Brough Superior goes back to the Bonneville Salt Flats

Revival supported the official manufacturer Brough Superior to take this pre-war marque back to the Bonneville Salt Flats for the first time in 62 years. We were there to be there and only hoped of returning home safely and experiencing the ride......it turned into much much more.

By far the best part of this video is that nothing was staged. The camera simply captured what happened that week on the salt.revivalcycles.com

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Yamaha Tenere High Country Test Part 1

The first in a five part series of the full 50 minute Yamaha Tenere High Country Test.

Art vs. Cars: Which would you choose?

Assuming you have, say, a cool 40 million US dollars to spend, would you head straight for a Sotheby’s art auction, or would you want something you could drive, rather than simply look at? We thought we’d give you the chance to browse in both markets… and decide for yourself where you’d allocate your dream millions.

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Newman or Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic?

This deceptively simple 1953 oil on canvas painting by Barnett Newman sold at Sotheby’s in New York this month for almost USD 44 million. Meanwhile, according to market gossip, the bizarrely beautiful Bugatti would set you back something along the lines of USD 30-40 million. 

See all Bugattis in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>

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Richter or Ferrari 250 GTO?

Painted by Gerhard Richter in 1968, this oil on canvas work depicts Cathedral Square in Milan, and sold at Sotheby’s for a little over USD 37 million. Those in the market for such a purchase might also crave what is arguably the most coveted Ferrari of all time – the stunning 250 GTO.

See all Ferraris in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>

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Koons or Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato?

‘The New Jeff Koons’ by – unsurprisingly – Jeff Koons is a portrait in the form of a fluorescent lightbox, which Sotheby’s sold for a touch over USD 9.4 million. Or do you prefer Zagato’s curvaceously gorgeous version of the Aston Martin DB4 GT?

See all Astons in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>

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Calder or Porsche 550? 

Titled ‘Martigues’, this painted metal and wire mobile by Alexander Calder was catalogued by Sotheby’s with a USD 1.5 to 2 million estimate, but sold for 2.74m. The Porsche 550 Spyder, meanwhile, is styled low-to-the-ground for practical, not just aesthetic reasons: better aerodynamics and a lower centre of gravity – its beauty was almost a by-product. 

See all Porsches in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>

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Wesselmann or Ferrari Enzo? 

‘Mouth #3’ is the name of this oil on canvas artwork by Tom Wesselmann that sold at Sotheby’s for USD 1.085 million. In the same ballpark price-wise, and just as attention-grabbing, is that familiar object of desire, the Ferrari Enzo.

See all Ferrari Enzos in the Classic Driver Marketplace >>

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Text: Charis Whitcombe (Classic Driver)
Photos: Sotheby's/Classic Driver/Manufacturers/Dealers

Randy de Puniet to test Suzuki GP bike in Japan

from Twowheelsblog

Randy de Puniet’s DNF during his home race at Le Mans left a bitter taste in the French rider’s mouth, but he’ll soon put that behind him as he officially confirmed with theMotoGP.com website that he’ll be testing Suzuki’s new MotoGP machine at Motegi this week.

“Yeah we leave tomorrow to Japan to test with Suzuki in Motegi, and it’s good for me because I will forget very quickly the race from today and I think it will be good for Mugello. I will be ready to be fast immediately. That is a good experience for me how to do a great job and I really hope to come back to Mugello for a good race,” said de Puniet.

Speculation over the last few months have tied the French rider to Suzuki’s comeback and this is the first time that it has been officially confirmed that he’ll be testing the new machine (with the permission of Aspar Martinez).

Suzuki’s new prototype has completely new engine and chassis that was confirmed by Nobuatsu Aoki and partially confirmed by Cycle World’s photos.

The Japanese manufacturer will almost certainly make their European debut at Barcelona on June 17th, when they’ll confront their machine against the current MotoGP prototypes during Monday’s post-race test at the Spanish track and under the scrutiny of very curious journalists, and apparently they will also test the day after before moving on to Aragon for more shakedown testing.

Nobuatsu Aoki will be one of the two test riders but it is unkown if de Puniet will be the second during the June tests or if it will another Suzuki ride Takuya Tsuda.

By that time we should also know if the rumors that Davide Brivio will be running the team are true as it seems that he has already resigned from his current position with Valentino Rossi’s VR/46 company to take on this new challenge.