Entries by The Motor Bug

Tom Sykes takes maiden 2015 win in Donington opening race

Tom Sykes has won the opening 23-lap WorldSBK race at Donington Park in dry but cold and overcast conditions after a race long fight with his KRT team mate Jonathan Rea. The pair swapped positions for virtually the whole race after getting the better of early leader Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils). […]

BMW HP 4 2014

With great power comes great responsibility. That was what came to mind when I saddled up on the HP 4 and had a first taste of its power with just a slight twitch of the throttle. Do not let this beauty fool you for it is certainly not for the faint hearted nor for new […]

2015 Isle of Man Sidecar TT

Reigning World Sidecar Champion Tim Reeves is gearing up for his assault on the 2015 Isle of Man TT races fuelled by Monster Energy and having gained additional support from sponsors including Isle of Man based telecoms company Sure, he is confident of adding to the single TT win he took in 2013. Driving under […]

Suzuki Gladius 650 ABS – The Japanese Gladiator

I’ve always being a big fan of Suzuki and always dream of owning a Suzuki RGV250 in my younger days. In the 80s Suzuki was a big name in the 500cc Grand Prix World Championship with riders like Barry Sheene, Kevin Schwantz and Randy Mamola. Suzuki withdrew its factory team from MotoGP at the end […]

WorldSBK at Imola – Rea wins shortened race 1

The opening race at Imola, the Acerbis Italian Round of the eni FIM Superbike World Championship resulted in victory for championship leader Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) after a the race was initially red flagged and restarted because of a crash involving David Salom (Team Pedercini Kawasaki), who fell off his factory ZX-10R at Rivazza […]

Shin chan joins WorldSBK in Europe

The eni FIM Superbike World Championship welcomes Japanese animated series Shin chan as new addition for the European rounds of 2015. The series, based on the original 1992 manga by famous Japanese writer and illustrator Yoshito Usui, follows the adventures of a five-year-old and his funny and irreverent life companions. Given its spicy humour and […]

KAWASAKI H2 & H2R HANDOVER CEREMONY.

Kawasaki Motors Malaysia held a grand ceremony at Berjaya Time Square on the 30th April 2015 to hand over their latest Ninja to the first 8 proud owners of the H2, 2 proud owners of the H2R and 3 dealers for both the H2 and H2R. Speaking at the launch, YM Raja Dato’ Hanipuddin Raja […]