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Suzuki UK models in white

24 April, 2020
The UK Suzuki branch has recently launched a special version on its market of white bodywork for the GSX-R1000, the M1800RZ and the Bandit 1250SAZ. All three are available in limited edition only, with the GSX-R in 100 units, and…

Moto2: Niccolò Canepa with M Racing at Misano

24 April, 2020
RSM Scot Racing is officially off the Moto2 roster and Niccolò Canepa who lost his ride after the Sammarinese team pulled out after financial woes, will debut with a new team at Misano Adriatico called M Racing.The Italian who raced…

Stiggy Racing Switches to Yamaha in 2010

24 April, 2020
According to Italian website Motosprint, WSBK team Stiggy Racing will be officially switching from Honda’s CBR1000RR to Yamaha’s R1 next season.Apparently the switch was made possible by Monster Energy who will be the satellite team’s official sponsor and will co-finance…

2013 MotoGP Qatar rider quotes from QP2 and QP1

24 April, 2020
Last night’s exciting MotoGP QP1 and QP2 sessions seemed a very positive return to the good old days when there used to be real qualifying tires and the mentality of the riders has to change and some have to be…

Giorgio Bettinelli, Vespa adventurer and writer, dies

24 April, 2020
The Italian writer Giorgio Bettinelli, has died in China at the age of 53. He was an incredible man, with a different path in life and a vision of things that was appreciated by many Italians.Bettinelli was one who had…

Test ride 2012 Suzuki V-Strom

24 April, 2020
We’ve had the opportunity to test ride the 2012 Suzuki V-Strom in Croatia with our guys from Motoblog.it, and here are our riding impressions of the new Suzuki adventure bike. Since it was first leaked, our Italian colleagues have been…

Intermot 2008: Honda CBF 125 2009

24 April, 2020
The new CBF 125 represents Honda’s efforts in low-cost and low environmental impact motorcycles. The engine that equips the little CBF125 is a single cylinder, four stroke at 125cc with electronic ignition. It complies with Euro 3 norms and has…

Corvette C7 6.2-litre V8 LT1: new details revealed

24 April, 2020
Corvette C7 will adopt a brand new V8 6.2-litre engine, named LT1 belonging to the Small Block family, which is now proposed in its fifth generation. The first version of the V8 will produce 455 hp and 610 Nm, 19…

Marco Simoncelli gets Punk'd Italian Style

24 April, 2020
Lately Marco Simoncelli, the 250cc World Champion, is always on some show in Italy. This rider is getting more air time than the Italian Prime Minister. The show is called Scherzi a Parte (on a network that belongs to the…

The Vegas Elvis Harley-Davidson Street Glide

24 April, 2020
Fan of the King of Rock ‘n” Roll, Elvis Presley? Open your peepers to this special edition of the 2009Vegas Elvis Harley-Davidson Street Glide.These five limited-edition motorcycles offered by Graceland Harley-Davidson and Bruce Rossmeyer’s Southern Thunder Harley-Davidson and licensed by…

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0 new minisite pics

24 April, 2020
Can’t get enough of the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS 4.0? Here are more pics of the latest Porsche GT3 model from the GT3 RS 4.0 minisite. If you’re interested in the technical side of things, more details are available…

WSBK – Race 2 Results, Quotes and Videos

24 April, 2020
The second encounter was all about Haga and Spies. The duel went on until a few laps from the end when the Texan pulled out a slight advantage and powered to the flag. The runner-up slot put Haga into the…

1959 Chinese Vespa: Neco revives the Vespa N

24 April, 2020
Chinese scooter company Neco is doing its own copy of a Vespa model, taking on the Vespa N model of 1959 and calling it the Neco Italia. The return to the Dolce Vita occurs after Indian company LML produced its…

Suzuki Hayabusa J-Lo Pepsi bike up for sale

24 April, 2020
Now here’s something collectabile for those die hard Jennifer Lopez fans (aren’t you sad that she split from her hubby) who can actually ride and have £ 19,995 just sitting in their bank accounts. It’s the special Suzuki GSX1300R that…

Aprilia RSV4 Factory gallery

24 April, 2020
Here’s a full gallery of the Aprilia RSV4 Factory as the company releases its 20,000 euro gem to the market. The bike is really 180 hp of pure adrenalin, and here are the official RSV4 Factory pics.Senior Vice President of…

Stefan Bradl's Honda benefits

24 April, 2020
Being the only German MotoGP rider and for Honda to boot, has certain fringe benefits as Stefan Bradl can attest to, as can LCR Honda.The reigning Moto2 World champion and MotoGP rookie received from Honda Germany - who continues to…

Avintia Racing presents MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 teams

24 April, 2020
Yesterday at Jerez de la Frontera, Avintia Racing Team launched its 2012 campaign in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.The Spanish based team, after the financial merger between the Avintia Group and BQR and will continue running under the Blusens banner and…

WSBK Misano test day 1: Marco Melandri heads timesheets

24 April, 2020
Yesterday’s first day of World Superbike testing at Misano saw Marco Melandri head the top of the unofficial time sheets. The soon-to-be former Yamaha factory rider posted a 1.36.0 which was half a second faster than Carlos Checa’s who had…

Riders pay tribute to Shoya Tomizawa

24 April, 2020
.All the riders of the paddock showed up today with some sort of tribute in honour of Shoya Tomizawa.Some like Valentino Rossi has the face of the Japanese rider on the side of their helmets (Rossi also has a Norifumi…

Jorge Lorenzo grabs 2013 Qatar pole position

24 April, 2020
The first ever QP2 session in MotoGP with only 12 riders (10 plus the top 2 from QP1 joining them) saw Jorge Lorenzo take the first pole position of the season, his 26th in MotoGP and the 52nd of his…

WSBK Assen – Spies Takes Provisional Pole

24 April, 2020
Qualifying times and rider quotes from Assen:Ben Spies - 1st“It was a good session, we did half a race stint at the beginning on race tyres that already had ten laps on from free practice and were only a few…

WSBK Gallery of Pics from Misano

24 April, 2020
After reading about how the two World Superbike races went at the Misano World circuit and the rider quotes, you can now check out our gallery of pics, courtesy of our Italian cousins over at Motoblog.