New BMW GS model caught testing
Why are first spy shots always lousy? No matter, because thanks to one of Solomoto’s readers who actually chased this BMW bike on a highway near Tarragona to get this pic, it allows everyone to get a not so great…
Ducati Diavel vs Audi R8 V10 Plus drag race video
Cars versus motorcycles test have become a classic video staple. This time British website Autocar pits a 2013 Audi R8 V10 against the Ducati Diavel Carbon in a drag race from 0-150-0 miles (241km/h) per hour. Now that Ducati is…
Harley Davidson Forty-Eight vs Roller Derby Ladies
Take Harley-Davidson’s recent addition to their 2010 Sportster 1200 lineup, the Forty-Eight and pit it against some very tough looking Roller Derby ladies from Toronto, that go by names like Demolition Dawn, Harlot Johanssen, Sinead O’Clobber and you’ll end up…
Harley Davidson Sportster Seventy-Two and Softail Slim
Harley Davidson expands its range for the year 2012 with the addition of two new motorcycles, which follow the recently unveiled Dyna Switchback: they are called Sportster Seventy-Two and Softail Slim. The Sportster seventy-Two somewhat retrieves the legacy of the…
Eye catching Ducati Diavel Commercial
This is Ducati’s latest commercial for the Diavel with the usual AMG car product placement in it. The Diavel is still getting rave reviews and who’s already test ridden this mix between a custom and a naked bike have been…
Randy de Puniet and his Ducati Diavel
Randy de Puniet’s weekend at Le Mans wasn’t what he expected, first he got love tapped in the shoulder by Casey Stoner and hauled in front of the Race Direction to get a talking to for obstructing the Australian rider…
Rosso Puro TTre Moto Guzzi vintage custom by Filippo Barbacane
Filippo Barbacane could be considered the modern embodiment of the Moto Guzzi philosophy, and his Rossopuro brand is well known among fans of Guzzi and afficionados of the aftermarket and tuning segments. It seems that the majority of the Barbacane…
H-D Sportster Technics by Roland Sands
In America it is not uncommon for companies operating outside the motorcycle industry to turn to well-known customizers to create some sort of “promo bike” to amaze the attendants of some fair or event. It is a win-win situation, where…
Roland Sands and Nitro Circus II (w/video)
Roland Sands, besides being a one of the great custom bike builders also likes to ride his own creations and here he is, with members of his crew having fun jumping, wheeling and doing stoppies along the LA drainage system…
Harley-Davidson Rome 110th Anniversary: video and pics of the parade
“All roads lead to Rome” they say, and last weekend plenty of Harley-Davidson hordes of fans coming from every corner of the world proved that just right once again with the colourful invasion of the Eternal City, where they celebrated…
BMW K 1600 GT voted the 2011 International Bike of the Year
BMW can be more than satisfied after posting record sales in 2011 , a +6.4% increase from 2010 despite a waning world wide economy and now their super six cylinder tourer, the BMW K 1600 GT has been voted the…
2009 Triumph Thunderbird 1600
Triumph has revealed its new Thunderbird 1600 equipped with a twin-cylinder transverse engine. As reported by Motociclismo.it who have published the photos, this is a six-speed cruiser with a cog or tooth wheel transmission.The new Triumph enters the long-distance cruiser…
They're calling it WHAT?! Mega Monster becomes Ducati Diavel
The new Ducati model which has so far been dubbed the Vyper and Mega Monster, will in fact be called the Ducati Diavel, according to MCN. And no, we don’t like the name. Where you put the accent for a…
Good Shot of Ducati's Mega Monster
Italy’s Motosprint website has pubblished another shot of Ducati’s new muscle bike and inside this week’s issue they’ve got another three excellent pics (not the usual spy shots, so eat your hearts out) of what’s being called the Mega Monster…
Ducati Diavel from street cruiser to off road machine
The Ducati Diavel is the only power cruiser in the Italian manufacturers current model line-up and it was especially made for the American market - we personally haven’t seen that many cruising around Italian roads since it made its debut…
The Hexagon Harley 1.4301
Six is the magic number on this handcrafted custom Harley Davidson by Horst Dzhangmen. Everything but the engine, a HD Shovelhead 1340 cm3 and the frame, has been cut and built into perfectly shaped hexagons and this exceptional work took…
Zero Engineering's Samurai Chopper and Shogun come to Europe
As reported by Tor Sagen, Zero Engineering will be presenting its Samurai Chopper model to the European market at Milan’s Eicma show next week.Since 1992, the Japanese company has been building handmade custom bikes with some truly incredible results, and…
Harley-Davidson Softail Blackline Dirt Tracker by Roland Sands
Roland Sands, former racer from California, is another one of those well-known names in the custom bikes business. Son of Performance Machine’s founders Perry & Nancy Sands (a well known supplier of custom parts such as wheels, brakes and other…
2013 Moto Guzzi California 1400 preview
In view of its official unveiling at the upcoming 2012 EICMA show in Milan (November 15-18) Piaggio anticipates the new Moto Guzzi California 1400, a model that will have to revamp Moto Guzzi’s reputation as one of the leaders in…
Ducati Diavel and Mercedes-AMG meet on the road (w/video)
We already know that Ducati and Mercedes AMG have now officially hooked up and they’ll be sponsoring the Ducati team in MotoGP and with this video of the Ducati Diavel and $99,000 CLS 63 AMG you can tell that their…
Jet engine dragster Suzuki Gladius in Priest
The new sci-fi film Priest based on a Koren graphic novel features a Suzuki Gladius racing around a post-apocalyptic world, taking a renegade warrior priest to save his neice, who has been abducted by vampires. More special effects than weird…
Indian Chief by Polaris
One of the US’ historic motorcycle brands, Indian, was ready to disappear from the market recently before being bought by Polaris Industries last April. Polaris bought the Indian brand clearly with the Chief model in mind as it was definitely…
2012 Moscow Moto Park: images and report
The 9th edition of the Moscow International Exhibition Moto Park has just closed its doors registering yet another record of attendance. The event took place last weekend at the Crocus-Expo IEC and is regarded as one of the most important…