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Italian sayings: translation of "braccine corte" when you can't reach your money

25 March, 2020

After our piece on “al bacio” as an Italian saying meaning perfection, I thought we’d look at one that might be helpful when in Italy, particularly if you find yourself in Liguria where people are known to be a little…

Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to race at Motegi

25 March, 2020

After all the negative hype and declarations of not wanting to ride at Motegi due to radiation leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, another two riders have now capitulated to the growing pressure by their team bosses to take…

Update on Ratthapark Wilairot's conditions

25 March, 2020

There have been a couple of conflicting reports regarding the conditions of Moto2 rider Ratthapark Wilairot, who was seriously injured early Monday morning, after a serious motorcycle accident, that saw the driver of the bike die at the scene.While Stay…

Ciao bello! Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney the real thing according to Matt Damon

25 March, 2020

Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney have got it going on according to Clooney’s mate, Matt Damon. Italian show girl Canalis is on a winning ticket if you accept that when a man’s friends approve of the lady in question, you’ve…

250 cc rider Raffaele De Rosa's Wild Save

25 March, 2020

If you missed the 250cc qualifying session, then you missed one of the best saves ever and it’s being compared to Randy Mamola’s 1985 save at Misano, even if Mamola was on one of the meanest 500cc bikes.Check out the…

SBK 2009 Kawasaki factory Team

24 March, 2020

Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that the Paul Bird Motorsport Team will be the official 2009 World Superbike Team. Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes will ride the World Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R.Steve Guttridge, Kawasaki’s European Race Planning Manager, said: “We had…

Melita Toniolo swaps boyfriends (again)

24 March, 2020

Italian show girl Melita Toniolo has had a busy summer swapping from one Italian boyfriend to another. The diavolita had originally been paired with Italian television personality Luca Bizzarri, before being seen with entrepreneur Claudio Casavecchia. He has previous experience…

Jerez Moto2 test day 1

24 March, 2020

The first day of private testing at sunny Jerez saw a potpourri of machines, a factory MotoGP, three CRTs and a bevy of Moto2s and one lonely World Superbike team.Ducati had their test team out on the Spanish track with…

Rossi and Hayden will test only the GP11's at Brno

24 March, 2020

As we expected, also because Ducati team manager Vitto Guareschi had confirmed it early July, Ducati will not be testing their GP12 during Monday’s official post race test at Brno, but only their 800cc machine.Ducati perfers to continue testing their…

Virgin Active Day Spas in Italy

24 March, 2020

The health spa chain Virgin Active Day Spa is expanding in Italy, with spas currently open in Rome, Milan, Turin, Genoa, Bologna, Brescia and Venice. The day spa is the beauty centre for Virgin Active health clubs, which are currently…

Marco Melandri to try to Ride in Tomorrow's Warm-Up – UPDATED

24 March, 2020

Marco Melandri may have been ruled out of Saturday’s Dutch TT MotoGP race at Assen after disclocating his shoulder and slightly fracturing the glenoid scapula in a massive highside during FP2, but the Italian still wants to try take part…

Maverick Vinales retakes top position on day 2 at Jerez

24 March, 2020

After finishing just 7th yesterday in a wet Jerez and not taking any risks, Maverick Vinales returned to top of the timesheets on the second day of Moto3 testing and leading another two Spanish riders in another KTM domination.In the…

2011 Triumph Speed Triple live pics from presentation

24 March, 2020

These live pics of the 2011 Triumph Speed Triple come direct from the Facebook page of Triumph Italy where the new Speed Triple is undergoing a presentation. With the new bike being put through its test ride paces, we can…

Tom Sykes wins Nurburgring race 1 in dramatic countback – Rea fractures leg

24 March, 2020

World Superbikes race 1 at Nurburgring was run in dry and cool conditions and Tom Sykes was awarded the victory in a countback after a dramatic finale that caused the race to be red flagged on the penultimate lap, leaving…

Best Italian museums: Rome tops Trivago list

24 March, 2020

While waiting for the Museum by night event to take place here in Europe, Trivago has just published a list with the most popular museums in Italy. Rome and Florence top it with their most famous museums (i.e. the Vatican…

Aragon to stay on MotoGP calendar till 2016

24 March, 2020

Spanish MotoGP fans can be more than satisfied, because the Motorland Aragon circuit after taking IRTA’s ‘Best Grand Prix’ award last year, will now be on the MotoGP calendar till 2016.Aragon had been placed on the calendar as reserve circuit…

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid video

24 March, 2020

The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid is set to revolutionise urban motoring with this unique hybrid scooter. It was released recently and for full MP3 hybrid details and pics of the scooter, check out our original post. Here’s video for you to…

Christini AWD Motorcycles introduces the new 450 Enduro: info, images and technical specs

24 March, 2020

Christini AWD Motorcycles is a Philadephia-based company that is leader in the development of All Wheel Drive technology for motorcycles and has a special patent for the power transmission to the front wheel that allows for improved performance of the…

BMW R 1200 GS Alpine White Version

24 March, 2020

BMW Motorrad has developed this new R 1200 GS Alpine White Version to celebrate 500,000 GS units produced. 300 models of the special version will be made, after the last GS was produced on May 12th.The R 1200 GS has…

Armani eyewear: the 20th Anniversary Exclusive Edition

24 March, 2020

Twenty years have passed since Giorgio Armani launched his first line of eyewear. In order to celebrate this event the Italian designer has brought up to date some of those famous sunglasses that back in the eighties took the world…

Gabor Talmacsi still undecided on Pedercini offer

24 March, 2020

Gabor Talmacsi lost his Moto2 ride after the Jack& Jones by Antonio Banderas team dropped out of the 2011 championship after losing their title sponsor, was invited to Sepang to test for Pedercini’s Kawasaki team to see if he could…

New single for Italian singer Jovanotti: Tutto l'amore che ho

24 March, 2020

Italian singer and songwriter, Jovanotti is releasing a new album for 2011 and here is the first single in an early release, called “Tutto l’amore che ho”. The single demonstrates Jovanotti’s usual lyrical ability and his confidence as a seasoned…

Italian summer recipes: pasta with potatoes and pesto

24 March, 2020

Italian pasta recipes can get creative and while it might seem like a strange combination to some, there is more than one example in Italy of pasta and potato served together. As summer in Italy approaches and we’re in a…

Ducati safety program continues

24 March, 2020

The successful Ducati safety campaign in collaboration with Dainese continues this year, with a Ducati-branded back protection, having sold 5,000 units in Europe so far.Starting from last October every customer who buys a new Ducati in Europe receives a top…

Jorge Lorenzo: I'm going to quit racing in 4 or 5 years

24 March, 2020

Max Biaggi quit racing at 41, Troy Bayliss at 40, the same for Loris Capirossi, Valentino Rossi still wants to race and he’s going on 33, others wanted to continue, but injuries stopped them, but the younger generation of riders…