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Valentino Rossi's Monza Rally Car livery

4 April, 2020
We’ve already mentioned that this upcoming weekend’s Monza Rally Show will be dedicated to late Marco Simoncelli and friend Valentino Rossi will also be taking part as he usually does every year (last year he missed it, as he was…

Valentino Rossi explains Bridgestone's Battlax S20 w/video)

4 April, 2020
After Valentino Rossi’s first video as Bridgestone’s ‘ambassador,’ promoting the Japanese manufacturer’s Battlax BT-023 here’s the second giving the low down on the Battlax S20 tires.The Doctor becomes The Professor (he does have a degree honoris causa in communications from…

Valentino Rossi hints again at WSBK switch

4 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi is a fan of World Superbike racing and in many interviews talks about how much he enjoys watching WSBK racing (he’s always present at the Misano round), how much more exciting it is compared to MotoGP, and the…

Moto2: Mattia Pasini and JiR Racing Break Up

4 April, 2020
That Mattia Pasini was profoundly unhappy with his MotoBI/TSR chassis Moto2 bike and that he was on the outs with Gianluca Montiron of JiR (Japan Italy Racing) was a well known fact, but in the past few days the rumors…

Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez talk Repsol Honda history

4 April, 2020
Before flying to the US for next week’s private MotoGP test in Austin, Repsol has released another video with Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez in a double interview talking about the history of Repsol Honda, from 1995 in the Spanish…

Citroen C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007

4 April, 2020
Here are all the photos released by PSA Group of the two new SUVs developed jointly with Mitsubishi: the Peugeot 4007 and the Citroen C-Crosser.There is no doubt that the Citroen is the more aesthetically pleasing of the two…The engine…

BMW M5 Touring – first official photo

4 April, 2020
Together with the photos of the 5-Series Facelift, BMW has published a first official image of the M5 Touring.The engine is the same as the one of the M5 sedan (5.0-liters, V10, 507 ps, 520 Nm). The M5 Touring will…

Alfa and Abarth on the Neubauer blog

4 April, 2020
Move over Nick Reilly, there’s a new auto blog in town, this time from the guys at Neubauer. That’s right - you can get all your drooling done for Fiat group and Abarth models at the NDF Paris wordpress site,…

AGV Hi-Jack Diesel helmet

4 April, 2020
This AGV Diesel helmet called Hi-Jack is all about that distinctive Diesel design on a classic jet helmet. It’s the latest from the Diesel Creative Team and uses various chrome features and motifs from the world of aviation, specifically helicopters.The…

Yamaha Motocross 2010 Monster energy team and bikes presented

4 April, 2020
The Yamaha YZ450F and Yamaha YZ250F from the Monster Energy Motocross 2010 team have been revealed, showing the bikes and the livery that riders David Philippaerts, Gautier Paulin, Ken De Dycker, Loic Larrieu and Alessandro Lupino will use. The team…

Jeremy Burgess: Ducati's new crewchief

4 April, 2020
Jeremy Burgess in an exlusive interview with Enrico Borghi (who also co-authored Valentino Rossi autobiography “What if I had never tried it”) of Italy’s Motosprint magazine comes across as usual; pragmatic, calm and almost seraphic in the way he talks…

Jean-Michel Bayle back on track with Honda at Loket

4 April, 2020
The Honda World Motocross team was delighted to host a very special guest at the recent Czech Republic Grand Prix, which took place last weekend: motorsports legend Jean-Michel Bayle. For those who are too young to know, the Frenchman became…

Loris Capirossi continues to have shoulder problems

4 April, 2020
The Pramac Ducati team has been particularly unfortunate in these last two MotoGP rounds, Randy de Puniet crashed out both in Qatar and Jerez, while Loris Capirossi was clipped by his own team mate in the season opener, and had…

Special bikes: DUU Supercustom by CR&S Lavoreri

4 April, 2020
Milan-based CR&S provided us with a few photos of some of their best creations of the year, designed by their extreme customization department. Basically, this Italian company can give everyone the chance to ride his own ‘bike of dreams’, which…

Mercedes: ties with Fiat smoothed over

4 April, 2020
Talks with Fiat management have not been concluded on the part of Mercedes, and while no specific projects are underway, programs for the next Mercedes Class A and B have not terminated either. Daimler president Dieter Zetsche, in occasion of…

Mattia Pasini to sit out Sachsenring?

4 April, 2020
Mattia Pasini may not be competing in this weekend’s 250cc Sachsenring GP race and we may see another embarrasing repeat of what happened to Pasini and Team Toth during the Assen free practice last month.According to Gpone, Team Toth is…

France's moto taxi protest (w/video)

4 April, 2020
Motor taxis in Paris have been in use since 2001, spreading to other large French cities, but are now going to be regulated starting from April 1st. The new law is not going down well with the operators and last…

Photo of the day: slow down Marco!

4 April, 2020
This photo was sent to us by Marcot88, from the Passo del Bracco near Genoa. The protagonist of the photo is Marco himself who, with his Cagiva Mito 125, lost control and fell but thankfully without consequences to himself or…

Photo of the Day – Underwater Lady Biker

4 April, 2020
Put a naked chick on a motorbike and you can sell almost anything including surf fashion. This comes from the Insight Good Morning Pluto 2008 clothing ad campaign.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post them,…

MotoGP Day 1 Qatar – Times and Quotes

4 April, 2020
At the desert circuit of Losail in Qatar the first evening practice of the MotoGP night test that was interrupted by a rare rainstorm and red flagged. The heavy rain drove the riders off track and back into the shelter…

Marc Marquez takes maiden and historic victory in Austin GP

4 April, 2020
Marc Marquez as highly expected, won the inaugural race at the Circuit of the Americas with his second ever MotoGP race.The 20-year old Repsol Honda rookie entered the history books of motorcycle racing, becoming the youngest rider to ever to…