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Ratthapark Wilairot gets green light to return to racing

3 April, 2020
After his horrific and almost fatal accident early last December, Ratthapark Wilairot has been given the green light to return to racing action.The Thai rider who suffered head injuries while riding pillion in a crash that killed his friend, went…

MotoGP Silverstone paddock girls

3 April, 2020
To think it was only last year that we had an interview with a couple of Silverstone paddock girls. Here are more pics from this year’s Silverstone MotoGP round over the weekend and the lovely English lasses had to brave…

Custom Ducatis Hypermotard Diavolo Nero

3 April, 2020
It takes some dreaming, time and a little extra cash to create your very own custom bike, but that’s exactly what Marte977 has done with his creation: the Hypermotard Diavolo Nero Special Black Evo 977. The Ducati Hypermotard-based special was…

Yamaha X-Max ABS scooters 2011: pictures and general infos

3 April, 2020
The European market will get the 2011 Yamaha X-Max 125 and 250 ABS versions, making scootering options more attractive for city users. The X-Max 125 ABS and X-Max 250 ABS are equipped with Yamha’s electronic brakes system which constantly monitors…

Nicky Hayden to miss Brno GP

3 April, 2020
After having to miss the Indianapolis GP, Nicky Hayden will be also forced to skip this weekend’s round at Brno. The Ducati rider suffered a massive highside during qualifying (see video after the jump) that briefly knocked him unconscious and…

100 years of Benelli: European Raid

3 April, 2020
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Benelli, a huge ride across Europe is being organised. The European Benelli Raid will take in about 3,000 km of the European continent in this month of August, and happens before the Benelli Week…

World Superbike BMW Motorrad Motorsports 2012 livery

3 April, 2020
World Superbike team, BMW Motorrad Motorsports has released their first official studio images of this season’s 2012 S1000RR team livery.As you can tell they’ve haven’t changed and kept the usual and classical BMW blue, white and red colours they debuted…

Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade 2009

3 April, 2020
Honda’s CBR1000RR Fireblade was confirmed as the leader in its sector for 2008, both in terms of sales and performance. It’s lighter, more agile and faster than the competition, and can be adapted to both road and track riding.For the…

WSBK Valencia Race 1 – Haslam Takes Win

3 April, 2020
Leon Haslam crushed the opposition today in WSBK race 1 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, taking a spectacular win with an almost two second advantage over the rest of the field.The Brit rider was faultless in conducting his…

Solex motorised bicycle…. tuning

3 April, 2020
The Solex moto-bicycle was a French motorised bicycle from the 1960’s that can still be seen on the streets of France today as people use a helping hand as they pedal their way around. The Solex has a single-cylinder, two-stroke…

Bridgestone apologises to Dani Pedrosa

3 April, 2020
Bridgestone race tyre manager Tohru Ubukata has issued an official apology to Dani Pedrosa and Repsol for the condition of his front tire and has also promised to carry out a full investigation to find out why the tire was…

MotoGP Rider Quotes after Assen Qualifying

3 April, 2020
Ahead of tomorrow’s 80th Dutch TT race tomorrow we’ve got all the rider quotes from this afternoon’s qualifying session that saw Jorge Lorenzo head the timesheets and take the pole position.Jorge Lorenzo - 1st“I’m very happy to take my second…

Ducati Speed Week at Pannoniaring

3 April, 2020
The next Ducati Speed Week is already racking up its registrations, taking place in Hungary at Pannoniaring from July 25 to 27. Registrations from nine different nations have already been included, from Denmark to Spain, with some categories likely closing…

Aston Martin Rapide secret agent video part 3

3 April, 2020
Here’s another of the episodes in the Aston Martin Rapide video collection in which the story looks like it’s all over before we realised it had begun. As the Rapide powers its way around steep coastal roads, we get a…

Moto2: Valentin Debise confirmed with Speed Up Team

3 April, 2020
Valentin Debise is another Moto2 rider that has gotten an early Christmas gift this year, because he’s been confirmed with Luca Boscoscuro’s Speed Up team for the 2011 season.Debise secured a ride with the Italian team after the Moto2 testing…

Special Yamaha: four cylinder two stroke

3 April, 2020
This is every rider’s dream: the Yamaha R6 with two stroke engine. Obviously we’re talking about a special, but it’s so perfect that Iwata could produce it in series.These photos come from the Australian Ride On Two forum, where the…

Brazil becomes Fiat's biggest market

3 April, 2020
For the first time in Fiat’s 111-year history, Italy is no longer the brand’s number one market. The local market has been overtaken by Brazil, purchasing 750,000 cars a year to Italy’s 722,000. If any evidence was needed as to…

Valentino Rossi's 2012 Misano special edition helmet

3 April, 2020
For his home races Valentino Rossi always debuts a special edition helmet and this morning in FP3 sported this new ‘boxer’ helmet design on his AGV lid.The cartoon, designed by Aldo Drudi, shows that Rossi hasn’t lost his sense of…

Pedrosa's New Sticker

3 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa for his home race in Jerez, will have a special sticker on the tail of his RC212V. It’s for the National Ride Safe campaign organized by Montesa Honda, S.A , a Honda subsidiary in Spain responsible for production…

250cc Valencia – Barbera wins and Aoyama is World Champion

3 April, 2020
In the last ever 250cc race in motorcycling GP history saw Hiroshi Aoyama crowned the 2009 World Champion.In an action packed, full of ‘mistakes’race it was Hector Barbera who actually won the race at Valencia.Aoyama made the first mistake on…

Valentino Rossi in Ferrari? Even Fiat's CEO Gets into the Act

3 April, 2020
You’d think that Fiat/Chrysler’s CEO Sergio Marchionne would have better things to do after introducing the company’s highly ambitious five-year plan to increase Fiat’s and Chrysler’s car production to 5.5 to 6 million vehicles by 2014, than thinking about Valentino…