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Max Biaggi dominates Race 1 at Phillip Island

26 March, 2020
Max Biaggi kept a low profile this weekend working hard with his completely renovated team and it payed off as the Roman Emperor conquered the first race of 2012 World Superbike season at Phillip Island. Tom Sykes sitting in pole…

Andrea Dovizioso and Yamaha Tech3 deal officially confirmed

26 March, 2020
The rumor broke late Friday afternoon when several websites reported that Andrea Dovizioso had signed with Yamaha Tech3 for the 2012 season after spending ten years with Honda.This rumor has now been officially confirmed and Dovizioso will be fielded alongside…

WSBK Assen Preview

26 March, 2020
The WSBK PR is also revving up for this weekend’s double header in Assen:Hannspree Ten Kate HondaJonathan Rea:“After what’s been a sluggish start to the season, we needed to look at making some changes to the bike to improve the…

MotoGP Assen Qualifying – Rossi back on Pole

26 March, 2020
This afternoon’s qualifying started with Valentino Rossi hitting the top of the timesheet almost immediately and the positions would continue to change during the hour with Casey Stoner, Jorge Lorenzo and Colin Edwards exchanging the top position. Rossi wasn’t giving…

Your pics: Black Forest motorcycle tour with butterfly

26 March, 2020
These two lovely pics come to us from reader Tobias, on his tour through the Black Forest this year. As winter comes on in the northern hemisphere, we thought we’d remember our summer rides and motorcycle tours to get us…

Casey Stoner Australian GP Helmet

26 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was sporting this new helmet design on his Nolan X 802 for his home race at the Australian GP at Phillip Island, not as far out looking as Jorge Lorenzo’s Estoril GP moon landing helmet, Stoner’s lid would…

Dani Pedrosa undergoes more surgery

26 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa, just three days after writing on his blog that his shoulder recovery was going more slowly than expected and that his participation at the Assen GP was in doubt, is currently undergoing further surgery on his collarbone.According to…

Royal Enfield Bullet 500es pics

26 March, 2020
In a town out west of the range, in the afternoon sunlight of a winter’s day, we came across this lovely Royal Enfield Bullet 500es. The town is one of only 3000 people, and the bike is the transport of…

2011 EICMA: Kawasaki Versys 1000

26 March, 2020
Kawasaki presents the long-awaited Versys 1000 at the 2011 EICMA, a bike which was spotted around in mule-form just a while ago. The bike uses a 4 cylinder engine and boasts aesthetics derived from Versys 650. Here are the first…

Bike calendar girls Iron and Lace

26 March, 2020
What more could you want to look at for 16 months of the year than custom built bikes and girls in lingerie? On the same page, that is. This 2012 Iron & Lace Calendar puts together some of the best…

BMW M3 F80 spy shots

26 March, 2020
BMW M3 5th generation will use a tri-turbo in-line 6 engine again. This is one of the few sure things about the development of this mysterious car, which will be launched at first as a saloon car and will be…

WSBK Donington Race 1 – Spies takes 9th win

26 March, 2020
Ben Spies took his ninth World Superbike victory of the season in race one at Donington Park.Off the starting line Ben Spies race pace was impressive as it was all weekend, but the surprise came from Max Biaggi and his…

WSBK rider quotes from round 7 at Aragon

26 March, 2020
Today’s WSBK round at the Motorland Aragon circuit saw two Italians who did it better than anyone else and splitted the top of the podium, Yamaha’s Marco Melandri in race 1 and Aprilia’s Max Biaggi in race 2. It was…

Mercedes CLK 500 m.y. 2007

26 March, 2020
Mercedes has announced a new engine for the CLK 500: the old 5-liter V8 with 3 valves per cylinder by the new 5.5-liter V8 with 4 valves per cylinder. Power goes up to 388 ps (from 306 ps) while maximum…

Mercedes GLK takes on every kind of surface in new video

26 March, 2020
Mercedes-Benz has released a new video starring its fierce GLK, the compact luxury crossover SUV from the three pointed star house which debuted in 2008 and still is one of the strongest and best-selling models of his segment after the…

BMW 5-Series GT European pricing

26 March, 2020
BMW has released its pricing details for the 5 Series GT for the various European markets, and in Italy the base price will be 58,000 euros. That figure refers to the 530d GT Eletta, equipped with a 3.0 litre diesel…

WSBK: Chris Vermeulen talks Phillip Island Crashes

26 March, 2020
Kawasaki’s Chris Vermeulen crashed out twice in round 1 Phillip Island with a very big and scary crash in Race 2 that left the rider with a very swollen leg.Here’s Vermeulen from his video blog describing his races what happened…

Aprilia RSV4 R, Dorsoduro and Shiver live at EICMA

26 March, 2020
Aprilia live at EICMA has some impressive models to show off, including the RSV4 R, which is the undisputed queen of the stand. It appears along with the new Dorsoduro Factory (more on that later), the new Shiver and the…

Toni Elias talks about testing the BMW S1000RR

26 March, 2020
Toni Elias still has no idea what he’ll be doing next year after a very dismal return to MotoGP, after winning the Moto2 championship in 2010. The Spaniard was invited by BMW Italia to take part in the World Superbike…