The trend of stripping sportbikes of their fairings and power to create a new product continues. Today, we have the GSX-S1000 from Suzuki. This bike is essentially a GSX-R1000 minus a bit of power and fairing. While you can have it with fairing too but not with similar power as the Gixxer. However, there is a…
Intrigued by the rumours of Royal Enfield’s plan of buying Ducati abounding the web space, we try to analyze the outcome of this acquisition. Recent reports suggest VW Group may sell Ducati. Dieselgate has cost the group quite a bit and it is planning to focus mainly on its car business. As a result, it may…
Erik Buell Racing did not create just one bike and called it a day. They went ahead and stripped the 1190RX of its fairing. The result is the 1190SX. It is one of the few naked bikes to come with a big-displacement V-Twin engine. However, that is not the only thing that makes this bike special.…
The litrebike wars seem all heated up right now. EBR is the only American duking it out with Japanese and European makers in this sphere. Its weapon of choice? The 1190RX. From coming out of bankruptcy time and again to making this monster, EBR has done quite a bit. The 1190RX is the second V-Twin bike…
In the literbike wars,there is one Japanese entry everyone looks for. This entry comes from Yamaha in the form of YZF-R1. Having switched to a crossplane crankshafta few years back, Yamaha gave its litrebike a thorough upgrade in 2016. The 2017 Yamaha YZF-R1 is available in not just the R1-M form but R1S too. However,…
Ducati is one the three great Italian motorcycle makers in the world. Its bikes are some of the best designed products in the world. Time and again, Ducati has also churned out some great performers. There are few doubts about Ducati’s ability to make a great motorcycle. Speaking of great products, the 1299 Panigale is…