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The Human Electric Hybrid Motorcycle Gets 62 Miles Per Charge

Friday, November 9th, 2007

I’ve seen several electric bike hybrids, but this one actually looks like something you could pedal around in daylight. Called the Matra MS1, this Human Electric Hybrid Motorcycle (HEHM) recently debuted in Paris and will hit the streets sometime next year. It’s powered by a 1 Kw Motor Wheel, takes advantage of regenerative breaking, and […]

Michael Schumacher stuns in Ducati 800 MotoGP ride

Friday, November 9th, 2007

Ferrari Formula One legend Michael Schumacher has shown he is no slouch on two wheels today in Valencia with an incredible performance on Casey Stoner’s world championship-winning factory Ducati.
Seven-times Formula One world champion Schumacher has clocked an incredible best lap of 1.37.89 in a special guest ride on Stoner’s GP7.
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Road Test of the 2008 Honda Transalp

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Honda’s all-new 2008 Honda Transalp XL 700V has just been launched and MCN Road Tester Adam Child has been riding the completely revamped motorcycle in French Alps for this week’s forthcoming issue of MCN. Here’s what he’s had to say:
“The first Honda Transalp came out 20 years ago, but for 2008 Honda has marked the […]

2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 first test report

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

MCN Chief Road Tester Trevor Franklin has just ridden the new 2008 Yamaha YZF-R6 at Sugo in Japan. The full report will be in this the October 24 issue
of MCN but here’s what he’s had to say:
“The new 2008 Yamaha R6 may look virtually unchanged from the 2007 motorcycle, but underneath those subtly modified fairing […]

Infinity Motorcycles is up for sale!!

Sunday, October 14th, 2007

The Infinity Motorcycles group is currently up for sale, with stores closed for stock checking.
The chain, which has 12 stores across the country, has “temporarily frozen it’s business activities as the current management team attempts to buy out the chain,” said a company spokesman.
We’ll have more updates on this story as they happen.
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Honda CBR1000RR FireBlade 2008

Monday, October 1st, 2007

Honda has unveiled the 2008 Honda CBR1000RR FireBlade in a private press conference on the first day of the 2007 Paris Motorcycle Show.
The 2008 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade is a radically different looking motorcycle from previous incarnations, with a more compact, snub-nosed fairing, and an overall design which is more compact and aerodynamic.
The new fairing limits […]

Suzuki GSX-R-600 2008 official launch at Paris Show 07

Sunday, September 30th, 2007

Suzuki has launched the new 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 on the eve of the 2007 Paris Motorcycle Show
The new 2008 Suzuki GSX-R600 gets a new look with more effective aerodynamics and a new fairing with three horizontally-mounted halogen headlights. Main beam uses all three lights, with a ‘position lamp’ above the main headlight to keep the […]

Kawasaki ZX-10R 2008

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007

Model years 2007/08 have been big for Team Green, and the stampede of new bikes just keeps a comin’. Kawasaki is taking its attack on the market seriously, not resting for a moment, it seems, as its superbike effort has been stepped up with a heavily revised ZX-10R. This can only serve the company well, […]

Valentino Rossi test new 2008 Yamaha YZF-M1

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Valentino Rossi has tested a prototype version of the bike Yamaha hopes will help the Italian wrestle back the MotoGP world championship crown in 2008.
Less than 24 hours after Rossi’s disastrous 13th place in the Japanese MotoGP saw Ducati rival Casey Stoner claim his first MotoGP world title, Valentino Rossi was testing a 2008 spec […]

Want to make money? Publish your motorcycle story in Bikeintro.

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Have you ever had one of these happenings:
*interesting adventures with motorcycle or motorcycles
*you have a photo, video or some other kind media, that has not been published yet
*an interesting article about motorcycle’s, safety, traveling, modification ideas etc.
*an idea to share with the Bikeintro’s readers
Have you..then send us your article with your story. We’ll check […]