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Alex Polita also joins British Superbikes

4 April, 2020
After the likes of Noriyuki Haga, Anthony West and Luca Scassa, Italian rider Alex Polita will also be joining this season’s British Superbike championship.Polita is a former Italian CIV Superstock and Superbike and FIM Superstock 1000 Cup champion, and has…

Jorge Lorenzo takes off his leathers to play Fashion Model

4 April, 2020
Playing male model for this month’s Spanish magazine DT, Jorge Lorenzo took off his Dainese D-Air leathers and his Nolan X-lite helmet to don some high class threads for this photo shoot.Thankfully they didn’t do the extreme makover that Riders…

Best sportsbike of 2009: Triumph Daytona 675

4 April, 2020
Before the Tourist Trophy kicked off, MCN had a little ride around the Isle of Man to elect the sports bike of the year, 2009. In a test ride, it compared the KTM RC8 R, the Yamaha YZF-R1, the Aprilia…

First test of the new Ducati 1198S

4 April, 2020
Some lucky journalists were invited by Ducati to ride the new Ducati 1198S, Ducati’s new Superbike after the 1098 model. Trevor Franklin from MCN was present at the launch at the Circuito de Algarve near Portimao in Portugal.The 1198 is…

Yamaha R1 Replica Valentino Rossi

4 April, 2020
In this marvellous video you can see a Yamaha R1 2008 Replica Valentino Rossi, prepared by the Brasilians from Motostore. With this kind of a bike, maybe Rossi could run shoulders with the likes of Noriyuki Haga in the Superbike…

Melandri and Davies conclude two-day test at Jerez

4 April, 2020
BMW Italia concluded their first winter test at Jerez hampered by cool and wet weather conditions, however Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies were able to complete 149 laps over the two-day test.The Italian team, which has taken over BMW’s factory…

Updates following Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi's surgeries

4 April, 2020
On Monday morning Nicky Hayden underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on the right shoulder that he had injured in late December in a pre-season training accident. The 40 minute procedure was carried out in Fremont, California by Dr Arthur Ting who…

Triumph Timeline Video

4 April, 2020
Another excellent video by Triumph that takes us on short journey through the history of this iconic British marque.

MotoAirbag by Tucano Urbano (w/video)

3 April, 2020
Italian motorcycle gear maker Tucano Urbano presented at this year’s EICMA Show a unique type of airbag motorcycle protection gear. Not as high tech as Dainese’s D-Air or Alpinestars New Tech Air leathers, but it’s much more versatile and has…

Nicky Hayden fractures scapula and ribs in training accident

3 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden was still recovering from his scaphoid surgery when on Tuesday, December 27, he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was training at a private indoor flat track…

Porsche Panamera: official release

3 April, 2020
The question with this new Porsche model is: has Porsche managed to propose the same alluring style with its Panamera as the rest of the models in the range? After our previous post on some of the basics of this…

Triumph and Kawasaki renderings from Dario Caroselli

3 April, 2020
Every so often, you need to let your imagination run free, especially if you have one of the calibre of designer Dario Caroselli. The Kawasaki and Triumph renderings you see here are Caroselli’s work, who has decided to share his…

Bernhard Gobmeier: more evolution than revolution

3 April, 2020
Bernhard Gobmeier was officially presented to the public during this week’s Wrooom event, but new Ducati Corse Department manager has already some clear ideas on which direction to take in trying to make the Desmosedici a winning machine again, but…

Malaguti Phantom F12R Ducati Corse Superbike

3 April, 2020
After the Phantom F12R Replica Ducati Corse Malaguti has this new Ducati Corse Superbike.The Phantom F12R Ducati Corse Superbike is the fruit of an agreement with the Borgo Panigale company, only a few kilometres away from the Malaguti factory. The…

World Superbikes back to 14 rounds in 2013

3 April, 2020
The 2013 World Superbike calendar will be back to its usual fourteen rounds in 2013 according to the FIM website, and not an expected fifteen as indicated in the provisional calendar released last October.The round that has been dropped was…

Erik Buell Racing teases the new EBR 1190RX

3 April, 2020
Erik Buell Racing (ERB), the company created by Erik Buell from the ashes of the old Buell, has posted on its Facebook page this image of what appears to be the already known EBR 1190RS (the only model so far…

2008 Grand Prix Crash Record

3 April, 2020
In almost every Grand Prix season some rider breaks a certain record and this year was no different. We’re not talking about Valentino Rossi’s 373 points earned in just one season or Casey Stoner’s circuit breaking lap records, but the…

Mercedes E Class Coupè video and gallery

3 April, 2020
Here are more official pics of the Mercedes E Class Coupé and an accompanying video as part of a press release, with a reminder of the plethora of electronic options that come with the vehicle. The video shows the elegant…

Jake Holden gets Grillini Progea Superbike ride for Miller round

3 April, 2020
While we thought that Grillini Progea Superbike team wouldn’t be at Miller Motorsports Park for this weekend’s sixth round of the World Superbike season after parting ways with Mark Aitchison, instead they’ve gotten AMA Pro Road Superbike racer Jake Holden…

MotoGP Qatar FP3: Honda 1, 2, 3

3 April, 2020
Casey Stoner did it again. The Australian once again lead the field during free practice 3 at the Losail circuit, even if this time he took a little longer that his usual three laps to do it, but he still…

Citroen C1 Pinko

3 April, 2020
We are guilty of having neglected the latest product of Citroën’s collaboration with the champions of sober elegance: the C1 Pinko, can’t-do-without accessory for whoever absolutely has to have a modicum of pink in his/her citycar.