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Jeremy Burgess: Ducati's new crewchief

4 April, 2020
Jeremy Burgess in an exlusive interview with Enrico Borghi (who also co-authored Valentino Rossi autobiography “What if I had never tried it”) of Italy’s Motosprint magazine comes across as usual; pragmatic, calm and almost seraphic in the way he talks…

Jean-Michel Bayle back on track with Honda at Loket

4 April, 2020
The Honda World Motocross team was delighted to host a very special guest at the recent Czech Republic Grand Prix, which took place last weekend: motorsports legend Jean-Michel Bayle. For those who are too young to know, the Frenchman became…

Loris Capirossi continues to have shoulder problems

4 April, 2020
The Pramac Ducati team has been particularly unfortunate in these last two MotoGP rounds, Randy de Puniet crashed out both in Qatar and Jerez, while Loris Capirossi was clipped by his own team mate in the season opener, and had…

Special bikes: DUU Supercustom by CR&S Lavoreri

4 April, 2020
Milan-based CR&S provided us with a few photos of some of their best creations of the year, designed by their extreme customization department. Basically, this Italian company can give everyone the chance to ride his own ‘bike of dreams’, which…

Mercedes: ties with Fiat smoothed over

4 April, 2020
Talks with Fiat management have not been concluded on the part of Mercedes, and while no specific projects are underway, programs for the next Mercedes Class A and B have not terminated either. Daimler president Dieter Zetsche, in occasion of…

Mattia Pasini to sit out Sachsenring?

4 April, 2020
Mattia Pasini may not be competing in this weekend’s 250cc Sachsenring GP race and we may see another embarrasing repeat of what happened to Pasini and Team Toth during the Assen free practice last month.According to Gpone, Team Toth is…

France's moto taxi protest (w/video)

4 April, 2020
Motor taxis in Paris have been in use since 2001, spreading to other large French cities, but are now going to be regulated starting from April 1st. The new law is not going down well with the operators and last…

Photo of the day: slow down Marco!

4 April, 2020
This photo was sent to us by Marcot88, from the Passo del Bracco near Genoa. The protagonist of the photo is Marco himself who, with his Cagiva Mito 125, lost control and fell but thankfully without consequences to himself or…

Photo of the Day – Underwater Lady Biker

4 April, 2020
Put a naked chick on a motorbike and you can sell almost anything including surf fashion. This comes from the Insight Good Morning Pluto 2008 clothing ad campaign.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post them,…

MotoGP Day 1 Qatar – Times and Quotes

4 April, 2020
At the desert circuit of Losail in Qatar the first evening practice of the MotoGP night test that was interrupted by a rare rainstorm and red flagged. The heavy rain drove the riders off track and back into the shelter…

Marc Marquez takes maiden and historic victory in Austin GP

4 April, 2020
Marc Marquez as highly expected, won the inaugural race at the Circuit of the Americas with his second ever MotoGP race.The 20-year old Repsol Honda rookie entered the history books of motorcycle racing, becoming the youngest rider to ever to…

MotoGP Estoril Rider Quotes

4 April, 2020
With Jorge Lorenzo’s win today at Estoril, Yamaha wrapped up all three titles this season, Team, Rider and Manufacturers’ titles for the third consecutive season, and if we want to add Ben Spies, the Rookie of the Year title on…

Cal Crutchlow to stay with Yamaha Tech3 in 2013

4 April, 2020
After having harshly criticized the economic situation that satellite riders face and the fact that on a satellite machine they can’t win, and threatening to leave MotoGP - “There’s no decision to make, I am not going to stay here…

WSBK Monza: Leon Haslam pips Biaggi in QP1

4 April, 2020
First qualifying practice at a sunny Monza saw Leon Haslam take the provisional pole. The English rider lead for most of the session until first Eugene Laverty and then Max Biaggi grabbed it away from him. Haslam wouldn’t be denied…

Intermot 2008: Honda Gold Wing 2009 in new colours

4 April, 2020
This is truly a queen among road bikes, capable of whiling away the kilometres without you noticing, and having incredible handling despite its 417kg. The Gold Wing will give you plenty to discover.Honda has decided to keep its winning formula…

Video: The best of the 2010 BSB Championship

4 April, 2020
With the first round of the British Superbike Championship still 95 days away, how about an exciting highlight video that combines the mega moments of last year’s races?Tight and difficult tracks (Snetterton is getting a makeover) that would probably scare…

Ducati 848 Challenge video: first Silverstone round

4 April, 2020
video platform video management video solutions video playerThe 2010 Ducati 848 Challenge is a UK series that appears at Oulton Park and Brands Hatch in the BSB rounds, and the Assen TT round. There is also a new race at…

Video motorcycle tooth fairy

4 April, 2020
You might be thinking this is a traditional method of removing a tooth by way of a motorcycle - that is by falling off without wearing a helmet. But this family decides to use a more innovative method, using a…

Fabrizio and Melandri share a podium at Phillip Island

4 April, 2020
After dominating most of the practice and qualifying practices during the weekend, Michel Fabrizio wasn’t able to transform his performances into a win, but he did obtain a third place podium in race 1 and a fourth place in race…

Amarok P1A to take on the TTXGP 2013 /video

4 April, 2020
Canada’s Amarok Racing has completed the first stage of testing for the latest version of their P1, an all-electric racer that in the aftermath of these tests got renamed P1A (where ‘A’ stands for ‘Advanced’): the bike basically went through…

WSBK Silverstone Paddock Girls

4 April, 2020
After the video highlights, the rider quotes and two great galleries of pics, the only thing missing from this World Superbike weekend at Silverstone were the brolly girls, but now we’ve got a fantastic gallery of those pretty English paddock…

Ghezzi & Brian Furia kit for Moto Guzzi V11

4 April, 2020
Moto Guzzi aftermarket expert tuners, Ghezzi & Brian, have produced this “Furia” kit for the Moto Guzzi V11. The company still has the name of the two founders, although it is currently directed by just Brian, with Ghezzi moving to…