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Regis Laconi: "I'm Fit and Want to Return"

3 April, 2020
Regis Laconi wants to return to racing and his testing during the World Ducati Week at Misano wasn’t just a courtesy ride by DFX Corse, but a full blown personal fitness test for the French rider.During the Monza round, Laconi…

Honda: 50 years of racing and Soichiro Honda's TT declaration

3 April, 2020
Honda is celebrating 50 years of racing history with a dedicated site including historic photographs and footage, and its initial 1954-1958 declaration to participate in the legendary Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man.These pics are from Honda’s campaign at…

Dorna's New Ideas to Save MotoGP

3 April, 2020
On Tuesday evening at the five star Gran Hotel Baglioni in Bologna, Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta met with all the satellite team managers (Gresini, Cecchinello, Campinoti, Mularoni, Poncharal, not present Team Francisco Hernando Group) to discuss MotoGP’s future, the role…

MotoGP Sepang Test: Wednesday – Test Riders Only

3 April, 2020
Under the new rules (dumb, because the riders are hanging around the track or at the pool of the Pan Pacific Hotel) the first day of testing held at Sepang, was for test riders only. The weather is typically Malaysian…

How to solve the no data sharing problem

3 April, 2020
The Yamaha decision to not have Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo exchange data in 2010 has sparked another comic from Luca Ruggeri , who has come up with this idea to help Jorge Lorenzo solve any problems he could have…

Ratthapark Wilairot gets green light to return to racing

3 April, 2020
After his horrific and almost fatal accident early last December, Ratthapark Wilairot has been given the green light to return to racing action.The Thai rider who suffered head injuries while riding pillion in a crash that killed his friend, went…

MotoGP Silverstone paddock girls

3 April, 2020
To think it was only last year that we had an interview with a couple of Silverstone paddock girls. Here are more pics from this year’s Silverstone MotoGP round over the weekend and the lovely English lasses had to brave…

Custom Ducatis Hypermotard Diavolo Nero

3 April, 2020
It takes some dreaming, time and a little extra cash to create your very own custom bike, but that’s exactly what Marte977 has done with his creation: the Hypermotard Diavolo Nero Special Black Evo 977. The Ducati Hypermotard-based special was…

Yamaha X-Max ABS scooters 2011: pictures and general infos

3 April, 2020
The European market will get the 2011 Yamaha X-Max 125 and 250 ABS versions, making scootering options more attractive for city users. The X-Max 125 ABS and X-Max 250 ABS are equipped with Yamha’s electronic brakes system which constantly monitors…

Nicky Hayden to miss Brno GP

3 April, 2020
After having to miss the Indianapolis GP, Nicky Hayden will be also forced to skip this weekend’s round at Brno. The Ducati rider suffered a massive highside during qualifying (see video after the jump) that briefly knocked him unconscious and…

100 years of Benelli: European Raid

3 April, 2020
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Benelli, a huge ride across Europe is being organised. The European Benelli Raid will take in about 3,000 km of the European continent in this month of August, and happens before the Benelli Week…

World Superbike BMW Motorrad Motorsports 2012 livery

3 April, 2020
World Superbike team, BMW Motorrad Motorsports has released their first official studio images of this season’s 2012 S1000RR team livery.As you can tell they’ve haven’t changed and kept the usual and classical BMW blue, white and red colours they debuted…

Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade 2009

3 April, 2020
Honda’s CBR1000RR Fireblade was confirmed as the leader in its sector for 2008, both in terms of sales and performance. It’s lighter, more agile and faster than the competition, and can be adapted to both road and track riding.For the…

WSBK Valencia Race 1 – Haslam Takes Win

3 April, 2020
Leon Haslam crushed the opposition today in WSBK race 1 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, taking a spectacular win with an almost two second advantage over the rest of the field.The Brit rider was faultless in conducting his…

Solex motorised bicycle…. tuning

3 April, 2020
The Solex moto-bicycle was a French motorised bicycle from the 1960’s that can still be seen on the streets of France today as people use a helping hand as they pedal their way around. The Solex has a single-cylinder, two-stroke…

Bridgestone apologises to Dani Pedrosa

3 April, 2020
Bridgestone race tyre manager Tohru Ubukata has issued an official apology to Dani Pedrosa and Repsol for the condition of his front tire and has also promised to carry out a full investigation to find out why the tire was…

MotoGP Rider Quotes after Assen Qualifying

3 April, 2020
Ahead of tomorrow’s 80th Dutch TT race tomorrow we’ve got all the rider quotes from this afternoon’s qualifying session that saw Jorge Lorenzo head the timesheets and take the pole position.Jorge Lorenzo - 1st“I’m very happy to take my second…

Ducati Speed Week at Pannoniaring

3 April, 2020
The next Ducati Speed Week is already racking up its registrations, taking place in Hungary at Pannoniaring from July 25 to 27. Registrations from nine different nations have already been included, from Denmark to Spain, with some categories likely closing…

Aston Martin Rapide secret agent video part 3

3 April, 2020
Here’s another of the episodes in the Aston Martin Rapide video collection in which the story looks like it’s all over before we realised it had begun. As the Rapide powers its way around steep coastal roads, we get a…

Moto2: Valentin Debise confirmed with Speed Up Team

3 April, 2020
Valentin Debise is another Moto2 rider that has gotten an early Christmas gift this year, because he’s been confirmed with Luca Boscoscuro’s Speed Up team for the 2011 season.Debise secured a ride with the Italian team after the Moto2 testing…

Special Yamaha: four cylinder two stroke

3 April, 2020
This is every rider’s dream: the Yamaha R6 with two stroke engine. Obviously we’re talking about a special, but it’s so perfect that Iwata could produce it in series.These photos come from the Australian Ride On Two forum, where the…

Brazil becomes Fiat's biggest market

3 April, 2020
For the first time in Fiat’s 111-year history, Italy is no longer the brand’s number one market. The local market has been overtaken by Brazil, purchasing 750,000 cars a year to Italy’s 722,000. If any evidence was needed as to…

Valentino Rossi's 2012 Misano special edition helmet

3 April, 2020
For his home races Valentino Rossi always debuts a special edition helmet and this morning in FP3 sported this new ‘boxer’ helmet design on his AGV lid.The cartoon, designed by Aldo Drudi, shows that Rossi hasn’t lost his sense of…