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MotoGP in Argentina?

11 April, 2020
MotoGP racing hasn’t been on the South American continent since 2004 when the Rio Grande GP at the Nelson Piquet circuit at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was dropped from the calendar, however a news report from website El Liberal says…

MotoGP 1000's to see testing debut at Mugello

11 April, 2020
In 2012 the 800cc MotoGP class will finally be put out to pasture and we’ll see the long awaited return of the 1000’s and according to La Gazzetta dello Sport Dorna has already organized the first testing dates for the…

Aleix Espargaro to Pramac Ducati in 2010

11 April, 2020
According to GP Week Aleix Espargaro will be riding with Pramac Ducati next season as their second rider, next to the already confirmed Mika Kallio.Espargaro, older brother of Pol, who won yesterday’s 125cc race, was hotly tipped as getting the…

WSBK – Regis Laconi Seriously Injured

11 April, 2020
During the first lap of this morning’s free practice session at Kyalami, Règis Laconi (Ducati DFX) crashed in the section between turn 11 and turn 12. Unfortunately in the crash the French rider, despite not hitting any obstacle, suffered a…

Pata Negra by Radical Ducati

11 April, 2020
Just a few days after the launch of the Dirt-RAD, which is based on a 1989 Yamaha XT 600, the nice guys from Spanish aftermarket company Radical Ducati go back to their first love, the Ducatis, introducing this new special…

Toni Elias to replace recovering Hector Barbera again

11 April, 2020
Unemployed Toni Elias will get another shot at riding Pramac’s Ducati GP12 after his DNF at Laguna Seca, as regular rider Hector Barbera is still undergoing rehabilitation after sustaining surgery three weeks ago after fracturing his left tibia and fibula…

Ducati new website and World Ducati Week 2010

11 April, 2020
Ducati has redesigned its website, now featuring the new Multistrada 1200 as a background. The site has all the latest product, racing and accessory news in a dark, minimalist style with a modern look. It also currently features an introduction…

Honda biggest market share in Italy

11 April, 2020
We came across what we thought was an interesting statistic for the Italian motorcycle market from our guys at Motoblog.it. Take a wild guess at who the market leader for motorcycles in Italy might be…. Yes, that’s right, Honda. In…

Lambretta in 125cc world championship

11 April, 2020
Historic Italian scooter brand Lambretta will participate in the 125cc class of the world championship, in the form of the “Lambretta Reparto Corse” team. The team will be directed by Nicola Casadei, and will have Giancarlo Cecchini as its technical…

Marco Melandri undergoes shoulder surgery

11 April, 2020
Marco Melandri certainly will not be having a comfortable Christmas, as he underwent shoulder surgery yesterday morning, confirmed by the same Melandri on his Twitter page, “surgery on rt shoulder went well.. long way to work to be fit at…

Ducati 1199 Panigale S vs Porsche GT2 RS /video

11 April, 2020
Well, this is one challenge you wouldn’t want to miss: a frightening 195 hp sportsbike, the mighty Ducati 1199 Panigale S, ridden by one Mr.Ben, and an equally threatening 620 hp sportscar, the awesome Porsche 911/997 GT2 RS, driven by…

Aprilia Caponord 1200: more pictures emerge

11 April, 2020
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.…

MotoGP to pay tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli at Sepang

11 April, 2020
This week’s upcoming 16th round of the MotoGP champion at Sepang will probably see two new world champions crowned, but it will also be an emotional return to the Malaysian circuit where Marco Simoncelli tragically lost his life on October…

Casey Stoner to test the RC213V at Sepang

11 April, 2020
With just two races left in the MotoGP 800cc era, Casey Stoner will be heading to Sepang with the 2011 Championship crown already on top of his head and wanting another pole position and another win to add to the…

MotoGP: Typo Error, Marco Melandri to race with #33

11 April, 2020
When the FIM released the provisional MotoGP entry list today, we were surprised to see that Marco Melandri would be racing with Toni Elias’ #24 and not his usual #33. According to several websites who contacted Team Gresini’s press office…

Video: Randy de Puniet updates on his physical condition

11 April, 2020
Randy de Puniet seems to be in pretty good spirits (and he certainly isn’t in Europe for Christmas) and decidely relieved that additional surgery he was contemplating of undergoing last month, is no longer needed, as he’s now pain free.The…

BMW R100RS "The First One" by C59R Cafe Racer Motorcycles

11 April, 2020
We would like to introduce you to yet another special bike from spain created by Cambrilsa-based workshop C59R (near Barcelona) and based on a BMW R100RS. The company was founded in 2011, but its reputation has quickly gone up among…

Chaz Davies breaks left radius, will miss opening round

11 April, 2020
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…

Abu Dhabi to host MotoGP? It sure seems like it

11 April, 2020
Right about the same time last year, there were talks that Abu Dhabi’s Yas Marin circuit was being considered as a new venue that could host a round of MotoGP. Loris Capirossi and Casey Stoner even joined Franco Uncini and…

Suzuki to unveil the new GSX-R 1000 at the EICMA

11 April, 2020
Suzuki confirmed that the GSX-R 1000 model year 2012 will be unveiled at the upcoming EICMA in Milan on November the 8th. The bike is the latest addition to a completely renewed Superbike segment as new models from BMW, Honda…