Episode 64 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast is out with another “weekly” episode, for your two-wheeled listening pleasure.
In this episode, we talk about how the Oregon legislature just just passed a lane-sharing law in the Beaver State, though we are sad to hear that the bill has just today been vetoed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown.
This will surely be a topic of discussion when we record Episode 65 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast.
For the next two days, we will be working from Salt Lake City, Utah where we will be getting our first chance to swing a leg over the new third-generation Suzuki Hayabusa.
Built off the second-generation model, Suzuki insists that this bike is “all new” in design, and that is because this bird has been gone over with a fine-toothed comb to make it the ultimate Hayabusa ever from the Japanese brand.
Winning two MotoGP races back-to-back has proved to good fortune for Jack Miller, as the Australian racer has just inked a deal with Ducati Corse that sees him staying on the factory team through the 2022 season.
While Miller was likely to see his contract renewed for the next season, his previous one-year contract was certainly some matter of concern for the 26-year-old.
It was just last week that we saw Ducati North America recalling nearly 6,000 motorcycles from several of its lines, including the Monster lineup, for issues with their rear brake hoses.
And now today, we see another 1,312 Monsters getting recalled for a similar issue (though there is likely overlap on the bike’s affected between the two recalls).
Specifically, this recall concerns the fact that the rear brake hose may be susceptible to heat damage, for a variety of different reasons.
By now, the dust has settled on the commotion surrounding the Yamaha YZF-R7 debut – one of the more surprising and interesting motorcycles to debut so far this year.
This fully faired middleweight-twin takes the Yamaha MT-07 platform, with its 689cc parallel-twin engine, and prepares it for Yamaha’s “R” world of sport-focused, track-ready, motorcycles.
This week, we will see the first real life assessments of the new R7, and of course the reviews will be glowing pieces of literature – because those are the only kind of reviews that Yamaha USA will now tolerate.
Don’t let that detract from what the R7 represents, however. Like its naked sibling, the YZF-R7 will disrupt the middleweight-twins category, which has long been stagnating on the vine with bikes like the Suzuki SV650.
This stalwart bike has long been the go-to entry point for new riders and veteran racers alike, but the SV650’s decades of service have seen little in the way of deserving and meaningful change.
The means that the opportunity for a little disruption is ripe, and the Yamaha YZF-R7 is just set to be one of the key bikes to satiate our appetite.
Episode 207 of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out, and this one is our Moto2 and Moto3 follow-up to Episode 206, which focused on the MotoGP action from the French GP at Le Mans.
On the mics, we have Steve English, Neil Morrison, and Adam Wheeler, as the trio discusses the support-class action from Jerez.
Episode 63 of the Brap Talk motorcycle podcast is out with another “weekly” episode, for your two-wheeled listening pleasure.
In this episode, we talk about what it’s like racing with a broken collarbone, and why that’s a bad idea, as Jensen talks about the racing mindset, and how he’s keeping his championship hopes alive.
I will level with you…the following is a thinly veiled excuse to ogle over the latest iteration of the MV Agusta Rush 1000.
Sure, the headline news might be that this ostentatious four-cylinder streetfighter is getting some updates for the 2021 model year, thanks largely to the Euro5 emissions requirements, but this post is mostly an offering of fap-fodder, for the next time you are alone in your garage.
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R is a crazy machine. Maybe not quite as crazy as the small-displacement screamers from the heyday of sport bike design, but still crazy enough in a world of tightening regulations and budget-focused OEMs.
Of course, we know that the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-25R was made for markets where the Kawasaki Ninja 400 was too expensive to own, primarily because of taxes, insurance, and licensing structures.
This is also part of the reason why the 50hp 250cc machine doesn’t come to the USA or Europe, but instead finds a home in the Asian markets.
Now, we get word that rumors have begun about an encore to Kawasaki’s craziness – a four-cylinder 400cc machine that could be called the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-4R.
One of our favorite bikes is getting a modest update for the 2022 model year, as the Ducati Hypermotard 950 SP is getting some bold new graphics to match its new Euro5 compliant v-twin engine.
For those models that will be landing in Europe, the entire Hypermotard 950 range will be Euro5 compliant, but the Italians say that the peak power and torque figures for the Ducati Hypermotard family will remain at 113hp (84 kW) and 71 lbs•ft (98 Nm).
Episode 206 of the Paddock Pass Podcast is out, and this show covers all the on-track action from the French GP at Le Mans.
On the mics, we have Steve English, David Emmett, Neil Morrison, and Adam Wheeler, as they cover the news stemming from the latest round of racing.