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Moto2 bikes Vyrus 986 M2

21 March, 2020
We’ve already been introduced to the Vyrus 987 motorcycle and here we see the first track video of the 986 four-cylinder racing bike. The Vyrus 986 M2 has been built for Moto2 regulations and is therefore equipped with a Honda…

Postcards from Italy: Santa Chiara cloister in Naples

21 March, 2020
The Santa Chiara cloister in Naples can’t strictly be called a cloister, which you would normally consider as a dark, hushed religious area. In the style of the sunny city of Naples, this particular specimen is an open-air cloister, beautifully…

BMW Motorrad Days 2009 pics

21 March, 2020
The 2009 edition of BMW Motorrad Days at Garmisch-Partenkirchen was a success with more than 30,000 visitors from 30 countries attending the event. Official BMW SBK riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus made an appearance, and in the Stunt area…

Marc Marquez wins Moto2 last lap thriller at Estoril

21 March, 2020
Today’s Moto2 race at Estoril was once again what fans have come to expect from the middle class, a thrilling paint swapping final last lap rush to the finish line. Marc Marquez and Pol Espargaro with Thomas Luthi, Johann Zarco…

Pitti Uomo 75: Borsalino

21 March, 2020
Borsalino and Italian Independent have create a unique collection of absolutely stylish hats inspired by Lapo Elkann, heir to the Agnelli family fortune. Several rich, daring colours have been used in this new and beautiful collection; a gorgeous palette of…

Aprilia Tuono V4 R in detail: ugly? Who cares?

21 March, 2020
The Piaggio Group brought a near avalanche of models across its brands to the 2010 EICMA show, but we thought we’d take a closer look at the new Aprilia Tuono V4 R, especially after a comment from “Faster 1″ made…

Gilera celebrates 100 year anniversary

21 March, 2020
The Gilera brand from Arcore in Italy is celebrating its 100th birthday, after its long history started back in 1909 when Giuseppe Gilera created the first Gilera bike.Now the Gilera Club from Arcore and the “Registro Storico Gilera” are organising…

Moto2 Valencia Test

21 March, 2020
While WSBK was testing in Valencia, six Moto2 teams were also on track, however their test times are more difficult to interpret as all the teams had different kitted and tuned Honda engines.Anthony West posted the fastest times on both…

Pagani: doubts about Top Gear's record

21 March, 2020
It all began on the 28th January 2013, when The Stig set a new lap record on the Top Gear track. He established an incredible record with a time of 1:13.8 minutes, smashing the equally outstanding time of 1:15.1 minutes…

Pic of the day: Mini Ducati 1098 S Tricolore

21 March, 2020
This is not a design or reconstruction, but a real mini Ducati 1098 S Tricolore. We like it and would be happy to adopt one… Thanks to Roby for the pics, which you can find on Ottonero.

The Italian dream: Valentino Rossi rides Ducati

21 March, 2020
These pics show champion rider and one of Italy’s greatest sports stars, Valentino Rossi, on board Ducati as he tests the bike before moving from Yamaha to the Italian MotoGP team next year. The bike isn’t its usual red as…

Triumph Hurricat 1700 rendering of the Thunderbird by Oberdan Bezzi

21 March, 2020
Designer Oberdan Bezzi has decided to create an even more agressive Triumph Thunderbird 1600, which has only just entered the market. Described as a “traffic light burner”, here’s a look at a different Thunderbird rendering.It has 1700cc, squared exhaust, sports…

Mediterranean games in Pescara

21 March, 2020
The southern Italian city of Pescara is preparing to host the Mediterranean games from June 26 to July 5th. The games involve 23 nations around the Mediterranean, in addition to Andorra and Serbia, with a total of 4,115 athletes across…

ParkinGo MTC World Superbike team reveals livery

21 March, 2020
With the official Infront Superbike tests due to kick off on Monday at Phillip Island and ahead of the openining round next Sunday, WSBK newbie ParkinGO team has revealed via the team’s Facebook page, the livery that they will be…

WSBK – Physical Updates on Injured Riders

21 March, 2020
With WSBK round 2 at Portimao in just two weeks time, we’ve got a couple of injury updates on riders of who will be racing and who’s still in doubt.Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing) with his usual video, (thanks Chris) tells…

Argentina GP dropped from 2013 MotoGP calendar

21 March, 2020
Last Tuesday (Novembre 20th) Javier Alonso (Dorna) and Claude Denis (FIM safety advisor) visited the Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina for a last look before giving the Argentinean circuit its homologation, however the trip was for the moment a…

Superbike Imola live pics

21 March, 2020
These fantastic live pics from the Imola Superbike come from a lucky reader of Motoblog.it who certainly had a birds’ eye view of proceedings (and a very nice camera it seems). We’ll be posting a huge gallery of Imola pics…

Honda VFR1200F promo video

21 March, 2020
The elegant new Honda VFR1200F appears in this promo video, and while a bit corny and hyperbolic, it gives you the full details. The new sport-tourer from Honda is capable of 127kW or 173 hp and 129 Nm of torque.…

Photo of the Day – Rossi in Rosso

21 March, 2020
This is the closest that Valentino Rossi is going to get to wearing red and only during winter test ban and at Christmas, but according to the Italian gossip rags Santa Claus needs someone fast to help deliver Christmas presents.Thanks…

Video: Valentino Rossi on board the Ducati 1198 SP

21 March, 2020
After the official pics of Valentino Rossi at Misano with the Ducati 1198 SP, we can now show you a video (the first 30 seconds) from who else than Sportmediaset, of the Italian trying to test the fitness of shoulder.Unfortunately…

Althea Racing to continue with Unibat as sponsor

21 March, 2020
While some World Superbike teams have trouble finding paying sponsors (just think of the problems Alstare Suzuki has had over the years) others like Althea Ducati renew their agreements.Althea Racing announced yesterday that they will continue with their key sponsor…

H-D Sportster Technics by Roland Sands

21 March, 2020
In America it is not uncommon for companies operating outside the motorcycle industry to turn to well-known customizers to create some sort of “promo bike” to amaze the attendants of some fair or event. It is a win-win situation, where…

Niccolò Canepa in World Superbikes with Ducati Roma Team

21 March, 2020
Ducati Roma Team was born on the ashes of Supersonic Racing and the new World Superbike team will be fielding former MotoGP, Moto2 rider, Superstock 1000 FIM Cup rider Niccolò Canepa in the 2012 Superbike championship.Canepa won the 2007 Superstock…