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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…

Ducati riders satisfied with small step at Sepang 2 test

18 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden were slightly closer to the top of the timesheets during today’s second test at Sepang after the enormous gap that they had during Sepang 1 and seemingly more satisfied with the day 1 results, even…

Furusawa talks Valentino Rossi

18 April, 2020
It’s not a secret that the General Manager of Yamaha Motor Company’s Technology Development Division, Masao Furusawa and Valentino Rossi have a special relationship, and that the Japanese manager may well be Valentino’s number one fan, stating in the past…

Rok Bagoros rocks the 2013 Kini Fullgas Day /video

18 April, 2020
Here is another cool video released by Slovenian freestyler Rok Bagoros, a KTM factory stunt rider who is also an ambassador for the Austrian brand across the world. His latest appearance was at the Kini Fullgas 2013 in Zillertal, Austria,…

New Ducati logo video presentation

18 April, 2020
After our post on Ducati’s new logo, we found the official Ducati video behind the logo concept. I think it better depicts what they’re attempting to achieve with the logo, which doesn’t really come off when you see the emblem…

Ron Hammer takes on Hornbach's

18 April, 2020
It was the talk of the Internet back then, even if it was a fake, but I still think this is one of the best viral ads around.

No Misano and Motorland Aragon rounds for James Toseland

18 April, 2020
James Toseland has suffered another setback in recovering from his serious wrist injury that he sustained in a testing accident at Aragon last March, because he has been ruled out from both this weekend’s World Superbike round at Misano Adriatico…

Lorenzo and Rossi looking for the podium in Jerez

18 April, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing riders Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi are heading to Jerez de La Frontera hoping to prove that Honda’s remarkable perfomance in Austin a forthnight ago was only due to the peculiar layout of the brand new Texan…

Nicky Hayden's New Footpegs

18 April, 2020
You may remember reading that Ducati while checking out Nicky Hayden’s data, found that the Kentucky Kid was inadvertently touching and dragging his rear brake, especially in mid corners and was also having the same problem with his gear shift…

Teething problems for Crescent Suzuki debut

18 April, 2020
The three-day World Superbike test at Portimao went well for BMW and Aprilia, but a little less so for the debutante in the series, Crescent Suzuki who battled with front brake and electronic issues.Leon Camier spent the first day and…

On Sale Schumacher's Desmosedici RR and Hypermotard

18 April, 2020
Michael Schumacher, former 7 times F1 World Champion is selling off a couple of toys that are cluttering his garage and they include a 2008 Ducati Desmosedici RR and a 2007 Hypermotard 1100S.The bikes have been barely used, the Desmosedici…

Vespa paper toy template. Pictures

18 April, 2020
After our post on how to make a Vespa toy with paper, we give you this full photo gallery of the process, for anyone who can’t get enough of revival gadgets and culture. The following shows the template of the…

Randy de Puniet and his broken leg

18 April, 2020
This gross looking pic is Randy de Puniet’s leg that he broke during that horrific crash at the Sachsenring GP just fifteen days ago. The LCR Honda rider wants to return to action as soon as possible and is targeting…

Chris Vermeulen's Qualifying Session at Laguna Seca

18 April, 2020
Chris Vermeulen talks about his Saturday’s qualifying at Laguna Seca. The Austrialian rider mentions that his crash was similar to those of Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner and caused by new tires and not putting enough heat in them.Valentino Rossi…

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…

‘We are for Japan!' – Just not for Motegi

18 April, 2020
If Jorge Lorenzo was already adamant about not going to the Japanese GP in October, not giving a hoot about facts, findings and other things he doesn’t believe or trust, he’s now found a super big ally in points leader…

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…

Opel gets its version of Chevrolet Volt, the Ampera

18 April, 2020
GM would have been the first company to sell an electric vehicle with extended range if Fisker had not presented the Karma in Detroit this year and if BYD had not released F3DM. Anyway, Chevrolet Volt will be in the…

Dani Pedrosa continues to lead in FP3 at Motegi

18 April, 2020
After being the fastest rider in yesterday’s afternoon practice, this morning in the final free practice at Motegi, Dani Pedrosa continued to be the quickest rider and seems to be a man on a mission determined to have another ‘perfect…

I, Superbiker 3 – The Day of Reckoning

18 April, 2020
If you’ve already seen I, Superbiker and the Showdown regarding the 2011 British Superbike season, you can’t meet their new movie I, Superbiker3 - The Day of Reckoning with the 2012 season that was won by Shane Byrne.Check out this…

Tom Sykes does the double at Donington

18 April, 2020
Just like in race 1 at Donington Park, Tom Sykes set an untouchable rhythm for the rest of the field as he raced to another lights-to-flag victory and moved to a second place in the standings just four points behind…

Moto2: Kenan Sofuoglu confirmed with Technomag-CIP

18 April, 2020
After receiving several offers from Moto2 teams, 2010 Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu has decided to stick with Tecnomag-CIP Moto2 team next season.The Turkish rider was called in to replace the late Shoya Tomizawa who tragically died at Misano, for the…

The Black Falcon: art or a "real" motorcycle?

18 April, 2020
When the story of Falcon Motorcycles’ restoration of The Black, based on a Vincent Black Shadow, emerged, there wasn’t a motorcycle blog that didn’t publish it. We took our cue from Bike Exif, being gurus in the vintage, custom sector…