Superbike racing at its purest at Killarney
Power Series on Saturday will feature straight contests to prove who’s fastest with nothing at stake but bragging rights ||| Cape Town – The final round of the Regional Power Series at Killarney on...
View ArticleBiker’s Toy Run is about kids, not riders' egos
It is not the Charity Toy Run that is lost its direction - it is we, the riders, who have lost ours, writes Dave Abrahams. ||| Dave Abrahams has attended every Charity Toy Run held in Cape Town, from...
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BMW's G 310 R is a commuter with soul
Johannesburg - Earlier this week an 11 year old Indian-born British boy scored 162 points on the IQ test - beating both Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.If Arnav Sharma is given the opportunity to...
View ArticleQualifying confusion spices up Cape Superbike races
Cape Town - Motorsport can always be relied on to deliver a few surprises, and Round 6 of the Mike Hopkins Motorcycles regional series at Killarney was no exception.Qualifying was run in heavy rain,...
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First look: 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 L7
Cape Town: These are the first four examples of the long-awaited 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000 L7 to hit the showroom floor in Cape Town, and one of them was already sold when it got here.It has a new, more...
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Blu Cru recruits talented black enduro riders
Johannesburg - These two dedicated off-road riders are the first members of the Herbalife Blu Cru Yamaha racing team, created in 2017 as a stepping stone for the next generation of enduro riders who...
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Stator: Is this the future of personal mobility?
Pasadena, California - What would Batman ride if he wanted to pop down to the local hipster coffee joint for a skinny soy macchiato latte? The Batscooter of course.Okay, Batman doesn’t actually have a...
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Chilly Blanket Ride brings out warm-hearted bikers
Cape Town: More than 100 riders on a variety of machines ranging from a 1947 Harley-Davidson with a factory-fitted sidecar to state-of-the-art sports machines and long-legged tourers gathered, some...
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Ducati unveils 1299 Panigale R Final Edition
Monterey, California - This is the new 1299 Panigale R Final Edition, more than just a bike with a dedicated colour scheme or a limited edition. Unveiled at Round 8 of the World Superbike series at...
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KTM RC 390 'pocket rocket' updated for 2017
Johannesburg - While this is not an all-new bike (that’s expected near year-end as a 2018 model) KTM’s updated 2017 RC 390 mini-sportster boasts more than just BNG (marketing shorthand for Bold New...
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KTM electric MXer: high voltage, high tech, high price
Amherst, Ohio - KTM has just become the first bikemaker to offer an electric off-roader for sale in the United States, with the launch of a pilot program at 11 selected dealerships.The bike is the...
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Biker grandpa to tackle 1000km ride for charity
Cape Town - A grandfather from Retreat is gearing up to ride more than 1000 kilometres in just 14 hours to raise funds for a local children's home.Tony Lawrence, director of Children and Youth...
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Full throttle with women motorcycle racers
Cape Town – Let's begin Women's Month at full throttle as we shine the spotlight on those feisty women who have mixed it with the men in motorcycle racing at Killarney over the years and, in a least...
View ArticleThis woman biker is always up for adventure!
Cape Town - We kicked off Women's Month with a feature on women involved in motorcycle racing at Killarney and have had a number of responses from women riders with their own stories to tell. This one...
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#WomensMonth: Top drag racer lives for speed
Paarl, Western Cape - During working hours Nicola Els is a bookkeeper for a local business, but weekends are when this 28-year-old indulges her need for speed.Her passion is motorsport - on two wheels,...
View ArticleCape Superbike series poised on a knife-edge
Cape Town - Round seven of the Mike Hopkins Motorcycles regional series at Killarney on Women’s Day, Wednesday 9 August, is going to be a nailbiter.The top three riders in the championship – Ronald...
View ArticlePoppy Day Run honours those who fought so we don’t have to
Cape Town: Saturday 11 November will see the fourth annual Poppy Day Run, hosted by the Cape Town chapter of the Hells Angels, and their second annual Bike Build-Off.It’s appropriate that the second...
View ArticleClean sweep for McFadden in Cape Superbikes
Cape Town – The record books will show that David McFadden and the RPM Centre S1000 RR pulled off a clean sweep in Round 7 of the Mike Hopkins Motorcycles regional series on Women’s Day at Killarney...
View ArticleStuntwoman killed during Deadpool 2 filming
Vancouver - A stuntwoman was killed on Monday on the set of Deadpool 2 in Vancouver while filming a motorcycle stunt for the much-anticipated sequel to Marvel Comic's anti-superhero blockbuster, police...
View Article'Deadpool 2' bike stuntwoman named
Vancouver - The stuntwoman who died on the film set of "Deadpool 2" in Vancouver on Monday was SJ Harris, a 40-year-old from New York, a spokesman for the province of British Columbia's coroners...
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