The first official MotoGP test of 2021 was a two-day affair completed last Saturday evening in Qatar. Fabio Quartararo, now a member of the factory Yamaha squad, posted the quickest lap time, followed by Jack Miller (Ducati) and Aleix Espargaro (Aprilia). The heavily revamped Aprilia MotoGP bike was very quick throughout the test beneath Aleix […]
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Yamaha, Honda, KTM and Piaggio Form Consortium for Standarized, Swappable Batteries (News)
The big manufacturers will be diving head-first into electric motorcycle production. If you have any doubts about this, yesterday’s announcement regarding the formation of a consortium to create a standardized, swappable battery system among Yamaha, Honda, KTM and Piaggio should convince you. With the relatively short travel range of most electric motorcycles (at least, at […]
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Aprilia Releases More Details and Specifications for New Tuono 660 (Bike Reports) (News)
Back in January, we brought you the announcement from Aprilia of the new Tuono 660. Now, we have all of the details and specifications of this new naked (not-so-naked?). With 100 horsepower and a wet weight of 403 pounds, this should be one fun motorcycle with which to carve up a twisty road. U.S. availability […]
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Harley-Davidson Unveils Long-Awaited Adventure Touring Models: Pan America 1250 and Pan America 1250 Special (Bike Reports) (News)
Announced quite some time ago, Harley-Davidson finally took the wraps off the production Pan America 1250 adventure models earlier today. Both the 1250 and the 1250 Special are powered by a new 150 horsepower 1,250cc 60 degree v-twin making a very healthy 94 foot/pounds of torque. While both models are loaded with high-tech features, and […]
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KTM Reveals Off-Road Focused 1290 Super Adventure R for 2021 (Bike Reports) (News)
Roughly a month after announcing the redesigned 1290 Super Adventure S, KTM has introduced the more dirt-focused 1290 Super Adventure R. As of this writing, we understand that both new 1290 Super Adventure models will not be available in the U.S. market until next year (they are immediately available in Europe). Not surprisingly, the 1290 […]
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Rival Manufacturers Concerned Honda Has Unfair Advantage With Stefan Bradl (News)
MotoGP factories without concessions, which certainly includes Honda, are very limited in the testing that can be done by factory riders. Typically, factories use test riders who are not full-time racers, such as Ducati’s use of Michele Pirro. Last year, Honda lost factory racer Marc Marquez to injury early in the season, and used Stefan […]
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