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Valentino Rossi to help young Italian riders when he retires

1 April, 2020
You’ve probably already seen videos from Valentino Rossi’s Biscia ranch, where he occasionally invites young Italian riders from the Moto3 and CIV championships to train and have fun on his personal track.Apparently watching and riding with these teenagers has prompted…

Valentino Rossi 'Torno Subito' T-Shirt to be Auctioned

1 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi’s special yellow t-shirt with the Torno Subito (I’ll be back soon!) slogan that was seen outside his empty garage at the Silverstone GP, is going up for auction by Riders for Health.This is your chance to pick up…

Carlos Checa leaves hospital

1 April, 2020
Carlos Checa has been discharged from the Melbourne hospital where he was taken as a precautionary measure following his big crash during race 1, when he was running fourth and out-braked himself into Honda corner clipping the rear end of…

Live at EICMA: the 2010 EICMA girls

1 April, 2020
The 2010 EICMA show concludes today and here are the last live pics from the show - we couldn’t wrap-up without sharing with you the girls from EICMA. Every year it’s an opportunity to check out the latest from the…

Brigitte Bardot: BB's Harley Davidson

1 April, 2020
A walk down memory lane with this vintage video clip of the late 60’s starring French actress/singer and sex kitten Brigitte Bardot. The lady was such a big Harley Davidson fan that she even put out this notoriously kitsch record…

WSBK Misano: Troy Corser draws first Blood in FP

1 April, 2020
Testing at Mugello and Misano seem to have paid off for Troy Corser. The BMW rider took first place in today’s free practice at the Misano World Circuit finishing ahead of Xerox Ducati’s Michel Fabrizio and Alstare Suzuki’s Leon Haslam.The…

Valentino Rossi to ride at Silverstone on Tuesday

1 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi will be at the Silverstone Circuit tomorrow (May 17th) to inaugurate a new paddock wing and will also be riding the circuit for the very first time as he missed last year’s round due to his broken leg.Before…

Yamaha FZ8 Fazer revealed

1 April, 2020
After the leaked pics of the Yamaha FZ8 “Fazer” we saw yesterday, we can now show you the first official photo of the 2010 FZ8 courtesy of our colleagues at Motoblog.it. This new pic does the bike justice compared to…

WSBK Silverstone Superpole quotes and highlight video

1 April, 2020
It took the treacherous weather conditions at Silverstone and a crash by Tom Sykes in SP2 to stop him from taking another Tissot watch and instead it was a flying Jakub Smrz who did the deed for the second time…

Memory Lane 1988: Hakan Carlqvist Stops for a Beer

1 April, 2020
This is for you youngsters out there. Pure vintage from the 1988 Belgium GP at Namur, when Swedish motocross racer Hakan ‘Carla’ Carlqvist had such a big advantage over the other riders that he had time to stop for a…

Intermot 2008: Honda VFR in white

1 April, 2020
If you were thinking of a new Honda VFR, with perhaps a new V5 engine, you’ll have to wait a while yet. At Intermot 2008 new colours for the VFR have been shown, but no other novelties have been revealed.The…

Ducati SS 1000 returns

1 April, 2020
We’ve already seen the nostalgic project of the Ducati Super Sport by Oberdan Bezzi, and his SS1000 Rossa.Today we take a look at the twin cylinder from Bologna, looking pretty in yellow. This is the TT 1000 version and we…

Erik Buell racing 1190rr pics

1 April, 2020
Here’s a look at the Erik Buell Racing model 1190RR, and a lot of online readers are wondering why it was never built with this design in the first place. Hopes are that one day the racing bike will still…

GSE Racing signs with Yamaha

1 April, 2020
British GSE Racing announced today that it will enter a new partnership over the next 3 years with Yamaha. GSE Racing will ride the next coming years with direct Yamaha factory support with the YZF-R1.Yamaha Managing Director Andrew Smith is…

Valentino Rossi receives Laureus Comeback of the Year Award

1 April, 2020
If you thought that Valentino Rossi’s return to racing just 41 days after his horrific crash at the Mugello and then duelling with Casey Stoner at Sachsenring GP, with the two swapping places at least eight times, before Stoner finally…

WSBK: Sheridan Morais with Aprilia-Alitalia at Kyalami?

1 April, 2020
South African Superbike rider Sheridan Morais, who has already done two WSBK rounds subbing for Broc Parkes at Echo CRS Honda, may get a chance to ride a full factory Aprilia Alitalia RSV-4 when the Superbike Championship arrives in South…

Santa's Team vs Three Kings Racing (w/video)

1 April, 2020
Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi aren’t the only ones to have their own personal dirt tracks, former Moto2 GP and CEV Moto2 rider (3rd in the overall standings this year) Kenny Noyes also owns a track located near the Aragon…

Shane Byrne to replace James Ellison at Le Mans

1 April, 2020
Shane Byrne just took his first race win in the third British Superbike race at Oulton Park today and in two weeks time will find himself aboard an ART/CRT machine temporarily replacing James Ellison in the upcoming MotoGP race at…

Moto Guzzi creations by our reader Marco Lo Cascio

1 April, 2020
These pics come from the creations of Marco Lo Cascio who has re-designed some Moto Guzzi models for our pleasure. His creations even include a “transformer” white Griso 8v. If you have any of your own designs or tunings you’d…

Valentino Rossi: "Sic was like my younger brother"

1 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has finally broken the silent despair in which he retreated in after the terrible and untimely death of his dear friend Marco Simoncelli, in which he and Colin Edwards were unfortunately involved in.Marco was one of Rossi’s closest…

Nicky Hayden to test Ducati GP12 at Mugello

1 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden will be at Mugello tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday for the final two days of a three day private test that Ducati’s test team is currently carrying out at the Italian track.Hayden who finished sixth in Qatar, will be…

Piaggio Group at 2010 EICMA: Aprilia Tuono V4R and more

1 April, 2020
The Piaggio Group will be bringing some new models to the 2010 EICMA although unfortunately we don’t expect anything that will knock our socks off quite like the Moto Guzzi concepts last year. In any case, we’ll get to see…

Videos: Mike Alessi Crash and interview 2008 Red Bull MI

1 April, 2020
High drama for Mike Alessi in a crash that finished with more than one rider subsequently riding over the top of him. Mike has a contract with Team Makita Suzuki Racing in the Supercross and Motorcross class, and is looking…