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David Salom replaces Ivan Silva in Avintia Blusens

5 April, 2020
A little less than five months ago World Superbike rider David Salom turned down Guim Roda’s offer to replace injured Joan Lascorz and ride a factory Kawasaki preferring to remain with Donato Pedercini’s satellite squad, now the Mallorcan rider will…

MotoGP Valencia: Jorge Lorenzo wins and breaks record

5 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo broke his own (he’s never won on this track) and the Yamaha duck at the Ricardo Tormo track at Valencia this afternoon taking his ninth win of the 2010 season and ending his successful year on another high,…

MV Agusta F3 price and official Serie Oro pics

5 April, 2020
Yesterday we brought you pics of the new MV Agusta F3 Serie Oro but with a few random people posing around the bike and no official details. Now the company has released it all, announcing the standard F3 price to…

Marc Marquez and Alvaro Bautista hampered by rain at Sepang

5 April, 2020
MotoGP riders seem to attract lousy weather wherever they go, even during off-season testing. Honda MotoGP riders Marc Marquez (who was in Japan these past few days for a wind tunnel test and taking part in Honda Racing’s 2012 Thanks…

Honda CBR250RR soon available in Europe? Pictures

5 April, 2020
Honda could be planning a small CBR250RR for the European market as a bike for new and less experienced licence holders. According to reports the CBR250RR could be brought to Europe next year, after establishing itself as a successful model…

2012 Montesa Cota 4RT

5 April, 2020
The new Cota 4RT is the first product introduced by Montesa Honda for the year 2012. The new model is 300 grams lighter than its predecessor, 280 of which were taken away from the front wheel alone in an attempt…

Intermot 2008: Aprilia Mana 850 GT

5 April, 2020
We continue our Intermot 2008 coverage today and when I saw the photo of this model, I thought “wow!” - and it’s not just the red carpet. The Mana 850 GT is an evolution of Aprilia’s Mana 850, while maintaining…

Jorge Lorenzo to decide on Monday for Qatar Test

5 April, 2020
After missing the Sepang2 tests due to a fracture at the base of first metacarpal and a displaced thumb during a motocross training accident on February 12th, Jorge Lorenzo is still in doubt for the final pre-season MotoGP test that…

The Making of Valentino Rossi's 'Donkey' Helmet

5 April, 2020
When you mess up a race like Valentino Rossi did at Indianapolis, what do you do? Find plausible excuses and then go on to the next race or call yourself a stupid ass and make fun of yourself? After the…

Yamaha in Pakistan

5 April, 2020
The international dynamics of motorcycle manufacturing are shifting, and Yamaha is investing in a plant in Pakistan, as the big Japanese producers take advantage of their regional position in Asia and cash-in on that market. The Yamaha move to Pakistan…

Bmw Video Spoof

5 April, 2020
I don’t know if the German is correct, but the subtitles in this video spoof with Hitler berating his staff because they got him a BMW bike is quite hilarious. Reminds me of certain people who get into arguments whether…

SBK with more British riders?

5 April, 2020
James Toseland has said he would like more British riders in the SBK. “Carl Fogarty, Neil Hodgson and I won 7 WSB titles in 15 years. Today only Chris Walker is returning to the Championship and it’s mid-season. We have…

Eicma 2008: KTM 1190 RC8 R

5 April, 2020
At the Eicma in Milan, KTM has presented its new 1190 RC8 R, whose style is all about the ‘ready to race’ philosophy. Performance is up to 1195cc with power at 165hp. The R version is truly brilliant thanks to…

WSBK Misano: Carlos Checa leads in QP1

5 April, 2020
After seeing Casey Stoner crush the field during FP2 and no one able to get close to him, and the QP1 lap times in WSBK at Misano, you don’t have to be a genius to understand that there’s going to…

Andrew Pitt to Pedercini WSBK team?

5 April, 2020
If we were to place a rider in a top ten 2010 horrid season list, it would have to be Andrew Pitt. The two times world supersport champion and veteran world superbike and MotoGP rider started this season with Reitwagen…

Piaggio to Revive Laverda Marque?

5 April, 2020
The latest rumor coming out of Italy is that Piaggio is thinking of reviving the iconic Laverda marque in 2011, that they quickly phased out after buying the Aprilia group in 2004.Laverda had a long and difficult history especially when…

WSBK Nurburgring Preview

5 April, 2020
The WSBK Championship will be back this weekend at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany after the long summer break. Noriyuki Haga, the championship points leader is back to full fitness after his horrific highside at Donington and ready to take…

FIM confirms Istanbul Park World Superbike round

5 April, 2020
The FIM has officially released a revised 2013 World Superbike calendar today, officially confirming that Istanbul Park, Turkey would be will now be hosting a round of the Superbike this season. The Turkish venue therefore will be hosting the tenth…

Smart ForSpeed Concept new pics

5 April, 2020
Clearly Smart knows it that its Smart ForSpeed Concept could never be profitable which is why the model will be strictly conceptual and will never make production. But it begs the question as to why you would even bother putting…

Hector Faubel returns to CEV

5 April, 2020
Hector Faubel spent 10 full years in GP racing between the 125cc, 250cc, Moto2 and Moto3 classes, until he was dumped by Aspar during last season after the Misano GP and replaced by Luca Amato. Unable to find a new…

2009 EICMA girls part one

5 April, 2020
Did we completely forget to show you guys the sexy girls from EICMA this year?! Sorry, I guess we got carried away with the bikes. Check out this first round of pics and while you’re at it, you have got…

New MV Agusta model on its way?

5 April, 2020
We’ve had an anonymous tip regarding a prototype that’s been travelling around Italy’s Lake Maggiore. It seems that the subject of the rumour is a red MV Agusta prototype, number plated, and with a style that’s similar to the Cagiva…

WSBK Nurburgring: Leon Camier breaks scaphoid

5 April, 2020
Aprilia’s Leon Camier has fractured his right scaphoid during a highside crash during this afternoon’s QP1 at Nurburgring. The Brit also suffered a trauma to his knee that had to be stitched up.“It was a certainly a big crash but…

Yamaha Factory Racing and Saucony pair up

5 April, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing has entered into partnership with sportswear manufacturer Saucony as a Premium Supplier of shoes to the Team for the 2012 season. The premium level training shoes will form part of the Factory Team’s 2012 uniform.Saucony is an…