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MV Agusta F4 pays tribute to the Frecce Tricolori

19 April, 2020
The ‘Frecce Tricolori’ is the name of Italy’s Air Force aerobatic team and to celebrate their 50th anniversary MV Agusta will be releasing a limited edition of just eleven F4’s with the same Frecce Tricolori livery that graces the Aermacchi…

Valentino Rossi ready to write off the GP11.1

19 April, 2020
During today’s MotoGP qualifying session, Valentino Rossi hit a new time low, qualifying only sixteenth on the starting grid of seventeen riders with the highly tooted Ducati GP11.1 (2012 chassis and the DST) which debuted at Assen which was supposed…

Only Ducati Hypermotards Used in Knight and Day Movie

19 April, 2020
When eagle eyed Wes Siler from Hell for Leather caught out that the Ducati Hypermotard that Tom Cruise was riding in Knight and Day was actually an Aprilia, everyone picked up on this juicy little faux pas.Obviously this didn’t go…

Hiroshi Aoyama to ride for Avintia Blusens at Valencia

19 April, 2020
According to Spanish website motocuatro.com, Hiroshi Aoyama will be replacing still recovering Yonny Hernandez in next week’s final MotoGP round of the season at Valencia.The former 2009 250cc World champion and MotoGP rider spent an unproductive year (he finished 18th…

Ducati Monster 696 autographed by Valentino Rossi for Telethon

19 April, 2020
To help the Telethon Foundation in its research in the diagnosis, prevention and cure of human genetic diseases, Ducati has donated this special Monster 696 with its tank personally autographed by Valentino Rossi, during the Sepang MotoGP test last week.The…

Cisa pass dedicates memorial to Marco Simoncelli

18 April, 2020
The La Cisa mountain pass is one of the ’sacred’ roads in Italy for motorcyclists who want to take on the twisty - which probably sees more motorcycle traffic than the infamous Snake in California.The pas marks the division between…

Joan Lascorz injury update

18 April, 2020
Following his horrific crash during the Imola test and subsequent surgery at the Hospital Maggiore in Italy, Joan Lascorz was transported to the Vall d’Hebron Hospital in Barcelona last Wednesday.A recent Kawasaki Provec press release states that Lascorz is currently…

Carlos Checa suffers hip fracture, 2013 season over

18 April, 2020
Carlos Checa's 2013 season is over. The former World Superbike champion's year has been marred by poor results, numerous injuries and confidence sapping crashes, and his latest crash during FP1 at Istanbul Park, has left him with a fractured hip,…

Casey Stoner opens up on Motegi round

18 April, 2020
During today’s pre-event press conference at Brno, Casey Stoner officially announced that he is to become a father (Congrats to the new daddy-to-be!) stating that the knowing of his wife’s pregnancy may have contributed on his stance on boycotting the…

Lorenzo's Wall

18 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo who partecipated in the Monza Rally Show this weekend driving a Fiat Punto Abarth S2000, declared that he doesn’t like the idea of the wall that divided the two Yamaha riders in 2008 will remain standing even in…

Moto3: Simone Grotzkyj Giorgi joins World Wide Racing

18 April, 2020
Simone Grotzkyj Giorgi has finally found a ride for the 2012 Moto3 season. Desite his non sounding Italian surname, Grotzkyj Giorgi hails from the city of Pesaro, right in the heart of that area that has given birth to some…

MV Agusta Rivale 800 @ 2012 EICMA in Milan

18 April, 2020
“Unquestionably MV Agusta“. That the first thing that came to mind when we found ourselves in front of the new Rivale 800 at the 2012 EICMA show in Milan, a model that sees the legendary Italian brand entering a previously…

Casey Stoner tests 2012 Honda 1000cc bike at Jerez

18 April, 2020
After Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden’s debut test with 2012 Desmosedici at Jerez, now it was Honda’s turn to show us their new 1000cc motorcycle. Casey Stoner took the machine out for most of yesterday putting in a total of…

Jeremy Burgess Laughs off Honda Rumors

18 April, 2020
You’ve all been hearing the latest rumors that legendary crewchief Jeremy Burgess, will not be following Valentino Rossi in Ducati but he’s going to Honda to help fellow Australian Casey Stoner in his switch to the Japanese team.Speaking with GP…

Stefan Bradl celebrates rookie season with sponsor GIVI

18 April, 2020
Stefan Bradl underwent corrective arm pump surgery ten days ago in Spain and while the 2012 MotoGP Rookie of the Year may be still recovering from his surgery, he was still able to carry out his promo duties by taking…

Vyrus 986 M2: here is the street legal version

18 April, 2020
Italian manufacturer Vyrus releases through its facebook page the first images of the street legal version of the 986 M2, the latest creature of Vyrus’s mastermind Ascanio Rodorigo. The model is basically a Moto2 racer that has been tweaked in…

Aspar's MotoGP CRT team has new main sponsor

18 April, 2020
Yesterday Aspar’s MotoGP CRT team officially announced that their new main sponsor which will be Spanish company Power Electronics. The team that will be fielding Aleix Espargaro and Randy de Puniet on Aprilia machinery this season will be now run…

Colin Edwards to undergo surgery on fractured collarbone

18 April, 2020
Being wiped out by Randy de Puniet during today’s qualifying session at Estoril has cost Colin Edwards a fractured left collarbone.Edwards was off the racing line at turn 4 when the CRT rider entered the corner and when he flicked…

Tying the knot at Infineon Raceway

18 April, 2020
Riding to your wedding wearing leathers and helmets isn’t that unusual for bike lovers, but Danielle La Fave and Timothy Duffield outdid themselves when the celebrated their marriage in the in the Wine Country Winner’s Circle at the Infineon Raceway…