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Aprilia desert rally pics

11 April, 2020
These pics show some great scenes of the Aprilia desert rally among the pyramids and dunes of Egypt. This year’s 450 cc class rally was won for the second time in a row by Paolo Ceci with his RXV 4.5…

MV Agusta three-cylinder F3 track testing in Spain

11 April, 2020
While Paolo Berlusconi bought the Moto Morini Italian motorcycle manufacturer, MV Agusta is still in dire straits after its owner, Harley Davidson, floated the sale of the company a while back. With no buyer to have yet emerged, MV Agusta…

Video: 2007 MotoGP Motegi

11 April, 2020
Have a look at the highlights from last year’s 2007 Motegi MotoGP race. It was a great race with the fight between Rossi, Melandri and Stoner; the bike change during the rain and Rossi going off the track. I’m sure…

Hell's Kitchen recycled parts bike accessories

11 April, 2020
This video shows the creations of Italy’s Hell’s Kitchen workshop, that creates motorcycle accessories from recycled tyre parts.The range includes helmets, backpacks and satchels, 50’s style glasses, bags and wallets, all for environmentally but fashion conscious riders.Hell’s Kitchen is describing…

Andrew Pitt hangs up his lid

11 April, 2020
Andrew Pitt has done it all. He’s a former two-time World Supersport Champion, competed in MotoGP, in World Superbikes, in British Superbikes and now the 35 year old rider has announced he’s retiring from motorcycle racing following a shoulder injury…

MotoGP Aragon: Dani Pedrosa dominates in FP1

10 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa, with a new 2 year contract in his pocket, took a dominating lead in this morning’s 45 minute free practice at the Motorland Aragon circuit, already setting an impressive pace on the new track and stopping the clock…

Nike and MV Agusta in new ad campaign

10 April, 2020
If Puma can team up with Ducati, then Nike can do it with MV Agusta. Nike has chosen the iconic Italian marque for their latest ad compaign dedicated to NFL stars.Steve Breaston of the Arizona Cardinals, Calvin Johnson of the…

Burt Munro's Velocette Auctioned

10 April, 2020
A piece of motorcycle history was sold yesterday at Webb’s classic motorcycle auction in New Zealand. It was a 1936 Velocette Drag Bike modified by Burt Munro and his friend Duncan Meikle.Munro is usually identified with Indians, but before he…

Bmw M1: already set for production

10 April, 2020
The English over at CAR seem convinced that the BMW concept with central engine, the M1 Hommage will be produced. “We have the necessary know-how, the right engines and the appropriate infrastructure to manufacture a car of this type,” Herbert…

Ducati Christmas card: 'Wishing you a not so silent night'

10 April, 2020
Last month Ducati asked their on line comunity to design a Christmas card that the company could send as season greeting to their customers, suppliers and partners and launched a competition on the www.shicon.com website.The results are finally in, and…

Lambretta 125N live at EIMCA

10 April, 2020
Seeing an old Lambretta always has a certain effect, though this is the modern Lambretta 125N in old-style design produced by the Pato brand. It was seen at the EICMA show this week.Lambretta Pato 125N Eicma 2009

Audi TT Teaser – cap. IV

10 April, 2020
New batch of Audi TT teasers. This time the official renderings of the new TT include both the coupè and the Shooting Brake version. 6 more days to go until the official presentation.

Harley Davidson Ode to the Money (w/video)

10 April, 2020
This is how Jordan Harris and Matt Freund from UCSB perceived how a Harley Davidson commercial should be. Funny, outrageous and different from any other Harley commercial we’ve ever seen.

Jorge Lorenzo to drop Dainese for Alpinestars?

10 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo is slightly upset with Dainese and may be leaving his sponsor at the end of the year and switching to Alpinestars. Apparently the 2010 reigning World Champion is not happy with the fact that the Italian company, that…

BMW and Aprilia in MotoGP in 2012?

10 April, 2020
Will BMW and Aprilia be racing in MotoGP in 2012? That’s a question that’s been floating around since the FIM and Dorna announced the new MotoGP rules that will go into effect in 2012. with final ratification expected at the…

MotoGP Brno Qualifying – Rossi Pole, Record and Crash

10 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi may have been today’s poleman during the Brno qualifying session by just 0.050s breaking the exsisting pole record on race tires and crashing out in the final three minutes of the qualifying session, but it was his team…

Ducati 848 Scootster S: render by Bezzi

10 April, 2020
Ducati might be interested in new market segments, but it will probably be a while before they produce anything like this. A Ducati scooter might eventually be in the works and here is an interpretation from graphic designer Oberdan Bezzi.It’s…

Randy de Puniet heading to World Superbikes?

10 April, 2020
When Randy de Puniet climbed on board the Ducati Desmosedici for the first tests everyone was saying how well his loose riding style seemed suited for the beast from Borgo Panigale; which statistically has overwhelmed more riders than we can…

A New Sticker on Rossi's M1

10 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi is sporting this new sticker on the front fender of his Yamaha M1, however it didn’t bring him much luck in last night’s free practice in Qatar, when he finished third behind Casey Stoner and team mate Jorge…

FIM and Dorna Officially Confirm Motegi GP Postponement

10 April, 2020
It took more or less 24 hours after after everyone posted yesterday that the Japanese Grand Prix scheduled for April 25th, was being postponed due to problems in international air travel throughout Europe by the volcanic eruption in Iceland, to…

Batcycle sells for $29,500

10 April, 2020
If you’ve never seen a rerun of the ’60s Batman TV series starring Adam West, not only did you miss the campy POW! BAM! ZOKK! WHAM! that they used during the fights with the various villans, you’ve also missed seeing…

BMW 1 Series – first ideas on the next generation

10 April, 2020
While the BMW 1 Series Cabrio will debut over the next few days in dealerships, closing the updated cycle of the current model, for some weeks on various automobile sites and forums the first possibilities of the next generation have…