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MotoGP Brno: Dani Pedrosa dominates in warm-up practice

2 April, 2020
Beautiful sunny weather met the MotoGP riders for this morning’s warm-up practice at Brno and with a little more rubber laid down on the Czech track and the final chance for some fine tuning to set-ups saw the 20 minute…

Luca Cadalora to give FB Corse bike Shakedown Test

2 April, 2020
Luca Cadalora, 1986 125cc World Champion and two times 250cc World Champion in 1991 and 1992 will carry out the shakedown test of FB Corse’s new three cylinder bike and it appears that the test will be carried out at…

Mr Martini custom motorcycles from Italy

2 April, 2020
Trust the Italians to make custom motorcycles in a kind of setting that seems straight out of a coffee table book. These Italian custom motorcycles come from “Mr Martini” who is a bike builder based in Verona. His roots go…

MV Agusta Cool Brand 2010

2 April, 2020
MV Agusta was declared “Cool Brand 2010″ within the programme planned by the English company Superbrands. What was the objective? To identify the trendy brands according to the perception of consumers and opinion leaders.In the fourth edition of the competition,…

WSBK: Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team Unveiled

2 April, 2020
Our Italian cousins over at Motoblog were at the Aprilia Alitalia Racing Team presentation that was held today at the airport of Fiumicino in Roma for the official unveiling of Aprilia’s RSV4 new Tricolour livery for the 2010 World Superbike…

Motorcycle rider/Pizza Baker Got Talent

1 April, 2020
No wheelies or stoppies for this type of stunt riding. Pizzaiolo (pizza baker) Gerold Morandell, who in the German TV program Wetten, dass …? bets that he can ride a motorcycle, make a pizza from scratch, cook it in a…

New jet helmet: X-Lite X-402, Banner N-Com

1 April, 2020
X-Lite has released its new X-402 Banner N-Com helmet. The X-Lite jet helmet is perfect if you’re looking for something new for your summer motorcycle gear range, adaptable enough for both touring and city scooter use.The X-402 Banner N-Com has…

GP Commission confirms new testing rules in 2014

1 April, 2020
Late last month there were rumors that the GP Commission was set on changing the 2012 rules regarding MotoGP testing which was previously limited only by the number of tires, and following the Qatar GP weekend, the GP Commission (Dorna,…

New Ducati 2009 model…?

1 April, 2020
This is the new 2009 Ducati scooter, called the 48 or is it a photo-job creation? It looks good and I’m sure someone will buy it!

Dani Pedrosa leads Honda brigade in FP1 at Sepang

1 April, 2020
The penultimate round of the MotoGP season at the Sepang International Circuit kicked off with a devasting Dani Pedrosa taking the top of the charts in the first free practice and leading a Honda brigade, but interesting enough he was…

Electric offroad ktm freeride

1 April, 2020
The first KTM Freeride offroad model could appear as a 2012 production model, to debut at the 2011 EICMA show in November. Visor Down is saying the model will cost less than €10,000, which makes it quite a competitor in…

Kenny Noyes gets a new Moto2 GP ride

1 April, 2020
When Moto2 team Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas folded at the beginning of December, Kenny Noyes and Gabor Talmacsi were suddenly jobless and searching for other options.While Talmacsi is still deciding what to do with his future, Kenny Noyes has found…

Stefan Bradl visits the University of Texas

1 April, 2020
Before the start of the Austin GP, Stefan Bradl and Livio Suppo (HRC Team Principal) met with 200 students at the University of Texas taking part in an Engineering Lecture which deeply impressed the US students fascinated by the Honda…

Jorge Lorenzo training on his MX bike

1 April, 2020
Despite last year’s rash of riders who hurt themselves while motorcross training, Jorge Lorenzo hasn’t given up on this type of training that almost all MotoGP and Superbike riders find necessary and complementary to their own type of racing.Last year…

SBK 09 Superbike World Championship video game pics

1 April, 2020
Here are the first pics of the SBK Superbike World Championship video game, developed by Milestone. Distributed by Black Bean Games, the 2009 version is characterised by two new teams: Aprilia and BMW. There is also the return of the…

2010 Triumph Daytona 675 SE

1 April, 2020
Here’s a gallery dedicated to the new 2010 Daytona 675 SE. The livery is the same as the 2009 Daytona 675: Pearl White and Sparkle Blue, while new graphics appear, along with a white line around the black wheels for…

Biaggi vs Melandri – Italian media plays it to the hilt

1 April, 2020
If you thought the Max Biaggi vs Marco Melandri incident during Saturday’s Superpole had finally been laid to rest, forget it. Money can’t even begin to buy this type coverage especially here in Italy between two hot blooded racers with…

McLaren Special Operations customisation division

1 April, 2020
McLaren Special Operations is the company’s newly launched bespoke client customisation division and the name says it all - it’s all about making you feel special (or the lucky customers of a new McLaren MP4-12C, that is). So just how…

Pic of the Day: Even Biker Chicks Grow Old

1 April, 2020
Our pic of the day is this motorcycle mama, uhm, grandma, who’s probably been around since they invented motorcycle clubs and events or she borrowed her grandaughter’s hot pants.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post…

Arrow 2008 news and new products

1 April, 2020
Italian company and famous producer of accessories and exhaust systems for bikes, Arrow, has updated its 2008 list with new models. The products have been developed through experience on the circuits of the World Superbikes, and are a mix of…

Brutus 2.0: an all-electric cruiser made in USA

1 April, 2020
Brutus Electric Motorcycle presents the Brutus 2.0, an all-electric cruiser that is likely to become one of the most significant electric bikes in history. As the name suggests, this is the second version of the Brutus: the first one got…

H.O.G. heaven: Pope Francis blesses Harley-Davidson bikers

1 April, 2020
Othodox Catholics probably turn up their noses and counted rosary beads, as they saw thousands of Harley-Davidson leather and vest clad bikers invade Via della Conciliazione and Saint Peter’s Square to be blessed by Pope Francis yesterday, ahead of the…