Month: May 2021

As the organizer of the Cafe Racer event has announced, he had to cancel the Glemseck 101 also for 2021. The reason is the lack of a planning security to organize a corresponding event. Thus, the Glemseck 101 was canceled for the second time in a row.

Based on the Spitfire, British motorcycle manufacturer CCM is building the Maverick, a version that is also capable of off-road use.

The 19-year-old Swiss rider succumbed to serious injuries sustained in a crash during Moto3 qualifying at Mugello.

MV Agusta revises the F3 for Euro5. In addition, it also gets some new electronic features.

Valentino Rossi has been riding for the Petronas Sepang Racing Team (PSRT) in MotoGP since this season. In honor of this combination, PSRT and Ohvale have teamed up to launch a strictly limited edition version of the GP-0 mini bike.

In collaboration with the clothing brand Replay Husqvarna released three special models. The Vitpilen 701, 701 Supermoto and 701 Enduro LR were converted.

In America, Ducati is recalling the 2021 Scrambler 800 Night Shift because the installed turn signals do not meet legal requirements. The luminosity of the turn signals is too low, so that they could be overlooked.

The Honda CRF 450 R gets an update for the 2022 model year. However, the changes are not particularly large.

Triumph is launching a small, practical and universal navigation solution. The Beeline navigation system is not just reserved for Triumph motorcycles, however; any motorcycle could be retrofitted with it.

With a video on social media, Triumph announces the unveiling of a new Speed Twin. The presentation is scheduled for June 01 at 12 noon.

Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Zongshen has launched the Cyclone RG3 in China. It is a sports tourer in the 400cc class.

At the end of the year, the Royal Enfield 650 platform is to be expanded by two more models. The “Shotgun” cruiser and a “Scam” scrambler variant are to be released.

Only recently Suzuki presented the new GSX-S1000. With the Web Edition, a strictly limited special model is now offered, but only in Italy.

The Cord & Kruse Classic auction house in Midland, Texas, claims to offer for auction probably the most famous motorcycle in the world, the Captain America from the movie Easy Rider.

The Hypermotard 950 gets a new color in the SP version, besides the whole family has been updated for Euro5.

The Kawasaki ZX-25R, which was introduced in July 2020, caused a worldwide furor, even though it was only released on the Asian market and New Zealand. Now there are first rumors that Kawasaki is working on a ZX-4R.

Presented new in 2020, the strictly limited naked bike quickly sold the 300 available examples. Now a new version has been presented for 2021.

Royal Enfield is recalling several models due to possible ignition coil failures. A total of 236,966 motorcycles are affected.

Already last Friday (May 14, 2021), three-time World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss had a bicycle accident. In the process, he broke his C4 vertebra and suffered from paralysis symptoms.

Ducati North America is recalling some models from the 2016-2020 build period. It is possible that air could enter the system through the rear brake hose.