MV Agusta Sales up 50%
MV Agusta introduced their 2010 Brutale 990R and the 1090RR at the 2009 EICMA show alongside the new F4 and they were a big success judging by the recent press release by the Italian company who is quoting over a…
Gabor Talmacsi's racing career at a crossroads
Gabor Talmacsi’s racing career is at a crossroads. The former 125cc World Champion finished 6th in this year’s Moto2 championship with Fimmco SpeedUp and was set to race the 2011 season with the Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas squad.Unfortunately, the 29-year…
Motogweek ahead of the Gran Premio Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
Coming to Italy for the Misano GP in September? The fourth edition of Motogweek organized by Eurocommuncation and promoted by the San Marino Tourism office, the Province of Rimini and the Misano World Circuit in partnership with Dorna, have planned…
Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama conclude two day test at Assen
Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama concluded a two-day private test at the Assen circuit (their designated test track) where they tested a number of new parts, including a new spec CBR 1000 RR engine which allowed Rea to lap faster…
MotoGP: Suzuki confirms one rider team in 2011
Despite all the edging by team manager Paul Denning, Suzuki has officially confirmed that they will slashing their MotoGP team efforts to only one bike in 2o11.The rumors have been rife over the last months, with Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta…
MotoGP, Honda: Livio Suppo rules out Casey Stoner's comeback to MotoGP
Repsol Honda's Team Principal Livio Suppo has strongly denied any chance of Casey Stoner making a shock return to GP racing, not even as a wild card. The two-time World Champion, who retired from racing at the end of the…
MotoGP Gossip – Loris Capirossi on Vacation in Sardinia
I know that this isn’t the greatest pic in the world and you can barely recognize the guy jumping in the sea, but it’s Rizla Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi. Capirossi who lives in Montecarlo, was photographed by the paparazzi vacationing…
Premier offroad Ares helmet
This offroad helmet from Premier, the PC 0107 Ares, is at the top of its class for comfort, safety and performance. It’s the same helmet that Sven Breugelmans wore as world champion in the MX 3 classification, Valentin Telliet and…
The lovely Maddalena Corvaglia takes the Yamaha XJ6 for a ride
As we’ve already posted, Yamaha Motor Italia is the official partner at the Giro d’Italia of RCS Mediagroup. In this gallery, Yamaha hosted Maddalena Corvaglia, sexy biker who knows how to ride, and who was given the job of hosting…
Audi Q5 hybrid to enter production
The Audi Q5 hybrid has been confirmed and will be presented most likely at the 2010 Paris motor show, with production starting for a market appearance at the beginning of 2011. The Q5 will be the first Audi hybrid model…
Red Devils Roma may field two riders in WSBK in 2013
World Superbike Red Devils Roma Ducati team has picked up an important sponsorship deal with Italian holding firm General Invest that will back the team for the final three rounds of this season and more importantly confirms the team will…
Dani Pedrosa will not be replaced at Silverstone GP
It was widely bandied around that Hiroshi Aoyama would replace injured Dani Pedrosa at the Silverstone GP and that test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi would be called in to take the vacant spot in Gresini Honda, however Repsol Honda has decided…
Nora Naraghi, Iran's first woman motocross champion
It isn’t always easy being a women who wants to ride motorcycles, even in open minded countries women on a motorcycles get the once over, but what happens if the country you live in prohibits you by law from obtaining…
Exan exhaust and mufflers for the Moto Guzzi Stelvio
Motorcycle parts dealer Exan, has a new exhaust and muffler system available for the Moto Guzzi Stelvio. The mufflers are available with oval silencers in either classic or carbon cap finish.They are available in four different materials, including stainless steel,…
Suter-BMW Moto1 to test at Brno
Marc VDS Racing team’s Suter-BMW Moto 1 is really getting a head start on all the future 2012 MotoGP CRT teams, because the team will be taking the bike to the Brno circuit for another important testing session.Riding the Suter…
2013 SBK Silverstone: Leon Camier tops QP2 and closes in on Sykes
After Friday’s dominating and clean sweep by Tom Sykes at Silverstone, ahead of the ninth round of 2013 World Superbike championship, the second and final qualifying session saw the rest of the field able to cut the massive gap that…
Hiroshi Aoyama talks about Marco Simoncelli
Hiroshi Aoyama has to celebrate his 30th birthday (today) in the most unhappy way by speaking about the death of Gresini Honda team mate Marco Simoncelli On his personal blog ‘Hiro Hero’ paid this tribute to his fallen team mate:“My…
Fiat Analyst Day – future Alfa Romeo models
Fiat is having its Analyst Day at the Lingotto in Turin. Antonio Baravalle, brand manager of Alfa Romeo, did a presentation (pdf), which had some interesting information about new models, besides the slow but sure take-up in sales at Alfa…
Peugeot GTI badge to be revived: historic GTI gallery
As Peugeot goes into reverse over its decision to kill the GTI badge, we bring you an historic gallery of Peugeot GTI models. With the Peugeot brand reinvention going on, there was a plan to focus on sports coupe models…
German Bike vs Japanese Bikes
BMW is going all out in promoting their first superbike, the powerful S 1000 RR and takes head on Japanese competitors to try to break their dominance in the high performance sportsbike segment, with this very aggressive ad campaign, that…
New Fiat Bravo – photos and press release
Fiat has finally shown the new Bravo hatchback to the world. On the italian version of our blog you can find an image gallery of the Fiat Bravo with all 27 hi-res images released.Initially, the Bravo engine range will include…
Ninja Trophy 2008
The 2008 edition of the Ninja Trophy, the Kawasaki one-brand trophy awarded to owners of ZX-6R models 2007/2008, will take place on March 30 at the Vallelunga track, Italy. Six races are to be held throughout various Italian tracks, three…
World Superbikes gets technical tweaks
The FIM announced today that World Superbikes is getting some technical tweaks that will go into effect immediately and with just three rounds left in the 2011 championship.One includes the use of ride-by-wire electronic system even for those teams who…
Indonesia to host World Superbikes for five years
The President of Infront Motor Sports, Maurizio Flamini has officially announced that World Superbikes will be returning to Indonesia (Sentul last hosted a WSBK event in 1997) in 2013 and has signed a five year contract to host the event…
Renault Fluence price and electric complications
There are many things that go against the purchase of an electric car in the minds of the car buying public. From so-called “range anxiety” to monthly battery hire, battery life and replacement, and recharge times, the actual economics of…