The BMW S1000XR Is A Crotch Rocket Tweaked To Be A Touring Bike

Take the performance of the 160 horsepower BMW S1000R, twist it for upright-riding, slap a windshield on the front, and you've basically got the new BMW S1000XR: a highly adjustable touring bike for hauling-ass on "all day." BMW has been cranking out spectacular four-cylinder sport bikes like the batshit ,...

Apr 22, 2025

​2015 Honda RC213V-S: It Really Is A MotoGP Bike With A License Plate

Honda calls this a "prototype," but it really is their RC213V MotoGP racer with a license plate and a headlight. That's insane, and it's ready for production. Like the , Honda is issuing virtually no official details on the RC213V-S, only saying: Developed by Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) and Honda...

Apr 22, 2025

Canada's First Air Strike Against ISIS Hits... A Dump Truck?!

Last week we discussed the RCAF Hornets' as they entered the anti-ISIS air campaign over Iraq. Now we have learned that they have dropped their first live ordnance during a mission over western Iraq on Sunday. Although details remain scarce, is reporting that the target of the air strike was...

Apr 22, 2025

​The Aprilia RSV4 RR Is A 201-HP Present To Itself

Aprilia just snagged both the rider and manufacturer titles at World Superbike, its sixth win in seven years, so it's treating itself – and us – to something nice. Meet the RSV4 RR, its most track-focused, engineering-intensive bike to date. Using the standard – and thoroughly excellent – RSV4 as...

Apr 22, 2025

F-35C Catapults Off The Deck Of A Super Carrier For The First Time

The F-35C took its first ride down a ship-borne catapult today as part of its ongoing inaugural sea trials aboard the USS Nimitz. This follows that saw a pair of F-35Cs, belonging to , landing on a carrier for the first time ever. Once aboard, there is only two ways...

Apr 22, 2025

National Guard Blackhawk Makes Rogue Candy Raid On Halloween Party

After an evening training run, an Arizona National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk arrived overhead a Halloween party for what has to be the most spectacular trick or treat ever. It came to a quick hover and dropped at least five packages of candy down to the kids below. Neighbors were stunned,...

Apr 22, 2025

The Kawasaki Ninja H2 Is In Grave Danger Of Falling Flat On Its Hype

The track-only Kawasaki Ninja H2R stepped on the scene last month with a and that blew out pants to smithereens: 300 Freakin' Horsepower. Now we meet the H2; a friendlier road version with way less power, more weight, and an ambitious price tag. So, will the riding experience make it...

Apr 22, 2025

Airbag Protection In Something You Want To Wear Is Finally Here

Up until now, if you wanted to wrap your body in airbag-equipped riding gear, you normally had to go with a full-on race suit like the pros in MotoGP and World Superbike. That's starting to change, and the latest entrant is the Alpinestars Tech-Air Street system. Airbag systems have prevented...

Apr 22, 2025

Watch These A-10 Warthogs On A Training Mission Rip Old Tanks To Shreds

The A-10 has from a . This is great news considering we are in a fight of unknown duration against a foe that is . This video gives us a good look at what it is like in the cockpit and on the ground as the mighty 'Hog and her...

Apr 22, 2025

The 2015 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Twins Will Fulfill Your Naked Fantasies

The nice thing about being unencumbered by the restrictions of racing is you get to make things like these. It's our two new favorite naked sports bikes, the 2015 Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 RR and its upgraded Factory sibling. Since Aprilia doesn't have to worry about making a homologation-friendly engine...

Apr 22, 2025

​Moto Guzzi Made A Carbon Fiber Cruiser That I Might Actually Ride

Cruisers aren't my thing. The appeal of a bike – light, nimble, a surgical weapon to slice through traffic – is completely negated when straddling on an over-endowed barcalounger. But this Moto Guzzi MGX-21 Prototype somehow manages to overcome my distain with acres of carbon fiber badassitude. Basically, it's a...

Apr 22, 2025

​These Killer Husqvarna Concepts Are Retro Futurism Done Right

Husqvarna has a certain cachet, even if you remove the overblown Steve McQueen connection. Combine that with the recent interest in lightweight, entertaining rides (see: Ducati Scrambler), and you've got a recipe for success. And that's exactly what we have with this menacingly beautiful pair of 401 concepts. Created for...

Apr 22, 2025

France & Britain Team Up For Future Advanced Stealth Combat Drone

The writing is on the wall, or should I say in the air, when it comes to the future of air combat, and it reads 'UNMANNED' in block letters. France and the UK have both been working on their own discreet stealthy air combat vehicles over the last decade, now...

Apr 22, 2025

Russia Just Fired Yet Another Ballistic Missile From The Barents Sea

Just a week ago, we reported that Russia had . Today, just a week later, Russia has fired off yet another SLBM from the same location, which borders on the increasingly This time, a submerged, Northern Fleet based Russian ballistic nuclear submarine, most likely a, test-fired a . The missile...

Apr 22, 2025

This Is the Navy SEAL's Shadowy New Multi-Mission Stealth Speedboat

The Pacific NW has become a proving ground for advanced small-scale combat vessels, ranging from semi-submersible stealth boats, to updated . And now, the Combat Craft Medium Mark One (CCM Mk1), shown in the exclusive photo above, has made an appearance on the mighty Columbia River. The CCM Mk1, which...

Apr 22, 2025