, glory and money. Even in the bedtime stories my folk used to tell me, the mighty warrior getting rid of the dragon or w...
2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 First Official Pictures Show a Future Winner
16 Oct 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2015 Yamaha YZF-R3 is finally here, and we’ve got almost all the details about this ultra-hot appearance in the small-displacement segment. As expected, the R3 is a step up from the R25 ma...
2015 Kawasaki Vulcan S Revealed, Looks Like a Jewel
16 Oct 2014, 12:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Rumors that Kawasaki is working hard on an ER-6-derived cruiser turn out to be true. The house of Akashi has pulled the wraps off the all-new, hot, Vulcan S cruiser. It’s nice to see that Kawa...
Hero HX 250R Comes to Europe
10 Oct 2014, 11:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Hero has filed a trademark request for the HX 250R name, and this means we are definitely getting it in Europe. The European Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) mentions the trade...
2015 KTM Freeride E-SM, Supermoto Goes Green but Stays Orange
5 Oct 2014, 08:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / At Intermot, KTM unveiled its newest addition to the electric line-up, the third member of the Freeride E family, the E-SM, with SM obviously standing for “supermoto”. Adding to the exis...
An Anti-Guide to Motorcycle Riding
24 Sep 2014, 15:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / After watching a rather disturbing video yesterday, I thought that today’s larger article should deal with these matters. It’s really hard for me to decide whether it will be an editoria...
2015 Honda CBR150R Looks Great, Will It Arrive into the Western Markets?
14 Sep 2014, 07:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / PT Astra Honda Motor (AHM), Honda’s Indonesian branch reveals the all-new CBR150R, and we’d so love to see this bike making inroads to the western markets, replacing the current 125er. E...