YAMAHA FACTORY RACING has announced a sponsorship deal with the Monster Energy Company for 2013 and 2014.Monster Energy branding will be present on bikes and apparel, as well as the leathers of both Yamaha riders Jorge Lorenzo (who will now

BRITON Cal Crutchlow believes that his team Tech 3 Yamaha may struggle to reproduce their 2012 success this season as rivals on satellite bikes are receiving more support from their parent factories. He is particularly concerned by the progress of

of the two races.2013 World Superbike Race Results Phillip Island Race 11 Sylvain Guintoli (France) Aprilia RSV4 Factory – 33min47.1092 Eugene Laverty (Ireland) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +1.352sec3 Michel Fabrizio (Italy) Aprilia RSV4 Factory +1.3594 Chaz Davies

place, while Bradley Smith outgunned both factory Ducatis in eighth place, with a best time of 2m 2.093s.Missing from the timesheets was Pramac Ducati's Ben Spies who decided to rest his injured shoulder.MotoGP test times from Sepang, Day 31. Dani

fastest lap of 1m40.855. While Laverty's fastest lap was set on a Pirelli qualifying tyre, he also recorded a 1m40.4 on a race tyre.Hayden is said to have been testing a new swingarm on his 2013 Desmosedici.The track was shared by WSBK and MotoGP teams

How could you not love Bimota's 500 Vdue. Launched in 1998 at a cost of £14,500 it didn't so much come with a list of optional extras, more a lottery list of factory-spec problems, longer than the accessories list on a 1200GS.To me, it sums up

Aprilia RSV4.Interestingly, Kawasaki also claimed in an official press statement that Tom Sykes had set the fastest lap on his ZX10R, although neither Kawasaki riders were riding with transponders.Eugene Laverty was third quickest on the factory Aprilia, 0

-made Triumphs across, though. Instead the firm will be building bikes there, in a brand new factory on a 30-acre plot in the state of Karnataka.Initially the Triumphs made in India will be existing models, bolted together from CKD (completely knocked-down) kits

to recreate the Cb900 Honda President Takanobu Ito uses a CB1100 to commute. What about yourselves?Fukanaga: I don't own one but I do sometimes borrow one from the companyYokokawa: The Honda factory where I am is down in the South by the mountains

of the 'standard' 1190 Adventures coming to the UK will be fitted with EDS. KTM UK ordered a majority with the factory-fitted EDS following customer feedback after the unveiling of the bike at the Cologne show last year but you will be able to find non-EDS versions