Hidden amongst the plethora of talent displayed at the NEC last week was this stealth beauty. To celebrate 30 years of Ninja, Kawasaki UK has been working with Jarrod ‘Jack’ Frost and his Holeshot Racing armoury to create a turbocharged ZX-10R. The H2R and its dyno spectacle may have... Read more
Embroiled in social media banter last night, I was outlining a potential new legislation to recognise depression during racing off-season as an official medical disorder. It’s only been six weeks since the last round of BSB, and it’s already painful. But the off-season is a whole lot more... Read more
Any top-level racer from back in’t day will have an extensive reel of hire car stories, and James Whitham is no different. After incriminating himself on numerous occasions, Whit settled on an expensive night at Donington Park involving his own car – or rather Honda’s car – and a few... Read more
As we’ve mentioned previously, the motorcycling/gaming world has been crying out for a Forza/Gran Tourismo offshoot since time began. Well, we can all rejoice in Milestone’s latest creation: RIDE. I don’t pretend to be a gamer, although I’m a sucker for bike games and the occasional trip to a... Read more
It’s not often you get the chance to ride a GP bike. It’s not often you get the chance to go elbow-down on a GP bike. Baron, the jammy git, managed both in one day, although his lap times weren’t quite up to swaying Red Bull into a full-time... Read more
The motorcycling world has been crying out for a Forza/Gran Tourismo-type computer game, and Milestone (the creators of MotoGP ’14) is on the verge of releasing one. RIDE has direct involvement and backing from all the major bike manufacturers, and a few not so major, so that means over 100... Read more
Nothing like a sexy flame and smoke combo to end the week. This arrangement comes courtesy of Baron’s KTM 1290 Super Duke R, and a slightly ‘tuned’ Akrapovic silencer… Read more
Racing is a bit like having a poo: push too hard and it’ll end in a bloody mess. I’ve spent 2014 racing in the Ducati TriOptions Cup alongside the British Superbikes, and on one fateful Saturday afternoon at Silverstone, my ambition far outweighed my talent. When you see P1... Read more
There were lots of lavish techno queens unveiled at the Milan show but this retrosexual café racer concept from Yamaha also caught grabbed our attention. This is the handy work of the (unfortunately-named) Bender brothers from Germany. Raphael and Christian transformed a bog-stock XV950 into the Boltage as part... Read more
The internet is rife with shoddy renderings of concept bikes and innovative, bastardised stylisations, but there is the occasional gem: like this GANNET-designed Kawasaki H2. The supercharged, trellis-framed monster blew everyone’s back door off when Kawasaki unveiled it in Cologne, and GANNET has added another flavour. Ulfert Janssen... Read more
