Equipped with an optional race exhaust, the 2009 KTM 1190 RC8 R makes 180bhp, 25bhp more than the regular RC8. It achieves this thanks to an 1195cc capacity (up from 1148cc), which has presumably been chosen to better equip it…
A white Suzuki B-King is destined for markets outside the USA next year. As far as we know, 2009 sees no other significant changes to the Hayabusa-based streetfighter. We couldn't be happier to see more and more bikes going white,…
In addition to the Ducati Streetfighter, we can exclusively reveal the Ducati 1198 and Ducati 1198 S. The big story here is the new engine, which adopts the 1098 R's 1198.4cc engine. Here, that engine makes 170bhp and 97lb/ft of…
Thanks to a huge leak we can exclusively reveal official information on and images of the new Ducati Streetfighter and Ducati Streetfighter S. Both models share the same 155bhp, 87.5lb/ft 1099cc v-twin and even though the S gains lighter 5-spoke…
The Yamaha Star Stratoliner S is heavy, slow, has very little storage room, brakes poorly and hates corners. It's utterly unsuited to long distance riding. But, we managed to find a place that suited it perfectly, the long, straight, scenic…
Photos: Manuel Serrano for Solo Moto TreintaEveryone was shocked that the production version of the BMW S1000RR wasn't unveiled at Intermot two weeks ago. Now, it looks like an EICMA release could be on the cards; the road-going version of…
The K1300GT receives the fewest updates of any K-series for 2009, but is conversely the model best suited to BMW's big inline-four and the range's unique character. It's almost as if everything that makes the K-series bikes what they are…