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WSBK Monza: Leon Haslam leads BMW top three in FP1

9 April, 2020
This morning’s World Superbike round at Monza kicked off with Leon Haslam taking the top of the timesheets in the first free practice leading a bevy of of four BMW riders in the top five positions.The BMW factory rider posted…

Effenbert Liberty Team's last WSBK race to be at Donington?

9 April, 2020
Following Effenbert Liberty’s controversial press release regarding the way that today’s World Superbike round at Monza was handled, several disturbing rumors from Italy are now picking up steam.Apparently team owner Mario Bertuccio had some other choice words for Infront’s management…

A Harley for Lincoln’s Bicentennial

9 April, 2020
A Harley-Davidson honoring Abraham Lincoln has been unveiled at the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield. It’s called the ‘Circuit Rider‘ and was designed by Kim Shirley of Kim’s Auto Body Inc. Springfield, IL. for Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial.Based on Harley-Davidson’s Cross…

Moto Morini to shut down: Nuova Garelli abandons purchase bid

9 April, 2020
Nuova Garelli has walked away from talks over the future of Moto Morini, which now looks like it will shut-down entirely with the only buyer expressing interest apparently offended by the way proceedings developed. A meeting which was scheduled for…

BMW S1000RR vs Bugatti Veyron – Video

9 April, 2020
Another bike vs car video, the usual BMW S1000RR but this time it’s pitted against the $1.700,000 Bugatti Veyron that is considered the second fastest street legal sports car on the planet.We all know that the BMW superbike pours out…

Dani Pedrosa opts to skip Catalunya GP

9 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa has opted to skip this weekend’s Catalunya GP, unable to fight the three week fitness time clock, following the highly controversial run in with Marco Simoncelli at Le Mans which resulted in a fractured collarbone for the Repsol…

MotoGP: Pramac Racing Goes "Green"

9 April, 2020
Pramac Racing and riders Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaró unveiled today in Qatar their brand new 2010 livery at ahead of the final pre-season MotoGP test that starts tomorrow and the team has gone “green.”Besides adding The Green Energy Team…

Do you want to join the next Paris Dakar?

9 April, 2020
Have you ever dreamed about joining Paris Dakar on a motorbike? I believe, when you watch the race on your television and close your eyes you want this to become real! It can can be with the guys from Heroeslegend.…

Ducati test at Jerez still top secret

9 April, 2020
Ducati's testing of the GP12 at Jerez is still completely under wraps with very little leaking out, security is so tight that is resembles more a G8 summit than motorcycle test and there aren't even the usual 'spy' shots.We only…

Video: Jay Leno custom V-Max

9 April, 2020
Jay Leno’s customised Yamaha V-Max sold at auction for 75,000 pounds, with proceeds going to charity. Above is the video of the bike, which was custom designed by Jeff Palhegyi in just two weeks. The V-Max is equipped with a…

James Toseland to Alstare Suzuki?

9 April, 2020
Silly season hasn’t started only in MotoGP, but it’s also begining in WSBK. This time the rumor is from Motosprint, one of Italy’s best selling motorcycle weeklies and who has recently added a website with the latest motorcycling news.It seems…

Moto2: Pol Espargaro wins at Assen ahead of Scott Redding

9 April, 2020
Pole sitter Pol Espargaro (Tuenti HP 40) from Spain and Brit Scott Redding (Marc VDS Racing Team), both on Kalex machines, put up a very enjoyable battle at Assen this afternoon for the 7th round of the Moto2 World Championship,…

Ducati live at Motor Bike Expo

9 April, 2020
Ducati took the 1198 S Corse Special Edition, Multistrada 1200, and Hypermotard Evo to the Motor Bike Expo held in Verona, Italy, over the weekend. While the models had already been seen at EICMA 2009, they were on display again…

Nicky Hayden Arai RX-7 GP 'Peace' helmet

9 April, 2020
Arai has decided to release a very limited replica edition of the RX-7 GP helmet that soon-to-be Ducati rider Nicky Hayden wore for this year's Laguna Seca and Indianapolis GPs.The helmet is designed by the Italian designer company Starline as…

Video Dakota Mamola: Mens sana in corpore sano

9 April, 2020
What can we say except we happen to like Dakota Mamola and are a little bit biased about this up and coming racing brat, so sue us. The kid is polite, educated and already has sponsors tripping all over him,…

Ducati vs Aprilia and the bickering starts

9 April, 2020
You’ve got to love Italians, they are never happy even if they win and when you’ve got two Italian manufacturers facing off against each other and bickering becomes the name of the game.The first round of the World Superbike championship…

Pol Espargaro on Yamaha's radar

9 April, 2020
The 2013 Moto2 season has yet to start and last season’s runner-up Pol Espargaro is highly tipped to dominate the season and the Spanish rider is already on Yamaha’s radar according Speedweek.de website. It does seem a little early to…

Aprilia RSV4 R track test video

9 April, 2020
Here’s a preview test video of the Aprilia RSV4 R from the guys at Motoblog.it, who have been lucky enough to get a ride. They say that the thing you can most appreciate about the Aprilia RSV4 R is the…

SBK: Team Ducati USA in 2009 championships?

9 April, 2020
A brand new American team, Boulder Motorsports, to be exact, looks as if it will take part in the WSBK 2009 championships. Representatives from the group, present at both Monza and Salt Lake City, should be coming to Italy before…