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WSBK Misano 2009 – Rider Quotes

8 April, 2020
Here are some rider quotes from today’s exciting 8th round of the WSBK Championship at Misano World Circuit:Ben Spies - (1st, 9th)“Race one was definitely better than race two! It was good for us, we did what we had to…

Speed Queen Race during Le Mans MotoGP weekend

8 April, 2020
A unique race is in the making during the French MotoGP weekend on May 15-17, called the Speed Queen Race and it’s an amazing opportunity for women only to race at the famed Le Mans venue.The race will be part…

Triumph Tiger pricing in the US

8 April, 2020
After Triumph Tiger pricing in Europe was announced as starting at 8,990 euros for the Tiger 800 and 9,990 euros for the Tiger 800 XC, US pricing is hot on its heels. HFL reports that the Tiger will cost from…

Cal Crutchlow signs with the Yamaha WSS Team

8 April, 2020
Cal Crutchlow and Fabian Foret will ride in the Yamaha World Supersport Team next year. Cal is the newcomer in the Yamaha supersport team and currently races in the British Superbike Championship. Today Cal is in fourth position in the…

Mike Hailwood helmet auction at MotoGP Silverstone

8 April, 2020
Next month’s Silverstone MotoGP round on June 11 will see the auction of a rare historic race helmet. The helmet from Mike “The Bike” Hailwood is part of an auction of prestigious motorcycle memorabilia, of which this Hailwood helmet is…

Ducati Monster "flat track" by Alex Earle – pics and info

8 April, 2020
Proudly extreme and almost unrecognizable, here is a fascinating ‘Flat Track‘ version of the mighty Ducati Monster created by American designer Alex Earle. As usual, purists would probably call it an act of vandalism, but as far as we are…

Moto2 – Daniele Romagnoli heads to Moto2 Tech3 Team

8 April, 2020
Daniele Romagnoli, Jorge Lorenzo’s ex-team manager has found a home in Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 team, Tech3. Romagnoli made the shock announcement at the Sepang GP citing that he wanted to return to the more technical aspects in a team.The French…

Video: Motorcycle encounters of the slithering type

8 April, 2020
While riding (in this case at an insane speed of 250 km/h) you can encounter some ‘dangerous’ wildlife that can put your life in danger. We bet that you’ve had to swerve at least once in your to avoid a…

MotoGP Race Direction lectures Marco Simoncelli

8 April, 2020
Whatever anyone expected from the outcome of the Race Direction discussion with Marco Simoncelli regarding his highly controversial pass on Dani Pedrosa at Le Mans, was just a stern lecture and some sound fatherly advice to help correct the hairy…

Marc Marquez to miss Moto2 test at Jerez

8 April, 2020
Marc Marquez’ double-vision problems has yet to clear up. The 2011 Moto2 World Championship runner-up had to miss the final two races of the season and concede the Moto2 title to Stefan Bradl, has not recovered in time to take…

Tom Sykes Lascorz tribute helmet to be auctioned

8 April, 2020
Tom Sykes was wearing this special Lascorz tribute helmet (based on the Lascorz support sticker) during the last Superbike round at Magny-Cours to honour of his former team-mate Joan Lascorz.Sykes won the final race of 2012 season and just missed…

Ossa TR280i trial prototype

8 April, 2020
Here is the Ossa TR-i 280 prototype, which we first mentioned in October with news of the Ossa brand relaunch. The Spanish company was mostly active in the off-road and trial segments from the 1960’s to the 1980’s, and here…

2011 EICMA: Ducati Diavel Cromo

8 April, 2020
When it made its debut at the EICMA last year, there’s no denial that the Diavel shocked quite a few Ducati purists, who just could not believe what the Borgo Panigale-based company had come up with: a ‘fat cruiser’. One…

Moto Morini 1200 Sport new colour design

8 April, 2020
In occasion of the first Motorbike Expo in Verona, Moto Morini has presented its 1200 Sport with new graphic design of black and orange on white frame.The new colour is in addition to those already in the 1200 Sport range:…

WSBK Portimao Race 2 – Biaggi does double in Portugal

8 April, 2020
Max Biaggi took his first ever double victory in Superbikes at Portimao, winning the 2nd race in a very similar way that he took the victory in race 1, finishing again ahead of Leon Haslam by 0.191s.Getting the holeshot again,…

Robbie Maddison Backflips over Tower Bridge

8 April, 2020
Robbie “Maddo” Maddison does it again. This time the 27 year old Australian daredevil performed a no-handed backflip over an open Tower Bridge in London, becoming the first rider in history to jump the bridge on a motorbike.The Wizard of…

Karel Abraham decides to sit out Motegi race

8 April, 2020
Karel Abraham has decided to sit out today’s MotoGP race at Motegi. The Czech rider has been complaining of concentration problems since his arrival in Japan and after this morning’s warm up practice has decided to withdraw from the race.Abraham…

Jorge Lorenzo takes superb victory at Le Mans

8 April, 2020
It took Jorge Lorenzo less than a few corners on lap one to pass both Repsol Honda riders, Dani Pedrosa and Casey Stoner in one single overtaking pass to grab the lead on a wet and difficult Le Mans track.…

Mercedes – C Class Estate

8 April, 2020
Mercedes Classe C Station WagonMercedes-Benz has announced the new C-Class Estate. Based on the same W204 platform as the recently presented C-Class sedan, with the same engines and speficications, the C-Class Estate has a load capacity of up to 1,500…

Moto2 Jerez FP1: Johann Zarco shines in the wet

8 April, 2020
If the first practice sessions at Jerez were dry for Moto3, mixed for a curtailed MotoGP (that doesn’t have intermediate tires for this type of track conditions), the Moto2 riders found a fully wet track with stiff wind also blowing.Heading…

A quick test run of the Vespa GTS 300 Super

8 April, 2020
After giving you the preview this morning, we came back from the presentation in Milan of the new Vespa GTS 300 Super and after scoring ourselves a little test - or better a quick spin. And we can safely say…

Mega factories: MV Agusta (w/videos)

8 April, 2020
If you have time between your last minute Christmas shopping and wrapping gifts and organizing your party, we suggest that you take a look at National Geographic’s series “Mega Factories” and this one is on iconic motorcycle manufacturer MV Augusta…