Vintage Vespa kit
Want a vintage Vespa look without all the time and money spent trying to find and restore an old Vespa GS? The guys at Vivo Scooters have the solution for you with their Vivo Body Kit which takes a Vespa…
The new Street triple R
The new Triumph Street Triple R: if you like high technology and a naked bike, here’s a new Matt Graphite colour and some orange graphics. The top of its class has two pot sliding calipers with sintered pads from Nissin…
Homemade pasta: how to make pasta at home for a New Year's recipe
If you want to stun your guests with traditional Italian homemade pasta for a New Year’s Eve Italian dinner, try our recipe below. The easiest way to make pasta at home is if you have a pasta machine, but if…
Sexy Italian actresses: Gloria Guida
Italian actress Gloria Guida, was born in Merano in 1955 and her success as an actress is indelibly linked with a number of sexy film comedies shot during the 70s. The scene you have just seen was from La liceale…
Ducati 1199 Panigale and Nicky Hayden go to Hollywood (w/video)
If you’ve got to launch a motorcyle in unmistakable style you go the Hollywood premier route. An A-club night club like Drai’s in L.A, the red carpet, the best Italian wine and bubbly spumante, hot looking models parading around in…
Valentino Rossi vs over zealous Sepang marshal
Rossi crash at Sepang di EsCharlaMoterosWe’ve seen riders push marshals away, we’ve seen them get berated them for not helping enough, but what happened between Valentino Rossi and an overzealous Malaysian marshal was comical.Rossi suffered a harmless low side crash…
Stumbling across the Yamaha FZ8R – UPDATED
Our French cousins at Motosblog.fr were getting a look see at Yamaha’s maxi scooter the TechMAX, that debuted at the EICMA show last year,when they stumbled across a FZ8 labeled as the the FZ8R.Getting permission from Yamaha France to photograph…
FB Corse Official Presentation Postponed
The official and highly awaited official presentation of the FB Corse bike in Milan on January 21st has been postponed until February 11th, because one of the owners of the company, Andrea Ferrari, is out for health reasons.According to the…
Life in Italy: big changes with a pizza vending machine
The New York Times reports that a pizza vending machine has been invented in Italy, that actually makes and cooks a pizza in about three minutes. The machine has been developed by Claudio Torghele, who has called it “Let’s Pizza”.The…
Chaz Davies does the double at Motorland Aragon
Chaz Davies snared another impressive victory in race 2 at the Motorland Aragon circuit. The BMW Motorrad Goldbet rider once again cruised to his second win (his third in WSBKs’) in another drama packed race that began on the starting…
Aspes Hopi 125 rendering
After yesterday’s news on the return of Aspes to the market, we take another look at an Oberdan Bezzi creation, this time of the classic Hopi 125.There’s a vintage-technology mix here with shiny tank and metal mudguard, and the 125cc…
Kawasaki updates on Joan Lascorz injury
Kawasaki Racing has published the following press release following Joan Lascorz transfer to Spain while the rider was still under sedation.After a crash during a scheduled testing session at Imola on Monday 2 April, Kawasaki Racing Team rider Joan Lascorz…
Pane Amore e Fantasia: from "Dolce Vita" to the Carabinieri of 2008
Pane amore e fantasia (Bread, love and fantasy) is a famous film from 1953 with Gina Lollobrigida and Vittorio De Sica. It’s a romantic comedy about a girl, a carabiniere and his commander. Why are we talking about it though?Because…
Italian bags: Ferrari leather weekender bag
Made of soft calf leather and with scarlet zippers, this Ferrari weekender bag seems to mirror all the characteristics that one can find in the famous cars built in Maranello. Elegant and sporty, this gorgeous weekender retails for 1,050 euros.
Marc Marquez to race in GSeries BPA
Before the first official MotoGP test of the season scheduled from the 5th to the 7th of February at Sepang, reigning Moto2 World champion and MotoGP’s newest rookie sensation Marc Marquez will be taking part in a car race on…
Motorcycle design Erik Buell Racing 1190RS video
There’s no doubt that the Erik Buell Racing 1190RS is a hot bike and now it looks like we’ll get a series of videos on the making of the EBR 1190RS, starting with this prologue. The new bike from the…
Pedrosa to miss Jerez test, unsure for Qatar
Dani Pedrosa was released from the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus hospital Saturday morning after undergoing surgery to his wrist and left knee after crashing during the Qatar tests last Monday evening.According to Dr. Mir both operations were a great success…
2013 Triumph Tiger Sport 1050: more pictures
Just a couple of days ago we talked about the new 2013 Triumph Tiger Sport 1050, the revamped version of the model that the British manufacturer introduced at the recent Brussels Motor Show, and today we received a new bunch…
Supersonic BMW supports 'Action for A-T'
The British Superbike championship will be kicking off this long Easter weekend at Brands Hatch and debuting Supersonic BMW team run by Danilo Soncini will be personally sponsoring on the fairings of their BMW S1000R the Action for AT foundation…
Ducati Monster 796 video
Here’s the Ducati Monster 796 official video where we get to hear very little of the engine but lots of funky music. The new Monster is a stepping stone in the range from the 696 to the 1100, and completes…
Audi A4: the next-generation will be more muscular and streamlined
The current Audi A4 will respect the traditional life cycle of 6 years. It will be replaced in late 2014, once Walter de Silva (Chief designer for the entire Volkswagen Group) will have updated the design of the future four…
Loris Capirossi 'drifts away' with his Lancia Delta Integrale /video
Thanks to its its brutal power and the many successes achieved in the World Rally Championship, the Lancia Delta Integrale is a sort of a myth of the 80s and 90s. Those who are into cars and over 40 know…
Jorge Lorenzo to get his motorcycle license
Before heading to India for a six day whirlwind promotional tour for Yamaha, Jorge Lorenzo took the time to take pass the theory test to get his motorcycle license as he posted on his Facebook page, “Hey guys! Although it…
Nicky Hayden tops Valentino Rossi in FP1 at Qatar
Before heading to Qatar, Valentino Rossi to the Italian press he would start chasing lap times and pushing the Desmosedici to the limit, instead he did the exact opposite in the first free practice at Losail. The Italian decided to…
Rossi to test Ferrari F1 at Mugello in November
Valentino Rossi had said that if he won the MotoGP world title, he would give himself the gift of a drive at the wheel of the Ferrari F1: and so Rossi is now ready for his F1 test drive.Rossi has…
