Whenever we hear the word surfing, we always imagine surfers riding huge waves gracefully along the coasts of California, Hawaii or Australia, right? Surfers arriving on a beach in their iconic mid-60s VW buses with surfboards loaded on top or on motorcycles with surfboards strapped to the side. They run towards the ocean with their…
Back in 2021, MotoGP made the declaration that their supersport machines would be drinking from 100% non-fossil fuel by 2027; now, word is spreading of further potential changes to the Grand Prix’s technical requirements – a list slotted to be renewed that same year. So what’s everybody expecting for MotoGP’s 2027 techy rulebook update? A…
GEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 (Bernama) — The Penang police seized 50 motorcycles in an operation carried out in areas frequented by illegal racers around the state, yesterday. The operation by the Penang Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT) was carried out in several ‘hotspots’ in the North East and South West districts on the island…
Team Green’s got a birthday coming up – and seeing as this September is officially 70 years with Kawasaki (on two wheels), we’re anticipating a surprise or two between now and EICMA 2023. What was Kawasaki’s very first motorcycle? This slideshow requires JavaScript. According to Kawasaki’s website, 1961 was the year that Kawasaki Aircraft Co….
Weighing in at nearly 21 pounds, Ultimate Collector Motorcycles is a two-volume tome in the truest sense of the word. This compendium spans the entire history of motorbikes, from the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller—the world’s first series production model—to the futuristic 2020 Aston Martin AMB 001, and comprises 100 of the most coveted machines in…
Kawasaki Celebrates 70 Years of Motorcycles Milestones through the Decades Foothill Ranch, Calif. – In September of 2023, Kawasaki Motors celebrates its 70th anniversary of making motorcycles, first making its forays into the motorcycle business in 1953. After the end of World War II, Kawasaki produced motorcycle engines under the name of “Kawasaki Machine Works.”…
Call it a bit of French humor, that one of the most striking portraits of Yves Saint Laurent should show the fashion designer stripped of his clothes. The year was 1971. Photographer Jeanloup Sieff and his sandy-haired subject decided on a spare set-up: three black leather cushions stacked on the floor, with Saint Laurent seated…
Deputies recently recovered multiple stolen motorcycles and other stolen items inside a Chattaroy residence that was booby-trapped with guns, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded July 26 to the 11900 block of East Tallman Road east of Chattaroy for a burglary report, the release said. The missing items included seven motorcycles, a…
