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Royal Enfield Bullet 500 enduro rendering

22 March, 2020
Oberdan Bezzi has created this rendering of a Royal Enfield Bullet 500 enduro model. While he envisages a daily road model, we’d still be interested to see an off-road Royal Enfield. Bezzi’s version would be reliable, providing plenty of mileage,…

MotoGP: Honda gets 'One Heart' Logo

22 March, 2020
Honda HRC has picked up a new sponsor for the final race of the season and for 2011 (it looks like Livio Suppo has been doing something else besides poaching Casey Stoner from Ducati and infighting with Alberto Puig) that…

Rome's traditional cuisine on show at the Vittoriano

22 March, 2020
If you are a fan of Italian food and its delicious flavours, you can’t absolutely miss the exhibition Sapori Colti which will run at the famous Vittoriano (Piazza Venenzia) until 15 November; thanks to a series of photographs, kitchen tools…

Jorge Lorenzo Pin Up

22 March, 2020
After Yamaha PR appearances in Thailand and Indonesia, and spending a hard earned week’s vacation on the fantastic island of Bali with close friend and future Moto2 rider Ricky Cardùs, Jorge Lorenzo was back in action today in Florence, posing…

New Year ski deals for Italy: skiing Val d'Aosta

22 March, 2020
Great deals for skiing in Italy this winter continue with Alpitour offering New Year’s Eve snow weekends in the Valle d’Aosta. The deal is valid for the Ski Club Lo Stambecco at the foot of Cervinio mountain, at about 2,500…

2011 offroad Husqvarna WR250 and WR300

22 March, 2020
Here’s a look at the new Husqvarna WR250 and WR300 for 2011. The two-stroke bikes are protagonists in the Enduro World Championship and are very similar in 2011 to the current models.The WR250 and WR300 get new graphics for this…

San Gimignano: Medieval Manhattan of Tuscany

22 March, 2020
When you close your eyes and think of New York or other big modern cities you usually imagine thousands of skyscrapers rising proudly towards the sky and yet such a cityscape doesn’t look so modern or futuristic as one might…

Curtain rings down on Eurochocolate

22 March, 2020
We have talked at length about Eurochocolate 2008 (we are great fans!) but now that this delicious, scrumptious chocolate fair is about to close its doors, we want to give you the chance to enjoy a few photos of its…

Video – Chris Vermeulen talks to us from his hospital bed

22 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen has undergone a second corrective surgery on his injured knee that he picked up during the opening round at Phillip Island and that was further damaged after his crash in race 1 at Brno.The Australian will be missing…

Benelli Jarno Racing Concept

22 March, 2020
The great Oberdan Bezzi aka known as Obiboi, has come up with another interesting concept that as he writes in his website is a tribute to the legendary Jarno Saarinen that in 1972 raced with the Benelli 350 and 500…

Verdandi Motorcycle Concept

22 March, 2020
A lot of interesting motorcycle concepts seem to be coming out of universities these days, and this is the latest and it comes from Chalmers University in Gothenburg. The idea behind the Verdandi project was to investigate why fewer women…

Sand Nativity scene on view at Jesolo

22 March, 2020
Besides being the place where every year many holidays makers decide to spend their summer holidays, the lovely town of Jesolo, near Venice, is also famed for its artistic Nativity scene which a group of talented artists every year make…

Sultan of Oman in Italy for vacation

22 March, 2020
Oman’s Sultan, Qabus bin Said, recently made an appearance in Palermo, arriving on his private Boeing 747 jet. He then went by helicopter to his luxury ship docked at Palermo’s port.The yacht carries his same name and cost 500 million…

Rome by night: Vatican Museums evening opening

22 March, 2020
Rome’s Vatican Museums evening opening is tonight, with tickets available on the Vatican Museum site. The after hours opening lasts through the evening, with the Sistine Chapel open until 11pm.It appears the event is a one-off, but if successful, we…

Casey Stoner to undergo surgery will skip Brno round

22 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was scheduled to be racing this weekend at the Brno GP following his stoic 4th place at Indianapolis, after suffering significant ligament damage and small fractures to his right ankle during a massive highside in qualifying.After reviewing his…

Royal Enfield Continental GT lives on

22 March, 2020
The news went a little unnoticed, but the recent 2012 India Auto Expo saw the unveiling of a quite interesting new motorcycle, the Continental GT, by historic brand Royal Enfield. Basically it is the first new motorcycle to come out…

Max Neukirchner in Pramac Ducati? – Updated

22 March, 2020
The rumor that Max Neukirchner would be heading to MotoGP with an all new German team was denied by Neukirchner’s manager and by Neukirchner himself, but more rumors of the German rider in MotoGP were floating around the Imola paddock…

Video: Nissan EV platform demonstrated

22 March, 2020
Here’s a video of the Nissan EV in action. The Electric Vehicle will be the new platform for Nissan’s development of electric cars, and we get to see a few features including the iPhone remote control application and indications on…

Pierobon X60R: the sound of the Termignoni caught in a video

22 March, 2020
A few weeks back we talked about the gorgeous Pierobon X60R, created by Italian chassis constructor Pierobon and built around the advanced 1100 cc Desmodue Evolution engine, the air-cooled twin powering the Ducati Monster 1100 EVO. Back then we just…

Imola Girls – Part 2

22 March, 2020
While we’re starting to rev up for WSBK round at Magny-Cours, France; here’s part 2 of the Imola paddock girls. If your missed part 1 you get it here. If you’re asking why there’s a Playboy bunny pic, rest assured…

Intermot 2008: Moto Guzzi Sport 1200 4V 2009

22 March, 2020
At the Intermot show Moto Guzzi presents the new Sport 1200 4v, with a smooth but robust design guaranteed by the four valve, 105hp engine.In addition to the power, technical and stylistic innovations abound, including renewed exhaust system and lamps,…

MotoGP -Marcos Hirsch: 'Rossi’s behaviour is sad'

22 March, 2020
While Jorge Lorenzo may have totally changed his attitude from his racing days when he was in 125cc and 250cc, the Mallorcan rider is now calm, polite, friendly and very politically correct, but his personal manager Marcos Hirsch isn’t and…