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Paola Cazzola confirmed in WSS

26 March, 2020
Back in November we reported that Paola Cazzola was in talks for a ride in World Supersport Championship. Well this lucky young lady has gotten her wish because she will be the first female rider ever to contest an entire…

Easter in Italy: traditions and folklore

26 March, 2020
“Pasqua” or Easter in Italy is a very important festival and holiday for the nation, more so than Christmas, as the church and Italians mark the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.The period before Easter, starting with Carnival to mark…

Grand Prix Bike vs Street Bike vs Street Car

26 March, 2020
Those great guys over on on Dutch website oliepeil found this fantastic video with Freddy Spencer on 1984 Honda 500GP racebike vs 700cc Honda Sabre vs a Nissan 300ZX Turbo at one of my favourite tracks, Laguna Seca. Got to…

Sam Lowes wins the Supersport round in Assen

26 March, 2020
Britain’s Sam Lowes (Yakhnich Motorsport Yamaha) won the Supersport race of the Dutch GP after a spectacular and rather ‘tactical’ duel with turkish Kenan Sofuoglu (Kawasaki Racing Team India MAHI) that lasted almost the entire race.After creating a gap between…

WDW 2012: the awesome Ducati Monsters in the paddock

26 March, 2020
Out of all the models featured in Ducati’s current range, the mighty Monster is arguably the most popular one in the custom community. Unless you are going for the proper sportbikes in an attempt to burn some serious rubber on…

Althea Racing to withdraw from World Superstock 1000?

26 March, 2020
Rumors from Italy are reporting that Genesio Bevilacqua’s World Superstock 1000 squad is withdrawing from the championship and will not be at Monza this weekend.Federico Sandi debuted at Imola qualifying 11th, but he DNF’d in the race after coming into…

Alfa Brera Spider – official photos!

26 March, 2020
The official photos are finally here: the Alfa Brera Spider in all its glory. No data yet on prices or on the differences with the coupè (weight ? performance ?), and it can be seen only with the roof down.Beatiful,…

Concept rendering Honda CBR600RR Repsol Carbon

26 March, 2020
Here are a couple of computer rendering concepts from “TheUncle” on deviantART. The first is a Honda CBR600RR Repsol Carbon, along with two other concepts.One is a blue and white version (Suzuki?) and the other is in green and black…

Castrol Honda concludes positive three day test in Qatar

26 March, 2020
The Castrol Honda Superbike team has concluded their private three day test session at the Losail International circuit in Qatar. For Jonathan Rea and Superbike newbie Hiroshi Aoyama it was a positive test with both riders despite the broiling track…

BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK team launches 2013 title bid

26 March, 2020
At BMW’s headquarters in Munich, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK team officially launched their 2013 Superbike and Superstock 1000 FIM Cup title bids, after BMW announced last season that they would handing over their SBK racing efforts to BMW Italia.The…

250cc leader Marco Simoncelli loses licence

26 March, 2020
If you were looking for amusing stories about Italian drivers, or riders, look no further. The leader of the 250cc ranking, Marco Simoncelli, has lost his licence to ride any motorcycles on the road after only two days of enjoying…

Max Biaggi dominates Race 1 at Phillip Island

26 March, 2020
Max Biaggi kept a low profile this weekend working hard with his completely renovated team and it payed off as the Roman Emperor conquered the first race of 2012 World Superbike season at Phillip Island. Tom Sykes sitting in pole…

Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha Tech3 deal officially confirmed

26 March, 2020
The rumor broke late Friday afternoon when several websites reported that Andrea Dovizioso had signed with Yamaha Tech3 for the 2012 season after spending ten years with Honda.This rumor has now been officially confirmed and Dovizioso will be fielded alongside…

WSBK Assen Preview

26 March, 2020
The WSBK PR is also revving up for this weekend’s double header in Assen:Hannspree Ten Kate HondaJonathan Rea:“After what’s been a sluggish start to the season, we needed to look at making some changes to the bike to improve the…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rossi back on Pole

26 March, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying started with Valentino Rossi hitting the top of the timesheet almost immediately and the positions would continue to change during the hour with Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards exchanging the top position. Rossi wasn’t giving…

Your pics: Black Forest motorcycle tour with butterfly

26 March, 2020
These two lovely pics come to us from reader Tobias, on his tour through the Black Forest this year. As winter comes on in the northern hemisphere, we thought we’d remember our summer rides and motorcycle tours to get us…

Casey Stoner Australian GP Helmet

26 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was sporting this new helmet design on his Nolan X 802 for his home race at the Australian GP at Phillip Island, not as far out looking as Jorge Lorenzo’s Estoril GP moon landing helmet, Stoner’s lid would…

Dani Pedrosa undergoes more surgery

26 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa, just three days after writing on his blog that his shoulder recovery was going more slowly than expected and that his participation at the Assen GP was in doubt, is currently undergoing further surgery on his collarbone.According to…

Royal Enfield Bullet 500es pics

26 March, 2020
In a town out west of the range, in the afternoon sunlight of a winter’s day, we came across this lovely Royal Enfield Bullet 500es. The town is one of only 3000 people, and the bike is the transport of…