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Valentino Rossi: lacklustre or misunderstanding a champion?

14 April, 2020
When you’re a champion expectations are high, and sometimes unreasonably so as demonstrated over the weekend at the Indianapolis MotoGP. With Valentino Rossi’s performance after the free practice sessions described as a ‘debacle’ and then variously criticised during the race…

MotoGP – Bridgestone Coloured Rims

14 April, 2020
MotoGP seems to be imitating F1 in more ways than one. Bridgestone, the single tire supplier in MotoGP, is now colouring tire rims, green for who is using the soft tire and red for the hard tire.At the moment it’s…

Carnival in Italy: Carnevale dei Popoli, Genoa

14 April, 2020
The Carnival, which every year takes place in Genoa, was rechristened many years ago as Carnevale dei Popoli or the Carnival of the Peoples; on this very special occasion the city seems to regain its pivotal role as one of…

Karel Abraham to check fitness at Silverstone

14 April, 2020
Karel Abraham has decided to be at Silverstone for this weekend’s MotoGP round after his partecipation was put in doubt after sustaining a finger injury during the recent Aragon test.The Czech rider will undergo a further medical visit in Great…

MotoGP Catalunya paddock girls

14 April, 2020
After a weekend of boring racing and some more injuries (as many took the MotoGP Catalunya round to be), is the MotoGP in danger of becoming a racing series for a few top riders and an opportunity for any girl…

Video: KTM Offroad 2009 range

14 April, 2020
We can add this video of KTM 2009 offroad models to our list of 2009 previews. The video comes from motociclismo.it and shows some on-board shots around the track.

Sexy biker girls from the 2010 Intermot show

14 April, 2020
If you happened to get to the 2010 Cologne motorcycle show you will have been treated to seeing some lovely bikes and some lovely biker ladies sitting on them in very alluring poses. Here we bring you pics from Tesztmotors.hu…

Valentino Rossi ends up in ER with inflamed appendix

14 April, 2020
The 9 times World Champion Valentino Rossi spent the several hours in the emergency room of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro yesterday for acute abdominal pain. After a series of tests Rossi was diagnosed with an inflamed appendix.According to…

2011 EICMA: Yamaha YZF-R1 m.y. 2012

14 April, 2020
The new Yamaha YZF-R1 for the year 2012 is obviously at the 2011 EICMA too, showing a bunch of electronic and aerodynamic upgrades inspired by their MotoGP experience. The model is powered by a 998 cc in-line 4-cylinder engine using…

Eugene Laverty explains his Yamaha R1

14 April, 2020
Back in 2009 Yamaha had Ben Spies and crew chief Tom Houseworth explain the Yamaha R1 for fans and now they have rookie Eugene Laverty doing it with his 2011 R1, but with a lot less technical info, but it’s…

Ducati Village at Donington Park for WSBK race action

14 April, 2020
The Ducati Village at Donington World Superbike round for June 27 and 28 is your chance to get into the Ducati spirit of things. Saturday night sees an SBK Ducati Party at the “Launch Pad” with live music and special…

Nutella: contributing to pest control by catching mice

14 April, 2020
Much loved by children and adults alike, fans of Nutella should not be surprised that smaller creatures also find this typical Italian delicacy irresistable. Nutella has a unique flavour such that mice have also been discovered to have a predilection…

Red Bull two wheels battle video

14 April, 2020
After yesterday’s gallery of the two wheel battle between Alvaro dal Farra and Ivan Lazzarini, here we give you the video of the day, with footage from the supermotard track race and then the difficult attempts at a backflip. Looks…

How to make carbonara

14 April, 2020
Of all the famous sauces you can put on pasta in Italy, today we look at Carbonara. While the traditional recipe doesn’t involve cream, in Italy every mother, grandmother and house wife has her own recipe. Pasta alla carbonara is…

Yamaha's old and new glories on display at their HQ

14 April, 2020
Not all racing machines are crushed at the end of a championship season, as these photos from Yamaha’s Facebook page can testify, some are proudly on display at their headquarters.These magnificent GP bikes are part of Yamaha’s racing heritage and…

Sete Gibernau injured and out of Le Mans GP

14 April, 2020
With less that 20 minutes to go in this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Le Mans, Sete Gibernau of Team Grupo Francisco Hernando highsided and unfortunately fractured his left collarbone in two places.Gibernau who returned to racing after two years…