Isaac Chavira brings us his rendition of a Ducati Monster 848R. The name sort of gives off what’s going on here, as Chavira has incorporated the 848’s superbike motor into a Monster chassis (a Monster 796 chassis to be exact). While the Monster line has become Ducati’s air-cooled street machine, we like where Chivra’s head is at when explains his choice for using the 848 Superbike’s water-cooled motor: “As you’ll see I have given it a heart transplant stuffing the 848’s motor into the Monsters chassis. After all they gave it a menacing name, why not have the heart of a beast right?”
In addition to what was going on with AMA Pro Racing’s multiple restarts to the Daytona 200, the racing organization…
Leading into the Qatar GP the talk was all about Repsol Honda, namely the blistering fast paces of Casey Stoner…
Asphalt & Rubber‘s MotoGP infographics return with maestro Peter Lombardi taking us through the statistical analysis of the races. First up is the Qatar GP, MotoGP’s first event, and the only race on the 18 venue calendar to be held at night. Under the lights of Losail, we got our first glimpse into how the 2011 MotoGP season could shape up, and GP fans got a spectacular race with multiple battles going on under the floodlight dotted Arabian sky.
Our friends across the pond are set to get the new Honda Crossrunner this summer, with pricing slated at £9,075…
When will the first true electric motorcycle from an large OEM hit dealer floors? Pretty soon by what we’re hearing come out of Austria lately. KTM’s Freeride is fairly straight-forward in concept, as it takes the tried and true KTM off-road package, and puts an electrical drive train inside it (easy enough, right?). Designed with help from Austrian firm Kiska, the KTM Freeride looks like a dirt bike, smells like a dirt bike…well, you get the idea. While KTM Freeride concept has reportedly been more than peppy during testing, it’s big drawback during development has always been its battery life. That’s apparently about to change.