It is with great regret that we announce the death of Furygan’s founder Mr Jacques Segura, who passed away on Saturday 3 September 2016.

“Monsieur Jacques”, as he was affectionately known, created Furygan in 1969 and the company has always revolved around his core values of pride, discipline and family. He was determined, innovative, passionate and very-well respected – both in the motorcycling industry and amongst his employees, whom he educated for many years with his technical knowledge and expertise. Monsieur Jacques had the utmost respect for motorcyclists and was devoted to protecting them with innovative yet timeless clothing and technologies. Today, we are filled with sadness but we pledge to continue this legacy with pride.

Enjoy a ‘Biker’s Special’ meal for just £6, 1st - 31st October @ Shuttleworth, Old Warden Aerodrome, Bedfordshire...

Valid in the restaurant throughout October 2016 when you visit on two wheels!

Breakfast, Brunch, Burgers, hand battered fish, chips and peas, main meal of the day, including a roast on Sunday.

Open seven days a week, turn up on the day or pre-book (recommended for groups/clubs).

www.shuttleworth.org/bikers-special

The Shuttleworth Collection - an unique flying collection showcasing the first one hundred years of flight. Also featuring vehicles and motorcycles dating back to 1900.

Job, money, family, commitments … As of now, there are no more excuses when it comes to making the dream of an adventurous time-out coming true.

The Adventure Country Tracks (ACT) by Touratech combine the most interesting motorcycle routes, breathtaking landscapes, and the pure joy of riding. They are perfectly worked out and can be done within the timeframe of a normal holiday

The project introduced by Touratech at the INTERMOT in Cologne, Germany allows individual adventure trips even with a short time budget. It starts with a five-day adventure tour across Portugal, which is also available on DVD.

Carefully worked-out routes lead through the most beautiful regions of Europe. 

It starts with a five-day adventure tour across Portugal: 1,200 kilometres with 65 percent off-road tracks, suitable for big adventure bikes and for all kinds of riding skills. The route leads from Bragança in the North down to the Southern coast near the town of Tavira and follows curvy tracks connecting the most interesting places with regard to landscapes, culture and history. That way, riders can experience the country and its people not only individually, but also most intensively.

This has also been the intention of Filipe Elias (Touratech Portugal), who contributed his whole insider knowledge to the planning of the first ACT tour. “I believe that ACT Portugal will enthrall many motorbike riders”, says Martin Wickert, Touratech’s marketing and sales executive, being justifiably proud of his new project.

The Adventure Country Tracks have been inspired by the Backcountry Discovery Routes, a pioneer project by Touratech USA. However, it wasn’t possible to copy the entire concept as it had to be adapted to European conditions; the planning goes on for more than twelve months now. In the future, there’s going to be a new ACT tour every year in another European country.

At www.adventurecountrytracks.com, everyone interested can download the GPS data for ACT for free from this specially set-up website. The data simply needs to be transferred to a navigation device with suitable map software, that’s all you need to explore the route on your own. “Discovery is an important element of adventure riding, to find things on your own, to open your eyes to the world”, Martin Wickert describes his philosophy. “With ACT tours, you can do all this. Only the route is fixed; what you do with it is your own choice.”

A nice attunement to ACT Portugal is the DVD about this project (article number 01-202-2300-0), available at shop.touratech.com. There, you can also purchase a tour map with all stages and selected highlights.

• Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali presents, in Cologne, the first of a series of new bikes from the Bologna-based motorcycle manufacturer
• The SuperSport is a versatile sport bike: agile in town, comfortable on the motorway, smoothly effective on countryside bends and on the track
• The SuperSport range also includes the SuperSport S version
• The SuperSport will be available in Ducati Stores by March 2017

The Intermot motorcycle show today hosted a special event for Honda and the motorcycling world: the unveiling of the new 2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP and SP2 models.

Honda Endurance Racing’s Freddy Foray was joined on stage by Nicky Hayden (Honda WorldSBK team) – who tried it out for himself at Valencia’s Circuito Ricardo Tormo last month – to reveal the latest chapter in Honda’s epic 25-year-old Fireblade history.

The development of the 2017 Fireblade has remained true to the ground-breaking spirit of the original 1992 machine, with a relentless focus on power to weight ratio. A 15kg weight reduction and 8kW top end power boost combine to give a 14% improvement in power to weight, making the 2017 Fireblade the sharpest in its 25 year history. A new electronics package includes semi-active Öhlins Electronic Control suspension, Honda Selectable Torque Control, Selectable Engine Brake and Power settings, Quickshifter, and Downshift Assist.

A video of today’s launch is now available for viewing 

For more information on the 2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade SP and SP2 models visit hondanews.eu

Freddy Foray and Nicky Hayden unveil the brand-new 2017 Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade to the world in Cologne