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Jorge Lorenzo: Help Haiti

15 April, 2020
After Bridgestone Tires who donated more than $75,000 to help with relief efforts in Haiti and the Indianapolis Speedway who donated $10,000, MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo has gone on line to help Intermon Oxfam raise funds for Haitian earthquake survivors.“Hi,…

Rossi Yamaha R1 Project to be auctioned by Bonhams

15 April, 2020
Some of you may remember the one off Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZF-R1 that was unveiled at Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach, California last year.The bike was specially prepared to raise funds and create awareness for Riders for…

Fiat Bravo – the Video

15 April, 2020
Fiat has released a short video of the new Bravo. You can only see static shots of the exterior, but at least you can appreciate the volumes of this new italian hatchback.A curiosity: in the logo of the new Bravo,…

Carrozzeria Touring returns with the Bellagio Fastback

15 April, 2020
After having announced the possible presence of two prototypes at the next “Concorso d’Eleganza” at the Villa d’Este, Lake Como, Carrozzeria Touring has sent out the first images of the Maserati Quattroporte Bellaggio Fastback: an experiment in style.There’s he who…

Valentino Rossi's Yamaha undergoes a check-up

15 April, 2020
The bike, for a rider, is everything, and regular check-ups are certainly advised. In this funny image, we can appreciate the meticulous checks carried out on this bike by a guy from Team Fiat Yamaha, indicated by an arrow. In…

Preview MotoGP Laguna Seca

15 April, 2020
In a few day’s time we will find out whether Valentino Rossi will extend his lead in the MotoGP, though it could be a hard task as the 29-year-old has never achieved a victory at Laguna Seca in California.Rossi is…

High-speed motorcycle ride with Yamaha R1: video

15 April, 2020
Never ride a motorcycle in Russia. That’s the lesson we’ve taken from this video and while it would be morbid to take bets on how long this motorcyclist will live, the guy is clearly a total nutcase. The Yamaha R1…

Valentino Rossi: "Our races have become boring"

15 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has always been tipped to finish his racing career in World Superbikes and the former World champion has always followed the ‘other’ championship with close interest and almost every year rides down from Tavullia (and causing a small…

BMW S1000RR Superbike gallery from Intermot

15 April, 2020
Seeing this bike in the classic BMW white, red and blue is lovely, as we give you this gallery of the BMW S1000RR Superbike, revealed at Intermot 2008. The company will be making its debut in Superbike next year with…

A Kevin Schwantz Pass

15 April, 2020
Watching Kevin Schwantz ride back then was always pure excitement, but this pass between two riders on the straight is incredible.Thanks to Edu for the tip.

Suzuki GSR 750 and V-Strom 650 funny test rides (w/video)

15 April, 2020
My French is pretty well limited to the usual social amenities, hello, thank-you, where is the bathroom, ect, knowing how to count to one hundred, how to order off a menu and not find some reknowned ‘delicacy’ on my plate…

Audi S3 – first official photos

15 April, 2020
First official photos of the new Audi S3 from Auto Motor und Sport, while Audi’s press site still doesn’t have anything. Another embargo violation ? While wating for the english press release, here are some highlights.The S3 has a further…

SBK news: Smrz and Guandalini

15 April, 2020
Good news from the Italian Guandalini SBK Team. The Guandalini Team confirmed today at Twowheels, that Jakub Smrz signed again and will be racing in 2009 for the team from Bologna. Not really a big surprise, Kuba told before during…

Alvaro Bautista tops the charts in very wet FP2 at Valencia

15 April, 2020
If this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Valencia was difficult, this afternoon’s second free practice was even tougher with a fully wet track and it was Alvaro Bautista with his Rizla Suzuki who ended up being the fastest rider of…

Martinez vs Talmacsi: "Divorce" finalized

15 April, 2020
Jorge “Aspar” Martinez and Gábor Talmácsi held a press conference yesterday in Budapest to confirm that he and Talmácsi were unable to reach a common agreement on communication and media rights in Hungary that caused the Hungarian rider to pull…

Marco Simoncelli talks about RC213V test at Motegi

15 April, 2020
After having extended his contract with HRC and Gresini and taking an fourth place at the Motegi GP, Marco Simoncelli got his first taste of the RC213V at Motegi yesterday and the Italian seemed enthusiastic about Honda’s new prototype, however…

No Helmet Hair in 1978

15 April, 2020
A vintage Max Factor lipstick commercial that shows that back in 1978 women could ride bikes wearing wearing full make-up without it running and could they take off their lids and not have helmet hair.I don’t know about you other…

Yamaha XVS950A Midnight Star 2009 pics

15 April, 2020
The Yamaha XVS950A Midnight Star was recently presented to the media, and here we give you a full gallery of the cruiser. The Midnight Star is equipped with a twin cylinder V at 942 cc that offers plenty of torque.The…

Happy 90th birthday Geoff Duke /video

15 April, 2020
Today, March 29, 2013, Geoff Duke celebrates his 90th birthday. The legendary British rider, who dominated the scene in the early 50s with six world titles between 350 and 500 cc (including the ‘double‘ in 1951 with Norton and three…

Valentino Rossi Announces Yamaha Winners through Video

15 April, 2020
Remember the Yamaha Triple Champ Competition? Well, Yamaha has decided to have MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi announce the winners via another very cute little video. You had the chance to win a Rossi Fiat Yamaha YZF-R1 replica, a Ben…

Aprilia RSV4 Max Biaggi livery

15 April, 2020
It looks like the guys from MCN got themselves a sneaky preview of the Aprilia RSV4 superbike model, to be ridden by Max Biaggi in WSB 2009. What you see in the pictures here is a touch-up of the Aprilia…