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Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone Team drops out of WSBK Championship

11 April, 2020
Economic woes and budget problems have hit another WSBK satellite team, after Stiggy Honda Racing, Yamaha’s GMT 94 Ipone team has also decided to drop out of the 2010 championship.The team backed by Yamaha France and run by Christophe Guyot,…

Moto Morini's New Motard

11 April, 2020
Those lucky guys at Motociclismo were present at the Adria racetrack when they caught the sound of a big twin cylinder motorcyle and then saw the motard version of what will be Moto Morini’s brand new motorcyle.Andrea Strada, Morini’s development…

Pata Negra by Radical Ducati

11 April, 2020
Just a few days after the launch of the Dirt-RAD, which is based on a 1989 Yamaha XT 600, the nice guys from Spanish aftermarket company Radical Ducati go back to their first love, the Ducatis, introducing this new special…

New Garelli site online

11 April, 2020
The new Garelli site is online, including all new models, technical specs, photos and a list of dealerships. Go to www.garelli.it to check it out, while the Garelli Outlet section is dedicated to the Ciclone, Capri and Noi models.

Marc Marquez explains his Honda to grandfather Ramon

11 April, 2020
During Repsol Honda’s team launch last January in Madrid, MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez received the suprise visit from his grandfather Ramon and he got a brief guided tour of the MotoGP bike from his 20-year old grandson, but the best…

The queen is naked – Ducati 1199 Panigale

11 April, 2020
You’ve seen the teaser videos, you’ve seen the official photo galleries, you’ve studied the specs and have probably read all the stunning reviews in motorcycle magazines after the press presentation at Yas Marina in Abu Dhabi, but now you have…

Tom Sykes fastest at WSBK Pirelli tire test at Aragon

11 April, 2020
The World Superbike riders stayed on a full extra day at Aragon to test the new Pirelli 17″ tires and rims that will be debuting next season (this will be the first and only collective test). Tom Sykes was the…

What Harley kept of Buell: what's in a name?

11 April, 2020
While not being fully involved in the American motorcycle market, and therefore escaping the deep patriotism that seems to go with that territory, we can’t comment on all the goings-on in the Harley-Davidson/Buell saga. What we can say, from our…

Marc Marquez interview on COTA test

11 April, 2020
After releasing yesterday’s video interview with Dani Pedrosa, Repsol has now released one with MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez who topped the timesheets on all three days of the private test that was held at the Circuit of the Americas last…

MotoGP Valencia – Andrea Dovizioso new helmet design

11 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso is sporting a new design on his Vemar helmet for the final MotoGP race of the season. The ‘Mud Stained’ helmet was designed by Paolo Brindesi, a graphic designer from Turin, who not only won the Dovi Design…

Givi Accessories for Aprilia Sportcity 125, 200 and 300i

11 April, 2020
Givi has presented a series of accessories for the Sportcity Aprilia family, including the 125, 200 and 300i models. The accessories include a compact top-case, seen in the Givi E370 for the Sportcity 125 and 200, in tint with the…

Toni Elias to replace recovering Hector Barbera again

11 April, 2020
Unemployed Toni Elias will get another shot at riding Pramac’s Ducati GP12 after his DNF at Laguna Seca, as regular rider Hector Barbera is still undergoing rehabilitation after sustaining surgery three weeks ago after fracturing his left tibia and fibula…

WSBK Assen: Carlos Checa flies to his third Superpole

11 April, 2020
We shall never doubt Carlos Checa again, after a difficult Friday and so so Saturday morning at Assen, the Spaniard got his mojo back and flew into pole postion in this afternoon’s Superpole shoot-out, taking his third Superpole of this…

Ducati new website and World Ducati Week 2010

11 April, 2020
Ducati has redesigned its website, now featuring the new Multistrada 1200 as a background. The site has all the latest product, racing and accessory news in a dark, minimalist style with a modern look. It also currently features an introduction…

Casey Stoner once again leads Honda clean sweep at Motegi

11 April, 2020
Nothing really changed in MotoGP’s third free practice at Motegi, it was another clean sweep by the Repsol Honda riders. Just like yesterday morning, Casey Stoner was back on top of the charts with a best lap of 1’46″162, followed…

Jorge Lorenzo Barracuda Video

11 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo strutting his stuff to sell Barracuda motorcycle accessories.You can check out Barracuda’s website here

MotoGP Catalunya: Lorenzo on Top in FP1

11 April, 2020
This afternoon’s MotoGP Catalunya free practice at the Montmelò circuit was a photocopy of last week’s practice session at Assen, with Casey Stoner and Jorge Lorenzo exchanging the top of the chart between themselves,and a few forays by Randy de…

One man Transaharian motorcycle trip: travelling with Roberto Prodi

11 April, 2020
If you love legendary motorcycle tours, check out Roberto Parodi’s tour of Africa on his own, with his inseparable Harley Davidson. Parodi’s Transaharian itinerary took in the Sahara desert on a motorcycle, after crossing Tunisia and Algeria, before arriving in…

Video: Time-lapsed road rage

11 April, 2020
Inconsiderate car drivers that don’t care about others, especially motorcyclists on the road is a common factor in every country around the world. When it personally happens to us we end up swearing profusely inside our helmets, then fuming for…

No Audi manufacturing in the US

11 April, 2020
Audi is keen to establish its presence more in the US, becoming more competitive against the other luxury German brands of BMW and Mercedes. But for the moment it will have to wait as currency fluctuations have stalled plans for…

Honda biggest market share in Italy

11 April, 2020
We came across what we thought was an interesting statistic for the Italian motorcycle market from our guys at Motoblog.it. Take a wild guess at who the market leader for motorcycles in Italy might be…. Yes, that’s right, Honda. In…