Isle of Man Austrian style: KTM joins the TT for 2010

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Racing 2009 KTM RC8 R – Click above for high-res image gallery When the first brave competitors sought glory on the Isle of Man in 1907, winning brands went by names like Matchless, Peugeot and Norton. Over one hundred years later, Austrian manufacturer KTM will take a chance to add its name to that prestigious list

Most powerful Buell ever: Staying in the race with the new 1190RR

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Motorcycle , Racing It’s only been a few months since Harley-Davidson officially announced the demise of Buell, but the gang at Erik Buell Racing weren’t comfortable hanging up their leathers just yet. In fact, the newly-released 1190RR may be the first time we get to see the team really show off without any higher-ups to please. Reading the specs, it clear that you won’t run into this Buell at a Riders Edge event.

Video: Women of supercross volunteer their bosoms for the greater good

Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Motorcycle , Celebrities , Racing Supercross announcer Erin Bates gets a chest-casting for charity – Follow the jump to watch the video If you’ve followed Supercross over the last few years, chances are you’re familiar with Erin Bates and Ashley Phillips. The attractive announcing duo recently partnered with Troy Lee Designs and the Keep A Breast foundation to give the world a chance to bid on their boobs (well, reasonable facsimiles, at least). It’s all for a good cause, natch.

Red Tires and Rockets: 1928 Opel Motoclub is awesomely insane

Filed under: Classics , Opel , Motorcycle Back in the early 1900s, Fritz von Opel, grandson of Opel founder Adam Opel, was enamored with rocket propulsion. As the company’s director of testing and the man in charge publicity, Opel had quite an outlet to fulfill his rocket-powered fantasies.

Thinking outside of the Boxer: First look at Yamaha’s XT1200Z Super Tenere

Filed under: Motorcycle , Off-Road Yamaha Super Tenere – Click above for high-res photo gallery We first spotted Yamaha’s Super Tenere Concept in October of 2009 at the Tokyo Motor Show . Back then, it was shrouded in fabric and far too polished to be anywhere close to our garage. Fast forward – it’s a new year and the Tuning Fork Company has revealed that this concept has bridged the gap to reality.

New ’skull and skin’ helmet sounds creepy cool

Filed under: Safety , Technology , Motorcycle , Design/Style Have you heard the expression “break neck speeds?” This often overused tag has become the go-to hook line in many motorcycle crash stories on your local evening news. A new design concept called Super Skin from Industrial Design Consultancy , or IDC, looks to address the core issue.

Over the top on a Harley-Davidson XR750: Take two for Bubba Blackwell’s record-breaking leap

Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Etc. , Motorcycle Do you remember the days when motorcycle jumps were measured by cars rather than feet? We know at least one man who is all too familiar with those times, and may even be haunted by them.

The Doctor’s New Tool: Packard Bell introduces the Valentino Rossi Laptop

Filed under: Motorsports , Marketing/Advertising , Technology , Motorcycle Just how many MotoGP World Championships does it take to get your very own signature line of computers? Well… everybody’s favorite Doctor and Packard Bell have answered unanimously

2010 Vyrus 987 C3 4V is the most powerful production motorcycle in the world

Filed under: Performance , Motorcycle Vyrus 987 C3 4V – Click above for high-res image gallery Generally speaking, though there are a number of different classes of motorcycles in the world, there are a few universal truths that span all makes and models. Chief amongst these similarities is the fact that the bike’s rider always grips a handlebar that’s attached directly to the front forks, which in turn clamp down on the front wheel, thereby providing steering and suspension duties

Yamaha pulls the covers off 2010 FZ8 naked sportbike

Filed under: Motorcycle The upper-middleweight naked bike segment, which currently has entrants from the likes of BMW , Aprilia and Ducati , is about to get an good ol’ injection of Japanese know-how as Yamaha readies its upcoming new FZ8 for production. Yamaha apparently sees room for a machine that splits the difference between the smaller FZ6 (and FZ6R ) and the full FZ1 naked literbike. As far as we’re aware, Yamaha has confirmed neither the FZ8 nor its fully-faired FZ8R sibling for North America (we’ll keep you posted), but it seems possible the models could make it Stateside if there’s sufficient interest…

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