After radar systems are already used in several motorcycles, manufacturers are also working on an alternative or extension, a camera system. Kawasaki has already filed patents for this, and now patents from Honda have also appeared on the web.
Month: September 2021
Rumors about the upcoming Kawasaki Z650 RS have been around since 2020. Now the middle class retro bike was presented.
After the Tokyo Motorcycle Show had to be cancelled twice in a row due to the pandemic, the organizers are planning to hold it again in March 2022.
The Chinese motorcycle manufacturer Benda was already able to surprise with the visually successful power cruiser LFC 700, which is equipped with a fat 310 rear tire. Now they are following up with their own V4 engines.
In America, Honda is recalling the CB 500 X and CBR 500 R models to the workshops because of possible brake problems.
On Saturday morning there was a serious accident in the Supersport 300 race in the WSBK environment. The only 15-year-old Dean Berta Vinales suffered fatal injuries.
Ducati will unveil a new model every two weeks starting September 30. Each presentation will be broadcast live on social media.
Designed from the ground up as a grand tourer, the new Suzuki GSX-S1000GT aims to deliver a perfect blend of performance, agility, high-speed stability, pillion capability long-distance conformity and styling.
Triumph has introduced a strictly limited special edition model of the Tiger 900. The Bond Edition will only be offered for sale 250 times.
MV Agusta has revised the engine of the F3 and equipped the model with new aerodynamics. This makes the F3 RR a first-rate race bike.
The first motorcycle to emerge from the collaboration between Harley-Davidson and Hero will be a new retro-style mid-size roadster. This was reportedly confirmed during a conference call with investors.
BMW rider Tom Sykes crashed heavily in the second WorldSBK main race on Sunday in Barcelona. He was taken to the Hospital General de Catalunya for further examinations.
Yamaha can look back on a remarkable 60 years in Grand Prix racing and is celebrating with the “World GP 60th Anniversary” series, for which the R1, R7, R3 and R125 models were redesigned. They got a pure white fairing, with horizontal red stripe. Gold rims, a red front wheel cover, a yellow race number and an anniversary emblem complete the look.
For a few weeks now, it has been said that Ducati will soon be putting the Streetfighter back in the spotlight. At their world premiere event that will be broadcast live on the net, and also at the EICMA, the Streetfighter V2 is rumored to be unveiled. Now it and the Multistrada Pikes Peak are said to have been spotted on test rides.
Rossi is one of the greatest motorcyclists in history, and probably no one has understood more how the game works away from the sport. He has been selling his merch under the VR46 branding for what feels like an eternity, but a wide variety of collaborations have also been made under the brand. Now comes an electric bike as well.
More and more technology and assistance systems are finding their way into modern motorcycles. As patent applications reveal, BMW is also working on a lean angle assistant.
With the Speed Triple RR, Triumph introduces a modern cafe racer interpretation of the Speed Triple 1200 RS. However, the changes are not limited to the look.
Moto Guzzi will present the upcoming V100 Mandello at the EICMA. They already offer a first taste in a first video, the V100 Mandello will have electrically adjustable aerodynamics.
Motorcycles and scooters are the most important means of transportation in Indonesia, with approximately 107 million motorcycles on Indonesian roads. To curb the noise of these machines, the city of Jakarta is now imposing driving bans.
The competition supermoto, which does not have road approval, gets a new paint job. The orange powder-coated frame, blue seat and racing graphics make it look even more like KTM’s race bikes.