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Yamaha Workers Protest at Monza Rally Show

8 April, 2020
While Valentino Rossi was having fun and competing in the Monza Rally Show, about a hundred Yamaha workers from Gerno di Lesmo showed up at the event armed with whistles, bells and banners trying to gain more visibility from the…

Sing to Jorge Lorenzo 'X-Fuera' Song (w/video)

8 April, 2020
After songs dedicated to Valentino Rossi by Spanish band Sorry Mamma and Brit punk band March to the Grave and the usual fan songs that you can find on YouTube, we now have ‘X-fuera’ written and performed by Mallorcan rapper…

Urban Freestyler Julien Dupont

8 April, 2020
Julien Dupont is the inventor of the new sport called Trial X and the king of urban trial freestyle.Dupont travels around the world doing what he loves best in big cities.Check out is latest adventure in Athens, Greece, even if…

2011 Vespa World Days

8 April, 2020
The 2011 Vespa World Days event will take place north of Oslo, at Gjøvik, in about a week’s time and it seems like this meet only gets bigger every year. With registration still open, so far we can expect thousands…

Suzuki to decide WSBK and MotoGP plans at Motegi

8 April, 2020
What are going to be the fates of Alstare Suzuki and Rizla Suzuki next season? According to Alstare’s Francis Batta, the Hamamatsu manufacturer will reveal its 2012 plans during the Japanese GP at Motegi next week.Batta confirmed that after his…

WSBK, Brno: massive photo gallery from the pits

8 April, 2020
We close the chapter dedicated to the Czech GP with our usual photo gallery picturing the best moments of the weekend away from the track. The latest round of the World Superbike Championship saw Marco Melandri taking two wins to…

Quantya electric motorcycle: environmental fun

8 April, 2020
If you think that you can’t enjoy yourself on an electric motorcycle like the Quantya, check out this video of motorcycle fun in the snow. It’s quiet, environmentally friendly and will still give you some adrenalin - what more could…

Bomb shelter from Mussolini becomes art gallery

8 April, 2020
The bomb shelter in Rome at the EUR was the third refuge that Benito Mussolini built under Rome, after the first at his private home in Villa Torlonia, and the second at his studio in Piazza Venezia.This Mussolini bunker however,…

Guido Crepax sexy comic book heroine, Valentina

8 April, 2020
In the days before Lara Croft and Angelina Jolie, there was Valentina, a character from the fantasy of Guido Crepax that has since entered the erotic imagination of Italian culture and adult comic books. Valentina was a sexy photographer who…

Casey Stoner drives the Alfa Romeo 8C

8 April, 2020
That motorcycle riders enjoy having fun in cars, and drivers on motorcycles, has become a kind of tradition in the world of motorsports and here we see Casey Stoner taking and Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione for a spin on the…

Epiphany in Italy: celebrating La Befana

8 April, 2020
The Italian tradition of “La Befana” or the witch who appears at Epiphany is one close to Italian hearts. It marks the end of the Christmas season and New Year festivities, and despite the commercial figure of Santa Claus bearing…

2009 Kawasaki ZXR 1200

8 April, 2020
Kawasaki is updating its range for 2009 with the new version of the ZXR 1200, a muscular naked that’s not giving up its 70’s style, highlighting some of its characteristics from those years. Featured is a generous front headlight and…

Jonathan Rea nabs Superpole at Portimao

8 April, 2020
Jonathan Rea took his second Superpole of 2011 during the final round of the World Superbike season at Portimao. The Northern Irishman headed the top of the timesheets when it counted the most, in SP3 he stopped the clock with…

Axel Pons undergoes Surgery

8 April, 2020
Axel Pons, son of two times 250cc World Champion Sito Pons, now team owner underwent surgery yesterday morning at Barcellona’s USP Institut Universitari Dexeus clinic to remove two pins that were inserted in both tibias last year.The 18 year old…

Everyone wants to be an official Kawasaki team in WSBK

8 April, 2020
Teams Pedercini and Supersonic are just two of the squads that have put forward requests to become the official Kawaski factory team next season in World Superbikes.Paul Bird Motorsports is the current factory team, however Kawasaki’s technical director, Ichiro Yoda…

Desert Race 1970's Style

8 April, 2020
Flashback to California to the early 70’s and watch this impressive and grueling desert race, where one of these crazy riders was movie star icon and motorcycle lover Steve McQueen. No leathers, no full face helmets, no cell phones, no…

Italian desserts: tuscan 'cantucci' biscuits with vin santo

8 April, 2020
The variety of Italian desserts out there matches the variety of pasta dishes in equal quantities, and today we look at some fantastic Italian biscuits: the “cantucci toscani”.Ingredients required: 500 grams of white flour, 250 grams of peeled almonds, 200…

How to lose 144 licence points in only 15 minutes

8 April, 2020
This incredible story was told by a motorcyclist from Turin to Smania di Sicurezza (Italian Foundation for Road Safety), with proof of the adventure appearing on their blog.The genius in question in this episode was riding around with no helmet,…

Milan: Villa Necchi re-opens to the public

8 April, 2020
Milan is a city known for its close living, busy traffic and chaotic lifestyle. And although you find examples of old school elegance, you could be forgiven for thinking this house was a country villa surrounded by peaceful greenery. Instead,…

Ducati concept: 599 Mono vs KTM RC4

8 April, 2020
Check out this sexy Ducati concept, called the 599 Mono, designed by Dan Anderson, of Voltra fame. This Ducati is designed as a single-cylinder sportsbike to rival the KTM RC4. The artist’s impression shows not only the hot looks, but…

T-Max Protex 01, 290 Km/h missile

8 April, 2020
As promised by our Italian colleagues, here is a truly special and unique T-Max.This is the T-Max Protex 01, manufactured by Fuorigirimoto. The look is that of the Japanese Maxiscooter, while the performance is of a twin-cyclinder bike. The T-Max…

Italian recipes: artichoke and scamorza lasagne

8 April, 2020
Lasagne is one of the most famous Italian dishes, but this one based on artichokes and scamorza cheese is quite different and will create a sensation!Ingredients: 6/8 artichokes; 200 g cooked ham; scamorza cheese or mozzarella if you prefer; 250…

Moto2: Forward Racing officially confirms Cluzel and Baldolini

8 April, 2020
Even if Jules Cluzel and Alex Baldolini have already tested Forward Racing team’s Suter bike, both riders were officially confirmed only two days before Christmas, as was the new management, after team manager Andrea Dosoli’s switch to Yamaha Sterilgarda in…