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Sébastien Loeb on a KTM RC8

14 April, 2020
If Valentino Rossi can try his hand at rallying and driving a F1 race car why can’t Sébastien Loeb try motocycle riding? The five times World Rally Champion rally took to the Bresse circuit in Louhans, Burgundy during the KTM…

Moto2 Valencia tests day 2: Julian Simon fastest

14 April, 2020
Julián Simón took the top of the timesheets on day two of the three day Moto2 Valencia test yesterday, posting a best unofficial time of 1.36.0 which was 0.7s faster than Andrea Iannone and Alex de Angelis day 1 test…

MotoGP Qatar Test – Day 2 Results and Quotes

14 April, 2020
After the rain upset on Sunday evening and with cool temperatures and a dirty track surface after high winds earlier last night, lap times were well off record pace and most riders were not taking any extra chances after seeing…

Marco Melandri renews with Yamaha for 2012

14 April, 2020
We will be seeing more of Marco Melandri next season in World Superbikes, the former MotoGP rider in his debut season with the Yamaha Superbike team and is currently third in the standings (with 3 wins, 6 podiums and 1…

KTM RC8R 1190 Akrapovic replica

14 April, 2020
KTM is celebrating the partecipation of its RC8R in the German superbike championship with a special supersports edition. The RC8R Akrapovic replica reproduces the competition livery and gets added aggression through the Club Race Kit.The RC8R gets a mean look,…

Lamborghini Super Trofeo last race

14 April, 2020
The final race of the Lamborghini Super Trofeo (Blancpain) will take place this weekend from October 2-4 at the Paul Ricard track. The last round in Barcellona has left the championship open for any victory (as long as it’s Lamborghini).A…

Video: Lin Jarvis talks about Sepang test

14 April, 2020
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director for Yamaha recorded this brief video yesterday during the second day of testing at Sepang, and seems pretty optimistic for the 2012 season and talks about riders Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso,…

Video: Nicky Hayden riding the MotoGP Ducati

14 April, 2020
It’s just great to see Nicky Hayden in this video stepping out of the Ducati box and riding the Ducati Desmosedici for the first time, only one day after the race day in Valencia. If I can give you some…

Mathijn Nelis special Suzuki TL1000S

14 April, 2020
The Suzuki TL1000S didn’t have a lot of success on the European motorcycle market, but among fans and in other markets it is certainly appreciated for its V2 Hamamatsu engine. While the TL1000S is no longer available on the sales…

More Ducati Multistrada tech videos

14 April, 2020
Here are another two videos explaining the Ducati Multistrada 1200 technology. This time we get the low-down on Ducati DTC traction control and DES electronic suspension. For more on the Testastretta engine and Ride by Wire technology, see the first…

Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies talk about Motegi GP

14 April, 2020
While Jorge Lorenzo finished second ahead of Casey Stoner and reduced the standings distance to forty points at the Motegi GP, the reigning World Champion has conceded that keeping the title is ‘almost impossible’ now that there are only three…

Valentino Rossi: lacklustre or misunderstanding a champion?

14 April, 2020
When you’re a champion expectations are high, and sometimes unreasonably so as demonstrated over the weekend at the Indianapolis MotoGP. With Valentino Rossi’s performance after the free practice sessions described as a ‘debacle’ and then variously criticised during the race…

MotoGP – Bridgestone Coloured Rims

14 April, 2020
MotoGP seems to be imitating F1 in more ways than one. Bridgestone, the single tire supplier in MotoGP, is now colouring tire rims, green for who is using the soft tire and red for the hard tire.At the moment it’s…

Karel Abraham to check fitness at Silverstone

14 April, 2020
Karel Abraham has decided to be at Silverstone for this weekend’s MotoGP round after his partecipation was put in doubt after sustaining a finger injury during the recent Aragon test.The Czech rider will undergo a further medical visit in Great…

MotoGP Catalunya paddock girls

14 April, 2020
After a weekend of boring racing and some more injuries (as many took the MotoGP Catalunya round to be), is the MotoGP in danger of becoming a racing series for a few top riders and an opportunity for any girl…

Video: KTM Offroad 2009 range

14 April, 2020
We can add this video of KTM 2009 offroad models to our list of 2009 previews. The video comes from motociclismo.it and shows some on-board shots around the track.

Sexy biker girls from the 2010 Intermot show

14 April, 2020
If you happened to get to the 2010 Cologne motorcycle show you will have been treated to seeing some lovely bikes and some lovely biker ladies sitting on them in very alluring poses. Here we bring you pics from Tesztmotors.hu…

Valentino Rossi ends up in ER with inflamed appendix

14 April, 2020
The 9 times World Champion Valentino Rossi spent the several hours in the emergency room of the San Salvatore Hospital in Pesaro yesterday for acute abdominal pain. After a series of tests Rossi was diagnosed with an inflamed appendix.According to…

2011 EICMA: Yamaha YZF-R1 m.y. 2012

14 April, 2020
The new Yamaha YZF-R1 for the year 2012 is obviously at the 2011 EICMA too, showing a bunch of electronic and aerodynamic upgrades inspired by their MotoGP experience. The model is powered by a 998 cc in-line 4-cylinder engine using…