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Japanese vs European motorcycles 2011 best bikes

27 March, 2020
Is this a real shift in paradigm or merely another passing trend? In naming its top ten best bikes for 2011, Cycle World cites the gaining ground of European bikes against Japanese bikes in the US motorcycle market. Leaving aside…
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WSBK – Alitalia to sponsor Aprilia?

27 March, 2020
Alitalia, Italy’s former national airline company, now called Alitalia-CAI is close to closing a two year sponsorship deal with Aprilia’s Superbike factory team.CAI is owned by a group of Italian investors led by Piaggio’s President Roberto Colaninno who also controls…
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Ferrari California: the closed top version

27 March, 2020
After the first official shots, with the open roof, we finally see the coupè version of the Ferrari California, with a closed roof. That the California is a different Ferrari is shown by the blu colour chosen for the photos,…
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Kawasaki suspends MotoGP team

27 March, 2020
In a press release from today, Kawasaki announced today that it suspended its factory MotoGP racing activities for this year.Kawasaki said they can not recover the impact of the financial crisis and it pushed them to take this unpleasant decision.…
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KTM returns to Dakar after 450cc restriction postponed

27 March, 2020
KTM has apparently listed some riders in next year’s Dakar race, despite previous reports that KTM had quit Dakar. The decision has come after a re-scheduling of the 450cc limit. The Dakar site reports:Further to the numerous discussions that have…
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Anthony West Talks Kawasaki

27 March, 2020
In an article in Motorsprint’s weekly magazine, Anthony West who will be leaving Motogp for theSupersport series riding a Honda for Team Stiggy, had a few words about his 2008 season and team.I hope Melandri doesn’t come to Kawasaki too…
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Porsche 997 Carrera 4S PDK: road test

27 March, 2020
Our colleagues at autoblog.it had the opportunity to do a road test of the Porsche 997 Carrera 4S PDK, thanks to the collaboration of the Porsche delearship in Tuscany.The example they had was the classic silver exterior and black interior,…
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Ducati presents 2012 upgrades for Multistrada and Hypermotard

27 March, 2020
Just few weeks before the opening of the Milan International Motorcycle Exhibition (EICMA) and right after the presentation of the new Streetfighter 848 and the announcement of the arrival of the 1199 Panigale, Ducati released more information about its 2012…
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Motorcycle Comic: Ruben Xaus on his Way Out?

27 March, 2020
BMW’s Ruben Xaus, who crashed out four times at Phillip Island has been the latest rider to be targeted by the caustic wit of Motoblog’s resident comic artist Luca Ruggeri.The Spanish rider who seems to single handedly support the motorcycle…
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Incoming!

27 March, 2020
Sometimes luck just runs out or s##t happens, but this is totally ridiculous. Can you imagine telling your friends or better yet your insurance company, that you were cruising down a street and you got hit by a large, white…
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Marc Marquez takes Moto2 pole position at Estoril

27 March, 2020
Marc Marquez took his second pole position of the season - his 9th in Moto2 - during today’s qualifying session at Estoril. The Spanish star dominated most of the session only to see Thomas Luthi put in a flying lap…
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Tom Sykes and Joan Lascorz talk about Valencia test

27 March, 2020
Kawasaki’s World Superbike team concluded a three-day test session at Valencia yesterday and Joan Lascorz and Tom Sykes were among the several Kawasaki riders present preparing for the upcoming 2012 season.Both riders posted strong laps and Sykes, using race tyres,…
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Dutch Racer has a Very Scary Motorcycle Crash

27 March, 2020
This has to be one of the scariest motorcycle racing crashes we’ve seen in long time and it was captured by a security camera back in 2004 during a race in The Netherlands.The 2002 Dutch Superstock champion Richard Fluttert lost…
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Maverick Vinales quits team at Sepang

27 March, 2020
The bombshell from this morning’s Moto3 free practice at Sepang (with Jonas Folger the fastest rider) was that Maverick Vinales was not on track and by the end of the session and after a private meeting with Dorna’s CEO Carmelo…
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Casey Stoner second highest earning sports star in Australia

27 March, 2020
Winning a MotoGP championship title does wonders for your salary earnings. Casey Stoner moved from last year’s fourth place with $6.8 million to second place with an estimated $9.5 million (these are Australian dollars) according to Business Review Weekly’s annual…
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Sam Lowes takes Silverstone pole despite crash

27 March, 2020
World Supersport Championship leader Sam Lowes (Yamaha Yakhnich Motorsport) will start from the pole position in tomorrow’s race at Silverstone. With two minutes left in the second qualifying session, the talented British rider put in an impressive new best lap…
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World's fastest street bike: Asphaltfighters Stormbringer

27 March, 2020
The Asphaltfigters Stormbringer is based on the Kawasaki ZX-10R has has 280 hp, tipped as the world’s fastest road-spec bike. The engine is still the same 999 cc with 165 hp, but the tuning has totally revamped the power to…
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MotoGP in Brazil in 2014?

27 March, 2020
According to Brazilian SporTV News, the president of the Brazilian Motorcycle Confederation (CMB), Firmo Alves, has said that the MotoGP World Championship will be returning to the country from 2014.The comment was made during at a Honda presentation in Sao…
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Valentino Rossi Organizes Motocross Charity Event

27 March, 2020
If you’re going to be in Italy around the Pesaro area the 15th of November, why not take in a star studded motocross race at the Cavallara track?Valentino Rossi is organizing this special motocross race as a fund raising event…
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Honda to Supply Engines to Moto2

27 March, 2020
The initial engine supplier for the Moto2 class, the 600cc prototype World Championship series which will run for the first time in 2010, has been confirmed as Japanese manufacturer Honda. After receiving offers from various potential suppliers, the Permanent Bureau…
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KTM 250 Duke in the works

27 March, 2020
As the Honda CBR250R takes on the Kawasaki Ninja 250 in the small cylinder sportbike category, KTM has decided to enter the fray as well. According to president Stefan Pierer, a KTM 250 Duke is being developed which could even…
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Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen are staying with Suzuki

27 March, 2020
Suzuki Motor Corporation are pleased to announce that Loris Capirossi and Chris Vermeulen have both agreed to terms to continue riding for the Japanese company’s MotoGP squad for a further season.Loris Capirossi has shown throughout the 2008 season his energy…
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