DYNO VIDEO: 2016 Star Bolt C-Spec Cafe cruiser bolted on the Cycle World dyno. http://cf.c.ooyala.com/tmcHRiMDE6Gi7FRr7YXx8nQe3Ak3fWgk/QCdjB5HwFOTaWQ8X4xMDoxOjA4MTsiGN Please enable Javascript to watch this video The Star Bolt has taken on the venerable Harley-Davidson Sportster head on, both in terms of styling and V-twin performance. With a cafe-inspired riding position, the Bolt C-Spec best delivers when the throttle […]

AMASX: Round #2 Race Report – San Diego Supercross Media Press Release: In front of a crowd of 36,825 at Petco Park, Monster Energy AMA Supercross, an FIM World Championship, made its first of two visits to San Diego for the second race of the 2016 season on Saturday night. Following a runner-up finish at […]

DAKAR RALLY: 2016 Wrap-Up Four Americans at the finish line. The 38th edition of the Dakar ended in Rosario, Argentina, on January 16, with Toby Price (KTM) winning the bike category, and Stephane Peterhansel in the cars (Peugeot) wrapping up his 12th victory (six on Yamahas in the bike category and now six in cars). […]

DAKAR RALLY: Ricky Brabec Interview America’s youngest ever Dakar Rally rookie. RELATED LINKS DAKAR RALLY: 100-Percent Americana Meet the Ico Racing/Rally Pan Am team, the only 100-percent American bike squad in the Dakar Rally. DAKAR RALLY: Shuhei Nakamoto Interview Honda VP’s presence proves that Big Red is there to win. From the California desert to […]

The 2016 Yamaha YZF-R1 Is Ready for WSBK Duty Yamaha is headed back to the World Superbike paddock, and it is not taking any half-measures in doing so. As such, the Japanese manufacturer has retained the talents of Sylvain Guintoli (World Superbike Champion, 2014) and Alex Lowes (British Superbike Champion, 2013), with the highly regarded […]

Gallery: Inside the 2016 Honda RC213V-S Part 2 Last week in our image gallery of Honda’s exotic MotoGP replica RC213V-S, we detailed the chassis and how similar it is to the RC213V. This week, we take a look at the engine, and through a series of images provided by Honda look at just how close […]

2016 Dakar Rally – Stage 13: Toby Price Triumphs They call it the hardest motorcycle race in the world, and for good reason. The 13-day trial that is the Dakar Rally sees competitors racing against each other, racing against the clock, racing against the terrain, the rain, the heat, and even racing against themselves, as […]

Trikes Versus Bikes ©Motorcyclist Can-Am Spyder The Spyder is still pretty motorcycle-like since the rider’s seating position and controls are familiar to a motorcycle rider. In the US, vehicles with three wheels are officially considered to be “motorcycles” even though they may be completely un-motorcycle-like. A motorcycle with a sidecar can certainly be seen as […]

Is Honda Preparing a Major Engine Upgrade for 2016? It is no secret that Honda are struggling with the engine for the RC213V MotoGP. HRC have been making the engine ever more aggressive for the past three years, but in 2015, they finally went too far. The power delivery of the RC213V was too difficult […]

DAKAR RALLY: Shuhei Nakamoto Interview Honda VP’s presence proves that Big Red is there to win. The presence of the HRC VP Shuhei Nakamoto in the Dakar bivouac means only one thing, Honda is committed to success. In the aftermath of the Coma and Despres era, the bike category is open to a new generation, […]