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Rizla renews with Suzuki MotoGP

14 April, 2020
Rizla will continue to be title sponsor of Suzuki in the 2009 season as revealed by Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi on Italian website GPone.The renewal came after the Sepang test where Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen rode their Suzuki ’s with…

Liberty Racing picks up former Ducati Xerox bikes and techs

14 April, 2020
With Ducati formally out of World Superbikes with their factory team, Czech based Liberty Racing, who will debut next season with Jakub Smrz and Sylvain Guintoli, will be using the four 1198 F10 Ducati superbikes used by Noriyuki Haga and…

Roberto Rolfo returns to Moto2 with Technomag-CIP team

14 April, 2020
After spending a year in World Superbikes with Kawasaki Pedercini and finishing a disappointed 18th in the championship, veteran rider Roberto Rolfo will be returning to Moto2 championship in 2012 with Technomag-CIP.Roby will be joining Dominque Aegerter, and the team…

Bimota goes into Swiss hands

14 April, 2020
After Ducati and Husqavarna, another Italian manufacturer has gone into the hands of a foreigner buyer, this time its the turn of Bimota.The manufacturer whose name was based on its founders, Bianchi, Morri and Tamburini celebrates its 40th anniversary this…

At motorcross school with Stefan Everts, part 3

14 April, 2020
We go back to the classroom today with another lesson from Stefan Everts on motorcross riding. After learning about riding position, and making the perfect start, today we look at ascents and descents on your motorcycle.

WSBK Miller: Jakub Smrz super fast in wet FP1

14 April, 2020
Today’s opening free practice for the sixth round of the World Superbike championship at Miller Motorsports Park in the USA started wet, cold and windy, and everyone was out on full wets.Halfway the session Liberty Racing’s Jakub Smrz moved to…

Casey Stoner breaks pole position record at Motegi

14 April, 2020
Casey Stoner did it again. The Repsol Honda rider took his 10th pole position of the season at Motegi with blazing lap of 1’45″543 that broke not only Jorge Lorenzo’s 2008 qualifying record (before the one tire rule) but also…

Suzuki confirms withdrawl from MotoGP

14 April, 2020
After months of speculation regarding Suzuki’s future plans in MotoGP, the Hamamtsu manufacturer has now officially announced that they are withdrawing from the MotoGP championship.In a very brief statement issued today, Suzuki decision to pullout is largely based on the…

Jorge Lorenzo and his crew give tourists a grid show

14 April, 2020
How do to you promote MotoGP and the Catalunya GP and your team outside the fan base in already bike mad Spain? You take reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, his entire crew, his team managers and even the mandatory sexy…

Ben Spies and Nicky Hayden at COTA for Ducati Panigale R launch

14 April, 2020
Ducati’s Nicky Hayden and Pramac’s Ben Spies were at the Circuit of the America’s for the manufacturer’s US launch of the 1199 Panigale R, the extreme racing version of the Italian company’s Superbike with its four levels of adjustable swingarm…

2011 EICMA: Scarabeo 125/200 ie

14 April, 2020
Scarabeo presented at the 2011 EICMA the revamped version of its 125/200 ie which will take on the market in 2012. The range shows new aesthetics (air intake, indicators, tail light) and features that will place it at the top…

Donington Park back on World Superbike calendar in 2011

14 April, 2020
British fans will finally have two World Superbike races on their calendar next year, with the announcement that Donington Park is back on the calendar after just one year off, following economic problems.The track owners and Infront Motor Sports, official…

Yamaha Super Ténéré Worldcrosser 1200 (video)

14 April, 2020
Here is a nice video starring the new Yamaha Super Ténéré Worldcrosser 1200 during the press test that took place in Spain last month. This professionally made footage shows us the most extreme version of the XT1200Z Super Ténéré taking…

Sykes and Baz ready for some testing action at Aragon

14 April, 2020
While the GP Commission is discussing banning MotoGP private testing next season, World Superbikes is still all speed ahead and so far team’s are free to test and continue development whenever they want to, as long as it’s at their…

Ratthapark Wilairot involved in motorcycle accident

14 April, 2020
Moto2 racer Ratthapark Wilairot, who currently rides for Thai Honda PTT Singha Team has been involved in a near fatal motorcycle accident in his home province of Chonburi.The popular Thai is currently in an intensive care unit in Bangkok, after…

Ducati Diavel Cromo, Audi and Wolverine

14 April, 2020
Talk about product placement. In the new ‘The Wolverine’ movie starring Hugh Jackman, that premiere’s tomorrow, July 26th, will see an Audi 2014 R8 V10 Spyder and Audi A8 L, and also Ducati Diavel Cromo featured in the film.The campaign…

Ford Mustang logo new design

14 April, 2020
Ford Mustang is touching up its historic galloping horse logo with a new design that will dress the V6 and GT versions from 2010. The chrome badge is a darker colour, and a couple of subtle modifications have been made.The…

BMW Concept C video

14 April, 2020
The BMW E-Scooter concept has become the BMW Concept C (or vice versa, or not at all?) and apparently it could be ready for a production model launch by autumn. We suggest that after seeing last year’s EICMA concept, we…

MotoGP Brno – Valentino Rossi wins, Lorenzo crashes

14 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi put his mark on the 2009 World Championship, took his 102th win and a 50th point lead at Brno on his direct and closest rival and teammate Jorge Lorenzo.Rossi led the race almost unchallenged from the begining until…

Maarten Timmer VertiGO concept video and design competition

14 April, 2020
If you check out this video of Maarten Timmer’s VertiGO concept, you may be one step closer in being convinced by electric motorcycle engineering and technology. The idea is to gain the approbation of the supersports market in terms of…

Aspar replaces Hector Faubel with Luca Amato in Moto3

14 April, 2020
It looks like Aspar Martinez’s big maneuvers aren’t over and is back playing musical chairs with his lower class teams. After replacing Toni Elias with Jordi Torres in Moto2 last July, and Alberto Moncayo with Jonas Folger last month, this…

Jorge Lorenzo switches to HJC

14 April, 2020
During last month’s Nolan Christmas party it was revealed that reigning World Champion Jorge Lorenzo would be changing helmet makers and was rumored that he was switching over to HJC.The Korean lid manufacturer - reportedly the world’s largest helmet manufacturer…