THE San Carlo Gresini Honda team has been launched ahead of the 2012 MotoGP season unveiling a new black livery instead of the standard white.For the 2012 season, the Gresini team will be unlike any other on the grid with the Honda RC213V of Alvaro

TRIPLE BLACK is a new special edition colour for the BMW R1200GS Adventure.The release from BMW Motorrad says:This special edition GS combines the distinctive, rugged looks of the R 1200 GS Adventure with the subtle, classic Triple Black styling

with carbon black to make it tough and resilient, then baked at high temperatures and mixed with up to 60 chemicals. Varying quantities of these chemicals determine the compound's softness and its optimum operating temperature. The tyre grips by pushing itself

OR should all that be the other way around? Whichever way you look at it, the Black Douglas Sterling Autocycle is an oddity.Officially launched at the recent Motor Bike Expo in Verona, it's a British designed tribute to bikes of the pioneer era that

SUZUKI GB has announced a new colour scheme for the recently launched Gladius 650, adding the all-black option for UK customers.Launched at the beginning of the year the Gladius has proved popular with the new rider and commuting brigade.The Gladius

FOR THOSE that think the standard P120 FIGHTER isn't quite macho enough, American motorcycle manufacturer Confederate has just released an all-black version of the muscle-bound 160bhp brute.Dubbed the 'Black Flag, Confederate's stealth-like machine

DUCATI HAS unveiled an all-black version of the company's new Diavel muscle cruiser.The new Diamond Black colour will be available early in the new year, alongside the trademark Red and Carbon versions of the big-bore V-twin.Ducati says: “Unveiled

COLOURED PAINT must be thin on the ground at Triumph: the company's latest incarnation of their gargantuan Rocket 3 will only available in black when it's released early next year.And there's more torque, too: 165ft-lbs to be precise - up 15 per

YOU'RE LOOKING at the new 2010 Honda Shadow VT750C Black Spirit cruiser.The Shadow 750 was originally launched back in 2007 and was based on the VT750 Shadow. The new bike is powered by a twin-cylinder, 750cc engine, with electronic ignition

Speed Triple ... back in (matt) blackTRIUMPH'S Speed Triple has won legions of fans across the world and now, the 2008 model gets a new paint scheme, to keep your juices flowing.The 2008 model has had a series of refinements, from chassis changes