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Wooden Vespa toy for children

14 March, 2020
This wooden tricycle-style Vespa toy is cute, but not of Italian production. Instead, the Moulin Roty, found on Baroque Babies blog, comes from France and is a Vespa toy for children.The wooden Vespa also comes with a story of two…

MotoGP fans put your stetsons on, because Texas here we come

14 March, 2020
Hold your horses, we sort of expected that MotoGP would be heading to the new Austin F1 track in Texas, especially after well connected Superbikeplanet.com revealed that it would be confirmed this week, but what we didn’t expect was that…

Tom Sykes pulverizes records during Aragon test

14 March, 2020
The last day of World Superbike private testing at Aragon saw once again Tom Sykes shine on his Kawasaki ZX-10R and unofficially pulverize the pole position record.On Sunday, the British rider had lapped in 1′ 58.4, which was four-tenths faster…

Your pics: a Ducatist regrets…?

14 March, 2020
This is a funny motorcycle pic sent to us by Michele, who came across this unusual edition to a Ducati 1098. Could it be a sign of regret or a chance to hunt down Japanese motorcycles…?Send your funny, bizarre or…

Morini 3 1/2 by Emporio Elaborazioni /video

14 March, 2020
In the wake of the seductive “Striscianera” and the beautiful “Mastino“, Italian customizer Emporio Elaborazioni unveils its new, fascinating masterpiece. This time around, EE did not focus on a Jap as they often do, they went instead for something a…

Jorge Lorenzo's WarrioR1 at the Isle of Man

14 March, 2020
MCN’s Marc Potter is showing off the Yamaha WarrioR1 that Jorge Lorenzo will be riding tomorrow during the parade lap at the Isle of Man ahead of the Dainese backed Senior TT, alongside racing legend Angel Nieto.The livery was designed…

Filippo Preziosi resigns from Ducati after 19 years

14 March, 2020
Filippo Preziosi became the sacrificial lamb following Valentino Rossi’s disastrous two-year stint in Ducati and the engineer behind the Ducati Desmosedici, was removed from his position of General Manager of the Corse department last November and replaced by Bernhard Gobmeier,…

Film: "Ultimi della classe" and video of Sara Tommasi

14 March, 2020
We reckon this film, Ultimi della Classe (The last in class), will make itself some nice earnings at the box office. Why? Because it’s the story of Michele (Andrea De Rosa) who, going badly in school, is trusted by his…

Moto Guzzi Griso 'Motard V-Twin' by Ghezzi-Brian

14 March, 2020
Ghezzi-Brian presents his latest creation based once again on the engine and architecture of the Moto Guzzi Griso: the aptly called Motard V-Twin. The model is meant to be a fashionable supermoto, but it is not yet another ‘trendy bike’…

Yamaha welcomes back Valentino Rossi to the fold

14 March, 2020
After Ducati announced that they are parting ways with Valentino Rossi at the end of another troubled season, Yamaha has issued their press release confirming the return of the Italian back to the fold.It is with great pleasure that Yamaha…

Bimota DB7R The Diavolo Rosso in Disguise

14 March, 2020
The Bimota DB7R Diavolo Rosso (what an apt name) isn’t something you’re going to find shopping on Black Friday, because ArthaWorks from Long Island, California will make only ten of these Red Devils out of fifty bikes that ArthaWorks customizes…

Yamaha R1 Factory MotoGP Replica

14 March, 2020
The good news here is that the Yamaha R1 Factory MotoGP Replica is available in the colours of Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, having won at Jerez and Motegi, respectively.The bad news is that the R1 Factory MotoGP Replica built…

MotoGP FP1 – Lorenzo takes the lead at Mugello

14 March, 2020
In this afternoon’s free practice at Mugello, it was Jorge Lorenzo who lead the pack, beating out fellow team mate Valentino Rossi who is looking for his 8th consecutive win at Mugello and Ducati rider Casey Stoner with a hot…

WSBK Brno Video Highlights

14 March, 2020
As usual we’ve got the video highlights from the ninth round of the World Superbike Championship at Brno where the wins were split one a piece between Jonathan Rea and Max Biaggi.If by chance you missed the races, you can…

Italian comic books: "Sirbo e is seti fradis"

14 March, 2020
Sirbo e is seti fridas is a comic book written by Eleonora Carboni and drawn by Andrea Mureddu; it’s quite interesting and may help you get acquainted with Sardinia and its culture and language. The story revolves around a sweet…

Moto 2 – Ricky Cardùs in Hayate

14 March, 2020
Another piece of the Moto2 championship falls into place, Ricard ‘Ricky’ Cardùs will be racing with Hayate’s Moto2 Team in 2010.The Spanish rider who competes in the Spanish Speed Championship (CEV) and has had several wildcard appearances in the 125cc…

Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet still carrying injuries

14 March, 2020
The Brno GP will be another tough weekend for Pramac Ducati team. Their garage will still look like a clinic for the walking wounded, because both Loris Capirossi and Randy de Puniet are still carrying previous injuries that will no…

Arai RX-7 GP Norton Replica helmet

14 March, 2020
Norton Motorcycles and Arai Helmets have united to produce this new Arai RX-7 GP Norton Replica helmet. The helmet is available exclusively through the site of the legendary British motorcycle brand, and the top-of-the-range helmet is already on sale, in…

BMW Motorrad live @ 2012 EICMA in Milan

14 March, 2020
It almost goes without saying that the new BMW R 1200 GS is the most sought-after new model of the BMW stall at the 2012 EICMA exhibition in Milan, Italy. The renewed version of this extremely popular model was officially…

Lukas Pesek and IodaRacing?

14 March, 2020
IodaRacing is the only MotoGP team that has yet to confirm their second rider entry for the upcoming season. After the rumors that Chris Vermeulen could be returning to MotoGP to ride for Giampiero Sacchi’s CRT team, the lastest rumor…

Rider Quotes from Indianapolis MotoGP Qualifying session

14 March, 2020
Today’s MotoGP qualifying was held in warm and sunny conditions with the Indianapolis track temperatures over 50ºC. With Ben Spies taking his first ever MotoGP pole position and here’s what 16 of the 17 riders had to say after the…