The Yamaha Niken Leaning Multi-Wheel Motorcycle is now confirmed to arrive stateside in the second half of 2018. Here's more on Yamaha's three wheeler.
For 2018, Ducati has transitioned its Panigale from a V-twin to a V4. Here's a close look at the Ducati Stradale V4 engine, which produces 214 horsepower.
Following his double win at 2017 Qatar World Superbike, Kawasaki's Jonathan Rea collected a total of 556 points - the most in a single WorldSBK season.
Meet the 2018 Ducati Scrambler 1100, which arrives with an updated version of the two-valve air/oil cooled 1079cc from the discounted Monster 1100 EVO.
We head to Circuit of the Americas for an exclusive ride on the BMW HP4 Race, a carbon-fiber motorcycle that weighs 377 lbs. and creates 215 horsepower.
Two of the very finest, highly pedigreed superbikes bred carefully by two very different Italian manufacturers take the term “exotica” to another level. These two machines are very much alike—though clearly very different. Varied interpretations on a theme, these storied Italian factories steeped in racing heritage arrive at almost exactly the same point, yet via very different routes. The lucky rider who gets to experience both machines will be absolutely spoiled for choice.
In this week’s first segment, Senior Editor Nic de Sena tells all about the Aprilia RS 660 Trofeo. The fabled Italian racing marque has produced a track-only version of its excellent streetbike, and Nic gave it a good thrashing around Laguna Seca recently. Even if you’re not a track junkie, you’ll find this to be an interesting take on an already really good machine.
In the second segment, Associate Editor Teejay Adams chats with teen racing sensation Kayla Yaakov. Kayla made a name for herself in the smaller classes as she was growing up, but having just turned 16 a few weeks ago, she was able to move up a class and race 600 Supersport for Tytler’s Racing at the last Moto America race of this year. In case you’re thinking this may be hype—she finished on the podium in 3rd place, having started the race 13th on the grid. That’s a heck of an accomplishment for a first race in the most competitive class of them all. Teejay chats with Kayla about growing up and where it all started.
From all of us here at Motos & Friends… we hope you enjoy this episode!