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Tom Sykes dominates opening practice at Silverstone

9 April, 2020
Tom Sykes was the fastest rider in the first free practice at Silverstone this morning. After losing the lead in the championship standings after his Kawasaki suffered a technical issue and caught fire during race one at Moscow, the British…

WSBK releases updated calendar

9 April, 2020
Posting yesterday about the World Superbike round at Brno being off the calendar has prompted the FIM to release an updated version, but still provisional 2013 World Superbike calendar.The new version indicates a date change for the third event of…

Dani Pedrosa: I almost forgot it was a race

9 April, 2020
After the sequence of events that happened at Misano which resulted in zero points for the unlucky Dani Pedrosa which handed the Repsol Honda rider a massive blow in his title aspirations. Pedrosa admitted that it was hard to stay…

Videos: Valentino Rossi Lapping at Misano

9 April, 2020
One of Valentino Rossi’s fans was able to get in at Misano, that supposedly was to be a private test closed to the public, instead got some pretty good footage of Rossi, using James Toseland’s YZF-R1 Superbike lapping the Italian…

Not a Ducati Commercial

9 April, 2020
While this looks like a new commercial for the Ducati Monster 696 which also features Dainese leathers and helmets, officially its the video clip accompanying the song Tutto l’Universo Obbedisce all’Amore (All the Universe Obeys to Love) by Italian songwriter…

2013 WSBK silly season: money and possible switches

9 April, 2020
World Superbikes 2013 silly season is a little less intense than that of MotoGP, but it’s just as fascinating as rumors and speculation are just now starting to fly.Max Biaggi who just turned 41, seems to have no intention of…

Toni Elias to replace Hector Barbera at Laguna Seca

9 April, 2020
Pramac’s sporting director Carlo Pernat threw a curveball the other evening during an Italian sports show when he said that Roger Lee Hayden would probably be replacing injured Hector Barbera, in this weekend’s Red Bull US GP race at Laguna…

Johann Zarco's Silverstone Livery

9 April, 2020
This weekend’s Moto2 race at Silverstone will see JiR Racing debut this brand-new orange livery on the MotoBI bike ridden by Frenchman Johann Zarco and dedicated to sponsor Beta Utensili. The Italian company – who is a world-leading producer of…

New Audi 3.0 TDI twinturbo engine

9 April, 2020
The Audi A6 Avant will be the first Volkswagen group vehicle to get the new 3.0-litre TDI twinturbo engine. It’s the next generation of the previous single-turbo unit which was offered in two powersteps of 204 and 245 hp. The…

Triumph Street Triple and Triple R featured in a cool video

9 April, 2020
Here’s a nice official video starring the latest Triumph Street Triple and Street Triple R, the naked model that changed the rules of the game in its segment with its 675cc 3-cylinder 12-valves engine delivering 106 hp at 11,700 rpm…

Max Biaggi's autobiography 'Oltre'

9 April, 2020
Many expected that Max Biaggi would pen an explosive, tell-all autobiography especially after leaving MotoGP at the end of 2005 after his controversial season with HRC, instead the six-time world champion decided to wait until he retired to publish his…

A study in Sydney: riders risk impotence

9 April, 2020
Is riding your bike a problem for your health? It seems like it could be, with doctors saying motorbike riders risk impotence. A study was done on a group of 230 motorbike riders who rode their bikes for 3 hours…

2013 MotoGP Qatar: more from the riders after FP1

9 April, 2020
Cal Crutchlow never lets anyone forget that he’s riding has an ‘old version’ of the Yamaha M1, but the Yamaha Tech3 rider was still blistering fast when it come to doing a flying lap and that was enough to push…

Vitto Guareschi talks about his new role in Ducati

9 April, 2020
We revealed two weeks ago in another post that Ducati’s official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi had been promoted to play liaison between Filippo Preziosi and the Ducati riders and you saw Guareschi on the podium at Sepang next to Stoner.The…

Smart ForTwo Limited Edition Three at Geneva motor show

9 April, 2020
It seems that the world just can’t get enough of the Smart. At the 2009 Geneva show, yet another model will be on display: the Smart ForTwo Limited Edition Three, based on the ForTwo Passion mhd. The updated ForTwo will…

Moto Guzzi V7 Racer pics: vintage lovin'

9 April, 2020
The Moto Guzzi V7 Racer was originally presented to us as a special edition model at last year’s EICMA show, and was called the V7 Clubman. But the market wanted this little café racer with the Guzzi 750 engine so…

Marc Marquez handed two penalty points for warm-up crash

9 April, 2020
The Silverstone race direction has been very strict this weekend. After giving Andrea Iannone a penalty point on Friday for obstructing Andrea Dovizioso, they have now handed Marc Marquez two penalty points for not heeding the yellow flags following Cal…

Rumours on Ducati 2009 models

9 April, 2020
New rumours on the Hellforleathermagazine site have revealed some juicy news on the Monster 1100, the Superbike 1198 and the highly anticipated Street Fighter 1098. While 2009 Ducati models will likely be shown at EICMA in Milan in November, some…

World Superbike Alfa Romeo MiTo special editions

9 April, 2020
Cars and motorcycles are becoming even more entwined as manufacturers decide to launch special editions, and Alfa Romeo has opted to celebrate their long collaboration with the World Superbike championship (they are one of top sponsors of the series and…

Livio Suppo confirms that Stoner will be at Estoril

9 April, 2020
With Mattia Pasini testing the Ducati Desmosedici at the Mugello, rumors started up again that Casey Stoner would not be back for his programmed return for the Estoril GP in October and that Ducati was looking for another substitute, however…

Mazda CX-5: three interpretations at the 2012 SEMA

9 April, 2020
Mazda is at the 2012 SEMA in Las Vegas (October 30-November 2) showcaseing three different interpretations of its SUV CX-5. The first one is the CX-5180, a car that stands out for its special livery, where blue and black get…