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Royal Enfield handpainting video

15 April, 2020
We recently reported on how Royal Enfield wants to expand its image and business, and this video shows us some of the craftsmanship that goes into the historic brand in the handpainting of a Royal Enfield fuel tank. It’s a…

Givi dirties the vespa with a new windshield

15 April, 2020
Givi has gone beyond. Its usual sober and practical style has been refreshed with a new windshield for the Vespa S50 and 125, characterised by a “dirty” but fashionable design.The screen is denoted by a dark serigraphic area (and therefore…

Pic of the day: Sbarro Aero

15 April, 2020
This is the Sbarro Aero by Franco Sbarro, the Italian born designer/engineer. As you can obviously tell this Sbarro machine is more about style than real-world practicality. It was presented the other day to promote the Essen Motorshow in Germany…

Andrea Dovizioso and Cal Crutchlow entertain at Aragon

14 April, 2020
If you can get past the fact that while Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo were again one step above the others, the Motorland Aragon race except for the drama of the Ducati factory riders, was only livened up by Yamaha…

Casey Stoner announces retirement at the end of the season

14 April, 2020
Everyone will have to apologize to SoloMoto and Sportmediaset, because during today’s MotoGP pre-race conference at Le Mans, Casey Stoner made the shock announcement that he’ll be retiring from the sport at the end of this season.At Estoril, just two…

Supercross: James Stewart onboard footage from Phoenix (video)

14 April, 2020
Here is some pretty interesting footage shot by his majesty James “Bubba” Stewart himself during the second round of the 2012 Monster Energy Supercross series in Phoenix, Arizona, which took place last weekend. The whole video was shot with a…

BMW SCT 800 Superscooter design

14 April, 2020
This is Oberdan Bezzi’s vision of the new BMW maxi-scooter, the SCT 800 Superscooter. The sccoter has a twin cylinder, four valve engine of about 800cc, with power at nearly 70hp.The scooter shows the tipical BMW attention to detail in…

Aston Martin One-77 wins at Villa d'Este Concorso d'Eleganza

14 April, 2020
The 2009 edition of the Concorso d’Eleganza at the Villa d’Este was particularly followed, from the moment two debuts were announced: the Aston Martin One-77 and the Bugatti Veyron Centenaire Edition.It was the first real outing for the Aston Martin…

Mission Motorcycles R and RS: official pictures and details

14 April, 2020
“The redefinition of two-wheeled speed Starts Now”. Once again, Mission Motorcycles chooses a pretty bold slogan to introduce the world to what they describe as “the most advanced zero-emissions superbikes ever built”. We are talking about the Mission RS and…

MotoGP Jerez: Rider quotes after QP

14 April, 2020
Casey Stoner will be taking off in pole position in today’s GP race, his second of the season and his first ever at Jerez. The Australian will be trying hard to break the duck that has never seen him take…

Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III: 40 years

14 April, 2020
It’s a new year in the world of motorcycling, but before we forget about 2009, we thought we’d take a look at a birthday that slipped by without us noticing. The Kawasaki 500 H1 Mach III celebrated 40 years last…

Michelin to return to MotoGP in 2012?

14 April, 2020
According to British website MCN, French tire manufacturer may want to return to MotoGP in 2012 and end the single tire rule that was implemented in 2009. This rumor may be coming on the wave that Bridgestone’s contract as sole…

WSBK Superpole rules modified

14 April, 2020
With less riders expected to take part in the 2011 World Superbike Championship, the Superbike Commission in a teleconference that took place on December 14th, have reconfirmed the popular knock out Superpole format, but have modified the number of riders…

Max Biaggi to race with #1 plate

14 April, 2020
Pressing fans waited for 12 long years to see it, it’s good for Aprilia PR, 2010 Superbike World Champion Max Biaggi has finally decided to race using the #1 plate on his Aprilia RSV4.The ‘Corsaro Nero’ showed up at Phillip…

WSBK: Second Day of Testing at Valencia with more bad weather

14 April, 2020
Freezing temperatures and rain showers hampered the second day of private testing at Valencia. The Aprilia team even packed in early and won’t be testing tomorrow, because Max Biaggi and Leon Camier will be in Montecarlo for Piaggio’s European Dealers…

MINI Cooper S – John Cooper Works GP Tuning Kit

14 April, 2020
More power, less weight, and the longest name: Mini Cooper S John Cooper Works GP Tuning Kit. The 1.6 engine has been squeezed until it gives 214,5 hp (245 Nm max torque). En attendant the english press kit, it seems…

Cagiva 1125 V2 Schiranna by Oberdan Bezzi

14 April, 2020
The reborn Cagiva brand looks like it will update its range with the “Schiranna”: the possible future name of the 1125 V2 superbike (the name comes from the town in which Claudio Castiglioni’s company was first founded).Thanks to Harley Davidson…

Ducati 1198SP gets new electronics at 2010 Intermot

14 April, 2020
The Ducati 1198 also gets a few electronic updates at the 2010 Intermot show, going head-to-head with Aprilia on the superbike front. The new Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC special edition was revealed, and following that we see the Ducati 1198SP…

Gangnam Style and motorcycles parody video

14 April, 2020
If you’ve never seem South Korean Pys ‘Gangnam Style’ video then you’ve been living in a cave with out electricity in these last months. ‘Gangnam Style’ is the most clicked video in YouTube (the original video has over 412 million…

Citroen C4 Aircross pics

14 April, 2020
And teaser it very much is! This first image of the Citroen C4 Aircross doesn’t show us much at all but the model is set to be revealed probably some time tomorrow. No official information is available but the popular…

WSBK – Celani confirms Polita for rest of season

14 April, 2020
World Superbike team Celani Race has confirmed Alex Polita for the rest of the 2009 season. Polita replaced injured Karl Muggeridge in the Misano and Donington Park rounds after Muggeridge cracked a couple of vertebrae at Assen, which a CAT…