Ducati unloads the specialness cannon on new Panigale V4 SP2

It doesn’t matter how special an Italian motorcycle is, there is always an even specialer edition in the pipeline. Something with such great, treacly dollops of specialness ladled over it that you feel like common filth for ever having fantasized over … Continue reading Ducati unloads the specialness cannon on new Panigale V4 SP2

2022 Ducati Multistrada V4 S politely lowers itself as you stop

Big adventure bikes: they’re terrific tourers on the move, deceptively good on a twisty road and surprisingly dirt-capable if the rider’s up to the task. But ground clearance comes at a cost. Jeez, they can be tall. As an average-height dude, I’m used … Continue reading 2022 Ducati Multistrada V4 S politely lowers itself as you stop

Revived BSA reveals 2022 Gold Star 650 as first model to enter production

As announced last week, BSA is back. Now owned by Classic Legends, a subsidiary of India’s Mahindra & Mahindra group, the brand revealed the first motorcycle of its new era at the NEC Motorcycle Live show in Birmingham, UK, over the weekend.Continue Re… Continue reading Revived BSA reveals 2022 Gold Star 650 as first model to enter production

Norton reveals plans for a 185-horsepower, 1,200cc V4 cafe racer

The messy rebirth of Norton Motorcycles seems back on track under the company’s new ownership, India’s TVS, and the V4SV superbike is now ready to get its pants off. The V4CR cafe racer stands ready to join the super-naked class as a street weapon.Cont… Continue reading Norton reveals plans for a 185-horsepower, 1,200cc V4 cafe racer

BSA Motorcycles comes back to life, first model due in 2022

One of the world’s leading motorcycle manufacturers of the 1950s and 60s, BSA is set to resume operations almost half a century after it went bankrupt, funded by its new owner, India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, and with a new factory under construction in E… Continue reading BSA Motorcycles comes back to life, first model due in 2022

Weird and wonderful new motorcycles that grabbed us at EICMA 2021

EICMA: it’s motorcyclese for Christmas, when the factory elves bring forth a bounty of gifts for the coming year and unwrap them in front of … Well, generally in front of a gaggle of hungover journos who have been lured to the event with truckloads o… Continue reading Weird and wonderful new motorcycles that grabbed us at EICMA 2021