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Sylvain Guintoli to sub for Loris Capirossi at Sachsenring?

28 March, 2020
With Loris Capirossi out of action after breaking a couple of ribs and picking up a distorted shoulder after his highside crash during qualifying at Assen and is expected to miss at least the upcoming Sachsenring GP, Pramac Ducati will…

Honda teases with another Honda Crossover sketch

28 March, 2020
With the EICMA Show to kick off next week in Milan, Honda has decided to tease us with a third and full design sketch of their V4 Crossover adventure bike and little PR to go with it, before releasing the…

Norton Commando 961 gets + People fashion makeover

28 March, 2020
Ahead of the 2012 Motor Bike Expo that takes place in Verona from January 20th to 22th, Motocicli Speciali of Cremona, Norton’s official importer in Italy has teamed up high end fashion brand + People created by Pier spa of…

Aprilia Celebrates Biaggi's 1st win with RSV4

28 March, 2020
A racing win with a brand new bike in its debut season is a good reason to party and Aprilia celebrated Max Biaggi’s win and second place at Brno with the RSV4 with a get together at the factory’s headquarters…

The Alfa Romeo 159 GTA at the Nurburgring

28 March, 2020
Spy photos of an Alfa Romeo 159 test mule have been doing the rounds these last few weeks, and everyone suspects that it’s a 159 GTA test mule, due to its 4 menacing exhaust tubes and the camouflage that presumably…

Return of the Aspes brand after 27 years

28 March, 2020
The not-so-young will certainly remember teh Aspes brand, linked to the Yuma and Hopi models, and now we’ll have the chance to see them back on the market. Menzaghi Motors, from Varese in Italy has announced its acquisition of the…

Videos: Kiyonari sliding for 3 minutes at Donington

28 March, 2020
Have a look at this great movie and see the winner of the last SBK race at Donington sliding for more than 3 minutes. Commentary is in Italian but I am sure you will like the intonation from the presenter.…

Motorcycle helmets Trussardi 1911 by MomoDesign

28 March, 2020
MomoDesign and Italian fashion house Trussardi have hooked up to produce this Trussardi 1911 motorcycle helmet. Trussardi has obviously put in the fashion side of things, while MomoDesign has been the technical partner - one of the leading fashion helmet…

Supersonic, Liberty Racing and Aprilia testing at Aragon

28 March, 2020
Not satisfied by the three day SBK test that was held at Portimao that was curtailed by rain two days out of three, Supersonic, Liberty Racing teams and Aprilia test rider Alex Hofmann are currently carrying out another two days…

Anime style for MotoGP Motegi promo poster

28 March, 2020
This anime poster promotimg this year’s 2012 round of the AirAsia Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi (after last season’s ’should I stay or should I go’ BS by riders following the Fukushima radiation fallout) is one of the best we’ve…

Team PMRH2O version of Aprilia SXV Replica

28 March, 2020
If you’re a supermotard fan, then this Team PMRH2O bike could be for you. This racing motard is a replica based on the Aprilia SXV, the team’s racing bike that Luca Minutilli has the joy of using.The bike has been…

Loris Capirossi to skip Motegi GP

28 March, 2020
Loris Capirossi will have to miss his last ever race in Japan.. The Pramac Ducati rider re-injured himself during last weekend’s Aragon GP when he clipped Toni Elias’s Honda in an overtaking pass and crashed out together with the Spaniard,…

MotoGP Interested in Imola Circuit?

28 March, 2020
Italian daily Il Resto del Carlino has reported that FIM’s Race Director Paul Butler has visited the Imola race circuit because it seems that Dorna is interested in bringing another MotoGP race to Italy.Butler seemed to approve the track and…

MotoGP riders Toni Elias and Cal Crutchlow undergo surgery

28 March, 2020
More surgery for MotoGP riders, after Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden, Moto2 World Champion and MotoGP returnee Toni Elias also went under the knife Tuesday evening. The Spanish rider went in to remove the screws from his left hand and…

Honda DN-01, Shadow Spirit and Shadow 750 2009, new colours

28 March, 2020
The surprising DN-01 has shown a new direction for motorcycling according to Honda, thanks to the revolutionary styling of the “Sport Cruiser” and the advanced automatic transmission (HFT) developed for the first time for bikes.For 2009 a few updates are…

Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo video interviews

28 March, 2020
Yamaha has released two video interviews with Valentino Rossi and reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo following the team’s 2013 presentation today at Jerez de la Frontera.Rossi gets asked about his return to Yamaha, his famous love letter to his 2010…

Wind and rain hampers MotoGP Day 2 testing at Jerez

28 March, 2020
As expected rain and wind hampered today’s second day of MotoGP testing at Jerez de la Frontera. In the first hour of the morning session from 10am to 11am and when it was still dry, Avintia CRT rider Ivan Silva…

Aprilia Tuono V4 R official video

28 March, 2020
It debuted at the EICMA 2010 show and caused quite a stir, but the Aprilia Tuono V4R (Tuono means thunder in Italian) is supposed to be the ‘fiercest’ naked ever seen.It may not get high marks in the aesthetics department…

Norton Commando 961 gallery

28 March, 2020
The guys from Motorcyclenews have preview tested an example of the pre-series Norton Commando 961, which we show you here in a gallery of this nostalgic twin cylinder.The motorcycle has been created with high quality materials, particularly in the suspension…

Ducati Hypermotard 796 official video

28 March, 2020
The new Ducati Hypermotard 796 will debut at the 2009 EICMA show next month, but you can also get a closer look at it in this official Hypermotard 796 video. The new bike has a mean-looking style and should certainly…

Back in the 80's Amarcord pics

28 March, 2020
Here are some great historic pics from Amarcord in the 80’s and memories of “those were the days”. See motoblog.it for a look at the first gallery, with a young Barry Sheene at the fore. Thanks to Giorgio for the…

New pics Fiat Punto Evo debuts

28 March, 2020
The Fiat Punto Evo made its appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show and has now been officially presented with new pics and details. We’re still waiting on the full press release, but below are the details from Frankfurt.The Punto Evo…