What happens when you dominate American Flat Track racing? You build a street bike. You build the Indian FTR1200.
Ana Carrasco made history in France this weekend, winning the World Supersport 300 Championship, and becoming the first female world champion in motorcycle racing.
Here is a rundown on all the new motorcycles that are going to debut at INTERMOT, AIMExpo, and EICMA for the 2019 model year and beyond.
Jonathan Rea makes WorldSBK history, by winning his fourth consecutive World Superbike Championship.
Semi-active suspension from Öhlins is coming to the Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Factory for the 2019 model year. Still no sign of forged wheels though…
The KTM 690 Enduro R is getting a serious update for the 2019 model year, including a new motor and chassis, as well as a suite of electronics.
Marco Melandri has had his last race for Aprilia in MotoGP. The two parties have at last reached agreement to go their separate ways. As such, Aprilia test rider Michael Laverty will replace Melandri for the rest of the 2015 season. Melandri had always been a reluctant participant in Aprilia’s MotoGP project at best. The Italian was halfway through a lucrative two-year deal with Aprilia in World Superbikes in 2014, when Aprilia announced the switch to MotoGP for the 2015 season. Melandri’s priority was always to remain in World Superbikes and fight for the championship, and it was clear that Aprilia’s first season in MotoGP – a year earlier than anticipated – was going to be a transitional one.
Rewind back to the 2008, where the MotoGP pit walk was under full swing at the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP. Even without the riders present, the machines themselves drew plenty of attention from the fans, many of whom were probably experiencing their first GP weekend. The Repsol Honda garage, then home to Nicky Hayden and Dani Pedrosa, inevitably had a particularly large crowd of observers. It turns out that Honda’s stunning RCV attracted more than just the fans. A couple of Yamaha employees had made their way over as well, spending quite a bit of time standing outside the enemy’s gates.
