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MotoGP Catalunya test times 1pm

14 April, 2020
The MotoGP team and riders are still at Catalunya for an official post-race test and this morning the Spanish circuit at 10am and the circuit where Jorge Lorenzo won his third race of the season, was still slightly damp following…

Audi A4 B8 – first official informations

14 April, 2020
The official announcement for the new Audi A4 is expected tomorrow (august 28th). In the meantime, in an announcement about “efficient drive systems”, Audi has released some interesting tidbits that help us put the new A4 (B8) in perspective with…

2012 Dedikato event a big success

14 April, 2020
The GP Aperol di San Marino e Riviera di Rimini racing weekend at Misano isn’t the only event that Adriatica Riviera has to offer for fans who flock to the east coast of Italy, for some sun (not so much…

Ben Spies 2011 season highlight video

14 April, 2020
Already missing MotoGP action? How about this highlight video that covers Ben Spies’ second year in the premier class riding the Yamaha factory M1.‘Elbowz’ finished 4th in the overall standings and climbed up on the podium four times in 2011,…

SBK 2009: second rider in RG Team?

14 April, 2020
“The RG Team will ride next year also in the Superstock 1000 series and in World Superbike. If things develop in a good way the RG Team will have also a second rider in World Superbike,” said RG Teammanager Rossela…

Maverick Vinales dominates Moto3 race at Catalunya

14 April, 2020
After dicing for the lead of today’s Moto3 race at Catalunya for a few laps with Louis Rossi and Zulfahmi Khairuddin, Maverick Vinales decided that he had enough of overtakes and broke away on the tenth lap thanks to a…

Toni Elias visits LCR HQ

14 April, 2020
Toni Elias’s test times on the LCR Honda at Valencia weren’t exactly news stopping as Casey Stoner’s were, but the M0to2 champion had a couple of good excuses for his poor performace. He had to re-adapt to MotoGP bikes after…

Milan on a Vespa: your favourite riding moments

14 April, 2020
If you’re interested in trying a classic motorcycle itinerary in Italy, you can go just about anywhere as long as it’s on a Vespa. I had a little ride in Milan on a Vespa the other day (full story on…

Motorcycle tours in Italy: Tuscan itineraries with Garfagnana Bikers

14 April, 2020
In a rare move of welcoming motorcyclists and their touring activities, Garfagnana Bikers is an interesting initiative from the Italian mountain community of Garfagnana, which is seeking to promote tourism in the area and increase the presence of motorcycle touring.The…

2011 Suzuki RM-Z450 and RM-Z250

14 April, 2020
The two Suzuki RM-Z450 and RM-Z250 motocross bikes for 2011 are not quite new as such, but rather present some minor updates for the new season. Suzuki has decided to modify some style aspects of the two bikes, and unlike…

Honda Crosstourer 1200: official info and technical specs

14 April, 2020
At the Honda meeting that took place in Milan right before the 2011 EICMA, the new Honda Crosstourer 1200 was the undisputed star. When it got introduced, all eyes were on the new enduro bike from the Japanese manufacturer, and…

MotoGP test in Argentina confirmed

14 April, 2020
Following the rumors that MotoGP would be testing at the Termas de Río Hondo circuit in Argentina in 2013, despite the fact the event was cancelled this season, the MotoGP website has now officially confirmed that some teams will be…

Wild-Card riders at Donington Park

14 April, 2020
Leon Haslam, Cal Crutchlow and James Ellison will race as Wild-Card riders at Donington Park during the next round of World Superbike.Elison, 6th in the British Superbike Championship will race with a World Superbike engine from his Hydrex-Bike Animal Honda…

Beta: Italians do it better, even one handed

14 April, 2020
Italians love to move their hands while talking and Beta Motors had come up with this very cute viral video that they’ve dedicated to all those Italian bikers who know how to explain themselves using only one hand, including what…

Carlos Checa's new 2010 helmet: photo

14 April, 2020
Check out Carlos Checa’s brand new helmet design for this 2010 season. Checa who will be racing with Althea Ducati in WSBK, decided that it was time to change the graphics on his lid, and Nolan Group who supplies his…

KTM 125 Duke accessories Powerparts

14 April, 2020
Spicing up the KTM 125 Duke is easy with the PowerParts accessories available. The bike, which is having plenty of success among younger riders in Europe, now gets its own PowerParts series like all the other KTM models. Below we…

Behind the scenes at MotoGP Silverstone Day 2 testing

14 April, 2020
Here are a few live pics we took at the MotoGP Silverstone testing today. Among the pics are scatterings of umbrella girls (but frankly it was very cold and we’ll have more of them later), the MotoGP team trucks and…

Hector Barbera to miss Australian GP

14 April, 2020
Héctor Barberá underwent a two and half hour surgery to fix his fractured right clavicle following his high speed (200km) crash at Motegi.The Spaniard was operated on by Dr, Xavier Mir at the Clínica USP Dexeus in Barcelona where his…

Nina Prinz wins 2008 Women's European Championship

14 April, 2020
Yamaha is keeping up the good work, but this time amongst the ladies. A Yamaha press release reveals another champion win with the female German rider Nina Prinz winning the 2008 Road Racing Women’s European Championship.Nina dominated the entire 2008…

Audi offers €750million for Ducati

14 April, 2020
During the presentation of the Ducati Diesel in Rome last week, Gabriel Del Torchio was asked his opinion on Investindustrial Holdings wanting to sell Ducati, and the President as everyone expected was pretty vague and slippery on the subject.Del Torchio,…

Your photos: flying motorcycles

14 April, 2020
This pic comes from Angelo and Lolli, who were passing through Vernayaz in Switzerland: a town where it seems motorcycles can fly.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post them, with your name. We’d love to…

Fiat Sedici – press kit and photos

14 April, 2020
Finally Fiat has surrendered to the evidence that photos & infos about the small Sedici SUV were in the wild before the embargo date. Today it has published the press kit (with a 1 december date …).So, here is a…