WSBK Monza Pics
Images from the fifth round of the World Superbike Championship at Monza.WSBK Monza Images
Power Electronics Aspar team presentation
Yesterday evening at the Hotel Balneario de las Arenas in Valencia, Power Electronics Aspar Team officially presented Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro and the 2012 race livery to the public (we already saw the new livery during the CRT…
WSBK Assen QP1 – Smrz leads the Way
This afternoon’s qualifying practice on the slightly modified Assen circuit, more or less confirmed what happened during the earlier free practice, except that Czech rider Jakub Smrz on his privateer Pata B&G Ducati snatched the top spot from Hannspree Ten…
Gigi Dall'Igna denies any Aprilia wrongdoings
When yesterday’s rumor broke that Aprilia had run a slightly different fuel injection pump on Max Biaggi’s RSV4 at Assen, and that the Italian manufacturer had been warned to replace it with the original homologated one mounted on their street…
Aprilia RS4 video
Every kid’s dream is every parent’s nightmare, even if your dad is a motorcycle nut, too. The new Aprilia RS4 is just like a mini RSV4 and we’d give just about anything to be young again to have this kind…
WSBK Portimao Tests – Day 1
The curtain has just come down on 2009 WSBK season on Sunday, but the first day of the official 2010 test got underway today at Portimao.Not all riders had their transponders on, so the times are unofficial and from some…
47 Teams and 91 Entries for Moto2
When FIM, Dorna and IRTA announced that they were changing the 250cc class to 600cc Moto 2, most fans turned up their noses and declared that it was the end of an excellent championship and that it would be an…
Max Biaggi wins hard fought race 1 at Misano
Yesterday we said that the World Superbike races would be interesting at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and Race 1 proved us right, as it was hard fought thriller and once again tire choice and wear made the difference.…
WSBK Donington Race 2 – Donington Double for Spies
Ben Spies completely dominated race 2 and officially re-opened the WSBK Championship. Spies is now just 14 points behind point leader Noriyuki Haga who suffered a massive highside and ended up underneath his Xerox Ducati.We saw Haga walking away from…
Max Biaggi beats Marco Melandri in Race 1 at Aragon
Cooler air and track temperatures during today’s World Superbike race 1 at the Motorland Aragon circuit and the incognita of which tires to choose turned the race into a two rider duel between Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri who set…
WSBK Imola- First Practice Session Red Flagged
Just five minutes into the first free practice at the Imola circuit, Yamaha’s Tom Sykes crashed out and the session has been red flagged. According to sources at the circuit, Sykes sustained only a contusion to his right foot, while…
Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 gets a warning
There’s a hush, hush rumor going around regarding Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 which he used at Assen and wasn’t exactly Superbike kosher.Apparently during one of the usual technical sporting checks they found that the fuel injection pump on the reigning…
Shinya Nakano to Announce Retirement
According to Italian website Bikeracing Shinya Nakano will announce his retirement from racing in a press conference Wednesday.Nakano, who turned 32 this month, has decided to retire after thirteen years of racing, which is probably due to continuing health problems.…
WSBK Magny-Cours: Michel Fabrizio on Provisional Pole
Michel Fabrizio took this afternoon’s provisional pole at Magny Cours edging out Jonathan Rea for first place. Rea was followed by Noriyuki Haga and Ben Spies and all four riders were separated by less than 2 tenths of a second.Carlos…
Max Biaggi – The rider you love to hate
Known as the Roman Emperor or the Black Corsair, his girlfriend for the last five years, Eleonora Pedron, a former Miss Italy calls him The Boss, and Max Biaggi is the rider that you either passionately love or hate. Adored…
Akrapovic live at EICMA: Ben Spies, Max Biaggi and KTM limited edition on display
Not that we’re jealous or anything, but the guys at Motoblog.it got to see: Ben Spies‘ Superbike live, Max Biaggi’s Aprilia live, Troy Corser’s BMW live and new Superstock champion Xavier Simeon’s bike as well. The Akrapovic stand also has…
Aprilia RXV 4.5 first Dakar victory
The Aprilia RXV 4.5 has just won its first 2010 Dakar stage, with rider Francisco Lopez on board. The whacky but cool bike is a new entry for Aprilia, with the change to 450 cc models making it competitive this…
Max Biaggi fends of Melandri to win race 2 at Brno
Race 2 at the Czech circuit of Brno was almost an exact carbon copy of race 1, with Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri duelling for the entire race and Carlos Checa hanging on, but never actually getting between the two…
WSBK MMP: Leon Camier leads in QP2 washout
The expected rain and cold hit the Miller Motorsports Park track right on schedule and qualifying practice 2 was a total washout, with the riders venturing out for a lap or two and then wisely electing to return to their…
WSBK Portimao QP1 – Jonathan Rea takes provisional pole
Jonathan Rea edged out Jakub Smrz to take Friday’s provisional pole position at Portimao. Smrz on a satellite Ducati, who lead the first free practice finished second.Ben Spies jumped up from his 7th place in FP session to take third,…
Givi Accessories for Aprilia Sportcity 125, 200 and 300i
Givi has presented a series of accessories for the Sportcity Aprilia family, including the 125, 200 and 300i models. The accessories include a compact top-case, seen in the Givi E370 for the Sportcity 125 and 200, in tint with the…
Aprilia Caponord 1200: more pictures emerge
A while we talked about two brand new models from the Piaggio Group that were informally unveiled during a Dealer Meeting that took place in Montecarlo a few weeks back: the Moto Guzzi California 1400 and the Aprilia Caponord 1200.…
First Aprilia Dorsoduro R by V2Racing delivered
After the Aprilia Dorsoduro RR and R project, a nasty version from V2 racing designed for the Hypermoto Series, the temptation to create a road replica was just too great. And so the Dorsoduro special project was developed, again by…
Chaz Davies breaks left radius, will miss opening round
ParkinGO MTC Aprilia’s Chaz Davies crashed out at the Southern Loop during QP2 at Phillip Island and fractured his left radius and has been ruled out of Sunday’s races.The Welshman who was due to make his official WSBK debut and…
Aprilia Tuareg/Caponord spy shot
Thanks to the people over at Motociclismo.it we can show you a spy shot of Aprilia’s new 1200cc adventure touring bike.The bike was first dubbed as Tuareg, but they are now calling it Caponord (Italian for Nordkapp or North Cape…