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Sarath Kumar, first Indian to race in the 125cc GP Championship

2 April, 2020
After the announcement of the three-year partnership between WTR and Ten 10 Racing, the first Indian team that will compete in the 2011 125cc World Championship will be fielding 18-year-old Sarath Kumar as one of their riders.Kumar besides being one…

Marco Melandri fitness race against time

2 April, 2020
Marco Melandri has began his race against time in order to get fit for the 2011 World Superbike season after his shoulder operation, that took place on December 23rd.According to his Twitter page and this photo, the Yamaha Sterilgarda factory…

WSBK – Davide Tardozzi becomes BMW’s Team Manager

2 April, 2020
The rumors were circulating for several weeks, but Italian website Motosprint has now former Ducati Xerox manager Davide Tardozzi almost signed up with WSBK’s official BMW team.Tardozzi left Ducati after almost twenty years of service and eight Riders’ Championships, first…

The Bako E-TX Urban Electric Sportsbike

2 April, 2020
French designer Bako has designed this futuristic sports bike, christened the E-TX Urban. This completely electric motorcycle will chargeable via an AC outlet, powered by a Roadson Etronic 16 generator, that supplies 132.5 kw of energy which can generate a…

MotoGP Phillip Island – Jorge Lorenzo Crash Video

2 April, 2020
You guys know the story about MotoGP videos, you can check out Jorge Lorenzo’s crash until Dorna comes around.Jorge Lorenzo’s high hopes of going to the wire with team mate Valentino Rossi to try to win the 2009 MotoGP World…

Honda Germany launches two LCR Honda special editions

2 April, 2020
Honda Germany, who sponsors Stefan Bradl in MotoGP has released this month CB1000R LCR Edition and a NSC50R scooter LCR Edition for their customers.The CB1000R, with its 998cc inline four cylinder DOHC, four valve liquid cooled engine and six speed…

Rossi recuperates from Assen in good company

2 April, 2020
Even Valentino Rossi is human, there’s nothing new there, and after his fall at Assen, weekly magazine “Oggi” has demonstrated his humanity in a rather personal fashion, with Rossi consoling himself on his boat with an attractive (and unknown) brunette.We…

No Valencia testing for Tech3

2 April, 2020
James Toseland and Colin Edwards will not take part in a two-day test session immediately after the final race in Valencia this month. The Tech3 team should be back at the Jerez circuit for the end of November tests. However…

Ducati performance accessories Ducati Streetfighter

2 April, 2020
The Ducati Performance catalogue has a series of new accessories for the Streetfighter - the naked Ducati with a superbike soul. The Ducati Streetfighter is already a symbol of personal style for the brand and the Performance accessories have both…

Why Ignite is sponsoring Pramac Ducati and Ben Spies

2 April, 2020
There are several different reasons why a company would want to sponsor or endorse a team or rider in MotoGP, that includes more brand recognition, enhancing their image, shape consumer attitudes and loyalty, heighten visibility and target specific markets.When it…

Hard core trike leaning

2 April, 2020
It’s not about how big your motorcycle is, it’s about how much you lean. At least, that’s what this photo suggests. Hardly Valentino Rossi, but given the army pants and little haystacks in the background, this endeavour might have got…

Max Biaggi renews with Aprilia for two years – UPDATED

2 April, 2020
Max Biaggi will be racing till he’s forty-one years old. The Italian, who is very close to winning his first World Superbike title, last night renewed his contract with the Noale based factory for the 2011 and 2012 seasons and…

Motorcycle dealership staff thwarts thieves (w/videos)

2 April, 2020
You’d think that after watching zillions of crime and procedural police TV dramas and movies, wannabe thieves would be a slightly brighter and a little more organized, but not this gang of six scooter riding robbers that had the gall…

Ducati Streetfighter Crash

2 April, 2020
This poor Motorcycle USA test rider crashed out with a Ducati Streetfighter at the Ascari circuit in Spain.You can just imagine the guys from Ducati who supplied the bike, with their hands in their hair, swearing in Italian, Spanish and…

MV Agusta Brutale 675: first official teaser available

2 April, 2020
MV Agusta has released the first teaser of its new Brutale 675, the long-awaited bike from the Italian manufacturer that will soon take on the naked supersport market to compete with such bikes as Ducati Streetfigher 848 and Triumph Street…

Brazilian Helmets

2 April, 2020
They may look like tribal masks, but these are supposedly DOT-approved motorcycle helmets hand crafted by a Brazilian artist from the Amazon river basin who uses animal teeth, fangs, bones, and hairs besides fines stones to make these $ 99…

Vyrus 986 M2 prices revealed (w/video)

2 April, 2020
The Vyrus 986 M2 was probably the biggest hit of the 2011 Motor Bike Expo and has had thousands of new fans drooling over it and already wishing to find it under their Christmas tree this year.Ascanio Rodorigo in this…

Yamaha V-Max in Ghost Rider movie

2 April, 2020
Now, not having seen the first Ghost Rider flick, I can’t really comment on whether the trailer to the sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance looks like it’s going to be any good. Comments over on Motorbiker are that the…

Harley Davidson: The Brand Legend video

2 April, 2020
This video shows all the emotion of the legendary Harley Davidson brand, with historic moments and models, showing the characteristic passion that links most Harley owners. The video was made by Jerry Chater.

Tom Sykes breaks record to take Monza Superpole

2 April, 2020
Monza’s Superpole was about taking advantage of tows and slipstreams, but Tom Sykes didn’t need to use any of these tatics with his Kawasaki ZX-10R as he scored his third consecutive Superpole of the season.Eugene Laverty was the first rider…