Is Cloning the Retro Bikes Becoming Popular?
22 Jan 2015, 15:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though not everyone is willing to admit this, I guess that pretty much all the individuals who have ever populated the planet have at least once contemplated the perspective of being immortal. ...
Mahindra Buys 51% Majority of Peugeot Motorcycles
21 Jan 2015, 15:46 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Indian automotive giant Mahindra has finalized the acquisition of a 51% majority in the scooter division of Peugeot Citroën Automobile Group (PAS), as it was rumored in September 2014. The pric...
Record Sales in 2014 for BMW Motorrad, R1200GS Still the Best-Selling Bike
20 Jan 2015, 12:49 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad announces another record year in motorcycle and maxi scooter sales, with the 2014 volumes being up a significant 7.2% over the previous year. The German manufacturer managed to sell 123...
New Record Yearly Sales for Ducati in 2014
19 Jan 2015, 12:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sales have been up a mere 2% for Ducati in 2014 as official sources mention, but this was enough to write down another record year in the books of the Borgo Panigale manufacturer. 2014 is thus the t...
Polaris Buys Brammo's Bike-Manufacturing Business
16 Jan 2015, 16:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Polaris and Brammo announced a new tie-up between the two companies, with the former acquiring the electric motorcycle manufacturing division of the latter. Polaris got their hands on a hefty part o...
Mercedes Won't Buy MV Agusta Entirely, and Is Not Looking Forward to Building Motorcycles
15 Jan 2015, 15:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Present at the NAIAS 2015, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche talked to the media present at the Detroit show and obviously, questions about the MV Agusta deal have been asked. The Daimler official was quic...
British Magazine SuperBike Prints Final Monthly Issue, Goes Online
15 Jan 2015, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The British magazine SuperBike is printing its final monthly issue for February 2015. However, SuperBike says that printed versions are not going to disappear for good, as two semestrial issues are ...
Kawasaki Z800 Production Cost Drops, Will Price Go Down All Over the World?
12 Jan 2015, 15:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki announces that the prices of the Z800 naked roadster will drop in India with 50,000 rupees, which is the equivalent of $800 (€670). If you think that Kawasaki’s marketing departm...
Harley-Davidson Celebrates 5 Years in India
8 Jan 2015, 14:10 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / How fast time flies… even it could seem impossible to some, Harley-Davidson celebrates their 5th anniversary of Indian presence. The operations kicked off back in July 2010 and have steadily ...
Suzuki Planning a Revamp of the Katana Family?
5 Jan 2015, 14:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We might just be in for some cool new bikes from the house of Hamamatsu, as Suzuki applied for a new trademark for not one, but two names, one of which is definitely a landmark in the modern times. ...
Borile 450 Scrambler Taken Down by Court Decision after Ducati Sues
28 Dec 2014, 10:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati (in fact Ducati’s lawyers) and Borile haven’t found any terms of agreement in the “450 Scrambler” fight. It is with surprise that we only now find out about the silent...
World Superbike Considering Supersport 300 Racing Series
27 Dec 2014, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The Superbike Commission is considering the introduction of a new class in the WSBK championship, and talks have already been started with the manufacturers. Representatives of rights holder Dorna S...
BMW Motorrad Announces the US Prices for the New 2015 Bikes
23 Dec 2014, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As we expected, the prices of BMW’s new line-up of motorcycles surfaced before Christmas. A little too late for last-minute shopping, but definitely a good move in this time of the year, as pe...
North of 100,000th Bikes Made This Year in Mattighofen, KTM Celebrates with 2015 MY 1190 Adventure
20 Dec 2014, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / KTM announces that they have gone past the 100,000-unit milestone in the Mattighofen factory. On December 16 at 9am, the 100,000th motorcycle manufactured this year rolled off the assembly line in t...
Ducati Hits Millionth-Bike Milestone with Monster 1200S Machine
15 Dec 2014, 13:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 1,000,000th Ducati rolled off the production line, marking a historical milestone in the existence of the Italian maker. The millionth bike was a Monster 1200S machine, and it was actually alrea...
Eight Million Confederate Motorcycles Shares Up for Grabs
8 Dec 2014, 17:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ever dreamed to be an active part in the process of bringing exquisite motorcycles to life? Now is your chance, even if you’re still not 100% positive which direction you must rotate a nut to ...
Marc Marquez Might Move to Andorra over the Financial Advantages of the Country
8 Dec 2014, 16:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Marc Marquez is said to relocate to Andorra, the small country in the Pyrenees, between Spain and France. While an official confirmation or denial is yet to be expected from Marquez, it looks like w...
Kawasaki Ninja H2 Goes to India, Price Doubles
5 Dec 2014, 15:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We knew that the all-new Kawasaki Ninja H2 was obviously not going to be a cheap bike from the very day Akashi confirmed they will build this bike. Still, when we learned that the H2 would be availa...
Preparing to Wave 600cc Sport Bikes Good-Bye?
4 Dec 2014, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The title may sound alarming… and maybe we should be alarmed, even if there’s no need for panic, whatsoever. But honestly, it looks like the middleweight sport bikes have a real problem...
BMW Announces US Motorcycle Prices, Ditches the HP4 and More
27 Nov 2014, 16:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad USA has revealed the prices of most of the 2015 and remaining 2014 model year bikes. We will still have to wait for the price of several models, as the German manufacturer only surfaced...