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'Thursday Afternoon Live' with Nicky Hayden

1 April, 2020
Don’t let Nicky Hayden’s Kentucky drawl fool you or how hard he works, because besides being very down to earth, he’s also very witty and the famous “N. HYPOCRITE” sticker back in 2008 proved it, and now he looks like…

AXO Goblin

1 April, 2020
For spring 2008 AXO is presenting its new Goblin helmet: equipped with a clear, antiscratch visor, and an additional sliding sun screen in a darker tint, externally manoeuvrable. The visor is available in three tones: smoke, dark and mirror, while…

Video Cameron Donald on Suzuki MotoGP Bike

1 April, 2020
We’ve already reported that Relentless Suzuki rider Cameron Donald took Loris Capirossi’s Rizla Suzuki GSV-R MotoGP bike around the fabled Mountain Course at the Isle of Man, so how about watching the video of the event?Donald says the bike is…

Meadow Brook Concours motorcycles

1 April, 2020
Here are some of the vintage bikes that were on display at the Meadow Brook Concours d’Elegance. Check out some of the old Triumphs, Nortons and Royal Enfields. There’s even a 1950’s Douglas. For a full gallery, check out Autoblog.

GP Commission limits engine costs and revs in Moto3 class

1 April, 2020
Last year KTM won the constructor’s Moto3 championship and during the pre-season tests, teams fielding either the KTM RC 250 GP production race in either the KTM or Kalex chassis, seemed to have distinct performance advantage.The opening round of the…

Ducati & Rossi: How much are they worth together

1 April, 2020
Even if the announcement of Valentino Rossi going to Ducati was more than expected, the news surrounding his switch hasn’t exactly died down, especially here in Italy, with newspapers and TV calling it the “marriage of the decade”, an “Italian…

More on the Uccio and Valentino Rossi Moto2 team

1 April, 2020
Could we see Valentino Rossi and his sidekick Uccio make an appearance as team managers in Moto2? It would be an exciting thing if we did and firmly stamp Rossi’s legacy all over the MotoGP and its younger series. According…

Kawasaki confirms Loris Baz for the rest of the WSBK season

1 April, 2020
Kawasaki Racing has confirmed replacement rider Loris Baz for the remaining part of the World Superbike championship.Baz was initially called in to replace injured Joan Lascorz - after the team unsuccessfully tried out Sergio Gadea at the Monza round -…

Valentino Rossi's Marco Simoncelli tribute helmet

1 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi’s AGV tribute helmet to friend Marco Simoncelli arrived yesterday afternoon and he’ll be wearing it for the rest of this Valencia GP weekend.The graphics are sombre, with Simoncelli’s racing #58 on the front in the same red and…

Torque-Sport: Yamaha MT-01 SP 2009

1 April, 2020
In 2004 the Yamaha MT-01 created a new market with the Torque-Sport motorcycle, characterised by a large twin cylinder engine and huge torque pulling power, with a sports style ride. In 2009, Yamaha is introducing the MT-01 SP in a…

New 900cc Husqvarna engine

1 April, 2020
As part of its new Husqvarna road bike range, the company is investing in some new technology despite borrowing parts from big sister, BMW. The new path that the company is taking provides it with a challenge in making road…

Althea Racing to field two riders in WSBK in 2012

1 April, 2020
We already knew after Sunday’s race 2 at Portimao that after very intense last minute negotiations between Ducati, Althea Racing and Carlos Checa that the newly crowned World Superbike champion would be staying with the Italian team.We also imagined that…

Alfa MiTo courtesy car for Maserati

1 April, 2020
The Alfa Romeo Mito gets a smooth new colour in “Maserati Blue Ocean” for the set of Mito courtesy cars to Maserati. 100 of the cars will be exclusively produced and the limited edition Alfa MiTo will be equipped with…

Swarovski Blinged Up Kymco Scooter

1 April, 2020
This bling bling studded Kymco”Mitch” scooter was featured at the at this year’s 37th Tokyo Motorcycle show. 100,000 Swarovski crystals went into this piece of craftmenship and we bet that if it was ever ridden on the road it would…

Alvaro Bautista with Gresini Honda in 2012

1 April, 2020
It is now officially official, Alvaro Bautista will be riding for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini in 2012. Suzuki announced earlier this morning that they had released Bautista from his contract and now the Spaniard is currently on track with…

Ducati thanks Yamaha for allowing Rossi to test at Valencia

1 April, 2020
Ducati is breathing a collective sigh of relief when they heard that Masao Furusawa had given permission to Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati in the post-season sessions at Valencia next month. Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati’s Project Manager speaking to the…

VW Tiguan – official design study

1 April, 2020
Volkswagen has a press release out, confirming the choice of the Tiguan name for its future compact SUV; coming out in 2008. The press release is accompanied by a nice design sketch, anticipating a car that is (fortunately) very different…

Dakar 2013: French rider Thomas Bourgin dies

1 April, 2020
French motorcycle Thomas Bourgin, who was taking part the 2013 Dakar rally raid with the KTM n.106, was the victim of a fatal accident on the link route of today’s Stage 7, Calama-Salta, 806 km. The accident took place at…

Custom Wolf Porsche tribute bike

1 April, 2020
Low, dark and menacing looking, German bike builders Custom Wolf wanted to try their hand in a tribute to a legendary and exclusive car brand, and this is their Porsche tribute bike.The Porsche tribute bike is powered 113 cui engine…

Termignoni titanium silencer for Ducati Streetfighter

1 April, 2020
A new Termignoni silencer for the Ducati Streetfighter is on the market. The silencers are made from titanium and have a redesigned outlet end and caps. They come with catalytic converter and new high performance air filters and meet road…