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Next Yamaha R6 and R1 will be triples
By Visordown News on 18/10/2012 15:16:04
675cc and 1100cc three-cylinders planned from 2014
admissions during the concept's presentation that the firm hadn't made enough exciting bikes in recent years, and said the triple would “shape Yamaha's future motorcycle line-up” but stopped shy of spelling out exactly which models the motor would appear in
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MV Agusta Brutale B3 spotted
By Visordown News on 12/09/2011 16:59:48
Naked triple 675 sighted on the roads of Italy
THIS clipping from Motociclismo in Italy shows the completed version of the new middleweight MV Agusta Brutale 675 in testing.The mini Brutale is based around the Italian firm's upcoming F3, transforming the 675cc triple supersport machine into a
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Roehr to enter electric sportsbike production
By Visordown News on 04/01/2010 20:42:08
Exotic US V-twin bike producer goes green for 2010
AMERICAN bike manufacturer Roehr Motorcycles is to start manufacture of electric sport and racing motorcycles midway through 2010.The company, who are better know for the manufacture of top-spec 180bhp V-twin sportsbikes, claim two electric models
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FTR launches Haslam tribute Moto2
By Visordown News on 12/02/2010 10:22:57
Fancy a full-on Moto2 bike, complete with set-up and riding instruction from Ron Haslam? Then sign right here
FTR MOTO is producing a limited edition of 10 Moto2 Grand Prix machines with a full World Supersport specification Honda CBR600RR motor, in the colours of Ron Haslam’s 500cc Grand Prix Elf Honda.The FTR Elf project is being launched to celebrate FTR
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Toyko: Honda's RC-E electric concept
By Visordown News on 10/11/2011 09:23:00
An electric sportsbike?
THIS 250-sized supersport machine is one of seven prototype Hondas to be showcased at the Tokyo Motorshow. Most of the other show models are four-wheeled.Details are sketchy but Honda claim that this RC-E is: 'An EV version of a super sports bike
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Price announced for MV Agusta Serie Oro
By Visordown News on 18/07/2011 09:14:39
£19,999 for the new F3 lavished in gold
THE exclusive MV Agusta Serie Oro F3 will cost £19,999 for the limited edition version of the Italian firm's new 675cc triple.What sets the Serie Oro apart from the base model F3, and the extra £8,009 on the standard model, is a host of special
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Öhlins and Yamaha's special edition R1 and R6
By Visordown News on 26/11/2010 11:39:54
Stock R1 and R6 beefed up with trick forks, shock, a fresh paint job and rim tape
. Project 13S is Yamaha’s 2010 YZF-R6, the same model that Britain’s Cal Crutchlow took the 2009 World Supersport title on. Also using an Öhlins TTX 36 shock absorber, Project 13S utilises the bike’s original forks but enhances their performance by integrating
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Sneak peek of new MV Agusta F4
By Ben Cope on 03/11/2009 09:34:14
Exotic Italian marque drip-feeds tit-bits of info about their new superbike
the new F4 unique.""The bike that originally revolutionized the world of supersport motorcycles has become even more beautiful, sleeker and modern while maintaining the unmistakable design “Made in MV”. The new xenon headlight and the new super light
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Crystal ball 2012: Kawasaki
By Visordown News on 23/05/2011 09:41:23
No new ZX-6R expected for 2012 but industry speculations suggest a Z750SX may be coming next year
more than cosmetic – it certainly won't be a ZX-10R-style revolution.Instead, rumours in Japan are pointing at a new ZZ-R1400, and there's a good chance that we'll see some updates to bikes in the ER-6 range. Some are speculating that there's also a new
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125cc Triumph range in the pipeline?
By Visordown News on 07/01/2011 14:31:33
Small capacity Triumph spied testing. Could Triumph be after a slice of the emerging markets?
TRIUMPH COULD be planning to release a range of learner-legal 125cc models in the near future after a small-capacity prototype was spotted on test with the company's future big bikes.The small bike, which hasn't yet been photographed, was spotted
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