50,000 Fiat 500 to be sold in US
Reports are that Fiat has planned sales of 50,000 Fiat 500 models in the US market when it turns up later this year. Those figures are good for 2011 as well, but that sounds like a lot of little cars…
Beware the cyclist: New York rider attacks pedestrian
While we normally deal with two wheels topics with engines, what this cyclist lacks in a motor he makes up for with aggression. I don’t know what his choice of weapon was, but I think the pedestrian is lucky he…
Cal Crutchlow fastest in Brno MotoGP test
It was an almost perfect weekend for Cal Crutchlow, he renewed with Yamaha Tech3, took second in qualifying and his first ever podium in MotoGP, and today he was top dog in the post race test at Brno.Crutchlow posted the…
Valentino Rossi's 2009 Mugello Helmet
In keeping with tradition, Valentino Rossi showed off another distinctive new helmet design. The special edition Mugello helmet in the MotoGP Saturday morning free practice session, as has become the custom on his home race weekend.This year’s Rossi´s Aldo Drudi…
Bmw X3: against pick ups in American advertisement
What lovely sarcasm this ad has in its presentation of the Bmw X3: not as vulgar as other American SUVs.Via
Repsol Twitter
Sacrilege! Repsol, the Spanish oil giant is using the image of the Iwo Jima Memorial of the raising of the flag, in this case a checkered flag. to follow their Repsol riders on Twitter.If you’re interested in what’s happening in…
Kenny Roberts Jr.'s Yamaha YZR500 on sale for $ 200,000
Being the son of such a living legend as ‘King’ Kenny Roberts brings great responsability and loads of pressure, but Kenny Roberts Jr. managed to secure his own place in racing history winning the World Championship of the 500 cc…
Ducati Desmosedici Day at Donington
Donington Park woke up yesterday to the roaring sound of 60 privately owned Ducati Desmosedici RR’s.Organized by Ducati UK, it was the first ever Desmosedici track day and these owners got to ride the full MotoGP circuit.As well as riding…
MotoGP 2012 : 9 CRT entries, weight increase and red lights
The FIM has issued another press release regarding the Grand Prix Commission meeting that was held on December 14 and once again have deliberated more tweaks to the 2012 season. The tweaks confirm the number of tires that manufacturer teams…
NCR and Ducati North America together with Canadian Superbikes
Ducati North America has announced that Team NCR, officially sponsored, will compete in the 2008 championship of Parts Canada Superbike with two Ducati 848 Superbikes racing in the Canadian Thunder National category.The two riders of team NCR will be the…
MotoGP Catalunya 2013: the paddock girls photo gallery
Let’s be honest here: the latest MotoGP round in Catalunya was definitely not one of the most exciting races we have seen this year. The Spanish riders on the Japanese factory bikes just dominated start to finish and didn’t really…
Ducati 1098 vs Nissan GT-R Skyline
After the defeat of a Ducati Hypermotard by the Caterham R500, the guys at Autocar have decided to up the ante, and pit a Ducati 1098 against a Nissan GT-R Skyline. The 1098 S has about 150 hp and weighs…
A Decade in MotoGP (w/video trailer)
After watching this video trailer by Duke, A Decade in MotoGP 2002-2012 this is going to straight onto my Christmas shopping list. A Decade in MotoGP, is a 109 minute official documentary that has got it all. Covering the history…
Honda Superbike with special livery at Magny Cours
Honda’s World Superbike Team will debuting a special livery for the final round of the 2012 World Superbike championship at Magny-Cours this weekend.The new paint job is based on the 2013 version of the Fireblade that was unveiled this week…
Sak Art Design Electric Superbike Concept Video
Italian company Sak Art Design (who are very close to Ducati) has come up with the electric Superbike concept, obviously called SBIK_E” and is based on Agni Motors electric powerplant and inspired by sea creatures. Check out the video to…
Scooter sharing: ½ Equino electric scooter design with big ideas
This unusual contraption is an electric scooter that was presented for the Lucky Strike J. Designer Award Italy, one of the most prestigious design awards for students and graduates. It’s called the “½ Equino” and reached the finals with an…
Brammo motorcycles coming to Europe?
Could the Brammo brand of electric motorcycles be coming to Europe? The American company brought over a couple of models to show at the 2010 EICMA show, creating curiosity for many who had their first chance to get up-close to…
To be or not to be: the KTM Venom
The KTM Venom production seems to have stalled, as the prototype enters an advanced stage of development. The naked superbike has many KTM fans dreaming and hoping, but now Motorcyclenews has revealed that the Venom might have been shelved, for…
Yamaha previews 2012 livery for sponsors and partners
Yamaha MotoGP fans will have to wait until official Jerez test in ten days time before seeing the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, but nearly fifty Yamaha Team sponsors, suppliers and partners got a full preview yesterday in an exclusive event that…
MotoGP girls from Qatar
The MotoGP is back, as are the MotoGP girls. In this gallery, we give you the evening appointment with the girls from the Qatar MotoGP at Losail. After the jump are further pics, along with a video.
KTM 125 Duke preview pics
The KTM 125 Duke will have its official presentation today at the 2010 Intermot show, and here we can see preview pics of the production version of the KTM 125 prototype for 16-year-olds. Envious? We certainly are - to be…
MotoGP viewing numbers also drop in Spain
If MotoGP viewing audiences in Italy dropped for the evening races in Qatar, Spain’s numbers weren’t that much better, despite the fact that Spanish riders won in all three classes.MotoGP this year is being broadcasted by Spain’s Telecinco (Mediaset) and…
Chris Pfeiffer Snowcat video
Here’s a look at Chris Pfeiffer snow motorcycling with a modified version of the BMW G450X for the snow. With the winter season coming on, we’ll be seeing more snow-tuned motorcycles out for some off-road, on the snow fun, though…
Ducati and Mercedes announces partnership
The new Ducati Diavel made its North American debut in Los Angeles alongside the new Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG and look who was on hand to do the promo work and confirm the AMG Mercedes will infact be partnering Ducati.The…
Italian scooters: new Aprilia Scarabeo 50 4T 4Valvole 2009
Here’s the final profile of the new Aprilia Scarabeo scooter range with the Scarabeo 50cc 4T ‘4Valvole’. The unmistakable look of this smaller Scarabeo remains the same, with a classic style, while the new features have been reserved for the…
