Defending champ Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki) took both wins this weekend at Round 5 of the WSB championship at Imola. In the process, Rea tied Carl Fogarty’s WSB record with 59 career wins. In Race 1, Rea took a relatively uneventful victory from pole position with Kawasaki teammate Tom Sykes finishing second and Ducati’s Marco Melandri […]
MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews
Category: Motorcycles
Why Did Yamaha Let Zarco Go? (News)
Based on reports we have seen, just about every major factory in the MotoGP paddock made some effort to sign Johann Zarco for next year … with the exception of his current bike manufacturer, Yamaha. Why? Zarco currently sits second in the MotoGP championship behind Marc Marquez (Honda) and in front of Yamaha factory riders […]
MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews
Yamaha Ténéré 700 “World Raid” Tour Precedes Production Launch This Fall (News)
Yamaha is really hyping the Ténéré 700, a very capable off-roader powered by the 689cc parallel twin from the MT-07. Before production begins this Fall (with an expected unveiling at EICMA), Yamaha is taking a prototype of the bike around the world with accomplished riders and racers testing the machine and appearing at promotional events. […]
MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews
Why Are Most Custom Motorcycles So Hideous? … And What’s The Point? (Editorial) (Editorials) (News)
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, but ugly is in the disjointed, mishmash design of most custom motorcycles these days. There are sites devoted to posting pictures and stories of one custom after another. BikeExif and PipeBurn come to mind, but there are many others. “Back in the day” customs were […]
MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews
Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki Riders Eyeing Victory in Salt Lake City (Industry Press Releases)
Corona, Calif. (April 25, 2018) – Monster Energy Pro Circuit Kawasaki’s Adam Cianciarulo and Joey Savatgy return to action this weekend as the Western Regional 250SX class hosts its penultimate round at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City. After a grueling mudfest at their previous round in Seattle, Cianciarulo and Savatgy are prepared to make […]
MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews
Press Report Indicates Andrea Dovizioso Rejected “Lowball” Offer to Extend Ducati Relationship (News)
Ducati is in a unique circumstance with regard to its MotoGP riders, Andrea Dovizioso and Jorge Lorenzo. Dovizioso has been far more successful on the bike than Lorenzo over the past year and a half (Dovizioso has won 7 of the last 16 MotoGP races, finished a close second to Marc Marquez (Honda) in the […]
MotorcycleDaily.com – Motorcycle News, Editorials, Product Reviews and Bike Reviews