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Guintoli and Laverty talk about the first day at Assen

16 April, 2020
The first day of World Superbike practice sessions at Assen was cold and rainy and the weather conditions hampered everyone, except for Tom Sykes who didn’t seem bothered by the weather conditions nor was he afraid to take any risks…

Ducati Stradaperta spy shots

16 April, 2020
Here are spy shots of the instrumentation of the Ducati Stradaperta for 2010, a model which is arousing much interest, even having an online community dedicated to it before its release. The instrumentation seems to be complete in all aspects:…

MV Agusta F3 675 on sale in Japan with big ugly exhaust – images

16 April, 2020
Some time ago we witnessed the questionable treatment administrated to the beautiful Ducati 1199 Panigale at the time of his landing in Japan, when the strict local regulations regarding noise pollution forced the Italian manufacturer to spoil the clean silhouette…

Auto brand Smart to produce electric scooter

16 April, 2020
In attempts to revive and diversify its Smart city car brand, Mercedes Benz has announced it will develop a two-wheeled vehicle which will likely take the form of an electric scooter. It’s the first step in a new diversification plan…

Video Castrol Honda: Past and Present

16 April, 2020
When Ten Kate revealed the famed green, red and white Castrol livery a couple of weeks ago, long time Superbike fans had a walk down memory lane, so naturally Honda couldn’t resist giving fans a visual reminder of their historic…

Video: girl tries a burnout

16 April, 2020
We’ve already seen that girls can do burnouts too. In this video, another blonde in heels tries it out with a Honda CBR100RR, creating some smoke.

Andrea Dovizioso talks about Pedrosa, Melandri and others

16 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso is not exactly the stereotyped Italian rider that lets it all hang out or vents his frustrations, except for couple occasions last year when he publicly cried with happiness after coming 4th in the Qatar season opener after…

Motorcycle news: Edwards-Yamaha agreement concludes

16 April, 2020
The soap opera that has gone on for some weeks between Colin Edwards and the Team Yamaha Tech 3, driven by Herve Poncharal, seems finally over.At Sachsenring negotiations finally came to a close with the Texas Tornado remaining with his…

Two-stroke Kawasaki ZX-7

16 April, 2020
This 1990 Kawasaki ZX-7 has been fitted with the two stroke engine of a 1972 Kawasaki H2. The 740cc three-cylinder produces 80 hp, but combined with a lighter engine weight and chassis in general, you get an idea of the…

Repsol Honda's 100 victories video

16 April, 2020
Milking the 100 victories with 8 world titles that goes with it, Repsol Honda has released this short, but very pleasant video with some pretty good racing scenes with all their past and present stars.Enjoy.

Niccolò Canepa to wildcard in WSBK Donington round

16 April, 2020
Niccolò Canepa, who currently leads the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup championship standings will be racing in next weekend’s World Superbike Donington Park round as a wildcard entry.The Italian will be racing a 1199 Panigale R in SBK trim and will…

Julien Dupont rides the Millennium Bridge (w/video)

16 April, 2020
Urban freestyle trial rider Julien Dupont did another of his amazing stunts on Tuesday morning and this time it was Gateshead’s Millennium Bridge that felt the wheels of Dupont’s trials bike.The ‘Blinking Eye’ is celebrating its 10th anniversary next month…

Ducati 1199 Panigale elected 2012 SWA Bike of the Year

16 April, 2020
Since its debut at the EICMA show in 2011, the Ducati 1199 Panigale has been receiving raving accolades worldwide, and to add still another award to the iconic Italian marques already full trophy case, the Panigale was voted by the…

WDW 2012: classic and special Ducati bikes from the paddock

16 April, 2020
The organization of the World Ducati Week 2012 certainly did not overlook the glorious past of the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer. In Misano there was a dedicated zone called ‘Heritage Galaxy’ where they had set up two areas whose aim was…

BMW S1000RR – Watch the valves from the piston

16 April, 2020
You’ve seen the birth of the BMW S1000RR from the drawing table to the race track, the other day you saw the bike’s valves in action and now BMW Motorrad has released this second technical video of the valves from…

Safety Commercials from Belgium and France

16 April, 2020
These are two pretty good motorcycle awareness commercials from Belgium and France. Something that you’ll probably never see from Italy, in the so called Terra dei Motori (land of motors) who has such brands like Ducati, Aprilia, MV Augusta, Guzzi,…

MV Agusta Cannonball Kit takes Brutale to 165 hp

16 April, 2020
The MV Agusta Cannonball kit for the 2010 Brutale 1090RR is described as a track-only kit designed to further boost the 144 hp of the Brutale up to 165 hp. The Cannonball Kit is fitted to the Brutale and includes…

Haga and Fabrizio Re-Sign for Ducati in 2010

16 April, 2020
The Xerox Ducati WSBK team has announced today that they have re-signed Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio for the 2010 World Superbike season.Haga and Fabrizio are currently second and third in the world standing with three rounds remaining and Haga…

WSBK – Ernesto Marinelli new Ducati Xerox Team Manager

16 April, 2020
Ernesto Marinelli, who was Xerox Ducati’s technical director has been promoted and will take over Davide Tardozzi’s role as SBK project manager.Marinelli’s promotion came after Tardozzi’s decision to step down from his position to seek new challenges because he lost…

MV Agusta Brutale to get restyling kit

16 April, 2020
The MV Agusta Brutale is set to get a restyling, as revealed in an interview with Andrea Tamburini from Tamburini Corse. The restyling kit would apply to the single seat version of the Brutale.Tamburini has revealed that the restyling is…