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Brammo motorcycles coming to Europe?

29 March, 2020
Could the Brammo brand of electric motorcycles be coming to Europe? The American company brought over a couple of models to show at the 2010 EICMA show, creating curiosity for many who had their first chance to get up-close to…

To be or not to be: the KTM Venom

29 March, 2020
The KTM Venom production seems to have stalled, as the prototype enters an advanced stage of development. The naked superbike has many KTM fans dreaming and hoping, but now Motorcyclenews has revealed that the Venom might have been shelved, for…

Yamaha previews 2012 livery for sponsors and partners

29 March, 2020
Yamaha MotoGP fans will have to wait until official Jerez test in ten days time before seeing the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, but nearly fifty Yamaha Team sponsors, suppliers and partners got a full preview yesterday in an exclusive event that…

MotoGP girls from Qatar

29 March, 2020
The MotoGP is back, as are the MotoGP girls. In this gallery, we give you the evening appointment with the girls from the Qatar MotoGP at Losail. After the jump are further pics, along with a video.

KTM 125 Duke preview pics

29 March, 2020
The KTM 125 Duke will have its official presentation today at the 2010 Intermot show, and here we can see preview pics of the production version of the KTM 125 prototype for 16-year-olds. Envious? We certainly are - to be…

MotoGP viewing numbers also drop in Spain

29 March, 2020
If MotoGP viewing audiences in Italy dropped for the evening races in Qatar, Spain’s numbers weren’t that much better, despite the fact that Spanish riders won in all three classes.MotoGP this year is being broadcasted by Spain’s Telecinco (Mediaset) and…

Chris Pfeiffer Snowcat video

29 March, 2020
Here’s a look at Chris Pfeiffer snow motorcycling with a modified version of the BMW G450X for the snow. With the winter season coming on, we’ll be seeing more snow-tuned motorcycles out for some off-road, on the snow fun, though…

Ducati and Mercedes announces partnership

29 March, 2020
The new Ducati Diavel made its North American debut in Los Angeles alongside the new Mercedes-Benz CLS 63 AMG and look who was on hand to do the promo work and confirm the AMG Mercedes will infact be partnering Ducati.The…

Italian scooters: new Aprilia Scarabeo 50 4T 4Valvole 2009

29 March, 2020
Here’s the final profile of the new Aprilia Scarabeo scooter range with the Scarabeo 50cc 4T ‘4Valvole’. The unmistakable look of this smaller Scarabeo remains the same, with a classic style, while the new features have been reserved for the…

New 1.4 TFSI engine for the Audi A3

29 March, 2020
Audi has announced a new 1.4-liter four-cylinder TFSI engine for the A3, available starting from november 2007a. The new engine, a turbocharged unit with gasoline direct injection, delivers 125 ps at 5,000 rpm with a maximum torque of 200 Nm,…

Ducati 2012 Streetfighter 848 revealed

29 March, 2020
Well Nicky Hayden teased it last week from Bologna saying that Ducati would be revealing a new bike on Monday (which everyone knew would be the Streetfighter 848), and he was right.Here’s the first official images of the Italian manufacturers…

Karel Abraham gets his bachelor degree in law

29 March, 2020
In Europe most riders start very young with their careers and end up sacrificing part their education as they try to attend high school or get their GED’s, but not Karel Abraham. The Czech rider who finished 9th in his…

BMW Motorrad new S1000 RR

29 March, 2020
Two years after its launch, BMW Motorrad presents a renewed version of the successful S1000RR. The new model claims to be more agile and accurate than its predecessor, with improved power delivery and more precise throttle response as BMW Motorrad…

Catalunya MotoGP Babes

29 March, 2020
No MotoGP weekend can be considered completely over unless it’s complete with pics and a hot video of the paddock girls. Catalunya 2009 MotoGP Babes

MotoGP Valencia Qualifying – Stoner Domination

29 March, 2020
Casey Stoner took his third pole position of the season dominating the qualifying session at Valencia turning in a blistering lap of 1.32’256 and a couple of great slides. Stoner beat Dani Pedrosa who was second by 0.263s. Third went…

Another cg image of the Alfa 149

29 March, 2020
The june issue of Quattroruote, Italy’s foremost auto magazine, has a CG image of the Alfa 149.The image comes from an article titled “Marchionne’s garage“), which contains information that might be a little outdated. For exampe, it reports that the…

BMW 3 series restyling: German pricing

29 March, 2020
The BMW 3 series restyling debut on the German market has been set for September 20, meaning that Germans will soon be able to purchase the Touring sedan from about 29,000 euros.That’s the entry level figure for the 318i sedan…

Acerbis Infinity body armour

29 March, 2020
This Transformer-style motorcycle gear shows some safety for summer, with the new Infinity body armour from R&D Acerbis. It is designed to be ergonomical and innovative, with the front part partially removable.The Infinity protection is made from polypropylene with Lycra…

Husqvarna design Nuda 900R

29 March, 2020
The Husqvarna Nuda 900R has turned out to be one of the anticipated new releases for this year, and almost against the odds. When Husqvarna first announced it was developing some new roadgoing models and a 900cc engine, while we…

Video of Colin Furze's 72ft scooter in action

29 March, 2020
Earlier this month we reported that Colin Furze had attempted another Guinness World record by building and riding the longest motorbike, 72ft or 22mt whichever you prefer, because now it’s official as this nutty, but genial inventor has got the…

Video of new 2009 Harley Davidson Iron 883

29 March, 2020
Here’s Harley Davidson’s latest on video, the newly launched blacked out Sportster, the Iron 883. The latest Dark Custom of the series shares most features with the Nightster 1200, except for the price tag.Iron 883 features and highlights:* Rubber-mounted Evolution…

MotoGP to Silverstone in 2010

29 March, 2020
After 22 years, Donington Park has lost the rights to host the British Gran Prix to Silverstone. Having hosted MotoGP between 1977 and 1986, Motogp will be returning to Silverstone in 2010.Silverstone Circuits Limited has signed a five year agreement…