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Randy Mamola crashes Ducati D16 seater at Catalunya

30 March, 2020
Randy Mamola often takes paying fans and celebrities (that has also included Prince Henry) for a few laps on Ducati’s Desmosedici two-seater in the different racing venues of the MotoGP calendar, to give them a taste of the powerful GP…

Suzuki GSX-R 600 and 1000 Replica Tourist Trophy 2008. Pictures

30 March, 2020
To celebrate the Suzuki Relentless by TAS Team’s victory at the Tourist Trophy 2008 (in the Superbike, Superstock and Supersport categories, Suzuki GB has announced it will produce to replicas: the GSX-R 1000 Cameron Donald Replica, and the GSX-R 600…

CIV riders to wear medical safety alert bracelet

30 March, 2020
It’s still in the experimental stage, but Ivan Capelli’s company Motivegeeks Labs (an ICT company) in collaboration with the Italian Motorcycle Federation has decided that this year’s CIV riders will be using a medical safety bracelet in order to improve…

Aprilia, BMW and Kawasaki testing at Aragon

30 March, 2020
As we mentioned in our previous post Aprilia, BMW and Kawasaki factory teams with the addition of Pedercini Kawasaki are currently at the Motorland Aragon circuit for a private two day test that started yesterday to prepare for the next…

Italian summer: Montalcino Jazz and Wine

30 March, 2020
Summer’s here and the Montalcino Jazz and Wine festival will soon make jazz lovers happy. Very happy indeed.In fact once again the 14th century fortress will be the backdrop of a series of amazing concerts featuring big names such as…

Chinese watermelon scooter ride

30 March, 2020
This guy on a scooter is riding through the traffic in China with a watermelon on his head. What I want to know is, apart from why, is whether it has the bottom flattened off or is fixed in some…

Marisa Miller patriotic for Harley Davidson and US military

30 March, 2020
Harley Davidson has declared the first ever “Military Appreciation Month” in the US, creating a dedicated site where people can send a personal electronic postcard featuring supermodel Marisa Miller. Miller is featured on postcards, a poster and a vintage-style calendar,…

EICMA Ossa relaunch with new prototype

30 March, 2020
Spanish motorcycle brand Ossa is coming back, appearing at this year’s EICMA show with a niche range of trial motorcycles. Ossa originally made its name back in the 70’s with a range of enduro and trial bikes, and the occasional…

Italian villas up for sale: Villa Fiordaliso in Umbria

30 March, 2020
Only a few steps away from the historic centre of Narni, a medieval town in Umbria, there’s a fabulous villa called Fiordaliso which, if you’re hunting for a grand house here in Italy, could make your dreams come true. Recently…

WSBK Misano Race 1 – Spies does it again

30 March, 2020
In today’s WSBK race 1 at the Misano World Circuit we got more for our money’s worth in a highly entertaining and difficult wet to dry, flag to flag race.The Santamonica track had seen rain all morning but when the…

MotoGP Qatar Day 2 – Rider Quotes

30 March, 2020
We’ve got the usual rider quotes from the team’s press releases after last night’s final pre-season test in Qatar, but a couple of Italian journalists picked up some gossip from the garages that the releases don’t tell. Valentino Rossi and…

125 years of Bulgari jewellery on display in Rome

30 March, 2020
The historic Italian brand of Bulgari will be on display from May 22nd to September 13th for a 125-year anniversary celebrated in the event “Between eternity and history: 1884-2009″ at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. About 500 jewelled objects…

WSBK Magny Cours: Carlos Checa gets a head start

30 March, 2020
If you thought that Carlos Checa was going to take it easy this weekend as he’s on the verge of taking the championship title - he needs just three little points - think again. The Althea Ducati rider headed the…

Error 404: new look Dainese site

30 March, 2020
If you’ve had the Dainese site bookmarked, this picture of Valentino Rossi appears when you try to open the site. That’s because Dainese has an updated site that has been recently been launched online, www.dainese.com.New material, product range with online…

Custom Triumph Bonneville

30 March, 2020
This lovely understated tuning on the Triumph Bonneville gives it a little more character, and a whole lotta new sound (see the video after the jump). The handlebars are lowered, the front mudguard has been removed and the rear mudguard…

Transformer and ST8, new gear from OJ Atmosfere Metropolitane

30 March, 2020
So appropriate for Italy at the moment, OJ Atmosfere Metropolitane has some new offerings for summer heat, with the Transformer vest (love the name!), made in nylon with velvet interior and netting. It has seven external and four internal pockets,…

Italian publisher Carlo Caracciolo dies aged 83

30 March, 2020
Prince Carlo Caracciolo, a pivotal figure in the history of journalism, died just a few days ago. With Eugenio Scalfaro, another prominent Italian journalist, he founded La Repubblica in 1976, one of Italy’s leading newspapers. Several years before he had…

GM Pedestrian Detection: the lifesaving App!

30 March, 2020
General Motors is working on a pedestrian detection system at low-visibility conditions, based on wireless technology. The system is much more advanced than those currently on the market, as it uses Wi-Fi Direct to recognise handsets with peer-to-peer wireless connection.…

Toni Elias riding in World Superbike?

30 March, 2020
“Toni Elias will replace Troy Corser in the Yamaha Italia WSB Team next year, Toni will leave MotoGP and will perform in World Superbike 2009.” It’s sill a rumour, but it’s getting stronger day by day!Possible, but only one single…