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WSBK Valencia: Carlos Checa leads in FP1

20 March, 2020
Carlos Checa got off to an excellent start in the first session of free practice at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. The Spanish rider on his AltheaDucati hit the top of timesheets with a best lap of 1′35.154 and…

BMW Concept Ninety unveiled in Villa d'Este: pics and info

20 March, 2020
In order to further celebrate its 90th birthday, BMW Motorrad showed up at the recent Concorso d’Eleganza in Villa d’Este - which took place this weekend in Cernobbio, Italy - with a brand new concept bike, aptly renamed Concept Ninety.…

WSBK Misano: Cal Crutchlow on Top in QP1

20 March, 2020
Warmer temperatures saw lap times drop during this afternoon’s QP1 at Misano with Cal Crutchlow topping the timesheets with a best lap of 1.36.288m on par with his Misano test times.Troy Corser continues his good form, he was second and…

WSBK Phillip Island: Carlos Checa leads in QP1

20 March, 2020
The long wait is over and no more testing, we’re finally going to see some real racing action as the 1st round of WSBK kicks off this weekend at Phillip Island.Satellite rider Carlos Checa on his Althea Ducati led the…

Crutchlow Fastest on Final Day of Testing at Misano

19 March, 2020
The final day of WSBK testing at the Misano World Circuit saw Cal Crutchlow come out on top in the unofficial test times, with the riders working ahead of finding a good set-up for next week’s eighth championship round.Crutchlow stopped…

Gallery of Pics from the WSBK Portimao Weekend

19 March, 2020
Here’s a beautiful gallery of pics from this weekend’s second round of the World Superbike Championship at the Portimao circuit in Portugal. An interesting info fact from the SBK website regarding this year’s round: “Race one was 16 seconds faster…

WSBK Valencia QP 1: Carlos Checa Continues to Lead

19 March, 2020
Homeboy Carlos Checa continued his domination on the Valencia race track during the QP1 session. The Spaniard was again the leader, that saw not only six Ducati’s in the top ten, but three privateer Ducati riders taking the three top…

BMW Motorrad K 1300 S Special "30 Jahre K-Modelle"

19 March, 2020
At the upcoming EICMA show in Milan (November 15-18), BMW Motorrad will present the exclusive special model K 1300 S “30 Jahre K-Modelle”, which will mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW Motorrad K series. It was in fact in…

BMW 3-series Hybrid: Spy Shots

19 March, 2020
It was no surprise to find out that the new BMW 3-series, code named F30, will be available in a Hybrid version as well. Even though plans for the X6 Active Hybrid have been dropped, BMW still has the ActiveHybrid5…

Rider Quotes and Pics from the WSBK Assen Round

19 March, 2020
We’ve got a lot of rider quotes from yesterday’s World Superbike races at Assen, so you can find out who’s in seventh heaven, who’s happy and who’s disappointed and why. Jonathan Rea (Race - 1st, Race 2 - 1st):“You know,…

Laser Exhaust for BMW R1200R

19 March, 2020
The BMW R 1200 R gets a new HotCam 2 Titanium Short exhaust by Laser. Made from carbonfibre the exhaust has been designed as an attractive silencer with better performance and weight saving for the bike. The titanium-carbonfibre mix makes…

Not so secret meeting between Dorna and BMW

19 March, 2020
Rumors of BMW and Aprilia entering MotoGP in 2012 have been floating around for some time now, with Aprilia more or less denying that they want to enter the premier racing series, but BMW has a slightly different attitude, and…

Motorcycle tours to the Arctic: Telegraph Creek itinerary

18 March, 2020
This motorcycle tour takes us through British Columbia, to Telegraph Creek. It’s a detour on an itinerary for the West Canadian Arctic, and if you love the combination of scenery and riding, this video is for you. The bikes in…

Triumph Tiger 800 copies BMW F800GS

18 March, 2020
In an interview with MCN, BMW boss Hendrik von Kuenheim has accused Triumph of copying the BMW F800GS in building its new Tiger 800 models. It seems that BMW is more than just a little rankled over some borrowing of…

Chris Pfeiffer stunting in Buenos Aires

15 March, 2020
By the looks of this video Chris Pfeiffer has gotten over his broken ribs that he picked up after crashing at the Intermot show, because the four times freestyle World Champion hit the busy streets of Buenos Aires with his…

WSBK Portimao – Rider Quotes and Video Highlights

15 March, 2020
Check out what the rider’s had to say and watch the video highlights from both races after the second round of the World Superbike Championship at Portimao where veteran rider Max Biaggi took his first double victory since he switched…

A future BMW electric scooter?

15 March, 2020
In reports from the Soloscooter site, it looks like BMW might be introducing an electric scooter to the market as early as 2011. This is after reports last year of BMW working on a Rotax-powered scooter.Piaggio has just released its…

WSBK Miller Round Video Highlights

15 March, 2020
Missed yesterday’s World Superbike races at Miller Motorsports Park? Here are two highlight videos from both races, where you’ll see mechanical failures, crashes and heartbreak.If these highlights aren’t enough and you need to see the entire US round, just click…