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Five engine limit in MotoGP in 2013 and not 2014

25 March, 2020
MotoGP prototypes will be using five engines instead of the six this 2013 season to contest the entire 18 rounds of the calendar.When the FIM released the new sporting and technical regulations last November, the five engine rule was listed…

Video Yamaha XJ6 Diversion 2009

25 March, 2020
Here is the promo video for the new Yamaha XJ6 Diversion 2009, with Diversion technical specs and pics here. See our previous post for a video of the Yamaha XJ6.

Melandri debuts in Qatar Test with Hayate Team

25 March, 2020
Marco Melandri finally made his first 2009 preseason appearance after having missed the first test of the year at Sepang in February on the Kawasaki ZX-RR machine with the newly formed Hayate Racing Team. The Hayate team will be led…

Art of Custom 2012: Harley-Davidson on parade in Miami

25 March, 2020
A few weeks ago we went to Miami, Florida, to attend Harley-Davidson’s traditional Press Experience, which this year has been dubbed “The Art Of Custom” in order to underline the strong connection between the Milwaukee-based manufacturer and the custom world,…

WSBK Portimao – Nakano misses final round of the season

25 March, 2020
Just three days ago it seemed that Aprilia would be fielding three bikes for this weekend’s race at Portimaom instead Shinya Nakano has decided that he would not be present for the final round as his neck injury is still…

Maserati Kubang video

25 March, 2020
The new Maserati SUV presented at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show gets the Kubang name which was first introduced back in Detroit in 2003. In this first video of the Maserati Kubang, we get a better look at its style.…

Jorge Lorenzo's Moon Landing Anniversary Helmet

25 March, 2020
After his Indy helmet, Jorge Lorenzo will be wearing another one-off helmet for this weekend’s MotoGP at Estoril. This time the Spanish rider has turned his Nolan X-Lite X-802 into an astronaut’s helmet to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the…

Antonio Banderas Officially Presents his Moto2 Team

25 March, 2020
Antonio Banderas officially presented yesterday evening at the Compac Theatre in Madrid his Moto2 team, Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas. The Spanish team will compete in the inaugural Moto2 World Championship that kicks off on April 11th in Qatar with riders…

Mercedes W100F concept

25 March, 2020
The pictured model is the Mercedes W100F and it is not a real car, it is a virtual project created by Mercedes-Benz to celebrate the late Formula 1 champion Juan Manuel Fangio. The design of this W100F is clearly inspired…

Castrol Honda World Superbike Team revealed

25 March, 2020
The new Castrol Honda World Superbike Team was revealed today at the Castrol Technology Center, bringing back Castrol as the title sponsor, with the magnificent livery colours that will grace Ten Kates Honda CBR1000RR’s in 2011.Castrol has been associated with…

April 1st Motorcycle News

25 March, 2020
While surfing the web this morning I’ve found several April Fool’s Day news items. Here are some of the more interesting ones:From Italian website motocorse:New WSBK star Ben Spies is to take Dani Pedrosa’s place in Qatar and in Repsol…

Dani Pedrosa still unfit, will miss Silverstone GP

25 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa has decided he will not race in this weekend’s Silverstone GP, thus giving those half-backed rumors that were circulating in the paddock that he had further injured himself in some other of accident somewhat more substance.In the press…

Shinya Nakano to Manage 56 Design Racing Team

25 March, 2020
When Shinya Nakano announced his retirement from racing in a press conference last October one of his phrases was: “Now, if my experience is a little help, I want to contribute to the motorcycle industry. I look forward to seeing…

New Mercedes CLS live at 2010 Paris Motor Show

25 March, 2020
Here’s the new Mercedes CLS live at the 2010 Paris Motor Show and we’re thinking of a sexiest car prize for this year as it seems the French event has attracted some lovely models. The new Mercedes CLS is a…

EICMA 2009: new KTM road bike and MV Agusta F5

25 March, 2020
Juicy information from interviews with the MDs of KTM and MV Agusta by Motorevue has revealed that the two companies are preparing some interesting presentations for the 2009 EICMA show to take place in Milan in November.Reihnold Zens from KTM…

Barracuda, Gresini Racing's new sponsor

25 March, 2020
We were kind of wondering why we didn’t see Jorge Lorenzo posing for Barracuda’s calendar this year with super hot Russian model Vera Sapojnikova and now we know why. Barracuda has stepped up its game and has become one the…

Shock Doctor partners with Rizla Suzuki

25 March, 2020
Shock Doctor, Inc., the global brand leader in sports protective gear, announces its partnership with Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, supplying the crew and racers with its line of technologically-advanced luggage, backpacks and various Power Dry™ System products. The Power Dry System…

Marco Melandri to test in Qatar

25 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has written on his Facebook profile that he will be present at the official night test this weekend in Qatar and will be joining the other Motogp riders after his appearance at the SpeedCar Series in Dubai, the…

MotoGP Qatar test – Yamaha's closer than in Sepang

25 March, 2020
Ben Spies and Jorge Lorenzo were encouraged by their 4th and 5th positions, with the American rider just 0.292secs from the Honda trio in the final pre-season MotoGP test in Qatar.“We made the bike go in a pretty good direction…

MotoGP Aragon: Stoner wins in easy race

25 March, 2020
The MotoGP Aragon race saw Ducati take spots one and three on the podium today, with Casey Stoner winning in one of his classic races - starting first, riding fast and finishing off in a mostly uncontended top place for…