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Max Biaggi and Aprilia 2012 World Champions photo gallery

25 March, 2020
Forty-one years old and still beating riders almost half his age, Max Biaggi aka the Roman Emperor or the Black Corsair took home his sixth World title on Sunday, his second in World Superbikes and the Italian also gave Aprilia…

2011 EICMA: Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo m.y. 2012

25 March, 2020
The revamped Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo for the year 2012 is currently on display at the 2011 EICMA. We already introduced the model a while ago in a previous post, but we can quickly underline again the main differences between the…

Riders Comments- Final Testing Day

25 March, 2020
On the final day of testing in Sepang, here’s what the riders had to say. MotoGP testing will be back at Losail, Qatar in the night test on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of March.Casey Stoner (Ducati Marlboro Team) Position:…

MotoGP to race at new F1 Texas venue?

25 March, 2020
When Dorna renewed an one year extension with the Indianapolis Motors Speedway, rumors immediately started up that the Grand Prix circus was keeping the Indy track on the calendar while the new F1 circuit in Austin, Texas is being built.The…

World Superbike and Supersport 2013 entry lists

25 March, 2020
The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) ha released a provisional list of the riders who will be competing in the 2013 World Superbike championship and Supersport championship, which will kick off in just two weeks time.This year’s WSBK grid will…

Moto 2 Explained – Video

25 March, 2020
Still don’t understand the new Moto2 series that will be substituting the 250cc championship next year? Check out this video interview with Mike Webb, technical director for MotoGP and Jeremy Ferguson of Dunlop who’ll explain the new class for us.During…

Paolo Simoncelli launches Squadra Corse Sic 58 team

25 March, 2020
On Saturday evening, for the second consecutive year the Buon Compleanno Sic (happy birthday) event took place to remember the late and still very much missed Marco Simoncelli who would have turned 26 on January 20th.The event was organized by…

WSBK Brno: Cal Crutchlow Dominates and Takes Superpole

25 March, 2020
The asphalt at the Brno circuit hit 62°c this afternoon during the Superpole session, but it wasn’t as hot as Sterilgarda Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow, who dominated all three stints and knocked out the rest of the field with a…

Moto Guzzi Griso and Ducati Hypermotard design concepts

25 March, 2020
Italian motorcycle design just got a touch of new talent with students from the IED design institute creating these designs based on the Moto Guzzi Griso and the Ducati Hypermotard. The Griso is a splendid bike but in this revolutionary…

MotoGP Phillip Island: Casey Stoner dominates FP2

25 March, 2020
Better weather conditions, but more cold and a couple of damp spots on the Phillip Island race circuit was what the the MotoGP riders found in this morning’s second free practice, with birthday boy Casey Stoner taking the top spot…

Video: Max Biaggi, the Roman Emperor

25 March, 2020
Max Biaggi’s win in Race 1 and epic comeback to take second in Race 2 during round one at Phillip Island, galvanized his fans and during the annual Max Biaggi Official Fan Club dinner last Saturday in Rome, three hundred…

Ducati Story Now Available on DVD

25 March, 2020
All you Ducatisti out there make room on your DVD library shelves, because Ducati is presenting its amazing history in a stunning movie on DVD (no Blue Ray yet). The DVD will be premiered at the 2010 World Ducati Week…

Nicky Hayden's Wrist X-Ray

25 March, 2020
During yesterday’s qualifying session at Brno saw Nicky Hayden lose the front of his factory GP10 and slid into the gravel trap hurting his left wrist.After x-rays in the Clinica Mobile, Hayden revealed that the crash had taken off a…

Ducati Diavel AMG by Vilner – images and details

25 March, 2020
When Audi bought Ducati last year, the cooperation between the Borgo Panigale-based manufacturer and AMG - Mercedes-Benz's sport division - was obviously dead and buried, but before the two brands were forced to go separate ways, some fruit of their…

Suzuki to close factory in Spain

25 March, 2020
While everyone is flustered by the fact that Suzuki has decided that their subsidary, the American Suzuki Motor Corporation will be filing for Chapter 11 (US bankruptcy laws) regarding its auto business to focus on the longterm growth of its…

Fiat 500 Abarth Marco Simoncelli tribute

25 March, 2020
To remember the late Marco Simoncelli, a member of Italy’s Fiat 500 Club (21,000 members), Gabriele Ravagnani from Modena decided to turn his historical Fiat 500 Abarth into a tribute to the Italian rider with this amazing paint job depicting…

Valentino Rossi tries on for size the Ducati 1199 Panigale

25 March, 2020
Italian website Motociclisti.myblog has published this photo of Valentino Rossi trying on for size the Ducati 1199 Panigale the pic was taken by 2011 World Superstock FIM Cup 1000 runner-up Danilo Petrucci.Petrucci along with Troy Bayliss were the two riders…

Kawasaki 2011 Ninja at Autopolis Video

25 March, 2020
Kawasaki is revealing bit by bit their new 2011 Ninja superbike ZX-10R and after their test at Autopolis circuit with Tom Sykes, they’ve posted this video footage that has some great close-ups of the bike and with Skyes in action.

Santa's Helpers

25 March, 2020
Postmen dressed as Santa Claus on motorcycles leave the headquarters of the post office to deliver letters in Seoul, South Korea.Try explaining this one to your Santa believing kids.

New Mini One D and Cooper D

25 March, 2020
BMW will be showing in Geneva the new Mini One and the Mini Cooper D, the first diesel version of the Mini branded with the Cooper logo.The Mini One will have a 1.4-liter gasoline engine, with 95 ps, capable of…