The Triumph Rocket 3 turns 10 years old in 2014, and what has this BIG bike brought to the market? Well, it’s a bit confused! The Rocket 3 was originally supposed to conquer the American market, taking on Harley, but failed to do so, over here it was marketed as a muscle bike, competing with... Continue Reading →
This was my second trip to the motorcycle show at Birmingham NEC, I had a few bike I was looking at, as I’m considering changing my bike soon. All the manufacturers had the latest bikes on show, some for you to try out and some for you to look at. At the Honda stand i... Continue Reading →
To celebrate their 90th anniversary, BMW have brought out a cafe racer style bike, it has the classic look, modernised, that a lot of bike and car manufacturers roll out these days. The R NINE T uses an old air cooled boxer 1200 engine, has inverted forks and radial brakes. It is also very customisable. you... Continue Reading →
The Ducati 916 was made from 1994 to 1998. It was Ducati's updated model from the 888. Ducati 916 was admired because of its new design and outstanding technical features for the time. It was developed for the race track and was equipped with a rear swinging arm and exhausts under the seat, for improved aerodynamics. The engine "The Ducati Desmoquattro" a water-cooled, four-valve engine putting out 114... Continue Reading →
In 1984 kawasaki released the GPZ900R, it won bike of the year and became the worlds fastest bike with a top speed of over 250km/h. It was also the first kawasaki to carry the name "ninja". After the success of the GPZ900R kawasaki released the 600cc version, which became a best seller, and was one... Continue Reading →
Yamaha made a big announcement about a new bike that would be a new concept in sports bike design. As the biker world looked on to see what Yamaha were going to show us, we were reminded of some of Yamaha's other revolutionary bike releases. The R1, V-max and eh! hmmmm! I'm sure there is... Continue Reading →
Not to be confused with the large number of sports tourers out there, these bikes are not just sports bikes with panniers and a top box plopped on it. These bikes are built from the ground up, for touring. An up-right seating position, big screen, built in panniers and a large, powerful engine are all included,... Continue Reading →
Bike styling has changed over the decades, some manufacturers go to town and create something that other companies copy, but sometimes certain styles don't catch on. Some of these crazy styled bikes can end up having a small cult following due to their strange looks, but some are just so different they are just plain... Continue Reading →
I went to the launch of the Harley Davidson Street Bob Special edition at West Coast Harley on Friday. The bike is 2013 street bob that has a 1,690cc engine, also it's been given a great paint job, blackout engine and red rims, this gives it a great, old style chopper look. The bike comes... Continue Reading →
If your looking for no-frills power and like the old styling of bikes of yesteryear, then the Yamaha XJR1300 and Honda CB1300 bikes will be worth considering. They might not be the best for touring, or the fastest for racing, but they are top choice for the street bike enthusiast, and they are both pretty similar.... Continue Reading →
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