A couple of weeks ago we showed you the Ducati car concept by Anthony Colard. Here's another interesting concept of the french transportation designer, which comes under the name C12-R. The Superbike is based off the Ducati 1198 chassis, but Colard has taken his own perception of the italian motorcycle's style, and improved upon some of its deficiencies. Read the full article »

It seems the japanese motorcycle companies could borrow the dual clutch transmission (DTC) technology from the automobile world for their next generation R1 and CBR1000 RR. Honda VFR1200 F already uses DTC, but the next step would be develop this technology on superbike models, where it would work slightly differently. But Honda is not the only japanese factory who is planning an electronically controlled gearbox for his sportbike, Yamaha is developing his own system, too. Read the full article »

Since 1967, NCR has built very exclusive performance motorcycles. Their latest creation is the Millona 16 or simply the M16, one of the fastest production motorcycles ever built. To create this monster, NCR used only the lightest and strongest materials available. The unique frame and fuel tank, swingarm, faring and even the weels are all in carbon fiber. Read the full article »

Brock's Performance tuned up the bavarians supersport machine, the S1000 RR. The BMW sends 203hp and 80 lb/ft of torque to the rear wheel, although the only change was a new ECU and exhaust system. Besides, the bike got BST carbon wheels, MacIntosh extended swingarm and lowered suspension. After the treatment, the S1000 RR ran the 1/4 mile in 8.49 seconds, while it's top speed was 158.46 mph. No doubt, the german superbike has incredible tuning potencial. The bike will compete in the AMA Dragbike Supersport class, but only after receiving nitrous injection. Read the full article »

Honda was the very first motorcycle factory which offered dual clutch transmission. The fast transmission, which adds nearly 10% to the price of the standard $16 000 dollar bike, was introduced in the VFR1200 F. But designing a revolutionary new transmission isn't cheap, so Honda wants to spread the system across its range. To do that, they need to revise it so it can fit is smaller models, like the Fireblade. Another key element is the simplifying the electronics and sensors, reaching the same effect as the VFR's, but with reduced costs. Honda Japan has filed patents that shows this simplified system. The new design eliminates one expensive potentiometer used on the VFR. If they succeed, the dual-clutch Fireblade could appear in two years. Read the full article »

Suzuki posted a video showing how today’s GSX-R1000 is born at the Hamamatsu plant in Japan. The attached video takes us through the most important fabrication processes. Read the full article »

With two wins on the weekend’s SBK championship in Monza, Aprilia couldn’t have picked a better time to unveil the RSV4 Max Biaggi Replica. The 200 hp-machine conceived and developed by Aprilia Racing, so it’s no surprise, that the bike is destined for the racing track. Read the full article »

Yamaha Motor France built four special R1 Factory MotoGP replicas. Good news is that each one of them is unique, but bad news is that only one of them is avaliable. It’s not surprising though, because the bikes looks gourgous. Read the full article »

Helping celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the GSX-R series. Suzuki has come up with the 2010 Suzuki GSX-R600 / GSX-R750 / GSX-R1000 Limited Edition. Only 25 of these bikes will be made, each one stamped with its batch number. Photos and more after the jump. Read the full article »

From zero to 100km/h (62 mph) in just 2.9 seconds sounds very nice. But would that help in this XXXL-experiment? Don't try this at home with your dishes. Or your mom's ones. We have no idea is it fake or not, but you have to watch this video. Read more about this motorcycle on its specifications page. Read the full article »