http://www.thebikergene.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:48:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Although Triumph's 675cc Street Triple has already laid waste to everything it's been tested against in the middleweight naked category - and indeed, a lot of larger bikes - Triumph has announced it will be joined by an up-spec 'R' version for 2009 that promises a harder performance edge. It's a ... http://www.thebikergene.com/naked-bikes/street-triple-r-announced-with-daytona-spec-brakes-and-suspension/   As we noted on Friday, MV Agusta has been in some serious financial troubles of late, and majority shareholder/President Claudio Castiglioni has been looking for a new investment partner both to capitalise the company's recovery and to drive a new era of business practices that will see the iconic brand ... http://www.thebikergene.com/industry-news/harley-davidson-acquires-mv-agusta/   No doubt hoping to capture a little of the magic that has seen Triumph's class-smashing 675 Daytona make a massive impression in road tests, track tests and sales charts, MV Agusta is developing its own 675cc triple - and in typical Claudio Castiglioni style, just about betting the company's survival ... http://www.thebikergene.com/sportsbikes/will-mv-agusta-survive-long-enough-to-deliver-a-675cc-3-cylinder-tamburini-masterpiece/ It's fair to say Honda is probably the most conservative of the major manufacturers - technology is introduced very slowly, designs are far from radical and quality and reliability rule the roost. So what the hell is the DN-01 doing in its product lineup? The category-busting cruisy sports maxi-scooter is ... http://www.thebikergene.com/scooters/hondas-radical-dn-01-to-launch-in-the-uk-from-august-1/ Hill climb races are extreme events that require extreme machinery - check out this video of the famous Billings event if you need any confirmation on exactly how crazy these guys are. And while BMW is hardly known for its extreme bikes, they've put together a ripper of a factory bike for ... http://www.thebikergene.com/dirtbikes/bmw-races-a-2-wheel-drive-f800-in-european-hill-climb-championship/  What a brilliant idea - Wired magazine's Autopia has started up a Google Maps service where bikers all around the world can tag their favourite roads and learn about where others go to thrash their pride and joy.Of course it's unmoderated, so you'd want to do a bit of research before you ... http://www.thebikergene.com/touring/bookmark-the-worlds-best-motorcycling-roads/   BMW ramped up the excitement level on the 2009 World Superbike series yet again today by announcing that Ruben Xaus will be one of the riders to take the new BMW S1000 RR into the heat of WSBK racing next year. The 30 year-old spaniard is an 11-year veteran of top-level ... http://www.thebikergene.com/racing/bmw-signs-ruben-xaus-for-2009-world-superbike-series/   So Honda has announced that future supersports bikes will carry a new electronically controlled braking system that adds antilock braking to an evolution of the Dual Combined Braking system in an effort to prevent brake lockup and allow maximal braking power with less of a tendency to pitch forward. The new ... http://www.thebikergene.com/sportsbikes/hondas-brake-by-wire-system-for-sportsbikes-combined-abs/ Cadwell Park is a motor racing track in Lincolnshire, UK, that was originally built in 1934 by the owner of the land to give his two motorcycle-crazy sons somewhere to race each other. It's 3.6 kilometres of challenging and varying turns with frequent elevation changes due to its valley ... http://www.thebikergene.com/racing/cadwells-mountain-motorcycles-flying-through-the-air-bonus-vid-one-of-the-worst-crashes-ive-seen/ One Italian owner has found the solution. A Tamburini design? :P http://www.thebikergene.com/videos/vid-wish-your-new-ducati-848-had-that-dry-clutch-sound/