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Randy de Puniet to become a Ducati test rider?

26 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet looks like he’s been left out in the cold regarding a MotoGP ride for the 2012 season. The French rider was rumored to be heading to LCR Honda, but newly crowned Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl has taken…

Loris Baz to continue with Kawasaki in 2013

26 March, 2020
As highly expected World Superbike team Kawasaki has completed their 2013 line-up after confirming Tom Sykes, they have also confirmed Loris Baz for next season. The 19-year old French rider started the season in the FIM Superstock 1000 Championship, but…

Alfa Romeo MiTo: driving details

26 March, 2020
Another video for the Alfa Romeo MiTo which continues to play on the gradual leaking of details on the part of users involved by the company, step by step. The video is in Italian but shows off the great driving…

Alberto Puig to have a new role in HRC

26 March, 2020
MotoGP in 2014 will see some interesting internal changes in several of the factory team garages. Marc Marquez' championship winning pit crew (Casey Stoner brought them with him when he switched from Ducati to Repsol Honda) will be replaced by…

Valentino Rossi's first video interview after shoulder surgery

26 March, 2020
Forty-eight hours after his surgery, Valentino Rossi’s first public interview goes to Italian prime time TV show “Striscia la Notizia” (a satirical variety show that airs nightly).‘Capitan Ventosa’ (the weird guy in yellow) went to Rossi’s home town Tavullia to…

Moto2: Hayate Racing Team changes name

26 March, 2020
The Hayate Racing Team that ran the 2009 season with an unbranded Kawasaki NinjaZX-RR after the factory’s decision to pullout of MotoGP, and last minute agreement between Dorna and the Japanese manufacturer saw the Hayate team run by Andrea Dosoli.The…

10 Years of racing with Pramac – video

26 March, 2020
Pramac Racing will be celebrating their 10th year in MotoGP this season and to celebrate the event have put together this little video with all the riders they’ve had.Pramac Racing started in 2002 and has gone under several names, including…

Lancia Delta Executive pricing

26 March, 2020
The Lancia Delta Executive pricing in its home market of Italy is being released as 33,100 euros. The new variant is the most exclusive offering of the hatchback, and offers black lacquer features in the interior and Frau leather seats.The…

Mercedes is planning SLS AMG E-Cell Roadster version

26 March, 2020
Mercedes is considering the production of the SLS AMG E-Cell Roadster. Sales of the electric coupe is expected to start this coming autumn, although Mercedes doesn’t hold any marketing forecasts yet, given the type of car and its absolute novelty…

Summer Paddock Girls by Silvio Tosseghini – Part 1

26 March, 2020
After our gallery on the paddock girls of Laguna Seca, Silvio Tosseghini gives us the first of a summer gallery on the ladies of the motorcycle track. As per usual, Silvio has been the first in line to get his…

2009 Indian Chief will be back in time for Christmas

26 March, 2020
Anyone who knows something about motorcycling knows Indian well and knows that in the US they don’t just have Harley Davidson. The first Indian model came to light in 1902 and with “The Scout” and “The Chief”, the American company…

Metisse McQueen Desert Racer video

26 March, 2020
The Metisse McQueen Desert Racer is a limited edition McQueen replica offroad that will be made in a run of just 300 models. While it probably looks more at home in a desert somewhere, rather than in the greenery of…

Marco Melandri meets the Yamaha Super Ténéré 1200

26 March, 2020
Obviously this photoshoot of Marco Melandri posing with the Yamaha Super Ténéré 1200 was done before his shoulder surgery last Thursday morning.Melandri visited Yamaha’s headquarters at Gerno di Lesmo to get a closer hand look at the factory that is…

Motorcycle pic of the day: Norton V4 MotoGP rendering

26 March, 2020
One of the rumors that rocked during last summer’s racing hiatus was that Norton was working on a MotoGP bike, and they even signed a tentative agreement with Dorna about placing two bikes on the grid in 2012 when CRT…

Geneva Motor Show – all the premieres

26 March, 2020
Here it is, a giant table of all the premieres that have been announced for the Geneva Motor Show. Starting from tomorrow, you will find ample coverage, mainly on our Italian language counterpart: Autoblog.it in Geneva.MarcamodelliAlfa Romeo 159 SportwagonBrera 2.4…

Max Neukirchner's Superpole Crash at Portimao (w/video)

26 March, 2020
The Hannspree Ten Kate racing team had mixed fortunes in last weekend’s World Superbike at Portimao. Max Neukirchner has this very scary crash during the Superpole session which left the German rider with a deep hole in his arm.In race…

Lotus Evora to be cut from range by 2013?

26 March, 2020
In very curious reports, it’s said that the Lotus Evora could get axed in what would be another big decision for the future Lotus range from new CEO Dany Bahar. The Evora model was revealed at the London motor show…

SuperDuke 1200 R Concept: a KTM graphic concept

26 March, 2020
Italian industrial designer Mirco Sapio has presented our colleagues from Motoblog.it with his own rendition of a pretty interesting concept bike, the SuperDuke 1200 R, based on chassis and engine of the oustanding KTM RC8. Mr.Sapio drew some inspiration from…

Marco Melandri – MotoGP's Dr. Freud

26 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has published on his website his own personal interpretation of Jorge Lorenzo’s post race celebration at Le Mans, where the Spanish rider sat in front of a giant screen watching the race and eating popcorn.Lorenzo’s gag was very…

Motorcyclist and ram go head-to-head in awesome video

26 March, 2020
This video comes from Nelson, New Zealand, where a local motorcyclist - going out for a quiet spin in the countryside with his loyal Honda - suddenly found himself in front of a stubborn and not-so-friendly ram (as you will…

A lovely Hyperstrada!

26 March, 2020
What at first glance seems a personalised version of the Ducati Hypermotard, actually has other roots: and its name is Hyperstrada. Created by Style and Performance, a ligurian company producing aftermarket parts for every type of bike, has been successfully…