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H.O.G. heaven: Pope Francis blesses Harley-Davidson bikers

1 April, 2020
Othodox Catholics probably turn up their noses and counted rosary beads, as they saw thousands of Harley-Davidson leather and vest clad bikers invade Via della Conciliazione and Saint Peter’s Square to be blessed by Pope Francis yesterday, ahead of the…

Nicky Hayden confirmed with Ducati for 2013

1 April, 2020
After Mugello there were several rumors that Nicky Hayden would be re-signing with Ducati and just before this morning’s first free practice at Laguna Secma it was officially confirmed that American rider will spend another season with the Italian factory…

Jonas Folger to ride for MZ Racing in Moto3

1 April, 2020
125cc rider Jonas Folger a tested MZ Racing Moto2 during the Valencia test last November and competed in the final Moto2 CEV race of the season (18th) seemed destined to make the move to Moto2, however the 18-year old German…

Schumacher Test Rides Again

1 April, 2020
Seven times Formula1 champion Michael Schumacher whose love of motorcycles is almost as big as his love for cars, got another chance to test ride two other superbikes at the newPortimao circuit; Troy Bayliss’s title winning Ducati and Noriyuki Haga’s…

Carlos Checa leaves hospital

1 April, 2020
Carlos Checa has been discharged from the Melbourne hospital where he was taken as a precautionary measure following his big crash during race 1, when he was running fourth and out-braked himself into Honda corner clipping the rear end of…

Valentino Rossi to ride at Silverstone on Tuesday

1 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi will be at the Silverstone Circuit tomorrow (May 17th) to inaugurate a new paddock wing and will also be riding the circuit for the very first time as he missed last year’s round due to his broken leg.Before…

Nicky Hayden to test Ducati GP12 at Mugello

1 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden will be at Mugello tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday for the final two days of a three day private test that Ducati’s test team is currently carrying out at the Italian track.Hayden who finished sixth in Qatar, will be…

Honda Launches the CB Twister

1 April, 2020
Honda may have launched the new VFR 1200F in big style, but their new CB Twister may be even more important in terms of sales to the Japanese manufacturer.The CB Twister launched in India on Friday, is fitted with an…

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo Visit Thailand

1 April, 2020
Following the MotoGP tests at Sepang last Thursday and Friday, Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi jumped on a plane and headed to Bangkok, Thailand to take part in a two day promotional visit for Thailand Yamaha Motor. The two Fiat…

GP Commission limits engine costs and revs in Moto3 class

1 April, 2020
Last year KTM won the constructor’s Moto3 championship and during the pre-season tests, teams fielding either the KTM RC 250 GP production race in either the KTM or Kalex chassis, seemed to have distinct performance advantage.The opening round of the…

Althea Racing to field two riders in WSBK in 2012

1 April, 2020
We already knew after Sunday’s race 2 at Portimao that after very intense last minute negotiations between Ducati, Althea Racing and Carlos Checa that the newly crowned World Superbike champion would be staying with the Italian team.We also imagined that…

Swarovski Blinged Up Kymco Scooter

1 April, 2020
This bling bling studded Kymco”Mitch” scooter was featured at the at this year’s 37th Tokyo Motorcycle show. 100,000 Swarovski crystals went into this piece of craftmenship and we bet that if it was ever ridden on the road it would…

Alvaro Bautista with Gresini Honda in 2012

1 April, 2020
It is now officially official, Alvaro Bautista will be riding for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini in 2012. Suzuki announced earlier this morning that they had released Bautista from his contract and now the Spaniard is currently on track with…

Paolo Simoncelli downplays rescue incident

1 April, 2020
Marco Simoncelli’s father Paolo, has decided to talk about the video that many of you have already seen, where track recuse workers dropped his son as they were rushing to put him into the waiting ambulance.Paolo Simoncelli was arriving at…

Joey Dunlop's and Barry Sheene's bikes up for auction

1 April, 2020
A very very interesting auction will take place on the 16th of April, conducted by H&H and providing the opportunity to judge two examples of priceless value for fans of motorcycling.We’re talking about Joey Dunlop’s 1982 Honda RSC 1000, British…

Max Biaggi denies MotoGP rumors

1 April, 2020
More rumours about Italian Superbike rider Max Biaggi have emerged. After Max’s idea to replace Troy Bayliss at the Xerox Ducati team, we posted for you news about his return to Aprillia, signing a two-year contract. Today, more rumours are…

KTM 125 and 200 Duke now with ABS

1 April, 2020
There’s no doubt the prototype of the new 1290 KTM Super Duke R was the undisputed star at the KTM stall of the recent 2012 EICMA exhibition in Milan - arguably the real star of the whole show, actually -…

Ten Kate Racing confirms agreement with Gresini CRT

1 April, 2020
The rumor that Fausto Gresini had turned to Ten Kate to supply his new CRT team with engines and electronics has been officially confirmed by Ten Kate Racing Products on their website:Ten Kate Racing Products goes MotoGP!!TKRP did sign a…

Shell opens motorcycle only gas station in Indonesia

31 March, 2020
In a country like Indonesia who has more that 52 million motorcycles (mostly small displacement) it’s natural to cater this demanding consumer market, and Shell in cooperation with the Indonesian government opened in December the first gas station called ‘Shell…

Confirmed: John Hopkins to ride for Stiggy Honda

31 March, 2020
The rumors that were having John Hopkins in Stiggy Honda’s WSBK team after Kawasaki’s pullout from MotoGP have finally been confirmed today, when Hopper’s agent Bob Moore confirmed to Roadracing World that the 25 year old Anglo-Californian will riding a…

Biaggi vs Chili

31 March, 2020
Troy Bayliss may have won both races in Portimao and finished his career on a high, but it was Ducati’s Sterilgarda’s rider Max Biaggi and Pierfrancesco “Frankie” Chili who stole the show for Italian fans by getting into an argument…

Aaron Yates to ride MotoGP CRT at Indianapolis GP

31 March, 2020
Back in May we reported that the Indianapoli GP (August 17-19) will see two CRT wildcard entries, Attack Performance. and GPTech. Attack Performance will be fielding Steve Rapp on CNC/Kawasaki machine - Rapp will also be riding at Laguna Seca…