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Alex De Angelis with NGM Forward Racing Moto2 team in 2012

17 April, 2020
Alex de Angelis who is fighting for third in the standings in the weekend’s season finale at Valencia will be riding for NGM Forward Moto2 team next season.The Sammarinese, a former MotoGP rider switched to Moto2 in 2010 riding for…

Valentino Rossi Health Update via Twitter

17 April, 2020
Fiat Yamaha may have thrown a blanket over Valentino Rossi’s health update, but that doesn’t stop his team manager Davide Brivio and Alex Briggs his mechanic, from tweeting some first hand info on Rossi’s recovery.Davide Brivio: “Vale is good and…

WSBK Monza: Damp track in QP2 confirms QP1 chart

17 April, 2020
The expected rain hit the the North of Italy and Monza’s track conditions for World Superbike’s second qualifying practice started damp and then started to dry out, however there was no improvement on yesterday’s lap times whichconfirmed QP1 positions.Remaining outside…

2010 Vespa LXV 125: electronic fuel injection

17 April, 2020
The new Vespa LXV 125 has electronic fuel injection for 2010, bringing the small vintage scooter up to date with better fuel consumption and performance. The Vespa LXV 125 already complies with Euro 3 emissions standards but new fuel injection…

MotoGP Qatar: Honda's rest of the best rider quotes

17 April, 2020
If Repsol Honda is savouring Casey Stoner’s victory in Qatar, they may have some worrying to do about their other star, Dani Pedrosa. The diminuitive Spaniard not only lost the first in-house battle with his team mate, he also lost…

Sic Supermoto Day – pics and videos from Saturday

17 April, 2020
Our Italian cousins over at Motoblog.it were present for the first day of 2012 Sic Supermoto Day> event that is being held at the Sagittario race track at Latina to raise funds for the Marco Simoncelli Foundation.Today saw the practice…

Paddock Babes from Brno

17 April, 2020
These paddock and grid girls from last weekend’s WSBK round at Brno really needed their umbrella’s, the track temperatures were hot, but so were these babes. Enjoy the gallery.

Marc Marquez to test Honda MotoGP at Valencia

17 April, 2020
Despite repeated denials from from Marc Marquez’ personal and team manager Emilio Alzamora that his client will not be in MotoGP next season, the 18-year old Moto2 rookie sensation will be gifted with a test ride with one of Honda’s…

Alfa 8C Competizione – the press release

17 April, 2020
Below you can find the full text of the Alfa Romeo press release on the 8C Competizione - everything you wanted to know about this gorgeus car and its heritage, besides the price the 500 units will command and performance…

Takahashi – Hayden Crash Motegi Video

17 April, 2020
When you see crashes on TV they happen so fast that you really don’t see the dynamics, but check out this video that puts together all the pics of Takahashi wiping out Nicky Hayden and moves them in slow motion.

WSBK quotes from Brno Superpole with highlight video

17 April, 2020
Tomorrow’s World Superbike double header at Brno will be all about the weather, it’s expected to rain at some point which could mix up things and tire management, with some riders still unsure on which tire to use.Here’s what some…

Best bikes for 2010: BMW S1000RR more pics

17 April, 2020
Our BMW S1000RR gallery was a bit scarce, so here’s a few more shots to keep us happy. The S1000RR is definitely on our best bikes list for 2010 which is big achievement for the first BMW superbike, although not…

Kymco Like 200i. Pictures and general info

17 April, 2020
In our scooter a day series is the new Kymco Like 200i, which has that mix of modern and retro style that seems to be successful in the European market. The Like 200i is one of a couple of new…

Sportster Bomb Runner by Rough Crafts

17 April, 2020
The motorcycle featured in these pictures is a special bike based on a 2011 Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight 1200, and is the brainchild of Mr.Winston Yeh, the creative mastermind behind Tapei-based studio Rough Crafts. The sophisticated Taiwanese design house is specialized…

Ducati Streetfighter 848 and Mercedes SLK 55 AMG

17 April, 2020
Ducati and Mercedes-AMG came together last year when they announced cooperation agreement, besides the AMG logos that are on the factory MotoGP team and being their Official Car Partner, the two companies also did a few various marketing and crossover…

Lorenzo Land at Motegi

17 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo took his first win of the 2009 season today at Motegi . It was unusual fast start for Valentino Rossi who started leading the pack at turn 1 ahead of Chris Vemeulen and an excellent Dani Pedrosa who…

Yamaha ParkinGO team to pick up Yamaha WSBK effort?

17 April, 2020
Since Yamaha’s announcement on Monday that they would be withdrawing their World Superbike factory effort, there’s been talk that Yamaha could do a Ducati, that is give their bikes to a private team to run (privateer Carlos Checa isn’t a…

The Abarth Grande Punto

17 April, 2020
The Abarth scorpion finally returns, with a standalone brand. The in-house Fiat tuner will be showing in Geneva the Abarth Grande Punto, a sporty version of the small hatchback from Turin, equipped with a 1.4-liter T-JET turbocharged engine outputting 155…

Update on Noriyuki Haga's Conditions

17 April, 2020
For all you NitroNori fans we have and update from Italian website GPone.com regarding the Xerox Ducati rider who was suspected to have fractured his T8 e T9 vertebrae and was airlifted to a hospital in Derby. At the hospital,…

Husqvarna 900 testing spy shots

17 April, 2020
Until now the new Husqvarna 900 road going bike seemed to be just the 900cc engine, but with these spy shots, the model is taking shape. The new bike will be the first Husqvarna roadgoing model produced and currently we’re…

HJC R-Phad10 Plus Helmet

17 April, 2020
During last month’s EICMA show in Milan, helmet maker HJC debuted an evolution of their top of the line full faced Rphad10 helmet that has now been become Plus. The 2013 version fabbricated with HJC’s PIM technology (three different materials:…

Gino Rea returns to Moto2 for Le Mans round

17 April, 2020
After being forced to watch the first three Moto2 races on the sidelines, British rider Gino Rea will finally be returning to racing action in this weekend’s Le Mans round, with a wildcard entry.Rea was set to contest the 2013…