How did we go from talking about motorcycle dealerships the future robot apocalypse? You’ll have to listen to this Brap Talk episode to find out.
A 790cc supermoto? A range of premium 500cc street bikes? KTM has some interesting machines in its pipeline.
It’s a situation fit for Monty Python, but the Suzuki Hayabusa is not dead yet. Production for the US market continues, though it has ended for Europe and others.
Big Blue’s 321cc sport bike, the Yamaha YZF-R3, is getting two recalls: one for its gear shifter, and another for its cooling system.
Yamaha Motor is diving deeper into the technology investment game, and has set aside $100 million to invest over the next 10 years.
Kawasaki is recalling just under 1,200 motorcycles from the Z900 family in the United States for faulty wiring and hose routing for their rear brakes.
We are creatures of habit in the paddock. After having had our biorhythms put out of whack by a wild…
With Honda long believed to be pulling the strings on Dorna’s marionette, and Dorna having an obvious interest in helping cultivate a badly needed new star/personality in its sport, it was announced at the tail-end of the British GP that MotoGP would do away with the Rookie Rule for 2013. While much can be said on the subject, perhaps the most succinct and accurate appraisal of the situation comes from the rule’s first intended target: Ben Spies. One of three Americans in “the Spanish Championship that travels around the world”, the factory Yamaha rider, whose future placement for the 2013 season could now be affected by “the Marquez Rule”, had no problem telling his fans on Twitter exactly what he thought of Dorna’s latest decision.
