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[Takashi Kasori’s Column] “Travelling Around Japan on Offroad Trails” 28208km/78 days

Travelling Through 313 Offroad Trails The "Travelling Around Japan on Offroad Trails" tour began on 12th May 2010. My buddy was a SUZUKI DR-Z400S. I split the tour into 2 blocks, "Western Japan" an...
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[Toshihiro Wakayama’s Column] Eliminating Stereotype Riding Techniques “Chapter 4 Pushing down footpeg and leaning motorcycle downward”

As I explained in "Chapter 3," it is not a good technique to apply force to a motorcycle and lean it downward at a corner. "Pushing down footpeg" leading to wrong weight shift Same as the previous c...
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[Kenny Sagawa’s Column] How to Avoid Wildlife-Related Accidents

I was in Hokkaido two weeks in a row for a business trip and I experienced different transportation situations there from usual. "Deer Warnings" are Essential When You're Driving in Hokkaido I hi...
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[Toshihiro Wakayama’s Column] Eliminating Stereotype Riding Techniques “Chapter 3 Leaning motorcycle downward with applying force”

How does a rider lean a motorcycle downward? On riding, a trigger is necessary to change the state of the motorcycle. Counter steering is one of such triggers. About the negative effect of relying o...
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Bosch Releases Its New “Water Injection” System, an Innovative Solution to Cool the Engine by Injecting Mists Inside the Combustion Chamber

Bosch, a German company known as the global automotive equipment supplier, has announced the debut of its "Water Injection System". It is an innovative technology that uses "water" to cool down ...
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Will the BMW “R nineT Scrambler” Catch the Wave?

Webike News Chief Editor: Kenny Sagawa BMW has announced that new model "R nineT Scrambler" will be available in Japan. The "R nineT Scrambler" is a new model that was presented at EICMA2015; a deri...
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Collaboration of MV Agusta and Zagato, F4Z is Released!!

The latest model was published to the public through MV Agusta (Italy) 's official Twitter without any prior notice. Is This Ingenious Silhouette a Concept Model, or a Commercial Model? The ima...
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[Toshihiro Wakayama’s Column] Eliminating Stereotype Riding Techniques “Chapter 2 Shifting Your Weight to the Inside Footpeg”

》 Eliminating Stereotype Riding Techniques ''Chapter 1 Counter Steering'' "Shifting your weight to the inside footpeg," a misdirected trend Since when have the people come to believe that riders s...
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[Toshihiro Wakayama’s Column] Eliminating Stereotype Riding Techniques ”Chapter 1 Counter Steering”

There is no sport other than motorcycle riding that lacks theory. On-road riding is especially loaded with fixed ideas which cause riders to get confused. Most of them aren't incorrect, in fact they...
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[Kenny Sagawa’s Column] Motorcycle Fever among Young Riders in a Southern Island

I had a summer holiday last week and travelled to Langkawi island in Malaysia. Langkawi Island is located near the border with Thailand and is about two thirds as large as Awaji Island in Japan. This...
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Should a Turbocharged Hayabusa Really Happen? Here’s Our Exciting Prediction!

Exciting Prediction of the Forthcoming Turbocharged Hayabusa! Recently, the subject of the turbocharged Hayabusa seems to become the topic of the conversation so often. Rumors predicting the arr...
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[Kenny Sagawa’s Column] There are various ways of braking. Use it depending on situations

Hot days continue. Motorcycle clothes tend to be heavy for safety even in summer. Please prevent getting heatstroke and take care of your health. I hope you have a nice summer vacation. On the othe...
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YAMAHA Holds “A Class for Super Beginners” to Impart the Pleasure of Riding a Motorcycle to Inexperienced Riders!

YAMAHA's unique attempt: "Guide the unlicensed persons to become the future riders!" On July 23, 2016, Yamaha held "a riding class for the super beginners." What made this project even more u...
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5 Ways to Unmask Fake Brembo!

THE BREMBO INSCRIPTION DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE PRODUCT IS OFFICIAL: HERE ARE ALL OF THE TIPS TO FIGURE OUT WHEN YOU’VE GOT A FAKE ON YOUR HANDS. We have put together a 5-point mini guide to ...
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CBR250RR Presentation at Suzuka 8 Hours

Spectators Packed to See the CBR250RR Presentation The CBR250RR was exhibited at the Honda booth at Suzuka 8 hours held on the end of July. The CBR250RR was displayed in quite a large space and attr...
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[Kenny Sagawa’s Column] HONDA’s New CBR250RR; First to be Equipped with Electric Throttle and Engine Mode!

At last HONDA has officially announced the release of the new 250cc sports model ''CBR250RR''. Since a video of the new model was published a few weeks ago, it is assumed that the release will be co...
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[Kenny Sagawa’s Column] The Compatibility of Tires on Wet Surfaces

Focusing On the Performance of Tires on Wet Roads This week there was a test ride held for the press and I had a great time on the circuit in the rain. It wasn't a tire test but it was a rare opportu...
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[Learn from MotoGP] How Much Riding Style Will Evolve?

I've found an interesting article on the official webpage of REDBULL. It was about the transition of the riding style at the MotoGP nowadays. I would like to make review comments on this topic sub...
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NEW CBR250RR Video Released by HONDA Indonesia

P.T. Astra Honda Motor is a company that handles motorcycles manufactured by HONDA Indonesia. They have released a video of the new CBR250RR on YouTube. CBR250RR has been attracting attention since...
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[Kenny Sagawa’s Column] YAMAHA TRICITY Video Site – The Advantages of Three-Wheeled Motorcycles

YAMAHA has published latest information of LMW on their website. LMW (Leaning Multi Wheel) is a three wheeled motor scooter that makes banking turns like all other YAMAHA models. The TRICITY 155 sc...
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