Motorcycle & Bikers Blog
The Honda CBR900RR Fireblade (1992): the sportbike that changed everything
In 1992, Honda unveiled the CBR900RR Fireblade: big-bike power in a 600cc-sized package. A look back at Tadao Baba's motorcycle that redefined the sportbike segment.
The Laverda Jota (1976): the Italian triple among the fastest of its time
The Laverda Jota (1976): an Italian 981 cm³ triple, some 90 hp and nearly 225 km/h. A look back at one of the fastest production bikes of its era, brutal, demanding and now a cult machine.
The Münch Mammut: the German monster with a car engine
Born in 1966 in Friedel Münch's workshop, the Mammut grafted an NSU car engine onto a motorcycle frame. A look back at this hand-built, wildly expensive and cult mammoth.
Kork Ballington: the master of the middleweight classes
Four world titles in two seasons: in 1978 and 1979, Kork Ballington put the 250 and 350 cc classes in his pocket aboard the tandem-twin Kawasakis. Portrait of a quiet man who became a legend.
Laguna Seca and the “Corkscrew”: the most famous corner in the world
A circuit carved into the hills of Monterey, a corkscrew corner that drops 18 metres, and Rossi's pass on Stoner in 2008 : the story of the “Corkscrew”, the most famous corner in the world.