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Ducati Mega Monster

29 March, 2020
We sure would like to know who MCN’s mole is inside Ducati’s R&D department in Borgo Panigale is, because this spy shot they’ve taken is supposedly the maquette of the Ducati Vyper performance cruiser or as the Italians call it…

BMW front wheel drive compact to be called BMW Urbanic?

29 March, 2020
BMW’s new premium compact city car to arrive in 2014 would have front wheel drive and could be called ‘Urbanic’. Alternatively, it could be called ‘Compactive’ if BMW trademark registrations are anything to go by, although we could be looking…

How to choose a Yamaha Motorcycle (w/video)

29 March, 2020
Ever found yourself in the enviable position that you can really afford to buy any motorcycle that you want and you’ve narrowed it down to one specific marque, but are so undecided because all their models catch your eye and…

WSB 2009: DFX Corse with Ducati and Laconi

29 March, 2020
Another change in the 2009 WSB line up, sees the DFX Corse Team riding the World Superbike Championship with Frenchman Régis Laconi. Régis is leaving the PSG1 Kawasaki team for DFX Corse and will ride Ducati next year. The Italian…

Dodge Journey to go Fiat Freemont in Europe

29 March, 2020
The new Dodge Journey crossover is apparently headed to Europe under the Fiat badge and with a new name. The Fiat Freemont (too many F’s!), as it will then be known, will be the first Chrysler model with a Fiat…

Mods vs Rockers Still Rule

29 March, 2020
I thought that Mods and Rockers went out with the swinging ‘60s and that the movie Quadrophenia was a tribute film to the British subculture of that era, instead Mods vs Rockers is still alive and kicking and rallies are…

Maarten Trimmer's VertiGO Electric Motorcyle

29 March, 2020
Maarten Timmer is an automotive designer student from the Delft University of Technology who created this electrical powered super sport motorcycle concept called the VertiGO as is his graduation project.It looks really good and different from the other electric bikes…

Dani Pedrosa: 'Marquez copied our set-up'

29 March, 2020
In 2008 data sharing in the Repsol Honda garage between riders was very limited - at least that’s what Kazuhiko Yamano former team director said at the time. In 2011 when Honda was fielding Pedrosa, Andrea Dovizioso and Casey Stoner,…

John Hopkins Injured during Assen Free Practice

29 March, 2020
Assen continues to be John Hopkins bête noire. During free practice on his second appearance with Stiggy Honda’s CBR1000RR at Assen, the American rider suffered a massive highside that caused the practice to be red flagged while Hopkins was taken…

WSBK: Reitwagen BMW to be back for Monza Round?

29 March, 2020
World Superbike Team Reitwagen BMW sat out last weekend’s fourth championship round, a delay due to economic difficulties with some of the investors in the team and some internal restructuring that forced the Austrian based team make the difficult decision…

WSBK girls from Phillip Island

29 March, 2020
Here’s a nice video of the Australian girls at the Phillip Island WSBK, in the first stop for Superbike 2009.While the guys over on motoblog reckon that Made in Italy brolly girls are better, I think the Aussies are at…

The Nuclear Cowboyz

29 March, 2020
Take some of the greatest FMX riders in the world like Adam Jones, Mike Mason, Nate Adams, Jeremy “Twitch” Stenberg, Ronnie Faisst, Todd Potter, Beau Bamburg, Nixey Danielson, Jim McNeil, Dustin Miller, Matt Buyten, Brian Foster, Jimmie McGuire and Jackson…

Video: Valentino Rossi's Ducati Desmosedici GP11

29 March, 2020
Thanks to those lovely fellows at MCN (we hope that the food and drinks at Madonna del Campiglio are top notch), we can show you a walk around video of Valentino Rossi’s Ducati Desmosedici GP11.In the background you can hear…

Ford Fiesta eWheelDrive: official video available

29 March, 2020
Ford and technology partner Schaeffler (a German-based automotive component manufacturer and supplier) introduce the Ford Fiesta eWheelDrive, a new research vehicle that could lead to improvements in urban mobility and parking by making possible smaller and more agile cars. The…

MotoGP Mugello Rider Quotes from Friday's FP1

29 March, 2020
Read what all the MotoGP riders had to say after the first free practice at the Mugello circuit.Valentino Rossi - 1st - 1′49.751“I am so happy to be back here in Mugello and we did a good first practice. We…

A Ducati Custom?

29 March, 2020
Would you buy a Ducati 1098 custom if it exsisted and could it be a rival for the Harley Davidson V Rod? This concept designed by Luca Bar, called the Ducati D66 could be an interesting idea and it would…

Marco Melandri special edition helmet for quake victims

29 March, 2020
Marco Melandri will be debuting this particular helmet design for his home race at Misano Adriatico during this weekend’s sixth round of the World Superbike championship. This special edition Nolan X-Lite X-802 lid, created in collaboration with Max Design, shows…

Moto Qualifying: Andrea Iannone on Pole Again

29 March, 2020
Andrea Iannone took his third pole position of the season and his second in a row in today’s Moto2 qualifying session ahead of the Catalunya GP. The Fimmco Speed Up rider put in a best lap of 1′47″493 that set…

SBK Donington: Sterilgarda team ready

29 March, 2020
The riders from the Sterilgarda Go Eleven Team are getting ready after the summer break to return to their bikes and travel to Donington to ride the 11th Round of the World Superbike Championship. Ruben Xaus is burning to ride…

BMW C 600 Sport RR by Panda Moto – images and info

29 March, 2020
We don’t talk a lot about scooters here, so you know that when we do it has to be something special. French company Panda Moto - a BMW dealership from Burgundy - presents its own rendition of the BMW C…

Loris Capirossi will be at the Estoril GP

29 March, 2020
With just two races left in the season, and last in the standings, Loris Capirossi has decided to take part in this weekend’s Portuguese GP, despite having small multiple fractures in his right foot sustained at Sepang, and a groin…

Brutus 2.0: an all-electric cruiser made in U.S.A. (videos)

29 March, 2020
American company Brutus Electric Motorcycle presents the Brutus 2.0, an all electric cruiser that - as the name suggests - follows a first ‘Brutus’, which was introduced last October. The Brutus 2.0 shares quite some feature with its slightly younger…