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WSBK Kawasaki Team trucks and techs involved in drug bust

5 April, 2020
This has to be the worst story of the day, according to The Telegraph UK Border Agency has allegedly found a large quantity of drugs and a firearm in trucks belonging to Paul Birds WSBK Kawasaki team.The trucks were stopped…

Padova Bike Expo Show 2009

5 April, 2020
2009 will start as per tradition with the Padova Bike Expo Show. This event will take place from 16th until the 18th of January 2009 in Padova. Padua or Padova is a town in the Italian Veneto Region less than…

Motosai: Thailand's motorcycle culture

5 April, 2020
Ever wondered what the “Honda Dax T-boned Dude” looks like? Or wanted to take a peek at the weird tunings of Honda Zoomer or Ruckus? Well, you can go on a tour of Motosai.com where you can find all this…

Kawasaki Z1 by AC Sanctuary: pics and info

5 April, 2020
Japan’s AC Sanctuary can be considered a sort of modern-day temple for the 70s and 80s four-cylinder motorcycles, a place where old Japanese bikes can find a new life through a significant upgrade - in accordance with the standards of…

Radical Ducati at Padova

5 April, 2020
The Spanish “Radical Ducati” is rebuilding Ducati bikes. They use some racing parts from the Italian NCR company.And they like to compare the Rad 02 Corsa with the NCR Millona One Shot. Some specifications? The RAD 02 Corsa is having…

Valentino Rossi to drive in Mexico Rally in 2010

5 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi will be trying his hand in rallying again when he’ll take part in next year’s round of the World Rally Championship in Mexico. The reigning MotoGP champion who may cinch his 9th World title at the Malaysian GP…

Pic of the day: Tavullia speed limit 46 for Rossi

5 April, 2020
We give you the photo proof that Rossi’s hometown of Tavullia changed its speed limit in honour of his World Championship win this year. While it may be a little slow given the nature of Rossi’s work, it shows that…

Mick Doohan's Motocoaster

5 April, 2020
“Most people don’t get the chance to compete in actual Moto GP racing, so I joined together with Dreamworld to create a ride that allows everyone to experience the rush of motorcycle racing” said Mick Doohan.Located at the Dreamworld theme…

Nicky Hayden's last Honda race at Sunday

5 April, 2020
It will be the final race with Honda for Nicky Hayden on Sunday at Valencia. The Repsol Honda rider and former World Champion will be emotional after riding his last race for the Japanese brand after staying with them for…

Renault Clio 4: First Official Teaser

5 April, 2020
Renault has accidentally revealed the first two official teasers dedicated to the next generation of the Clio (the fourth.) The two snapshots were allegedly taken from some internal documents presented at Renault’s general shareholder meeting in Paris on Friday, April…

Sliding with Alex Barros (w/video)

5 April, 2020
Alex Barros certainly hasn’t lost his magic touch, check out the former MotoGP and Superbike rider sliding a BMW S 1000RR around a race track during “Moto Gold 2010″ organized by the Brazilian magazine Motociclismo.Barros now runs a riding school…

Gresini Honda Valencia GP fairing to be auctioned

5 April, 2020
During the last MotoGP race of the season at Valencia, Alvaro Bautista debuted this very particular livery on his San Carlo Gresini Honda. The fairing was full of messages from fans who took part in an initiative organized by Gresini’s…

02 Pursuit motorcycle prototype runs on compressed air

5 April, 2020
Toying with a motorcycle fueled by compressed air isn’t exactly a novelty, probably every manufacturer has tried to make a prototype in their R&D labs and this latest comes from Dean Benstead, a student at RMIT Industrial design, that created…

MotoGP to continue with four races in Spain

5 April, 2020
Despite the horrible economy in Spain - they’re in a recession with unemployment at almost 25%, and the regions of Valencia, Catalonia (and others) all heavily indebited due to the consequences of liquidity restrictions as a result of the economic…

Suzuki B-King Turbo: 450hp of fear

5 April, 2020
There’s a saying that you can never have enough horse power, but perhaps this time around we can manage to be satisfied. Or at least the guys over at Big CC Racing have been thinking along these lines as the…

Mini Clubman John Cooper Works with 192 bhp

5 April, 2020
The new Mini Clubman John Cooper Works is the new top version of the trendy estate built by Mini. It looks very similar to the Mini Clubman Challenge Safety Car. The Clubman JCW is largely based on the Mini Cooper…

Barry Sheene Legacy Trailer

5 April, 2020
A Grand Prix champion, charasmatic, with a wild and flamboyant personality and one of racing’s greatest legends, and we’re not talking about the modern day Valentino Rossi, but about Barry Sheene. The English rider did everything first, not only was…

Aryton Badovini out of WSBK

5 April, 2020
The economic crisis hits another WSBK team and rider and this time it’s Ayrton Badovini who unfortunately got the axe. Badovini has announced that he will not be taking part in the Assen round of World Superbike Championship as his…

The official limited Lambretta scooter helmets

5 April, 2020
Belive it or not, the Vespa vs Lambretta scooter debate still comes up once in awhile in Italy and we won’t even try to grasp it, but if you’re a Lambretta lover, Heritage Helmets has some pretty wonderful vintage looking…

Suzuki Inazuma 250: images, info and technical highlights

5 April, 2020
Suzuki presents the final version of the Inazuma 250, a motorcycle clearly designed and built to suit the current situation of the motorcycle market and, generally speaking, the faltering global economy of these days. The model was initially presented at…

Mini diesel for Cooper S and John Cooper Works

5 April, 2020
According to Autocar reports, tests of the BMW 120d engine on a Mini have had the desired effect and we could soon be seeing this transverse 2.0 litre diesel from the Series 1 on a Mini.The project is set to…

Rumours from Assen: 250cc class back soon?

5 April, 2020
With Moto2 replacing the previous 250cc class and now forming part of the three classes of the MotoGP championship, you may think it was time to settle for a while and limit changes. But it seems everything is being done…