at Phillip Island, is struggling to tucked behind the bike's small fairing and needs a redesigned front cowl in order to accommodate his lanky build (more likely for his Afro hair do - Ed).The Gresini Honda rider said:“I was really satisfied with the race

As a manufacturer you'd have thought a cheapish 650cc bike probably isn't a bad thing to have in your range, but the way Suzuki is going, there won't be space for anything else in its showrooms.The firm has just reintroduced the half-faired SV650S

CZECH-BASED 125cc GP team and aspiring bike manufacture FGR has taken the covers off its first planned production bike; a V6-engined, 2500cc, 240bhp naked machine.Six years in the making, the project has been funded largely by grants from the Czech

, off-road style handguards keep the cold air off, although they might look a bit odd on your R1 and foul the fairing on full lock. Full-on style avoiders may opt for handlebar muffs at this point.It's important to remember that keeping your core

the old (suffix) RR's 144bhp to 158bhp thanks to some internal engine modifications – camshafts, throttle bodies and intake tracts – while weight drops from 190kg to 183kg.In line with MV's other recent releases, the F3 and Brutale 675, it also gets 8

THIS IS ALL that's left of a 19-year-old's 2004 Yamaha after crashing at 157mph while being chased by state police. The rider, Marcos Calazo, is said to be in a critical condition after crashing at just after 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, in San Tan

PICTURES of Ducati's Panigale sans fairing were revealed last week giving us the first chance to see in detail how the firm has managed to pack so much into such a tiny bike.It's instantly clear, having pored over the shots, that the days

So last season I spent all but the last round racing on a buckled wheel. How didn't I spot it, you ask. Well, I should have done and when I asked other riders about the weave at high speed the usual reply was 'They all do that, sir'. So I just got on with it.It was only at the la...

VISORDOWN BROUGHT YOU the details several weeks ago, but  here are the official photos of the 2010 fully-faired Yamaha XJ6 Diversion F. Built on the existing XJ6 Diversion, the new bike features an aerodynamic full fairing for added wind protection

are the front fairing (same at the 2011 GT).Spec-wise, we reckon the ST will be identical to the Sprint GT, with a revised 130bhp engine (up from 123bhp on previous version).