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Sete Gibernau: "Rossi is very good, he can tame the Ducati"

23 April, 2020
While most MotoGP fans seem to be already writing off Valentino Rossi next season, following his Ducati debut at Valencia, despite the positive words from crew chief Jeremy Burgess who says there’s no need to panic and “anybody who bets…

Triumph 1600 Thunderbird Cafe Racer

23 April, 2020
Take a look at this Triumph Thunderbird 1600 in café racer guise. The bike has been put together by Swede Sivert Raask from Raask accessories specialist, and has a new tank, seat and fairing. The exhaust has also been given…

MotoGP Misano Gallery of Pics – Part 2

23 April, 2020
Here’s our second gallery of pics from the GP Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini weekend. After 12 rounds Jorge Lorenzo leads the championship with 271 points followed by Dani Pedrosa with 208.

Vintage video: Capirossi vs Harada in 1998

23 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi takes out Tetsuya Harada back in 1998 at the last Moto GP in Argentina at the Buenos Aires circuit. In the 250cc class, both riders are using the Aprilia RSW 250 and are vying for the championship spot.12…

Kenan Sofuoglu to miss IRTA Moto2 test

23 April, 2020
The official IRTA Moto2 three day test kicks off today at Valencia, but unfortunately Kenan Sofuoglu won’t be present. The 2010 Supersport champion who switched to Moto2 at the end of last season, was forced to return to Turkey on…

Brembo MotoGP calipers for sale on E-bay

23 April, 2020
A pair of Brembo calipers are up for sale on E-bay, for 4,200 euro if you want them straight away. Only a limited number of these have ever been made, being dedicated exclusively to MotoGP teams. They weigh about half…

Triumph "Street Special", photoshop colour version

23 April, 2020
This shot of the Triumph Street Triple is a photo shopped version from Biagio di Caserta to create his own Street Special version with a touch of colour. After the jump, there’s a version in grey and we leave it…

Marco Melandri bluffs Biaggi to win Race 1 at Brno

23 April, 2020
A boiling asphalt, a hot and battled out duel between the title contenders taken almost to the line, made for an exciting race 1 at Brno, in the first part of the eighth round of this World Superbike championship.However, it…

MotoGP: More 2012 Rules Revealed

23 April, 2020
The Gran Prix Commission (Dorna, IRTA, FIM, MSMA) met in Barcelona today and have released a series of technical details regarding the return of MotoGP to the 1000cc displacement.We already know about the displacement, the number of cylinders, the 81mm…

Interwetten Honda confirms they're leaving MotoGP

23 April, 2020
After just one season in MotoGP, Interwetten Honda has confirmed the rumors that have been floating around the last month or so, that they will be closing down shop at the end of the season.Apparently Dorna nor Honda have found…

Motogp Sepang Testing – Video

23 April, 2020
Check out this video from the MotoGP testing in Sepang where you can see the riders in their garages and on track.There’s also two brief interviews from Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi.

Photo of the Day- Suzuki Green Goblin

23 April, 2020
Wasn’t Halloween last week? To turn a perfectly decent Suzuki GSX R-1000 this way you really have to be a hardcoreSpiderman comic book or movie fan.

LCR Mechanics go to school in Japan

23 April, 2020
Before the start of any MotoGP racing season, pit crews are sent to the manufacturers to learn about the inner workings of the new season’s bikes, that included assembling, set-up and maintenance.During the Wrooom event, Ducati’s MotoGP mechanics led by…

Official pics of the Maserati GranTurismo S automatic

23 April, 2020
Forget the automatic transmission and check out the white paint work on this Maserati GranTurismo S! We gave you details of the GranTurismo S in automatic yesterday, and here are the first official photos of the coupé from Modena in…

Motorcycle movies Batpod Catwoman

23 April, 2020
There is some discussion in this video at the beginning as to whether the girl onboard the Batpod is Anne Hathaway or not, but we reckon probably not. The new Batman film - The Dark Knight Rises - will feature…

Two-wheel soccer? Moto football? You'd better believe it…

23 April, 2020
Motoball de Neuville-de-Poitou (86)Uploaded from falcao86Our Giorgiogass discovered this crazy video, which of all the sports we’ve seen, this is last we could have imagined. Soccer, hockey, polo…you name it, but this “moto football” is totally nuts!It appears that this…

Nicky Hayden undergoes carpal tunnel surgery

23 April, 2020
MotoGP test ban time is when all the riders fix themselves up with major or minor surgery that they’ve put off during the racing season and now it’s Nicky Hayden’s turn.Yesterday, the Ducati rider underwent carpal tunnel surgery on his…

2011 Provisional World Superbike and Supersport entry lists

23 April, 2020
The FIM has been very busy today, because they’ve not only released the Grand Prix 2011 entry lists, they’ve also released the World Superbike and Supersport lists.Giving it the once over, World Superbikes has just 20 riders with one still…

First bike friendly gas station opens

23 April, 2020
France’s first motorcycle friendly gas station has opened with motorcycles and scooters more and more popular. Traffic jams, high fuel prices: we all know the deal.Total, the French oil company, understands this problem and recently opened the first gas station…

Thank-you Casey from Ducati

23 April, 2020
While Ducati will be getting Valentino Rossi next year and making an Italian marketing dream come true, the manufacturer hasn’t forgetten what Casey Stoner has done for the marque in MotoGP racing in these last three years and before his…

8th Women's Motorcycle Meeting

23 April, 2020
8th Motocicliste Meeting: female motorcycling.On september 27th and 28th in the middle of Tuscany, at Polcanto-Mugello in Italy a very special event will take place. The 8th edition this year from the “motocicliste meeting”.It’s the biggest event in the European…

Arnault and Frère looking at Aston Martin ?

23 April, 2020
It seems that billionaires Bernard Arnault and Albert Frère are looking into making a joint bid on Aston Martin, according to the Financial Times.Arnault is the first shareholder and CEO in LVMH (Louis Vuitton - Moët Hennessy), one of the…