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Alfa Romeo 159 price cut in Germany

4 April, 2020
As Sergio Marchionne confirms the ambitious sales targets of 500,000 models by the year 2014 for the Alfa brand, we learn that the Alfa 159 is undergoing some serious price cuts in Germany in what we assume is an attempt…

Alessio Salucci: Out of the Shadow, Into the limelight

4 April, 2020
I bet most of you are thinking who the hell is Alessio Salucci? You’ve seen him hundreds of times at the parc ferme with a yellow towel and cap in his hands, he’s better know by his nickname “Uccio.”Salucci has…

Intermot 2008: exceptional Honda V4 prototipo

4 April, 2020
In 1948, after having founded his company, Soichiro Honda developed the company philosophy based on three principles of the satisfaction of production, the taste to sell and the joy of a purchase. And never were words so wise in the…

WSBK Portimao: Carlos Checa takes provisional pole

4 April, 2020
Carlos Checa set the pace in this afternoon’s QP1 at Portimao. The Althea Ducati rider had to work for it, as the top of the timesheet changed hands several times between Jonathan Rea, Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty in the…

Acerbis presents new OffRoad Dimension mask

4 April, 2020
For lovers of bush tours, Acerbis has released a new front bike mask with integrated head light for racing use. It’s a light-weight model compared to other options on the market and is called Dimension.The two-colour mask has ECE, DOT…

Jonathan Rea launches Honda CBR500R (w/video)

4 April, 2020
Ahead of the EICMA Honda staged a presentation in front of the world press showcasing some its new 2013 models and the CBR500R was unveiled by Honda’s Superbike rider Jonathan Rea who presented the racing version of the machine that…

Triumph Tiger 800 more spy shots

4 April, 2020
While Triumph has been running a teaser campaign to introduce its new adventure models, the Tiger 800 and the Tiger 800 XC, the message was clear - no photos. But as the bike is ‘unpacked’ we get a couple of…

More pics of Revolutionary Road from TPR Italian factory

4 April, 2020
We’ve already seen the TpR Triumph special a couple of times, but apparently the real name of this urban scrambler from the TpR Italian Factory is “Revolutionary Road” and you can see it in these live pics from the Motor…

Video: Aprilia USA pays homage to the Space Shuttle

4 April, 2020
What does the Aprilia RSV4 and the Space Shuttle have in common? Nothing … but that didn’t stop Aprilia USA from paying tribute to the space shuttle program and the last flight that ventured into space for the final time,…

Italian fashion: Larusmiani men's suits

4 April, 2020
Here we have something quite precious and expensive, a suit made of gold, cashmere and Vicuna wool. Some of these materials have been specially imported from England.Entirely made by hand this pinstripe suit by Larusmiani, with real horn buttons, is…

Eros Ramazzotti's new single "Parla con me"

4 April, 2020
Eros Ramazzotti’s new album Ali e Radici or Wings and Roots will be released on 22 May. In the meanwhile you can listen to Ramazzotti’s new single called Parla con me or Talk to Me. The song is quite catchy…

BMW G 650 GS Sertão

4 April, 2020
BMW presents the new G 650 GS Sertão, a sporty single cylinder enduro suitable for both off-road and everyday use. The new model features an even more sporty look than the standard G 650 GS, and it is designed to…

The 2nd annual Ospedaletti circuit commemoration (w/video)

4 April, 2020
If you’re a lover of vintage racing motorcycles then you should have been at San Remo (Italy) last weekend when the 2nd annual Ospedaletti circuit commemoration was held.Legendary racers like Bandirotti, Masetti, Liberati, Duke, Ambrosini, Lorenzini, Ruffo, Ubbali, Provini, Redman,…

A Nicky Hayden Original

4 April, 2020
I doubt that anyone has ever thought that Nicky Hayden could be so fun and mischievous, traits that MotoGP fans normally associate with rider Valentino Rossi, but take a look at this sticker that Nicky had made up, we didn’t…

WSBK Misano: Carlos Checa on pace in FP1

4 April, 2020
If at Silverstone MotoGP lap times weren’t even close, there was slightly a different story in FP1 at the Misano circuit. Points leader Carlos Checa started the weekend by bagging the top spot, but he was tightly tailed by Max…

Rebel without pause: more Mini birthday videos

4 April, 2020
This celebratory Mini birthday video includes a Twisted Wheel cover from Paul Weller and The Jam as the Mini anniversary song. It’s in the style of the other Mini birthday video we’ve seen, and is all about celebrating the originally…

Casey Stoner given MotoGP legendary status

4 April, 2020
Casey Stoner started racing in GP when he was fifteen and now 12 years later the two-time World champion will be retiring the age of 27, with 45 victories, 89 podium finishes and 43 pole-positions, and to honour the Australian,…

Views from Lake Como: Villa Carlotta and Bellagio

4 April, 2020
The grounds of Lake Como’s Villa Carlotta are like a secret garden nestling on the shores of the lake, and looking across to stunning scenery of Bellagio and the Resegone mountains beyond.Villa Carlotta is located at Tremezzo on the Western…

Special bikes: the Bastard by Jurgi

4 April, 2020
Today’s special bike is called the “Bastard” and is the brainchild of Mr. Jurgi. The model uses frame and engine of a Yamaha XT 500, linked to a swing arm from a Yamaha XS 650 that provides the bike with…