Cyril Despres and Cedric Gracia enjoy the KTM Freeride 350
Cyril Despres and Cedric Gracia enjoy the motorcycle KTM Freeride 350, showing its qualities for the enduro.
Dutch Racer has a Very Scary Motorcycle Crash
This has to be one of the scariest motorcycle racing crashes we’ve seen in long time and it was captured by a security camera back in 2004 during a race in The Netherlands.The 2002 Dutch Superstock champion Richard Fluttert lost…
Maverick Vinales quits team at Sepang
The bombshell from this morning’s Moto3 free practice at Sepang (with Jonas Folger the fastest rider) was that Maverick Vinales was not on track and by the end of the session and after a private meeting with Dorna’s CEO Carmelo…
Casey Stoner second highest earning sports star in Australia
Winning a MotoGP championship title does wonders for your salary earnings. Casey Stoner moved from last year’s fourth place with $6.8 million to second place with an estimated $9.5 million (these are Australian dollars) according to Business Review Weekly’s annual…
Sam Lowes takes Silverstone pole despite crash
World Supersport Championship leader Sam Lowes (Yamaha Yakhnich Motorsport) will start from the pole position in tomorrow’s race at Silverstone. With two minutes left in the second qualifying session, the talented British rider put in an impressive new best lap…
World's fastest street bike: Asphaltfighters Stormbringer
The Asphaltfigters Stormbringer is based on the Kawasaki ZX-10R has has 280 hp, tipped as the world’s fastest road-spec bike. The engine is still the same 999 cc with 165 hp, but the tuning has totally revamped the power to…
MotoGP in Brazil in 2014?
According to Brazilian SporTV News, the president of the Brazilian Motorcycle Confederation (CMB), Firmo Alves, has said that the MotoGP World Championship will be returning to the country from 2014.The comment was made during at a Honda presentation in Sao…
Valentino Rossi Organizes Motocross Charity Event
If you’re going to be in Italy around the Pesaro area the 15th of November, why not take in a star studded motocross race at the Cavallara track?Valentino Rossi is organizing this special motocross race as a fund raising event…
Honda to Supply Engines to Moto2
The initial engine supplier for the Moto2 class, the 600cc prototype World Championship series which will run for the first time in 2010, has been confirmed as Japanese manufacturer Honda. After receiving offers from various potential suppliers, the Permanent Bureau…
Marc Marquez still unfit to race at Valencia – and loses Moto2 title hope
We may not see the highly expected championship battle for the Moto2 title during the season finale at Valencia between Stefan Bradl and Marc Marquez, as the Spaniard is still suffering from double vision problems, so there is a very…
KTM 250 Duke in the works
As the Honda CBR250R takes on the Kawasaki Ninja 250 in the small cylinder sportbike category, KTM has decided to enter the fray as well. According to president Stefan Pierer, a KTM 250 Duke is being developed which could even…
Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen are staying with Suzuki
Suzuki Motor Corporation are pleased to announce that Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have both agreed to terms to continue riding for the Japanese company’s MotoGP squad for a further season.Loris Capirossi has shown throughout the 2008 season his energy…
Bombshell! Aprilia RSV4 isn’t a Superbike, it’s a Prototype!
Controversy has hit Aprilia after Max Biaggi took second place in the Superpole shoot out.It happened early this morning during the Superpole when Alstare Suzuki owner and team manager, Jean Francois Batta told Italian network La7 that: “Everyone knows that…
Piaggio Liberty and Liberty S my 2008
With more than 500,000 units sold, the Piaggio Liberty is without a doubt a star in the scooter market. And today Piaggio is proposing its Liberty and a Liberty S - where ‘S’ stands for sport - at capacities of…
Loris Baz Q&A
Loris Baz joined Kawasaki’s World Superbike factory team in 2012 replacing seriously injured Joan Lascorz at Donington Park and after just five rounds the young French rider - he is just 19 - took his first podium at Brno in…
Silly little mistake costs Cal Crutchlow his finger tip
Cal Crutchlow’s learning curve on the Yamaha M1, took a step backwards during the final night of testing at the Losail race circuit.The Tech3 rider was one of the numerous riders who crashed and the only one who picked up…
BMW 2009 Innovation Contest
What will be the perfect motor bike of the future - what features should it have, how much would it cost, who would buy it? What will be the next exciting trend in motor bikes that will fascinate the youth…
Smart Scooter Concept to be presented at Paris Motor Show
As we already revealed, car manufacturer Mercedes is ready to make the leap into the two wheeled world with an electric Smart scooter.The concept will be presented at the Paris Motor show that takes place October 2nd to 17th and…
Althea Ceramics cleared of all wrongdoings
At the end of last season, Althea Ceramics who sponsors World Superbike and Superstock Althea Racing teams was accused of commercial and social security frauds, now after six months of investigations and despite the fact that even during initial investigation…
Melandri will remain with Ducati until the end of the season
Marco Melandri wants to continue with Ducati at least until the end of the season, concluding one of the hardest championship seasons to be seen in a while. Marco has no plans of finishing up, though, at least for the…
Behind the scenes at MotoGP: Fiat Yamaha box Lorenzo's M1
The hush of the Fiat Yamaha box will be no longer today when the free practice round gets started this afternoon. We took a look at Jorge Lorenzo’s bike, ready for the trials at today’s MotoGP Assen; a bike which…
WSBK Ducati Roma Team changes name
With just a little over a month to go before the World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island, newbie World Superbike squad Ducati Roma Team has changed its name and will be running under the banner of Red Devils Roma…
Diapason Racing by Tocso Yamaha Super Tenere sporty style
The Yamaha Super Ténéré is the bike that Yamaha is most investing in at the moment. After the Dolomites Ride sponsored by Yamaha, we got a few details about the future XT1200Z model and where Yamaha wants to take its…
MV Agusta's Giovanni Castiglioni backs Rovelli's riders choice
Last month we posted MV Agusta ParkingGO’s Giuliano Rovelli scathing attack on Luca Scassa who was in line for the Supersport ride, but the Italian manager decided to field Roberto Rolfo and Christian Iddon and pass over Scassa for the…
Moto2: Aspar Racing picks up Hector Faubel for 125cc class and Javier Fores in Moto2
Jorge “Aspar” Martinez will be fielding only Spanish riders next season in all three of his racing teams. The powerful manager has picked up Hector Faubel after he was dropped from Marc VDS Moto2 racing team and will field him…
