The Elise is one of the most popular nameplates used by Lotus so its successor is a big deal for the British company. We already know that its successor will be based on the fully electric E-Sports platform but a new report sheds more light on the development phase. Lotus’ upcoming fully electric sports car, codenamed Type 135, is […]
SUZUKI DAZZLE US WITH NEW COLOURS FOR THE V-STROM 650 RANGE IN 2022
Fancy some new colour options for the Suzuki V-Strom 650? You’re in luck, Suzuki has just announced their 2022 colour options! Continuing their new colour game, Suzuki has announced new colour options for their popular middleweight adventure motorcycles – the V-Strom 650 & V-Strom 650XT. Earlier in the year the range-topping V-Strom 1050 & 1050XT had updates […]
HOW DOES THE TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 660 (2022) MATCH UP AGAINST THE RIVALS?
Middleweight spec battle-off with the Triumph Tiger Sport 660 sport, against the likes of the Yamaha Tracer 7, Kawasaki Versys 650 and more. Triumph has just this week announced the upcoming middleweight Tiger Sport 660, bringing the triple power from the Trident across to the blossoming middleweight adventure sports tourer market. The 660cc motorcycle was released […]
NEW SUZUKI 700CC PARALLEL-TWIN PATENTS EMERGE ONLINE
Is there finally a Suzuki parallel-twin being readied for firing, with normally aspirated and turbocharged versions to be released? It’s a project that has been underway for nearing a decade from Suzuki, the parallel-twin motor that has become oh-so-popular for manufacturers looking for an accessible medium-displacement offering. Patents have emerged to show a bit of […]
2021 Honda CRF1100L Africa Twin
About 4 years ago, I had my first encounter with the Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin, when our riding group decided to try out some of the finest backroads of Magallanes, Cavite has to offer. We were onboard adventure bikes, of course. That day, one of the riders brought an Africa Twin. I asked this friend if […]
2021 Voge 500R now available, starting at PhP250K
About a year ago, Motorstar Motorcycles’ distributor, Eastworld Motor, introduced us to a couple of their upcoming big bike models. These models will bear the Voge badge. One of those models, the 500R, is now officially available in their showroom located at 8th Avenue in Caloocan. The best part: it only retails for PhP250,000, the same price […]
2021 Bristol Veloce 500
As we end 2020 and welcome 2021, we were privileged to end the year with a test ride of the newest addition to the growing motorcycle portfolio of Bristol Motorcycles, the 2021 Veloce 500. Just unveiled to the public through a virtual launch earlier this month, our friends from Bristol generously lent a zero mileage unit […]
Buell making comeback with Hammerhead 1190 superbike
Meverick American motorcycle company, Buell, will be re-launched this coming November 1, 2021. The company hopes to make a splash by headlining their lineup with the new and improved Hammerhead 1190 superbike. As a backgrounder, Buell was founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson (H-D) engineer, Erik Buell. The company started from humble beginnings in Grand Rapids, […]
Suzuki unveils GSX-R1000R Phantom special-edition
Suzuki has just taken the wraps off the newest version of the GSX-R1000R, the Phantom special edition. As the name suggests, it’s an all black model, limited to the United Kingdom. This special model is a tribute to the Suzuki GSX-R1000 K6 Phantom from 2006, limited to just 200 units. According to Suzuki, the new Phantom is […]
Triumph has taken off the wraps of its new sport-tourer, the Tiger Sport 660
Barely two months after Triumph teased fans with photos of a camouflaged sport-tourer, the Hinckley-based manufacturer officially unwraps the Tiger Sport 660. It will be available in Philippine showrooms as early as January 2022 with an SRP of PHP 555,000. Highlights The new Tiger Sport 660 features a three-cylinder DOHC 660cc powerplant with peak torque […]