Speak to a rider over a certain age, and they’ll probably get all misty-eyed at the mere mention of two-stroke. Making a lot more power for their size than the equivalent four-stroke, two-stroke engines were once a huge deal in the motorbike…
Illegal street racing is still widespread in Malaysia despite police holding operations and crackdowns to apprehend those involved. If illegal racers are still ambivalent about the penalties involved, the police Traffic Investigation and Enforcement Department (JSPT), Bukit Aman, is considering the use…
While four-wheeled vehicles have had active cruise control for a while now, BMW Motorrad is presenting its application for two-wheelers as well. Developed in conjunction with its technology partner Bosch, the BMW Motorrad Active Cruise Control (ACC) for bikes aims to provide…
For those awaiting BMW Motorrad’s retro-styled cruiser, good news is the 2020 BMW Motorrad R18 First edition will arrive in Malaysia this October, and priced at RM156,500 on the road, excluding insurance. The R18 First Edition is limited to only 18 units…
With the implementation of the Restricted Movement Control Order (RMCO), many Malaysians seem to have forgotten the Covid-19 pandemic is still raging in many parts of the world and has not been eliminated or eradicated here. This caution seems to have fallen…
Austrian motorcycle maker KTM has a reputation for making all-out motocross and enduro motorcycles that handle the dirt well and its 2021 KTM EXC range seems to be no exception. Comprising of three two-stroke and four four-stroke machines, the 2021 EXCs come…
Electric motorcycles (e-bikes) are coming, no one can deny that, and it looks like Indian Motorcycle might be jumping on the bandwagon. This comes from trademark filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and IP…
Electric motorcycles (e-bikes) are coming, no one can deny that, and it looks like Indian Motorcycle might be jumping on the bandwagon. This comes from trademark filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and IP…
As Triumph’s big bruiser of a naked sports bike, the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 has reached the end of its engineering development cycle. The latest iteration of the Speed Triple, the 1050 R and RS, now produces 150 PS and 117 Nm…
Model Year 2020 Asset Capture Photography. There is one big problem with motorcycles, at very low speed bikes refuse to stay upright. Harley-Davidson (H-D) thinks it might have a solution for its heavy weight cruisers in the form of a self-balancing gyroscope…