Valentino Rossi talks about each version of Yamaha’s YZR-M1 MotoGP bike, from 2004, when Rossi first joined Yamaha, through to last year’s 2009 machine, his last title on board a Yamaha M1
If there was ever a motorcycle racer truly dedicated to the sport, Ben Bostrom would be the one. The Redding, Calif., rider had some ups and downs in AMA Pro Racing, but always ended up in the news due to his strong work ethic.
And this work ethic continues to pay off. For 2011, the 2009 AMA Daytona 200 winner and 2008 SuperSport Champion will be riding the Suzuki GSX-R1000 for Michael Jordan Motorsports in the 2011 AMA Pro Racing National Guard Superbike Championship series … Details
BMWÂ Concept C. The future of Scooters made by BMW Motorrad. The future mobility in mega-cities has very special demands. BMW Motorrad is always working on a solution. That’s why they built a concept, showing a completely new class of Motorbikes.
It’s a mixture between a scooter and a motorbike. It combines the best of these two. It’s called the BMW Concept C (“C” stands for “commuter”). It has the conceptional comfort of a scooter and the agility of a motorbike.
Everybody Get Naked!: A Flurry of Naked Standards for the USA Market: CB1000R, Aprilia V4R Tuono,BMW R1200R and F800R
Why, O, why do they do it? Despite naked standards being a tiny percentage of total bikes sold in the USA, OEMs insist on bringing new models in to a mostly unappreciative market. The reason why is clear to moto-journalists—the product planners, marketer’s communications staff and management are undeniably enthusiasts, and a big, fast, nice-handling and comfortable bike is what they (and we) want to ride. Tragically, sales are usually disappointing. You’d think that a global recession would be enough to kill all development of anything not sportbike or cruiser, but happily (for riders and journalists), it’s not; behold, four exciting and interesting nekkid models for our Fruited Plains and Purple Mountains … Details & Pictures