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There Was A Ducati for De Angelis

17 April, 2020
Sportmediaset website has revealed that Ducati was willing to put a sixth Desmosedici on the grid for Alex De Angelis, but he missed out on their deadline due to the long negotiations that the rider had with Scot Racing.De Angelis…

The Wildest Ride on Aprilia's Dorsoduro 750 Factory

17 April, 2020
The 2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory is such a fun and versatile motorcycle, that owning a Dorsoduro is capable of giving you so many different emotions that it can be easily compared to the excitement of a roller coaster ride,…

Valencia Tests for WSBK and Moto2

17 April, 2020
The Ricardo Tormo Circuit at Valencia will see a number of different racing teams out in full force for two days of testing, tomorrow and Thursday.Many top WSB teams will be out on the track as well as host of…

Moto2: Aspar Martinez to Meet with Aprilia

17 April, 2020
Top Spanish manager Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez who has always been one of Aprilia’s top clients isn’t taking Aprilia’s pullout from Moto2 lying down and will be going to the Noale based company’s headquarters on Tuesday to find some sort of…

Guintoli and Laverty talk about the first day at Assen

16 April, 2020
The first day of World Superbike practice sessions at Assen was cold and rainy and the weather conditions hampered everyone, except for Tom Sykes who didn’t seem bothered by the weather conditions nor was he afraid to take any risks…

Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC Special Edition details and pics

16 April, 2020
The Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC Special Edition has been revealed at the 2010 Intermot show. The special edition RSV4 Factory taps into Aprilia’s racing heritage, especially after Max Biaggi’s WSBK championship win this year and Aprilia having earned the manufacturer’s…

Max Biaggi is 2010 WSBK champion

16 April, 2020
The title of this post suggests that today’s race and the subsequent championship result for 2010 is simpler than it seems. Firstly, Carlos Checa continued his excellent form this weekend, winning Race 2 after a victory in Race 1 as…

Chinese police ride Aprilia Mana 850

16 April, 2020
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger on a state visit to China was escorted by Chinese police and a crew of 30 Aprilia Mana motorcycles used by Chongqing police. The Aprilia Mana 850’s are part of a new Chinese…

Roberto Locatelli Retires from Racing

16 April, 2020
Roberto Locatelli, also known as the “Loca” has announced that he has decided to retire after 20 years of racing and 16 seasons in the Grand Prix series.Locatelli who is 35, one year younger that Loris Capirossi, competed in 244…

Our road tests: Aprilia Dorsoduro, part one

16 April, 2020
While there was so much to organise for our coverage of the Eicma show, what with all the beautiful Ducati models, the Honda Fireblade and Hornet, the Victory custom models, KTM and of course the blonde and brunette girls, it’s…

Monza's white line and unrest among Biaggi fans

15 April, 2020
Two days after race 2 at Monza, Max Biaggi’s ride-through penalty is still being hotly debated here in Italy. We’ve read a zillion things so far regarding what many consider a Draconian application of the rules, but rules are rules,…

Colin Edwards in WSBK? Talks with Ducati and Aprilia

15 April, 2020
Not very long ago most MotoGP riders used to have two year contracts. The first year was usually an apprenticeship, getting used to the bike, the team structure and once in awhile on some special Sunday, and the stars were…

Aprilia RSV4: photo gallery

15 April, 2020
After showing the official video of the Aprilia RSV4 yesterday, we give you the film together with an extensive gallery. The superbike version has 200hp, and is a four cylinder V engine - it’s already conquered the imagination of motorcyclists…

Aprilia Sportcity Cube 300

15 April, 2020
In Milan today, Aprilia launched its new Aprilia Sportcity Cube 300, equipped with a new 300cc engine. This is not a simple restyling but an all new Sportcity. We’ll be back with more details on the model, but in the…

Max Biaggi becomes a Father

15 April, 2020
Four times 250cc World Champion and Aprilia Superbike rider Max Biaggi and his girlfriend, Eleonora Pedron, a former Miss Italy have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, called Inès Angelica.2 kilos and 600 grams, Inès Angelica was…

Martinez vs Talmacsi: "Divorce" finalized

15 April, 2020
Jorge “Aspar” Martinez and Gábor Talmácsi held a press conference yesterday in Budapest to confirm that he and Talmácsi were unable to reach a common agreement on communication and media rights in Hungary that caused the Hungarian rider to pull…

Aprilia RSV4 Max Biaggi livery

15 April, 2020
It looks like the guys from MCN got themselves a sneaky preview of the Aprilia RSV4 superbike model, to be ridden by Max Biaggi in WSB 2009. What you see in the pictures here is a touch-up of the Aprilia…

Max Biaggi to race with #1 plate

14 April, 2020
Pressing fans waited for 12 long years to see it, it’s good for Aprilia PR, 2010 Superbike World Champion Max Biaggi has finally decided to race using the #1 plate on his Aprilia RSV4.The ‘Corsaro Nero’ showed up at Phillip…

WSBK Portimao: Smrz and Biaggi in a Tie in QP2

14 April, 2020
Jakub Smrz and Max Biaggi, the first on a private Ducati and the second on an official Aprilia ended up posting the same idential laps times in the second provisional qualifying session at Portimao.Smrz was the first to top the…

Intermot 2008: Aprilia RSV4 live

14 April, 2020
We give you this live shot of the Aprilia RSV4 Factory model from Motor Revue at the Intermot 2008 show. For technical specs of the new bike, go to our post on details of the RSV4, and for a full…

WSBK Portimao: Haslam on Provisional Pole

14 April, 2020
Point’s leader Leon Haslam continues to show his great form after conceding only 0.060s during the first practice session, Pocket Rocket came back during this provisional pole session at Portimao to top the timesheets with a best lap of 1′43.476…