News

BMW has added a software patch to all new S1000RR models limiting the revs to 9,000rpm for the first 600 miles (1,000km).

Yamaha has revealed full details of its new Super Ténéré 1200, and the bike is pitched directly at BMW’s GS.

Ducati has extended the major service intervals on the new Multistrada to 15,000 miles (24,000km).

Yamaha has released the first complete picture of the forthcoming FZ8.

Harley-Davidson has unveiled its latest take on the Sportster, the Forty-Eight.

Freddie Spencer is to ride at Mallory, and on his old three-cylinder Rothmans Honda GP two-stroke!

Yamaha has started a teasing campaign before the full unveiling of its FZ8.

The Grand Prix Commission has announced initial details of the new MotoGP formula planned for 2012.

Suzuki GB has produced a limited edition GSX-R750 featuring a paint scheme inspired by the 1996 SRAD version.

Triumph has unveiled a special edition of the Sixties-style Thruxton café racer, called the Thruxton SE.

We knew the Multistrada was coming but still Ducati managed to blow us away with the specification of the new Multistrada MTS1200.

BMW’s top-selling R1200 GS and R1200 GS Adventure are getting double overhead cam engines derived from the HP2 Sport for 2010. The new engine is being phased in across BMW’s air-cooled twin range, replacing the current high cam motor which made its debut in 1993 in the R1100 RS.

Reports that Italian company Moto Morini has gone bust are inaccurate, and in fact the factory near Bologna has revealed a package of updates to the Granpasso 1200 for 2010 designed to increase its off-road capabilities.