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WSBK Portimao QP1 – Jonathan Rea takes provisional pole

11 April, 2020
Jonathan Rea edged out Jakub Smrz to take Friday’s provisional pole position at Portimao. Smrz on a satellite Ducati, who lead the first free practice finished second.Ben Spies jumped up from his 7th place in FP session to take third,…

Aleix Espargaro to Pramac Ducati in 2010

11 April, 2020
According to GP Week Aleix Espargaro will be riding with Pramac Ducati next season as their second rider, next to the already confirmed Mika Kallio.Espargaro, older brother of Pol, who won yesterday’s 125cc race, was hotly tipped as getting the…

Motorbike Gang caught on Camera

11 April, 2020
A motorbike gang escaped with jewels and watches in a broad daylight robbery on the Leslie Davis store on London’s Oxford Street, using sledge hammers and revving engines to cover the noise. CNN got lucky and caught most of the…

WSBK – Regis Laconi Seriously Injured

11 April, 2020
During the first lap of this morning’s free practice session at Kyalami, Règis Laconi (Ducati DFX) crashed in the section between turn 11 and turn 12. Unfortunately in the crash the French rider, despite not hitting any obstacle, suffered a…

Zero MX electric stunts: company joins TTXGP eGrandPrix

11 April, 2020
Electric freestyling is in these videos with the Zero MX doing some moves at the Sydney Motorcycle Expo. Boring? Just a motorised mountain bike? You decide, but in news from Hell for Leather, Zero is joining the TTXGP in the…

Video: Castrol Honda Team launch

11 April, 2020
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerLucky for us Bike Channel was present at the unveiling of the Castrol Honda World Superbike team and we can now see and listen to first hand what Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus (who speaks pretty…

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…