It begins with a flurry of police activity, cars and motorcycles with blue lights flashing, troopers and deputies securing intersections and blocking off oncoming traffic. You hear it coming before you see it, a whoop-whoop of sirens heralding a gasoline-powered buzz that grows gradually into a roar. And then there it is, the long train of motorcycles of every brand, style and color, riders revving their engines and waving to onlookers as they snake through corners toward that day’s stop  … Pictures & More
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If you’ve been paying any attention to the state of the motorcycle world lately, sportbikes in particular, you’ll notice that the middleweight category has been largely overshadowed by its 1000cc counterparts. It makes sense for those manufacturers who make a literbike, as resources should be spent on a company’s flagship machine. Full written review
With a suggested retail price of $33,000 (based on current currency rates), the new MV Agusta F4 RR proclaims to be “the most advanced and powerful superbike in the world.†Although it may look like the existing F4, the new RR boasts a new ultra short-stroke engine capable of 201 cv (equivalent to 198 hp). Sharing little with the previous engine, which was already relatively exotic by production standards, MV quite clearly indicates the RR will produce more power than even BMW’s extraordinary production superbike (the S 1000 RR). Top shelf Öhlins suspension and Brembo brakes, as well as … Pictures & Details
Eccentric marque comes under new ownership, with plans for new models
HESKETH, the motorcycle marque established by Lord Hesketh in 1980, could produce a new model in 2012.
The original company went bust in 1984 and were bought by another company, Broom Engineering. The marque never  … Details