MotoGP Riders Pan New Chicane at Barcelona Test What had originally been planned as a two-day private test for Ducati grew into something rather larger, with Honda and Aprilia also joining the fray. At the end of two days, it was Marc Marquez who ended the test as fastest, a couple of tenths quicker than […]

2017 Indian Scout Custom Bobber From Tank Machine Indian’s Project Scout contest winner Michael Wirth presented with custom-built bike at Rothsee-Choppers dealer in Germany. Indian Project Scout contest winner Michael Wirth presented with bike and keys at Rothsee-Choppers dealer in Germany. 2017 Indian Scout Custom Bobber From Tank Machine (image) Indian’s Project Scout contest winner […]

Racers on Our Minds With Nicky Hayden on our minds, Gregg Bonelli looks at racing and Arthur Kowitz Nick Ienatsch’s weekly column celebrates the motorcycle life. With Nicky Hayden on our minds, Gregg Bonelli looks at racing and Arthur Kowitz. Racers on Our Minds (image) With Nicky Hayden on our minds, Gregg Bonelli looks at […]

MotoGP Race Results From the French Grand Prix at Le Mans Maverick Vinales wins, Valentino Rossi crashes in an epic battle between Yamaha teammates that ultimately promoted local hero Johann Zarco to his best premier-class finish to date and Dani Pedrosa to third. SPOILER — Our race report and photo gallery from the 2017 French […]

Saturday MotoGP Summary at Le Mans It has been a tough weekend for a lot of people at Le Mans. The weather has done just about everything to confound and perplex the riders, conditions changing every session. Friday went from wettish to very wet, Saturday went from drying to almost completely dry. There hasn’t been […]

Friday MotoGP Summary at Le Mans: Wasted Day in the Wet, And Tire Wars Revisited “A wasted day, again at Le Mans,” was Cal Crutchlow’s verdict on the first day of practice at the French circuit. He had a point: the first session of practice started wet but dried out towards the end, though the […]

Paddock Pass Podcast #52 – WorldSBK Imola Episode 52 of the Paddock Pass Podcast sees David Emmett  and Steve English covering the World Superbike Championship’s stop in Imola, Italy. The boys get us caught up on what is happening in the WorldSBK paddock, which includes some silly season speculation, as well as a discussion about the possibility of […]

Meet Johann Zarco, Monster Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP Rider A patient warrior with a single target Johann Zarco has arrived as a rookie but has become one of MotoGP’s front-runners for the 2017 season. CW’s Maria Guidotti interviews this rising star. Meet Johann Zarco, Monster Yamaha Tech3 MotoGP Rider (image) A patient warrior with a single […]

The Five Mistakes You Make Riding a Supermoto Riding a supermoto might be one of the most fun things you can do on two-wheels. Basically dirt bikes with street tires, supermotos offer an approachable way to hoon yourself around town, as well as practice some more advanced riding techniques in a lower-risk platform. If you […]

Here Is KTM’s Fuel Injected Two-Stroke Motorcycle Fuel injection has finally come to the two-stroke market for production motorcycles, with KTM (and thus also Husqvarna) debuting two enduro machines with transfer port injection (TPI) on their single-cylinder smokers. This has been a long time coming in the two-wheeled space, even though we have seen TPI […]