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BMW scooters e-scooter commuter

16 April, 2020
The new BMW E-Scooter Concept has been revealed at the BMW Innovation Day as the company takes its next urban motoring vehicle electric. The BMW Motorrad electric scooter has been designed as a commuter scooter and not just a city…

Dorna boss talks of MotoGP and WSBK under the same umbrella

16 April, 2020
After Bridgepoint’s announcement last week that World Superbikes would be run Dorna’s umbrella, and after’s Paolo Flammini’s press conference at Magny-Cours where he fundamentally said that the two championships will remain separate, thus allaying certain fears but he also said…

Ducati 1098 S Martini Racing Special

16 April, 2020
Ducati North America has created this one-off Martini Racing livery with the classic Martini-Porsche’s blue and red striping on this Ducati 1098S, that was seen at the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races at Laguna Seca.This Ducati started as as a…

Video: Chris Vermeulen talks about Sepang test

16 April, 2020
As we reported yesterday Chris Vermeulen cut short his debut test on the 2011 Kawasaki due to pain and swelling in his knee and has also decided to skip the official Portimao test that takes place later this month to…

FIM Rules: Moto3, CRT, Suzuki saved, extra practice session

16 April, 2020
The Grand Prix Commission (Dorna, FIM, IRTA, MSMA) met yesterday at Brno to further discuss the MotoGP rules for 2012, confirming the previous technical specifications for the new 1000cc class and clarifying the rules regarding the Claiming Rule teams. Admission…

Livio Suppo was right, Ben Spies to Wildcard at Valencia

16 April, 2020
Ducati’s Livio Suppo was right, when he anticipated on Griglia di Partenza last Thursday, Yamaha has officially confirmed that Ben Spies will be racing in the last MotoGP race of the season at Valencia.Yamaha will be sending a pair of…

Biker Fest 2012: a report from the Italian rally

16 April, 2020
The 26th Biker Fest, one of the most renowned motorcycling festivals in Italy, took place last weekend in Lignano Sabbiadoro - a popular summer resort in north-eastern Italy - and here is a nice photo gallery documenting some of the…

Hector Barbera to return to action at Misano GP

16 April, 2020
Hector Barbera will be returning to action in next weekend’s GP Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at the Misano World Circuit, after missing the last three races due to two serious and consecutive injuries.The Pramac rider…

MV Agusta Rivale Preview

16 April, 2020
MV Agusta reveals one of the brand new models we will see at the 70th edition of the EICMA show in Milan (November 13-18). The Italian manufacturer will in fact introduce the first version of the Rivale, which is meant…

Loris Capirossi forced to miss Mugello GP

16 April, 2020
This weekend’s MotoGP starting grid at the Mugello GP will see only sixteen riders on track, as Loris Capirossi will be forced to miss this eighth race of the season due to the injuries he picked up in last week’s…

Loris Capirossi to become MotoGP advisor

16 April, 2020
When Loris Capirossi announced at Misano he would be retiring from MotoGP racing we more or less knew that the former two time 125cc and one time 250cc World Champion would stay close to the GP world in some capacity…

Marco Simoncelli will not race in Qatar

16 April, 2020
After receiving approval from Dr. Macchiagodena from the Clinica Mobile and the Losail circuit medical commission, Marco Simoncelli tried to take part in both free practices, placing 16th and 14th and riding with no painkiller injections and a different throttle…

When a helmet becomes legendary

15 April, 2020
This year X-lite brings to the market an entire range of Replica Legend, giving fans the possibility to re-live the excitement. Five different helmets faithfully reproduce the designs worn by Giacomo Agostini, Mike Hailwood, Franco Uncini, Johnny Cecotto and Marco…

MotoGP – Livio Suppo to leave Ducati for Honda HRC?

15 April, 2020
The rumor that Ducati’s MotoGP project manager Livio Suppo will be leaving the team at end of season started gaining steam after Casey Stoner’s return from his three race break and after the Sepang GP. Michael Scott from GP Week…

Monte Carlo supercar crash

15 April, 2020
There’s nothing like a little bingle out the front of the Monte Carlo casino in your Bentley Azure to really piss you off on your posh summer shopping trip. In these pics of a supercar pile-up in Monte Carlo a…

MV Agusta F3 Brutale 675 assembly line (w/video)

15 April, 2020
If saying MV Agusta and reading Trepistoni gives a Pavolovian response, then you’ll be happy to know that the Italian manufacturer is alive and well and reporting a sales increase of +12% in 2011 and for 2012 have already received…

MotoGP Jerez: Casey Stoner storms to another pole position

15 April, 2020
Today’s qualifying session at Jerez was characterized by the same Honda duo Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa, with the Spaniard finishing second just 0.158s after his team mate’s blazing record lap of 1’38.757, and six out of seventeen riders losing…

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 renderings

15 April, 2020
A loyal reader of our twin site Motoblog.it, Mr.Samuel Laurora a.k.a. Samuxx, has sent us a couple of very interesting renderings that envision how the 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 ridden by prodigal son Valentino Rossi could look like next year, in…

Sexy bikers: the Rockstar Energy Girls /video

15 April, 2020
The motorsport enthusiasts that use to attend racing events across the world know that only too well: when a charming paddock girl offers you a free cold drink under the sun it is almost impossible to say ‘no’, and given…