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The Helmet with blue LED lights/ video

13 April, 2020
Probably the whole idea got prompted by the Tron Legacy movie, the sequel to the 1982 science fiction film Tron, one of the most popular sci-fi movies of the 80s. Inspired by what he had seen on the big silver…

Audi S3 Convertible: the firtst spy shots

13 April, 2020
Today we can show you the very first spy photos of the all new Audi A3 Convertible, though that is not totally accurate: the pictured mulein fact is not the ‘normal’ A3 Cabrio, it is the 300 horsepower strong S3…

Give motorists a second thought

13 April, 2020
Cars, motorbikes, speed, regulations, collisions: call it “traffic”?We are all involved with traffic and it’s not so easy to move around perfectly. The Department for Transport in the UK provides a serie of optical illusions to demonstrate how difficult it…

Colin Edwards one man show at Silverstone (w/videos)

13 April, 2020
When Colin Edwards busted his collarbone during Friday practice at Catalunya, he just wanted to go home to his wife and three kids, but then changed his mind and wanted to try to race at Silverstone and it was the…

Video: Marco Melandri testing in Portimao

13 April, 2020
Marco Melandri’s shoulder surgery just before Christmas left many in doubt if he would able to ride his Yamaha R1 during the Portimao test, but the former MotoGP rider who was at the Portuguese circuit for the first time finished…

Marco Simoncelli demonstrates ABS safety technology

13 April, 2020
Honda Motor Europe seems to have a wicked sense of humor, they had Marco Simoncelli take part in the 2011 eSafety Challenge event that took place earlier this week in Vienna, Austria.Simoncelli who has been accused of everything but being…

Jaguar XKR 75 beats the Porsche 911 GT3

13 April, 2020
Is it me or do the guys at Autocar get to try all the cool cars? This 90-second video review details the new Jaguar XKR 75, described as Jaguar’s fastest production car. Not only that, but according to this review,…

Ben Spies: "At least we’ve won a race now!"

13 April, 2020
After a very weak start to the season riding the factory Yamaha and loosing a lot confidence after several crashes, but Ben Spies finally broke his duck today at Assen, to give us one of his stellar performances that many…

Man on Fire

13 April, 2020
Many of you may not know that MotoGP champion Barry Sheene once starred in a 1984 movie called Space Riders directed by Joe Massot and one the songs included in the soundtrack was Roger Taylor’s Man on Fire . Other…

Ducati 1098R Isle of Man TT bike: pic of the day

13 April, 2020
This Ducati 1098R will join other big-name manufacturers including BMW and KTM at the 2010 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. Aprilia is still missing from that list, but by the time everyone gets out on the track, we might not…

MotoGP Assen: Jorge Lorenzo Wins Again

13 April, 2020
If you were expecting a duel between Jorge Lorenzo and the rest of the aliens minus one at Assen, you can forget it, because the Fiat Yamaha rider got off the starting line never looking back until he crossed the…

56 points and five rounds to go: Lorenzo vs Pedrosa

13 April, 2020
There was nothing like a non-podium finish for Jorge Lorenzo at MotoGP Aragon race yesterday to have punters speculating about whether he will hold his championship position for 2010. 56 points in five rounds is a tall order for anyone…

Fun at Festa Ducati 2008

13 April, 2020
It was a great event at Festa Ducati, sunshine, Desmorosso,nice bikes and lots of fun!Festa Ducati Photos Koen

Aprilia dedicates site to RSV4

13 April, 2020
After yesterday’s video of the Aprilia RSV4, the company has dedicated a site to it snew bike: www.rsv4aprilia.com. It contains all materials, photos, videos and more on the new Superbike. We recommend a visit.

Yamaha MotoGP team starts livery hype (w/video)

13 April, 2020
If Ducati is hyping the presentation of the Desmosedici GP12 next Monday, Yamaha is doing the same for the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, that will be officially presented during the last pre-season MotoGP tests at Jerez de la Frontera March 23-25,…

Marco Melandri: "That's why I crashed at Monza"

13 April, 2020
Last week we posted the transcript from the wire tap regarding the Monza circuit scandal. The smoking gun revealed circuit directors knew that the asphalt had problems before the start of the World Superbike round, but kept quiet about it,…

Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team at Daytona

13 April, 2020
The new Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies team finished in the top ten at the Daytona 200. This was the first ever race for the team and rider Chaz Davies besides finishing 7th also took the fastest lap of the event.…

Power Electronics Aspar team presentation

13 April, 2020
Yesterday evening at the Hotel Balneario de las Arenas in Valencia, Power Electronics Aspar Team officially presented Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro and the 2012 race livery to the public (we already saw the new livery during the CRT…

WSBK Assen QP1 – Smrz leads the Way

13 April, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying practice on the slightly modified Assen circuit, more or less confirmed what happened during the earlier free practice, except that Czech rider Jakub Smrz on his privateer Pata B&G Ducati snatched the top spot from Hannspree Ten…

Gigi Dall'Igna denies any Aprilia wrongdoings

13 April, 2020
When yesterday’s rumor broke that Aprilia had run a slightly different fuel injection pump on Max Biaggi’s RSV4 at Assen, and that the Italian manufacturer had been warned to replace it with the original homologated one mounted on their street…

Ducati 696 most sold bike in Italy in June

13 April, 2020
“The new Ducati 696 Monster is the most sold bike in Italy in June”. This are the words from Gabriele Del Tochio, CEO of Ducati Motor and he wrote it on the Ducati Desmoblog.Gabriele is very happy about the result…

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid to be launched soon

13 April, 2020
According to the Solomoto30 magazine, Piaggio’s three wheeled hybrid scooter, the MP3 Hybrid, will soon be ready for production.The hybrid scooter was presented at the 2008 Eicma show in Milan and is equipped with two engines: a four stroke, Leader…