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Jorge Lorenzo at Motorland Aragon Circuit

27 March, 2020
The current FIM rules prohibit testing with official machines on circuits that are on the MotoGP calendar during the racing season, but that doesn’t mean that riders can’t ride on tracks with street bikes, like Jorge Lorenzo did yesterday at…

Toni Elias to test BMW Superbike at Misano

27 March, 2020
Toni Elias has received an invitation from World Superbike team BMW Italia to test their S1000RR machine tomorrow and Wednesday at the Misano World circuit.The reigning Moto2 champion who is enduring a tough return season in MotoGP with LCR Honda…

MotoGP post race test cancelled – Ducati to test at Mugello

27 March, 2020
Due to the atrocious weather at Estoril the programmed MotoGP post race test that was to take place today has been cancelled.Following this decision, Ducati has decided to programme a three-day test at Mugello with both factory riders, Valentino Rossi…

2013 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 636 cc: info, images and videos

27 March, 2020
With a flashy presntation which took place yesterday in Times Square, New York, Kawasaki launched in style its brand new Ninja ZX-6R, the new generation of the successful Supersport model which will see the return to the 636 cc displacement…

Ivan Silva to return to MotoGP action at Motegi

27 March, 2020
After David Salom was dumped from Avintia Blusens CRT team after just two MotoGP races, it was officially confirmed that Ivan Silva (who finished second in the UEM European Superstock 1000 Championship for PL Palmeto Racing last Sunday at Albacete)…

Moto3: Jonas Folger breaks wrist in motocross accident

27 March, 2020
Motocross training strikes again. The latest victim of this type of training is Aspar’s Moto3 rider Jonas Folger.The German rider who is currently fourth in the Moto3 standings crashed while training in Mantova (Italy) with Moto2 Desguaces La Torre SAG’s…

James Toseland gets himself a Harley-Davidson

27 March, 2020
Two-times World Superbike Champion James Toseland, who retired from racing last year because of a wrist injury sustained during a test in Aragon, has just bought himself a Harley-Davidson. Considering that the man spent most of his life chasing the…

Nakano to Stay in MotoGP?

27 March, 2020
Just last week in Sepang, the Jorge Martinez deal to lease a Kawasaki ZX-RR for 2009 MotoGP season fell through after lengthy negotiations. The deal mainly failed due to the fact that Martinez and his Spanish sponsors were willing to…

Confirmed! Livio Suppo leaves Ducati

27 March, 2020
The rumors of Livio Suppo leaving Ducati have been officially confirmed by the Ducati website, here’s the press release:The last race of the 2009 MotoGP season will also be the last race in Ducati MotoGP Team colours for Livio Suppo,…

Brett McCormick expects to be back for Silverstone round

27 March, 2020
Brett McCormick, after scarily (it was just after Imola where Joan Lascorz broke his 6th vertebra which resulted in the Spaniard becoming a paraplegic) fracturing his C5 vertebra and breaking his right thumb during Assen’s race 2, said from his…

Suzuki to return to action at Catalunya MotoGP test

27 March, 2020
According crash.net Suzuki has decided to test their new GP machine during the Catalunya post-race test that takes place on June 17th according to test rider Nobuatsu Aoki, who is present at the Sepang 2 tests to watch and get…

Valentino Rossi to debut aluminum chassis at Aragon

27 March, 2020
When Valentino Rossi tested the GP12.1 last week at Mugello, little was revealed on what he was exactly testing, except for the cryptic words “electronics and chassis” (while everyone on the web was chanting aluminum chassis like a mantra) but…

Jerez GP in doubt after 2012

27 March, 2020
The 2012 Jerez GP was saved at the last minute thanks to the town’s mayor José Maria Garcia Pelayo, but the Jerez circuit director and president of the RFME, Juan Alvarez has some doubts whether they’ll be able to host…

3M charity project

27 March, 2020
The international company 3M is concerned about social projects, education and environment. For this reason,it’s started a new initiative in the Netherlands called “3M funds”. The fund has two major goals. Firstly to support charity work or projects by their…

Honda Pro Racing debuts new digital online magazine

27 March, 2020
Honda Pro Racing has debuted a new digital online magazine for motorcycle racing fans.The magazine is less slick than LCR Honda’s Inspire (which has Lady Gaga on the cover of the June issue), it does focus more on all of…

French motorcyclists continue protest

27 March, 2020
Since no one is listening to their complaints regarding French interior minister Claude Guéant and his series of proposals that specifically targets motorcyclists, over 50,000 angry French bike took to the roads for the third time this year to continue…

WSBK – Alitalia to sponsor Aprilia?

27 March, 2020
Alitalia, Italy’s former national airline company, now called Alitalia-CAI is close to closing a two year sponsorship deal with Aprilia’s Superbike factory team.CAI is owned by a group of Italian investors led by Piaggio’s President Roberto Colaninno who also controls…

Ducati presents 2012 upgrades for Multistrada and Hypermotard

27 March, 2020
Just few weeks before the opening of the Milan International Motorcycle Exhibition (EICMA) and right after the presentation of the new Streetfighter 848 and the announcement of the arrival of the 1199 Panigale, Ducati released more information about its 2012…

Casey Stoner second highest earning sports star in Australia

27 March, 2020
Winning a MotoGP championship title does wonders for your salary earnings. Casey Stoner moved from last year’s fourth place with $6.8 million to second place with an estimated $9.5 million (these are Australian dollars) according to Business Review Weekly’s annual…

Althea Ceramics cleared of all wrongdoings

27 March, 2020
At the end of last season, Althea Ceramics who sponsors World Superbike and Superstock Althea Racing teams was accused of commercial and social security frauds, now after six months of investigations and despite the fact that even during initial investigation…

WSBK Ducati Roma Team changes name

27 March, 2020
With just a little over a month to go before the World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island, newbie World Superbike squad Ducati Roma Team has changed its name and will be running under the banner of Red Devils Roma…