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American bikes maker Harley-Davidson may not have a new model or two in its 2014 range, but the brand have opted to give some well-deserved upgrades for its touring range under its ‘Project Rushmore’ initiative. (more…)

Prior to this weekend’s World Superbike Championship (WSB) round in Monza, Italy, team BMW Motorrad Goldbet rider Chaz Davies reportedly spent some time in BMW’s wind tunnel recently. Part of his pre-race homework, the Welshman was in the high speed wind tunnel facility working on his aerodynamics with the S1000RR race bike ahead of the race.  (more…)

Still plagued with a shoulder injury, Ignite Pramac Ducati MotoGP rider Ben Spies has been advised by doctors to skip the upcoming French GP. Ducati test rider Michele Pirro will again replace the American who missed the recent Spanish GP.  (more…)

Despite reports of financial difficulties, staff layoffs, and the exit of two of its founders, Mission Motors appears to have rebooted itself as Mission Motorcycles. The firm recently posted a Tweet, accompanied with an image on its site teasing its production-ready Mission R electric superbike.  (more…)

A 300cc version of the Honda CBR250R is reportedly ready to be released sometime in September this year. According to sources, the larger capacity version could perhaps be Honda’s response to rival Kawasaki’s Ninja 300 model.  (more…)

Renowned Austrian bikes brand KTM have confirmed plans to introduce its E-SPEED electric scooter into its line up for 2015. The orange-liveried firm’s upcoming 1290 Super Duke is also reportedly inching closer towards production.  (more…)

 

The North Yorkshire Police services in the UK recently sent a motorcyclist to jail for eight months after the rider boasted about his speed on an online biker’s forum and lied to the police about it. (more…)

According to a finding posted on Visordown.com, the infamously unrestricted nature of the speed-limit-free Isle of Man could be in violation of human rights. The site recently spoke with John Needham, a coroner working on the Isle of Man, who pointed out the possible infraction.  (more…)

BMW Motorrad recently unveiled a new Adventure-spec variant of the mid-sized F800GS. This marks the first time BMW has added an extreme ‘Adventure’ variant to the smaller capacity model, giving the GS line up a total of five models.  (more…)

With five Malaysian Super Series (MSS) Bikes titles already under his belt, Ahmad Nashrul Baharuddin made an excellent start to his 2013 season campaign last weekend.  (more…)

17-year-old Muhammad Hafiza Rofa took a clean sweep at last weekend’s season opening round of the 2013 SIC Ninja Cup series, winning both races on Saturday.  (more…)

Extending its reaches further in the peninsula’s south-western area, renowned Italian motorcycles accessrories brand GIVI has opened a new one stop GIVI Centre in the historic state of Malacca.  (more…)

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