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WSBK – Physical Updates on Injured Riders

21 March, 2020
With WSBK round 2 at Portimao in just two weeks time, we’ve got a couple of injury updates on riders of who will be racing and who’s still in doubt.Chris Vermeulen (Kawasaki Racing) with his usual video, (thanks Chris) tells…

Argentina GP dropped from 2013 MotoGP calendar

21 March, 2020
Last Tuesday (Novembre 20th) Javier Alonso (Dorna) and Claude Denis (FIM safety advisor) visited the Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina for a last look before giving the Argentinean circuit its homologation, however the trip was for the moment a…

Superbike Imola live pics

21 March, 2020
These fantastic live pics from the Imola Superbike come from a lucky reader of Motoblog.it who certainly had a birds’ eye view of proceedings (and a very nice camera it seems). We’ll be posting a huge gallery of Imola pics…

Honda VFR1200F promo video

21 March, 2020
The elegant new Honda VFR1200F appears in this promo video, and while a bit corny and hyperbolic, it gives you the full details. The new sport-tourer from Honda is capable of 127kW or 173 hp and 129 Nm of torque.…

Photo of the Day – Rossi in Rosso

21 March, 2020
This is the closest that Valentino Rossi is going to get to wearing red and only during winter test ban and at Christmas, but according to the Italian gossip rags Santa Claus needs someone fast to help deliver Christmas presents.Thanks…

Video: Valentino Rossi on board the Ducati 1198 SP

21 March, 2020
After the official pics of Valentino Rossi at Misano with the Ducati 1198 SP, we can now show you a video (the first 30 seconds) from who else than Sportmediaset, of the Italian trying to test the fitness of shoulder.Unfortunately…

Althea Racing to continue with Unibat as sponsor

21 March, 2020
While some World Superbike teams have trouble finding paying sponsors (just think of the problems Alstare Suzuki has had over the years) others like Althea Ducati renew their agreements.Althea Racing announced yesterday that they will continue with their key sponsor…

H-D Sportster Technics by Roland Sands

21 March, 2020
In America it is not uncommon for companies operating outside the motorcycle industry to turn to well-known customizers to create some sort of “promo bike” to amaze the attendants of some fair or event. It is a win-win situation, where…

Niccolò Canepa in World Superbikes with Ducati Roma Team

21 March, 2020
Ducati Roma Team was born on the ashes of Supersonic Racing and the new World Superbike team will be fielding former MotoGP, Moto2 rider, Superstock 1000 FIM Cup rider Niccolò Canepa in the 2012 Superbike championship.Canepa won the 2007 Superstock…

Dodge and SRT live @ the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

21 March, 2020
The 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona 500 is celebrated by a special series based on the modern day Charger, made in just 2500 copies and equipped with the 5.7-liter HEMI V8 unit delivering 370 hp and 395 Nm, the same one…

Valentino Rossi beats Ferrari drivers in ice kart race

21 March, 2020
The 2012 Wrooom event at Madonna di Campiglio ended last night with a victory for Valentino Rossi, albeit it was in the traditional ice kart race.The Ducati rider beat Ferrari drivers Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella, but…

Red Devils Roma Superbike team switches to Aprilia

21 March, 2020
Red Devils Roma Superbike team debuted in World Superbikes this season with Niccolò Canepa using a Ducati 1198, but next year has decided not to use the new 1199 Panigale (that replaces the 1198 in the championship) and will be…

WSBK Misano: Carlos Checa back on top in warm-up, Rea crashes

21 March, 2020
World Superbike warm-up practice at sunny Misano saw Carlos Checa regain the top of the timesheets followed by Ayrton Baldovini and Michel Fabrizio ahead of the this afternoon’s races, however the session was red flagged after Jonathan Rea crashed at…

WSBK Phillip Island: Rider Quotes after Round 1

21 March, 2020
We’ve got a batch of final quotes after this exciting World Superbike Championship 2010 season opener at Phillip Island, so check out what the riders had to say after round 1.Leon Haslam - Race 1: 1st, Race 2: 2ndI am…

Porsche 911 model year 2009: changes

21 March, 2020
After much talk and a raft of spy shots, finally we have the secret documents destined for Porsche dealers, published by the Rennteam forum, in which all the modifications for the 911 model year 2009 appear. Internet tentacles have now…

Love is a Suzuki Love?

21 March, 2020
Michael Jackson back in the ‘8os got paid lot of yen to advertise the 50cc Suzuki Love. Makes you wonder how many scooters they actually sold in Japan back then with these two campy commercials.More of Jacko’s Love is my…

Sete Gibernau signed already?

21 March, 2020
During the presentation from Arai helmets in Spain, a spokesman said by accident that Sete Gibernau had already signed a contract with Ducati.A Dutch journalist from the magazine “Moto73” was present and contacted his office.It’s all about the 5th Ducati…

Solar powered motorcycle

21 March, 2020
The guy in the video is Richard Gryzch who claims that this is the world’s first solar charged electric motorbike that can travel up to 50 miles on a full charge and hits a top speed of 9o mph.The Solar…

Mercedes E-Class cabriolet snow pics

21 March, 2020
The new Mercedes E-Class cabrio would hardly be my vehicle of choice for the winter season, but here are some more pics of the E-Class cabriolet on snow. A situation like this would probably be one in which you would…

Ducati Fragrance for Men

21 March, 2020
Ducati likes to put their brand logo on a lot of products aside from high performance motorcycles and this includes espresso machines to computers to pen drives to wines and now they have their own fragrance formulated by Morris Profumi.The…

BMW S 1000 RR gallery

21 March, 2020
Something to drool over this weekend are these shots of the BMW S 1000 RR; after having seen it already at Monza Superbike, here’s another lovely gallery. This is the S1000 RR road version, and is a much-awaited addition to…