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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…

Ixon Flora women's motorcycle jacket

23 March, 2020
Check out these sexy women’s motorcycle jackets from Ixon. The Ixon Flora jacket has a sports cut perfect for the female shape, and is made from Spythec synthetic materials with mesh panels for ideal ventilation. The Flora jacket has a…

MotoGP Misano Paddock Babes

23 March, 2020
How can you have a MotoGP race without pretty umbrella girls? These are from the Misano MotoGP and you get an extra this time, a few pics of the Rizla Suzuki babes hanging around a hotel pool, but unfortunately for…

FIM decides that Jerez marshals acted accordingly

23 March, 2020
The FIM has ‘ruled’ (big laugh here) regarding the actions of the marshals at Jerez after ‘The Incident’ when Casey Stoner complained about the marshals playing favourites and not helping him as much as they did Valentino Rossi to try…

BMW S 1000 RR price revealed

23 March, 2020
BMW Motorrad has revealed that the price of the new S 1000 RR will be 15,850 euros. The four colours available are Thunder grey, Alpinewhite (600 euros more), Lupin blue-Magma Red-Acid green and Mineral Silver.Optional extras for the S 1000…

MotoGP Motegi: Should we stay or should we go?

23 March, 2020
The Japanese GP race at Motegi is still causing concern for the majority of the GP riders and paddock personnel even during this Catalan weekend, especially for Jorge Lorenzo now that Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta told the riders that Motegi…

Simoncelli like Tomizawa

23 March, 2020
I’ve been very torn since I saw the images and had to decide whether to post the following amateur’s video (after the jump because of the contents) on how Marco Simoncelli’s accident was handled by track side EMT’s at Sepang,…