You probably know MV Agusta as a manufacturer of high performance motorcycles, notably sport bikes and naked bikes. MD tested the MV Agusta Brutale RR last year, which makes an extraordinary 140 hp from 800cc. Now, MV Agusta is entering the popular adventure bike market with the Enduro Veloce. In the process of developing this […]
The MotoGP series visited the Jerez circuit in Spain this weekend. It turned out to be a very surprising round for Yamaha. Former champ Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) proved to be faster than all of the Spanish riders at their home event during qualifying. Taking pole position, Quartararo had a disappointing Sprint race on Saturday, but […]
Round 4 of the 2025 MotoGP championship was held at the Lusail circuit in Qatar this weekend. Ducati’s Marc Marquez again came out on top with wins in both Saturday’s Sprint and the full-length GP on Sunday. The podium on Saturday was filled out by Alex Marquez (Ducati) in second place and Franco Morbidelli […]
It is no secret that Ducati has been developing motocross bikes, and even racing prototypes, but today Ducati announced the availability of a production Desmo450 MX. The bike will be in U.S. dealerships this July priced $11,495. You can take a look at the Ducati website here, and the full press release follows, along […]
Round 3 of the 2025 MotoGP championship was held in Austin, Texas this weekend. It looked to be another Marc Márquez (Ducati) domination as he took pole position, won Saturday’s Sprint Race and seemed to build a comfortable lead in Sunday’s full-length race before crashing. With mixed weather, parts of the track were still wet […]
BMW has unveiled yet another retro model featuring the Boxer 1200 engine. If you like the simple designs of older models focused on function, rather than style, the new R 12 G/S is a thing of beauty. With knobby tires and large 21/18″ wheels, BMW intends this new bike to be genuinely off-road capable. It […]
The naked bike category has exploded in popularity in the past 10 years. Now, manufacturers readily equip these bikes with their latest high performance engines and technology. Suzuki’s GSX–S1000 is a bit of an outlier in the large displacement naked category. By this, I mean, it is an open class displacement motorcycle that doesn’t make […]
Round 2 of the MotoGP series was held in Argentina this weekend, with Marc Márquez (Ducati) again dominating. Marc broke the lap record with pole position and then won both of the weekend’s races, including Saturday’s Sprint and Sunday’s full GP. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the continued presence of Marc’s brother Alex (Ducati) near […]
Announced a few months ago, the popular Aprilia RS 660 (we tested the Tuono Factory version here) has several changes for 2025, and is now also available in a Factory version with Öhlins suspension. Aprilia has announced U.S. pricing for both models and dealership availability (beginning this month). Here is the press release from Aprilia. […]
The opening round of the 2025 MotoGP championship was held at the Buriram circuit in Thailand this weekend. Ducati’s Marc Márquez dominated the entire weekend with pole position and wins in both the Sprint and full GP. The podium was identical on both days with Marc’s brother Alex placing second on both Saturday and […]