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Ducati confirms Valentino Rossi leaving at the end of 2012

20 April, 2020
As highly anticipated, Ducati has confirmed with a brief press release that after two highly disappointing seasons, Valentino Rossi will be leaving the Italian manufacturer at the end of 2012.“As the MotoGP series awaits its return to action for the…

Crescent Suzuki reveals 2012 World Superbike livery and sponsor

20 April, 2020
Crescent Suzuki has pulled off the wraps on the livery of the 2012 GSX-R1000s that John Hopkins and Leon Camier will be using in this season’s 2012 World Superbike Championship.The team also revealed that Foreign Exchange Solutions company Fixi will…

Both Alstare Ducati riders end up in the hospital

20 April, 2020
Alstare Ducati riders spent more time in the hospital and under the care of doctors than putting laps on the 1199 Panigale during the two-day World Superbike private test at Phillip Island. Carlos Checa didn’t even turn a wheel, as…

Mattia Pasini gets to test a Ducati

20 April, 2020
During Italian post-race TV show Fuori Giri a couple months back, Marlboro Ducati team manager Livio Suppo showed his public appreciation for 250cc rider Mattia Pasini by promising him the opportunity to test a Ducati and it was this promise…

Anthony West and Patric Muff to ride for Supersonic Racing

20 April, 2020
After being dumped by MotoGP CRT Speed Master team because he couldn’t find the necessary funding and then passed over by Swan Yamaha to replace the injured Ian Hutchinson by the much more popular Noriyuki Haga, Anthony West has found…

SBK: BMW test in Aragon spoiled by the bad weather

20 April, 2020
The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team has carried out two days of private testing at the “Motorland Aragon” circuit, in Spain, where riders Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies have worked mainly on the chassis of their BMW S 1000 RR.…

James Toseland signs for Kiddimoto

20 April, 2020
Kiddimoto sells wooden balance bikes for children ages 2 to 6 years to help children learn balance and a James Toseland Grand Prix bike replica has officially become the newest member of the Kiddimoto Heroes series, and it’s based in…

Piaggio Group gets 60 million euros from EIB for R&D

20 April, 2020
It’s nice to know that European Union hasn’t cut back on everything and still believes in financing viable projects in order to help meet policy objectives, so their nonprofit long-term lending institution, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has lent the…

Casey Stoner back on a Honda at Motegi

20 April, 2020
It was since November 11, 2012 at Valencia, that former two-time World champion Casey Stoner hasn’t ridden a Honda MotoGP bike, and now the Australian is currently at Motegi for private test with HRC (the first of four in Japan)…

Maxime Berger to ride for Effenbert Liberty World Superbike team

20 April, 2020
World Superbike team Effenbert Liberty Racing will be expanding their efforts next year and will be fielding three Ducati’s. After previously reconfirming last year’s riders Sylvain Guintoli and Jakub Smrz, the Czech based team will be adding French rider Maxime…

Nicky Hayden reveals that he suffered a fracture at Aragon

20 April, 2020
Seeing Nicky Hayden sommersault over an unproctected barrier during the last GP at the Motorland Aragon and land onto the access road infuriated a lot of fans and put under the magnifying glass once again, circuit safety. Loris Capirossi and…

James Toseland returns for Brno round, but Lanzi is on standby

20 April, 2020
James Toseland has decided he’ll try to race in this weekend’s World Superbike round at Brno. The Briton has been been battling an extremely serious and career threatening wrist injury that he picked up during testing at Aragon last March.…

Lorenzo's Land Comic to be released

20 April, 2020
Following in the footsteps of Valentino Rossi who was the star of a comic strip designed by Milo Manara in Italy’s Rolling Stone Magazine, which later became a graphic novel and a DVD, Jorge Lorenzo is also set to enter…

Ben Spies to undergo surgery – Updated

20 April, 2020
Ben Spies return to action at Indianapolis was very shortlived. The Pramac rider highsided during the third free praction caught out by the traction control on his Desmosedici, that doesn’t engage in first gear.The crash left the American with a…

Husqvarna Nuda 900 Touring spy shot

20 April, 2020
The year 2012 has been quite good for Husqvarna in terms of sales. The Swedish-named BMW-owned Italian manufacturer sold 10,751 motorcycles last year (+15.7% over the previous year), 1,936 of which belong the recent ’street range’ of the brand, consisting…

Colin Edwards to ride for Forward Racing CRT team in 2012

20 April, 2020
Colin Edwards announced late this afternoon what many already suspected, he’s staying in MotoGP in 2012 and be riding for NGM Forward Racing’s CRT team making him the first rider to be officially confirmed as part of a CRT tea,.The…

GP Commission tweaks rules for 2011 and clarifies Moto3 specs

20 April, 2020
Two years of cost cutting measures in MotoGP especially on the length of practice sessions had left harried and frazzled mechanics and grumpy riders, but now the GP Commission has decided to reinstate four one-hour sessions, which will no doubt…

Nicky Hayden PSA Commercial

20 April, 2020
Former 2006 MotoGP Champion Nicky Hayden’s public service announcement against motorcyclists drinking and riding created by the Indiana Governor’s Council on Impaired and Dangerous Driving.

Horex postpones production of its VR6 Roadster

20 April, 2020
German manufacturer Horex announced that the beginning of the production of its own V6R Roadster - which was scheduled to happen this month - had been pushed back to the end of May. The decision was taken after the bike…

LCR Honda team presentation at Venice Casino

20 April, 2020
The city of Venice with the marvellous backdrop of it’s annual Carnival that recreates the atmosphere of the event as it was lived under the Serenissima Republic, hosted the LCR Honda MotoGP Team’s presentation at the reknowned Venice Casino. Last…

Eugene Laverty to partner Max Biaggi in Aprilia in 2012

20 April, 2020
Eugene Laverty, according to Italian website motosprint.it will be riding for World Superbike’s Aprilia Alitalia Racing team and fielded alongside Max Biaggi in 2012.Laverty was tipped to ride for BMW Italia, who was offering him a contract for 300.000 euros,…

Olive branch between Liberty Racing and Infront

20 April, 2020
Following their controversial post-Monza press release and then continuing their protest at the Donington Park round without their hospitality, World Superbike Liberty Racing team who previous said that they would continue in the championship has decided to officially kiss and…

Rossi and Lorenzo Superstars in Indonesia

20 April, 2020
If there were any question about how important emerging markets are to motorcycle manufacturers just check out Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi’s and Jorge Lorenzo’s leathers and YZR-M1 bikes, that see the Semakin di Depan “One Step Ahead logos and the…