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First Look: Aprilia RSV4 Alitalia Livery

23 March, 2020
The official 2010 Aprilia Superbike team launch will be held February 9th at the Fiumicino airport in Rome, but this picture of the Aprilia RSV4 decked out with Alitalia livery was taken at the Piaggio Convention that was held last…

Valentino Rossi has given up hope

23 March, 2020
Filippo Preziosi defended Valentino Rossi after his horrible qualifying session in Qatar saying that Rossi’s talent is out of the question, however after yesterday’s lowly 10th place finish, the former World Champion in a post race interview with Sportmediaset very…

WSBK Donington: Rea's fall sequence (gallery)

23 March, 2020
Our mates from twin site Motoblog.it got ahold of a quite interesting sequence of pics showing Jonathan Rea’s crash in Donington during this morning Free Practice. We are not allowed to publish it because of copyright reasons, but you can…

Michelin boss talks about the single tyre rule

23 March, 2020
Michelin boss Jean-Phillippe Weber has given his idea about the safety and the single tyre rule in MotoGP. Weber is thinking it will not change much. About the new coming changes he has said: “I don’t think it will change…

Nolan helmets: the X-Lite X-802:

23 March, 2020
Nolan’s X-Lite brand is certainly one of the most popular on the market for bike helmets, and in 2009 they have produced another impressive top-of-the-range racing helmet, the new X-802.Each component of this helmet has been designed separately, and with…

The FB01 Moto Corse at Valencia (w/video)

23 March, 2020
Turn up the volume on your sound speakers, because we’ve got a brief video with the magical sound of FB Corse’s FB01 machine during last week’s shakedown test at Valencia.As we reported last Thursday, the FB01 didn’t exactly make the…

Yamaha Racing programming the future

23 March, 2020
While in World Superbikes, Yamaha Racing has changed all it’s riders from 2008 onwards (Corser-Haga, Spies-Sykes, Crutchlow-Toseland and in 2011 Melandri-Laverty) in MotoGP, Yamaha is looking for stability.After signing Jorge Lorenzo for two years, Lin Jarvis is looking to keep…

Carlos Checa: Sykes will be the rider to beat in 2013

23 March, 2020
Carlos Checa was another rider that our guy over at Motoblog.it was able to interview during Nolan’s Christmas party last week. The 2011 World Superbike champion turned 40 last October and has a few strands of white hair and a…

Valentino Rossi and Alessia Piovan for Dainese 2008

23 March, 2020
The now officially confirmed partnership which sees Valentino Rossi at the side of the little red devil Dainese will continue for 2008. The new campaign partners the Tavullia champion with cinema’s new Italian star, Alessia Piovan, who we saw in…

Lapo Elkann expresses interest in buying Ducati

23 March, 2020
Lapo Elkann, one of the heirs of the Agnelli fortune and manager of brand promotion at Fiat Automobiles (he was behind Fiat sponsoring Yamaha in MotoGP due to his friendship with Valentino Rossi) has expressed interest in buying Ducati to…

Honda celebrates 65th anniversary with 'Hand's' video

23 March, 2020
To celebrate its 65th anniversary Honda has released this short commercial dubbed ‘Hands’ that showcases some of theshowcases some of their achievements since Sochiro Honda founded the Honda Motor Company turning it into the largest motorcycle company in the world…

WSBK to adopt BSB Evo rules?

23 March, 2020
British website bikesportnews.com who has more moles in the WSBK paddock than I have burrowing in my back yard, has revealed that the World Superbike championship is thinking of adopting the British Superbike Evo class rules in 2012 in order…

Crashproof bike fails test: video

23 March, 2020
This incredible video is so bizarre that I don’t know what to make of it…. Hoping the guy is okay, though, it almost seems like a spoof because really - could anything go this wrong when filming? The idea is…

AXO 2009 range: Cyclone and Spider jackets

23 March, 2020
AXO has presented its 2009 collections “Cyclone” and “Spider”, and we show you here the jackets from these new ranges.The Cyclone jacket is made from nylon and polyester netting for maximum protection against hits and abrasions (should you come off…

Pic of the day: Vespa 250cc twin cylinder

23 March, 2020
We thank Marcello and our colleagues at Motoblog for these shots of the Vespa twin cylinder 250cc, which we had to show you in our photo of the day category. If anyone recognises the engine, lest us know. It’s curious…

Shane Byrne hit in two separate accidents

23 March, 2020
If you thought that you had a bad day, two time British Superbike champion Shane “Shakey” Bryne will probably beat you.The 2012 PBM Kawasaki rider and his family were involved in a head-on traffic accident early Monday morning, which luckily…

Your photos: spring motorcycle tours are (almost) here

23 March, 2020
This photo from the guys at Mondovaradero should give you an idea of how much snow has fallen in Italy this year, but we’re on the home straight to spring with some lovely sun. These shots come from a motorcycle…

Superbike Testing at Misano with Aprilia, BMW, Ducati and Yamaha

23 March, 2020
Three days after the World Superbike round at Assen, four official teams, Aprilia, BMW, Ducati and Yamaha all headed to the Misano Adriatico race track for a two day test session (Wednesday and Thursday), before next week’s important Monza round.The…