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Leon Haslam fastest on day 1 of WSBK testing at Portimao

9 April, 2020
Another round of three days of Superbike private testing kicked off today at Portimao, with teams BMW Italia SBK, Apilia Alitalia Racing, ParkinGO-Aprilia and Crescent Suzuki and the factory BMW Motorrad Motorsport team who arrived from Spain after testing for…

Epic splits with scooters

9 April, 2020
Volvo Trucks featuring Jean Claude Van Damme doing the 'most epic of splits' has created numerous spoofs, including the one with Channing Tatum also did a very fun one while on the set of 22 Jump Street and followed up…

Donington Park added to 2011 Qtel FIM Endurance race calendar

9 April, 2020
British racing fans can be more than happy next year, besides their own exciting BSB Championship and two World Superbike rounds, they’ll be also getting at the revamped Donington Park venue, one of the Qtel FIM World Endurance Championship races.…

Honda V4 2010 video

9 April, 2020
In a tantalising few final seconds, you actually get to hear the Honda V4, 1200 cc engine in this promo video. While the video is like a competition for how many slogans you can fit on one product, we do…

Brett McCormick talks from hospital bed

9 April, 2020
Injured Effenbert Superbike rider Brett McCormick following his horrific Race 2 accident and is still currently hospitalized at Groningen in Holland and was contacted by The Morning Edition of Saskatchewan’s CBC Radio to find out how he is.McCormick who seems…

Colin Furze and his mobility scooter (w/video)

9 April, 2020
Our favourite prankster and record breaker Colin Furze, has come up with another of his crazy ideas. After the longest motorbike and the flame throwing scooter, the British plumber decided to modify a mobility scooter and make it into the…

WSBK Imola Test Day 2 – Jonathan Rea tops at Imola

9 April, 2020
In the final day of testing at the Imola circuit, it was Jonathan Rea who pipped Michel Fabrizio out of the top spot with a best lap of 1:48.670 at the end of the session. Michel Fabrizio was second, the…

2011 Kawasaki Z750R videos and pics

9 April, 2020
Check out this 360-degree view of the 2011 Kawasaki Z750R. It goes round a few times so you have plenty of time to take a long look at what should be another popular bike on the European motorcycle market. After…

Brutale 1078RR voted "Bike of the Year 2008"

9 April, 2020
After reporting on Italy’s 2008 Bike of the Year Award from Motociclismo magazine, the Brutale 1078RR took out top honours for overall best bike of 2008.The splendid model also took the prize in the naked category for the eighth time,…

The Piaggio Museum

9 April, 2020
If you ever have the chance to visit Italy, especially the Florence and Pisa area in Tuscany, why not take some time to visit the Museo Piaggio “Giovanni Alberto Agnelli” in Pontedera . The museum has halls that display Vespa…

Alfa Romeo Giulietta new videos: cold weather testing

9 April, 2020
These two videos show the new Alfa Giulietta on the snow in cold weather testing, although it’s still heavily camouflaged. The Giulietta will be officially presented at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show and while some official pics have already been…

Troy Corser's collision with bird

9 April, 2020
News from testing on Australia’s Philip Island circuit includes the unusual event of a collision with a plover bird. Troy Corser had a run in with the bird on his BMW 1000 RR last weekend, though apparently Corser is still…

WSBK Monza: Michel Fabrizio on provisional pole

9 April, 2020
This afternoon’s first qualifying session at Monza was a repeat of this morning’s with another BMW domination - four riders in the top five - only taking the provisional pole was Michel Fabrizio on his satellite machine who pipped factory…

WSBK – Max Neukirchner to Ten Kate Honda?

9 April, 2020
After Alstare Suzuki said that they were surprised that Max Neukirchner would be able and be allowed to participate in the Portimao tests on October 26, other rumors have started circulating regarding the rider’s true status in the team.During this…

Ducati Live @ the Verona Motor Bike Expo 2012

9 April, 2020
Surely Ducati could not miss out on the 2012 Motor Bike Expo, but the Italian manufacturer did not bring any significant new model to the event, that is currently taking place in Verona. That’s pretty understandable though, as they’ve just…

Final round of Renzo Pasolini

9 April, 2020
Last week marked the anniversary of the death of Renzo Pasolini and Jarno Saarinen. Today, thanks to the precious note from our reader giorgiogasss, we give you this video of Pasolini’s last round from Rai program “Sfide”Monza, May 20 1973,…

Moriwaki MD600 Video

9 April, 2020
The new Moriwaki MD600 bike was presented to media gathered at the Polini Grand Prix of Japan last Friday, with the Japanese firm announcing plans to participate in the forthcoming Moto2 class, which is set to replace the current 250cc…

Troy Bayliss at Bathurst 1000 – Crash Video

9 April, 2020
This weekend’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 endurance race at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit wasn’t easy for the debuting former three times World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss.Bayliss was scheduled to make his debut at the L&H 500 at Phillip Island…

2009 Vespa Vintage Catalogue

9 April, 2020
If you’re a proud owner of a classic and vintage Vespa, you’ll be more than happy when you read this press release from Piaggio.Riders and restorers of classic Vespa scooters no longer need to play Russian roulette when buying spare…

Aprilia SMV 750 Dorsoduro – great pics

9 April, 2020
While waiting for the first impressions from our tester at Canale Monterano (Rome), a natural and historic reserve in the Monti della Tolfa area, we’re showing you these official, dynamic photos of Aprilia’s new creature: the SMV 750 Dorsoduro. Here…

Aprilia Tuono V4 2011 Spotted and Filmed

9 April, 2020
The journos from motociclismo.it got a closer look at the 2011 Aprilia Tuono V4 lapping at the Mugello and followed it around the track on their MV Agusta F4 and took this exclusive video and several photos.We’ll probably be seeing…

Alstare Batta's denies manufacturer switch

9 April, 2020
Just fifteen days ago we reported that Francis Batta had put in a request to become the official Kawasaki team in 2012. Now the Belgium team manager has denied that he wants to make the switch to a much more…