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Kenny Noyes gets a new Moto2 GP ride

1 April, 2020
When Moto2 team Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas folded at the beginning of December, Kenny Noyes and Gabor Talmacsi were suddenly jobless and searching for other options.While Talmacsi is still deciding what to do with his future, Kenny Noyes has found…

Stefan Bradl visits the University of Texas

1 April, 2020
Before the start of the Austin GP, Stefan Bradl and Livio Suppo (HRC Team Principal) met with 200 students at the University of Texas taking part in an Engineering Lecture which deeply impressed the US students fascinated by the Honda…

Jorge Lorenzo training on his MX bike

1 April, 2020
Despite last year’s rash of riders who hurt themselves while motorcross training, Jorge Lorenzo hasn’t given up on this type of training that almost all MotoGP and Superbike riders find necessary and complementary to their own type of racing.Last year…

SBK 09 Superbike World Championship video game pics

1 April, 2020
Here are the first pics of the SBK Superbike World Championship video game, developed by Milestone. Distributed by Black Bean Games, the 2009 version is characterised by two new teams: Aprilia and BMW. There is also the return of the…

2010 Triumph Daytona 675 SE

1 April, 2020
Here’s a gallery dedicated to the new 2010 Daytona 675 SE. The livery is the same as the 2009 Daytona 675: Pearl White and Sparkle Blue, while new graphics appear, along with a white line around the black wheels for…

Biaggi vs Melandri – Italian media plays it to the hilt

1 April, 2020
If you thought the Max Biaggi vs Marco Melandri incident during Saturday’s Superpole had finally been laid to rest, forget it. Money can’t even begin to buy this type coverage especially here in Italy between two hot blooded racers with…

McLaren Special Operations customisation division

1 April, 2020
McLaren Special Operations is the company’s newly launched bespoke client customisation division and the name says it all - it’s all about making you feel special (or the lucky customers of a new McLaren MP4-12C, that is). So just how…

Pic of the Day: Even Biker Chicks Grow Old

1 April, 2020
Our pic of the day is this motorcycle mama, uhm, grandma, who’s probably been around since they invented motorcycle clubs and events or she borrowed her grandaughter’s hot pants.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post…

Arrow 2008 news and new products

1 April, 2020
Italian company and famous producer of accessories and exhaust systems for bikes, Arrow, has updated its 2008 list with new models. The products have been developed through experience on the circuits of the World Superbikes, and are a mix of…

Brutus 2.0: an all-electric cruiser made in USA

1 April, 2020
Brutus Electric Motorcycle presents the Brutus 2.0, an all-electric cruiser that is likely to become one of the most significant electric bikes in history. As the name suggests, this is the second version of the Brutus: the first one got…

H.O.G. heaven: Pope Francis blesses Harley-Davidson bikers

1 April, 2020
Othodox Catholics probably turn up their noses and counted rosary beads, as they saw thousands of Harley-Davidson leather and vest clad bikers invade Via della Conciliazione and Saint Peter’s Square to be blessed by Pope Francis yesterday, ahead of the…

Video of WSBK Magny-Cours Testing

1 April, 2020
British website MCN.com was at Magny-Cours and took some pretty nice footage of the WSBK testing session with Leon Haslam on his new BMW, Tom Sykes on the new 2011 Ninja and an impressive Eugene Laverty with Yamaha Sterilgarda R1.The…

Nicky Hayden confirmed with Ducati for 2013

1 April, 2020
After Mugello there were several rumors that Nicky Hayden would be re-signing with Ducati and just before this morning’s first free practice at Laguna Secma it was officially confirmed that American rider will spend another season with the Italian factory…

Rumours: Ferrari 599 GTB replacement

1 April, 2020
The first rumours on the Ferrari 599 GTB replacement are appearing after the 612 Scaglietti and more recently, the Ferrari FF, have marked evolutions both in design and technology for the company. The new 599 GTB will likely be kept…

Testing a Ten Kate Honda Superbike on the Road (w/video)

1 April, 2020
How lucky are journalists that get to test racing bikes? A lot we’d all say with an envious tone. Check out this awesome video by Motorcycle News tester who decided to take Jonathan Rea’s spare Honda CBR 1000RR Fireblade through…

Nicky Hayden talks Dainese and GP11 (w/video)

1 April, 2020
This video interview from Dainese was probably filmed during Nicky Hayden’s appearance at the Dainese and AGV Press Day at the D-Store in Costa Mesa, California, in earlier this year, before the start of the season.Hayden talks about how important…

Jonas Folger to ride for MZ Racing in Moto3

1 April, 2020
125cc rider Jonas Folger a tested MZ Racing Moto2 during the Valencia test last November and competed in the final Moto2 CEV race of the season (18th) seemed destined to make the move to Moto2, however the 18-year old German…

BMW R 1200 RT video

1 April, 2020
This video shows a ride on the lovely BMW R 1200 RT, around the roads of the Mediterranean cost of Italy’s Ligura region. It’s just one of the motorcycle tour options you could take if you happened to own a…

New Polini products at Intermot 2008

1 April, 2020
At the Intermot Show 2008 in Cologne the Italian Polini racing factory is presenting some novelties. The event takes place in the German city Cologne from October 8th until 12th. The racing factory from the North Italian town of Bergamo…

Wooden Style Yamaha Fino

1 April, 2020
You may remember the hand made wooden Vespa Daniela, so now take a look at this modified wooden version of the Yamaha Fino from Thailand, the owner even has a matching helmet.Yamaha Fino

Schumacher Test Rides Again

1 April, 2020
Seven times Formula1 champion Michael Schumacher whose love of motorcycles is almost as big as his love for cars, got another chance to test ride two other superbikes at the newPortimao circuit; Troy Bayliss’s title winning Ducati and Noriyuki Haga’s…