Three months ago, Triumph introduced the new Thunderbird Storm, and now we have new pictures of the bike. The Storm is eventually the dechromed, stripped down version of the Thunderbird. Triumph's iconic twin headlights, made famous on the Rocket III and Speed Triple models, and drag bars perfectly fit this street rod’s aggressive nature and are complemented by the deep metallic paint. The Storm is powered by a big bore, 1700cc parallel twin engine pumping out 98 hp and a meaty 156 Nm. Read the full article »

Motorcycle manufacturer, racer and industry icon Erik Buell will be the featured guest at the Motorcycle Hall of Fame's annual Breakfast at Daytona fundraiser, Friday, March 11, during Bike Week at an all-new location inside the Daytona 500 Club in the infield of Daytona International Speedway. Buell will take the stage at the Hall of Fame fundraising event to talk about the past, present and future of his unique motorcycles. Read the full article »

It’s already official that the Austrian brand will soon reveal a 200-250cc Duke destined for the Indian market. An Indian magazine, Overdrive.in took a photo of a mysterious new KTM, which is supposedly the larger displacement version of the 125 Duke. Luckily, IndianCarsBikes.in was able to ask Rajiv Bajaj about the photo, and the son of the Bajaj company confirmed that what we can see here is the 200cc KTM Duke. Read the full article »

The motorcycle division of BMW started the new year well, with strong sales growth of 24%. A total of 4,714 (prev. yr. 3,814) BMW motorcycles were delivered to customers worldwide in January 2011, continuing the steady sales growth of the previous year. BMW Motorrad recorded sales growth of 12.3 % for the full year 2010, against the overall market trend, and expanded its market share in all relevant motorcycle markets. Read the full article »

The Brute Force 750 4x4i ATV received a comprehensive round of upgrades for the 2012 model year, with significant new features like a more-powerful V-twin engine, new double-wishbone front suspension, six-spoke cast alloy wheels, new bodywork featuring wide-stance styling cues. Like always, dual-range four-wheel drive and a highly maneuverable chassis provide amazing traction, handling and utility. Read the full article »

A very rare, 1955 Vincent Black Prince is up for auction at Bonham’s on April 24 at the Stafford Show. The slightly modified bike is owned from new by Stuart Jenkinson. The Black Prince features modified fairing, disc brakes, updated frame and new fuel tank. The Vincent has been to Croatia, Bosnia, Albania, Macedonia, Czechoslovakia, Montenegro, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Hungary and Greece. Read the full article »

Ex-Formula 1 driver Kimi Räikkönen has founded a Motocross team to challenge in both the MX1 and MX2 classes of the FIM MX World Championship. Next season the new ICE1RACING motocross team of Kimi Räikkönen will go after World Championship points. Kari Tiainen, the seven-time World Champion in Enduro, will be the team manager of the two young riders towards the Grand Prix title. Read the full article »

American motorcycle company Zero has released its 2011 line of electric bikes: the S, DS, X, and MX. Every model in the line has received a host of technical upgrades and new styling. One of the highlights is the quick-charge system that allows to charge the batteries nearly half the time of the standard version. Other changes come in the form of things like upgraded brakes, suspension and refined charge status indicator. Read the full article »

Yamaha yesterday announced it will close its factory in Palau-Solita i Plegamans, Spain due to falling global demand for its vehicles. The move will affect nearly 420 workers. The company moves production to another Yamaha factory at Saint-Quentin in northern France. "All over the world, and Europe in particular, there has been a prolonged fall in sales figures which forces Yahama to take steps to restructure its industrial capacity," it said. Read the full article »

Japanese manufacturer Suzuki announced the sales and profit results for the first nine month of 2010. The company increased its sales by an encouraging 6.1% despite continued severe market condition. This means Suzuki sold 975,000 units globally in the nine month ended Dec. 31 2010. The manufacturer reported a total loss of $85.7 million on account of the continued sales slowdown of large-size motorcycles for Europe and US. Read the full article »