BeMoto Blog Posts

Back in the 90s and 00s, it wasn't unusual to see motors being updated every couple of years. So it's a sign of just how good Yamaha made the original FJ1100 motor back in 1984, that it's still going strong today, in the naked XJR1300. That's more than 32 years with essentially the same layout...

The 1990s was a cracking decade for superbikes. We got Ducati's 916, Honda's FireBlade and NR750, Suzuki's GSX-R750 and Hayabusa, and Yamaha's R1 and R6. Stonking sportsbikes all! But we also got some classic metal in the lower classes too...

How far back in history would I have to time travel to win a GP on my GSXR Fireblade ZXS1000RR? Jerez in Spain is the best circuit to answer the question as the layout hasn't changed since its Grand Prix debut in 1987...

Bikes go round corners because the rider is balancing a large number of physical forces to a high degree of accuracy – at least, accurately enough not to crash, hopefully. To explain further may break the internet or your attention span. But here goes...

At a superficial level, tyres wear out because otherwise tyre manufacturers wouldn’t sell as many. But the physical reason a tyre wears out is because it grips. Or sticks. Well, both. There IS a difference...

Despite a relatively short-lived four year production run the Suzuki Katana had well and truly left its mark (the styling cues can still be seen on some of today’s line-up) and has even been resurrected many times in limited numbers. We think that somewhere out there, Suzuki are still building them and they might just look like this...

Of course, we'd all love to keep our bikes in Fort Knox style security. But there are plenty of simple, cheap, even free security tips that can help prevent bike theft. Here's a few of our favourite ways to defeat the crims...

While it's not going to be troubling Honda or Yamaha anytime soon, the Varese firm is looking to extend its proposition out and up from the 'Italian hyper-exotica' ghetto with this Brutal 800...