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Yamaha has announced that the R6 is to be discontinued after the 2020 model year. Other bikes to get the chop are the VMAX, WR250R and SMAX. The end of an era. This is going to leave a big hole in the SBK World Supersport field as well as other 600cc race classes all over the world and...

After 16 years and a couple of months, 57,000-odd kilometres and countless happy memories my 2004 Fazer, one owner since new, is going to a new home. Since I bought my Tracer almost 3 years ago I haven't ridden the Fazer more than a couple of times, my wife was going to ride it but when she...

My old single garage was very tight and I was too lazy to move the car before taking the bike out so over the years the mirror has been pretty banged up from wall scrapes. (Never mind the bar end weight and brake lever!) Any idea what I can do to restore this plastic? I don't want to just start...

My wife and I are in Misano again this week for the San Marino MotoGP and a memorial garden has been opened at the site of Nicky Hayden's bicycle accident which led to his untimely death. Last year there were just a few floral tributes at the intersection where the accident occurred but the...

After 13 years on my FZ-6, some months of deliberating, test riding, cajoling the wife and perusing the bank balance over and over I finally did it. I bought an MT-09 Tracer. Last weekend we had our annual bike show and Yamaha had a show special of $750 off the sticker price of $10,600 so I...

I am really surprised there isn't already a thread about this. From motogp.com It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of MotoGP™ Legend Nicky Hayden, after the American was involved in a collision with a car when cycling on the Riviera di Rimini last Wednesday. Hayden had been...

Where on earth did they find this Australian idiot Harry Wood who is now sharing the TV commentary with Steve English? I know Murray Walker was famous for his gaffes commentating on Formula 1 but this guy is plain hopeless. In the beginning I thought (prayed) he was just a guest...

Check the cool customisation that Yamaha South Africa do to the R3. Movistar colours and decals, sponsor stickers, Akro pipe.... all this for 5,200 USD.

After leading the Moto3 championship since the second race of the year in Argentina Brad Binder has won the Moto3 world championship with 4 races to go and with an unassailable 106 point lead. Binder is the first South African world champion since Jon Ekerold won the 350cc title in 1980 and...

I've been toying with the idea of a front brake protector for a while now and the Rizoma Proguard looks the business. They also have a matching bar end for the left side. However, I have read some posts that playing with the weight of the bar ends affects the handling and can cause...

24 year old Moto 2 rider Luis Salom died yesterday after a crash during FP2 for the Catalunya grand prix. I have only seen fuzzy footage but it looks like his bike hit the air fence at the end of the back straight at high speed, bounced off and he connected the bike after following it through...

So Bridgestone have discontinued the BT-010s that I have had on my bike since replacing the stock Dunlops. What should I get? I do mostly commuting with the occasional long trip so I want a tyre that will give long life while still being able to handle the twisties when I get to them...

So... when I normally ride with my X-Lite, ear plugs et al I am deaf to the world. Yesterday I went to the car wash wearing my open face and WTF is this rattling coming from the front? This afternoon I took the fairing off in one piece and shook it, cable-tied all the loose harnesses down...

Christmas came early to our house today, my wife has been long overdue for a new helmet so I sprung for this one this morning :rockon:

Pretty self explanatory, does anyone have any experience, good or bad, with the GoPro chest mount? How adjustable is it height wise?

This could be fun, more chance of winning the lottery though....a Riders for Health initiative. One winner and one guest will win a trip to Valencia to meet Valentino Rossi on November 6th. The winner and guest will have access to the Movistar Yamaha Hospitality for lunch and throughout the...

... how to get the band to come and play in your country :rockon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JozAmXo2bDE

Over the last couple of months that I've been following SBK and World Supersport the commentary team have always mentioned that Kenan's son Hamza was seriously ill in hospital in Turkey. Hamza was born in March this year and suffered a stroke on May 2, tragically he passed away last Saturday. KS...

So I finally got my GoPro Hero 4 silver and the side mount, but where to mount it? The side mount comes with a slightly curved sticky plate, I was thinking of mounting it just in front of the mirror on the top surface of the screen but how is that for vibrations? The advantage is I can tether...

I saw this awesome pic of the M1 in the retro colours today: However, when I zoomed in I saw this...what is it?