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The rumour mill is buzzing again with tips that Honda will replace the Fireblade superbike in 2019 with a V4 to compete with the Ducati V4 Panigale. Of course, it won’t be a CBR1000RR as in the Japanese Young Machine magazine cover above, but more likely a VFR1000RR, although they could retain the venerable Fireblade name …
The golden days of motorcycle racing in Australia will be rekindled when “Mr Superbike” Rob Phillis returns to ride in the 2015 Australian Historic Motorcycle Road Racing Championships. Event ambassador and GP legend Daryl Beattie says it will be the first time Robbie has raced in South Australia since “those great days of the early 1990s …
Honda is about to reveal details of its road-legal MotoGP-spec motorcycle, the Honda RC213V-S, and we wonder if anyone really cares! (If you do, it will be unveiled today, June 11, 2015, at 11am Central European Time (about 8pm AEST) and you can watch the live unveiling by clicking here.) Apart from the worst name in the …
The new 1299 Panigale will arrive in Australia in the next month at $1000 more than the previous model, but with a lot more technology and power. It will deliver more than 200 horsepower for the first time with a peak of 205hp and 10% more torque at 144.6Nm, but weighin only 166.5kg. The 1299 …
The more powerful Aprilia RSV4 and Tuono have been confirmed for Australia in the second half of 2015. Importers John Sample Automotive say prices for the bikes will be announced closer to their arrival. The new Aprilia RSV4 R has been made more compact and features a newly designed front fairing. However, the biggest update …
Yamaha has followed the lead of Kawasaki and Ducati with the launch of “Episode 1” of a series of teaser videos that could lead to a new R1 or R6. The new model will be unveiled at EICMA motorcycle show in Milan on November 3 and the video was released to coincide with the opening …
The 2015 BMW S 1000 RR sportsbike gets a few more ponies, but also cruise control so the riders can retain their licences! The BMW S 1000 RR has premiered at the Intermot motorcycle fair in Cologne along with the water-cooled R 1200 R and RS. BMW says they have “refined” the S 1000 RR torque …
Just when you thought two-stroke was dead, German company Ronax has produced a 500cc two-stroke machine that is road legal but wouldn’t be out-gunned on the MotoGP grid. SEE ALL THE PHOTOS HERE The Ronax 500 is powered by a fuel-injected 500cc two-stroke V4 with 119kW at 11,500rpm. Yet it weighs only 145kg (dry) …
Italian company Benelli will undercut the top-selling bike in Australia when it releases its BN302 later this year. The Benelli will cost “under $6000” according to importers Urban Moto Imports, which is $199 less than the Kawasaki Ninja 300. To further sweeten the deal, former Benelli Superbike racer Peter Goddard, in association with expert trainers …
The Ducati Panigale is one hot bike. Not just because it’s Italy’s most powerful production bike, Ducati’s fastest yet and designed with Italian passion. No, it’s also hot because your bum and legs will burn in the heat pouring out of the fairing. But that’s ok. This is not an everyday, ride-to-the-shops-in-your-jeans type of bike. …