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Alberto Moncayo out, Jonas Folger in at Aspar

25 April, 2020
After parting ways with Toni Elias, Aspar Martinez is doing more house cleaning and has dropped Alberto Moncayo (2009 CEV 125 champion and 2010 125cc Rookie of the Year and the only rider in Aspar’s Moto3 team to have picked…

Vespa Polini special

25 April, 2020
Catching up on a couple of things from the EICMA show, here is a lovely Vespa Polini special edition. This Vespa 53 Special has been built down to the very last detail, with Polini exhaust, Mikuni carburettor, and special finishing…

2009 Superpole Video Highlights

25 April, 2020
Missed today’s WSBK Superpole? You can see a few highlights here or you can head over to the SBK official website and see the whole 50 minutes of the shoot out and also see tomorrow’s races in streaming. If by…

WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa pips Smrz in Superpole

25 April, 2020
The riders prayers were answered during today’s Superpole at Miller Motorsports Park, the rain held off for the 36 minute session and the track went from full wet in SP1 to patchy dry in SP3 and consequently lap times improved.…

MotoGP Valencia Riders Recap

25 April, 2020
This one photo need no explanation. Jorge Lorenzo dominated the entire 2010 MotoGP season with his 9 wins and amazingly was off the podium only twice in 18 races. Lorenzo has decided to use #1 instead of his racing number…

Riding and Sitting Postures Explained

25 April, 2020
Our friends over at Dutch website Oliepeil have found this poster that is pretty self explanatory, for every type of scooter or motorcycle there’s a correct posture. We’re betting that everyone is going to say they own a sportsbike, and…

Marco Melandri confirms talks with Kawasaki and Aprilia

25 April, 2020
Marco Melandri was expecting to be a title contender this season, but the Italian between his shoulder problems at the start of the year and finding a feeling with his BMW, has seen the podium only six times in fourteen…

Ducati Diesel

25 April, 2020
We bet that when you read the title “Ducati Diesel” you went OMG, Ducati has created a diesel powered motorcycle! Nope, the Ducati Diesel is simply a special edition of the Monster 1100 EVO that seals the partnership agreement that…

BMW's Table Cloth Trick with No Tricks (w/video)

25 April, 2020
BMW’s S 1000RR table cloth trick was such a hot item that there were even Vespa copycats.Piqued by the burning desire to find out if BMW’s trick was simply a trick, British Bike Magazine carried out their own personal scientific…

Video: new McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racing debut

25 April, 2020
McLaren has released a new official video of the new MP4-12C GT3. The race version of the British supercar will make its racing debut this weekend at the VLN championship at Nürburgring Nordschliefe and the ADAC GT Masters at Oschersleben.The…

Roberto Rolfo Back on Track

25 April, 2020
Wondering what happened to Roberto Rolfo after he got axed by WSBK team Stiggy Honda to make room for John Hopkins? The Italian rider is going to be back on track with the Siemens Gigaset Laglisse team to take part…

Michael Jordan Motor Sports

25 April, 2020
In 2004, the legendary NBA star Michael Jordan formed Michael Jordan Motor Sports to bring his passion for motorcycles and motorcycle racing to a new level; a perfect mix of excellence and style to the motorcycle racing industry.This year Aaron…

Aprilia to take part in Superstock 1000 FIM Cup

25 April, 2020
Aprilia is set to take part in this year’s edition of the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup with a factory team. The Italian manufacturer, which has just returned to Superbike after a six-year absence, will be tackling the highly-competitive Superstock championship…

Casey Stoner irked by extra weight rules

25 April, 2020
After the three-day test at Sepang, everyone was more or less happy with their new bikes and Casey Stoner left Malaysia on the top of the charts with a best lap of 1’59.607, despite problems with chatter, however the reigning…

Eicma 2008: Moto Guzzi news

25 April, 2020
This video and brief interview was conducted by MotoTV at the Eicma show, and demonstrates some of the Moto Guzzi gems present at the event. Moto Guzzi went to Eicma with some special editions, described as feminine (or was he…

Leon Haslam breaks foot bone in official WSBK test

25 April, 2020
The official Infront Superbike tests officially kicked off today and we’ve got another injury to add to the list of injured Superbike riders.BMW Motorrad’s Leon Haslam crashed his S1000RR at Swan Corner’s during the morning session and had trouble walking…