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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…

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid pics and details

14 April, 2020
There is plenty of excitement going on at Piaggio these days, with the release of the brand new MP3 Hybrid. Those who see themselves cruising Rome on a scooter can now also do it knowing they’re respecting the environment and…

MotoGP Sachsenring – Stoner tops in wet/dry FP1

14 April, 2020
The first free practice at Sachsenring started on a wet track, where Nicky Hayden and Marco Melandri were the fastest and when the track started drying out and riders began putting on slicks and laps times began to tumble.It was…

Pierobon X60R: images and technical highlights

14 April, 2020
Italian frame builder Pierobon introduces the upgrade of its own X60R, a fascinating model launched about a year ago and presented as an extreme evolution of the previous F042 concept. The revamped X60R comes with technology borrowed from the MotoGP…

Ducati Monster 696 clothing range

14 April, 2020
Together with the Monster 696 (don’t miss the great photo gallery), the company from Casa di Borgo Panigale has also presented its new clothing line, matched and dedicated to the new Ducati naked. It’s a personalised line for fans and…

Eicma 2008: Bimota DB7 Oronero pics

14 April, 2020
Take a look at our pics from the presentation of the Bimota 2009 Oronero (Black Gold in Italian) that was presented at the 2008 Eicma Milan show. It’s a limited edition and will go on sale in February 2009. If…

Bajaj Transformers Commercial

14 April, 2020
Bollywood and Hollywood meet up again and this time it’s another fascinating Indian motorcycle commercial starring the Bajaj Pulsar 220 DTS-Fi, Bajaj Discover DTSi and Bajaj XCD DTSi motorcycles that turn into Transformers and start playing basketball.

Behind the scenes with Nicky Hayden at Indianapolis

14 April, 2020
Earlier this month Nicky Hayden was the first rider to check out the re-surfacing of the Indianapolis Speedway on board a Ducati 1198 and here’s a video from behind the scenes of his day at the track and shows Mel…

Brett McCormick confirms Silverstone return

14 April, 2020
Just two weeks ago Brett McCormick said he would be targeting a return for the 10th round of the World Superbike championship at Silverstone, and the Canadian has now confirmed that he is 100% fit and will be riding this…