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Alvaro Bautista with Gresini Honda in 2012

1 April, 2020
It is now officially official, Alvaro Bautista will be riding for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini in 2012. Suzuki announced earlier this morning that they had released Bautista from his contract and now the Spaniard is currently on track with…

Lake Como apartment for sale

1 April, 2020
It might not be George Clooney’s lovely Italian villa, but you can be guaranteed a slice of the Lake Como lifestyle anywhere in the area. This Lake Como apartment is for sale in Torno and while there’s not much information…

Ducati thanks Yamaha for allowing Rossi to test at Valencia

1 April, 2020
Ducati is breathing a collective sigh of relief when they heard that Masao Furusawa had given permission to Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati in the post-season sessions at Valencia next month. Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati’s Project Manager speaking to the…

VW Tiguan – official design study

1 April, 2020
Volkswagen has a press release out, confirming the choice of the Tiguan name for its future compact SUV; coming out in 2008. The press release is accompanied by a nice design sketch, anticipating a car that is (fortunately) very different…

Dakar 2013: French rider Thomas Bourgin dies

1 April, 2020
French motorcycle Thomas Bourgin, who was taking part the 2013 Dakar rally raid with the KTM n.106, was the victim of a fatal accident on the link route of today’s Stage 7, Calama-Salta, 806 km. The accident took place at…

Italian easter recipes: sweet bread "pagnotta" from Romagna

1 April, 2020
Sarsina, in the province of Forlì-Cesena, is an Italian town famous for Latin writer Tito Maccio Plauto, but also for the Italian easter tradition of the “pagnotta”. This sweet bread is one of the most well known in the region.Ingredients:…

Custom Wolf Porsche tribute bike

1 April, 2020
Low, dark and menacing looking, German bike builders Custom Wolf wanted to try their hand in a tribute to a legendary and exclusive car brand, and this is their Porsche tribute bike.The Porsche tribute bike is powered 113 cui engine…

Santa Claus race in Milan, 21st December

1 April, 2020
Nowadays every single town in the world seems to have its own Santa Claus race and Milan is no different; on Sunday athletes and sportsmen from local sports clubs will take part in this 3 km race starting at 17:00.…

Termignoni titanium silencer for Ducati Streetfighter

1 April, 2020
A new Termignoni silencer for the Ducati Streetfighter is on the market. The silencers are made from titanium and have a redesigned outlet end and caps. They come with catalytic converter and new high performance air filters and meet road…

Apinestars video: Beyond the Riders with Ben Spies

1 April, 2020
Alpinestars has released another of their Beyond the Riders videos, and after the interviews with reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, this time it’s with his Yamaha team mate Ben Spies.Who would have expected that the apparently calm and collected,…

Renault Laguna Coupè – teaser

1 April, 2020
A new Renault coupè is coming, based on the Laguna III. An image was seen during the presentation of the new saloon, and Car Magazine got a snap. Then, someone from the Planète Renault forums managed to make a full…

Several World Superbike teams in two day test at Motorland Aragon

1 April, 2020
Ahead of next month’s seventh round of the World Superbike championship that will take place at the Motorland Aragon circuit, several teams will begin a two-day private test session at the Spanish circuit.Aprilia will be present with standings leader Max…

Sterilgarda to Sponsor Yamaha World Superbike Team

1 April, 2020
During last night’s Italian TV show “Paddock, uomini e corse” (Paddock, men and races) it was revealed that Sterilgarda will be Yamaha’s new main sponsor and will make their first appearance on the liveries of Ben Spies and Tom Sykes…

John Hopkins to get another MotoGP wildcard ride

1 April, 2020
John Hopkins has made no secret that after cleaning up his act, he wants to return to the international racing scene, and the Anglo-American rider’s last wildcard appearance in MotoGP at Brno in August, which unfortunately ended up with him…

Save the Ring petition online

1 April, 2020
Incredible but true that the legendary Nurburgring could face closure, but given its status around the world, it seems that a fairytale could be feasible. An online petition to save the ‘Ring has opened, and the official Facebook page “Save…

First Look at Portimao Circuit

1 April, 2020
Those lucky people over at MCN had the opportunity for a first see of the new Portimao circuit in Portugal and SuperSport rider Miguel Pria also gave the them a guided lap tour of where the World Superbikes will be…

Martin Scorsese roots for Gomorrah

1 April, 2020
Gomorrah which was presented at the Cannes International Film Festival last spring may after all get an Oscar nomination. Martin Scorsese, the great American movie director, roots for it! When he introduced the movie to American audiences at the New…

Your pics: Triumph Bonneville Streetracker

1 April, 2020
These pics come from Ralph in London and show his 2003 Bonneville Streetracker built by Mule motorcycles in San Diego. The bike is equipped with a 904cc engine, 595 forks and a handmade alloy fuel tank holding just seven litres…

Aspar Racing riders take a field trip to a nuclear power plant

1 April, 2020
Almost every rider in the GP paddock has more or less decided to go to Motegi (of their own free will?) and since knowing about radiation, nuclear plants isn’t part of a professional rider’s cultural baggage, Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez decided…

Carlos Checa takes comfortable victory in race 1 at Silverstone

1 April, 2020
Carlos Checa took another comfortable win, his 9th this season, in race 1 at Silverstone while giving Ducati an ulterior reason to celebrate; Checa gave the Italian manufacturer its 300th win in World Superbikes.The Althea Ducati rider rode a tatical…