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Alfa Romeo MiTo vs Kawasaki ZX-10R

4 April, 2020
Last September at the Paris Motor Show Alfa Romeo debuted theMiTo SBK Limited Edition and the MiTo Superbike Special Series to celebrate their seven year long collaboration with the World Superbike championship as one of the sponsors while providing the…

Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso visit Red Bull F1 HQ

4 April, 2020
After their four wheel karting experiences, Casey Stoner and Andrea Dovizioso decided to try something a little more different when they visited the Red Bull Racing facilities in Milton Keynes and got the chance to test the F1 Simulator ahead…

MCN tests Suzuki RG500 Replica Sheene at Brands Hatch

4 April, 2020
The guys from MCN went to Brands Hatch to test the Suzuki RG500 Replica Sheene. The tester is Michael Neeves, and he certainly gets the sound of the two stroke going.The incredible thing about this video is we get a…

Analysis: Seat IBX to production and the design challenge

4 April, 2020
Do we detect some “me-tooism” across the Volkswagen brands? While we liked the Seat IBX Concept when it was revealed at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, we wonder if VW isn’t stacking its models a little, with plans to produce…

Aprilia presents 2013 Superbike team

4 April, 2020
The Spazio Broletto in Milan once again hosted Aprilia’s Superbike factory team launch where they officially presented to the press their 2013 rider line-up: Eugene Laverty who is will be starting his second year with the Italian manufactuer, and Sylvain…

New Husqvarna headquarters opens

4 April, 2020
Husqvarna has a new headquarters opened in Varese, in a large building three stories high. It will include offices, a testing centre for new bikes and an area for the production of new prototypes and racing bikes.The structure also houses…

Moto2: RSM Scot Racing will be at Brno with Suter bike

4 April, 2020
Just yesterday we revealed that RSM Scot Racing was having economic problems and that Rapid Inside NCS had announced the end of their cooperation with the team (they supplied the frame) and that a court order had been issued and…

Bajaj Auto's stake in KTM reaches 47%

4 April, 2020
Slowly but steadily, Indian automotive giant Bajaj Auto keeps on building up its stake in Austrian manufacturer KTM and, following the recent acquisition of another 6.3%, it is now a little over the 47% mark, reinforcing its position as second…

Carlos Checa and Franco Battaini to test the Ducati GP12

4 April, 2020
Ducati didn’t present their ‘90% new’ 2012 MotoGP machine at last week’s Wrooom to the disappointment of everyone, but the GP12 is currently at Jerez de la Frontera circuit for a very private and behind closed doors three day test.Test…

MotoGP gets new qualifying format in 2013

4 April, 2020
As we anticpated a few weeks ago MotoGP will be getting a new qualifying format in 2013 and it was officially announced today at Motegi.The idea behind the change is to make the session more exciting for viewing audiences as…

Casey Stoner says good-bye

4 April, 2020
Casey Stoner turned up at the Valencia circuit during today’s test - wet and with not very interesting lap times with only 14 riders of 21 turning a wheel - to say goodbye to the paddock that was part of…

WSBK Misano 1994 Falappa vs Russel Video

4 April, 2020
The eighth round of the World Superbike Championship at Misano will be kicking off and we’ll see if Leon Haslam will be able to catch and overtake Max Biaggi in the standings or if Carlos Checa’s Ducati will finish the…

Kel Carruthers visits Benelli headquarters

4 April, 2020
A little piece that will please those die-hard Benelli fans - Kel Carruthers recently visited Benelli headquarters, after a visit to Italy’s Asimotoshow on May 17, and completed a factory visit, granting photos and autographs to the factory workers. Carruthers…

Steve McQueen's 1963 Triumph Bonneville goes for $ 84,240

4 April, 2020
Bonhams & Butterfields auctioned last Saturday at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, Steve McQueen’s 1963 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled built by Bud Ekins, motorcycle racer, stuntman and close friend of McQueen. It was Ekins who doubled for McQueen on…

Fonsi Nieto to replace Neukirchner

4 April, 2020
With Max Neukirchner out of action with a broken femur and three broken bones in the lower leg and foot, Team Suzuki Alstare Brux has called on Spanish rider and former Alstare Suzuki rider Fonsi Nieto to replace Neukirchner in…

Brammo Empulse with six-speed transmission

4 April, 2020
After Brammo motorcycles jointly developed its Integrated Electric Transmission with SMRE Engineering, they went ahead and used it for their Brammo Engage and Encite electric motorcycles. Since then, reports from the US of the first Brammo Empulse models to be…

Which cars pollute the most? Here are the Top Ten

4 April, 2020
Just out of curiousity: which cars pollute the most? Here, we list the Top Ten greatest producers of CO2 in the world. The winner is the Bugatti Veyron, but also Bentley made sure not to miss out, with its products…

Crazy Cafè Racer with vertical exhaust

4 April, 2020
Hot ass? You probably would have if you put your bum on the exhaust outlet for any length of time with this odd Cafè Racer. The pics come from Crazy Garage (via Ottonero). What do you think of the exhaust…

Bridgestone to bring more tires and compounds from Brno GP

4 April, 2020
After receiving some pretty stinging criticism from the MotoGP riders, and after the lastest string of crashes during Friday morning practice at Sachsenring all to blame on cold tires and numerous Safety Commission meetings, Bridgestone has decided to increase the…

MotoGP Malaysia: results

4 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has gained his ninth win of this season and 150 podium places throughout his career, in winning the MotoGP at Sepang. With temperatures in excess of 40 degrees Valentino started the race at second position. At mid-race distance…

2011 EICMA: LML Star Light, Star Disegual e Star Sidecar

4 April, 2020
LML presents at the 2011 EICMA its new Star Light range. The Vespa-inspired scooters from the small Italian manufacturer come equipped with 50cc and 125 cc four stroke units, manual 4 speed gearbox, variator and V-belt, with electric and kick…

Porsche: no Cayman RS

4 April, 2020
A disappointment from Porsche: there will be no souped-up versions of the Cayman S. While an hypothetical Cayman RS may well host the 3.8 liters boxer of the 997 Carrera S, or a turbo version of the Cayman S engine,…