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WSBK Kyalami Race 1 and 2 – Haga takes it all

19 March, 2020
Noriyuki Haga took a double victory yesterday at the Kyalami circuit in South Africa on board his Ducati Xerox with team mate Michel Fabrizio taking second place twice. Ben Spies took third in the first race, while in the second,…

Hatari graphic and animation helmets (w/videos)

19 March, 2020
If you’re looking for something completely off the charts in helmet designs and visual gratification you may want to check out Hatari Helmets.Hatari is the newest kid on the block in helmet designs and what makes them different from everyone…

Randy DePuniet's Bunnies

19 March, 2020
These two Playboy Bunnies must have had an excellent effect on Randy DePuniet, who qualified 5th yesterday, less that 2 tenths from 4th place Valentino Rossi.

Casey Stoner fastest in FP1 at damp Valencia

19 March, 2020
It was a difficult first MotoGP free practice due to a damp and partially wet Valenica circuit, with all the riders showin up with some sort of tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli, and Loris Capirossi running #58 plate instead…

Laser Exhaust for BMW R1200R

19 March, 2020
The BMW R 1200 R gets a new HotCam 2 Titanium Short exhaust by Laser. Made from carbonfibre the exhaust has been designed as an attractive silencer with better performance and weight saving for the bike. The titanium-carbonfibre mix makes…

A Ducati Espresso, anyone?

19 March, 2020
Café Razzi Promotion is celebrating Nicky Hayden and the upcoming Laguna Seca race with a Ducati inspired Espresso machine with Nicky’s race number and signature.The first five customers that purchase the Pininfarina Pro Corse LB2210CENH model that sells for $1,398.00…

Not so secret meeting between Dorna and BMW

19 March, 2020
Rumors of BMW and Aprilia entering MotoGP in 2012 have been floating around for some time now, with Aprilia more or less denying that they want to enter the premier racing series, but BMW has a slightly different attitude, and…

Film video Ducati 1198 2009

19 March, 2020
From Tor Sagen at Raptors&Rockets, comes this new “film” of the Ducati 1198 2009. This is a really beautiful bike and an exciting video, showing of some of the Ducati technology.Sagen is in Portimao for the international press Ducati 1198…

WSBK Portimao Tests – Brit Pack Flex Muscles

19 March, 2020
Ten Kate Honda’s Jonathan Rea lead almost the entire three days of testing at Portimao except for the first day that was led by Alstare Suzuki’s Leon Haslam.In dry and wet conditions over the weekend, Rea and Haslam swapped the…

Kawasaki Let the Good Times Roll

19 March, 2020
Now I know exactly what the term “kitsch-man” means. This song is even better than King of the Road and the video with all it’s variations is going platinum, with almost a million hits on YouTube.

Burnouts can be dangerous…

19 March, 2020
Burnouts are better left to professional stuntmen - otherwise you risk ending up like the guy in the video. We feel sorry for the poor car more than anything.

WSBK Aragon tests: Carlos Checa fastest on day 1

19 March, 2020
Carlos Checa was the fastest rider during both the morning and afternoon WSBK unofficial test sessions at the Motorland Aragon circuit on day 1. The Spaniard stopped the clock at 1.58.3 with his Ducati, five tenths of second faster than…

Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Video

19 March, 2020
Here’s a video from Wrooom with a first look at the Ducati’s new 2010 ‘weapon’ as Nicky Hayden calls the Desmosedici GP10, with all it’s sponsor stickers in place. Claudio Domenicali, Ducati’s General Director has stated that the GP10 has…

Tour the Globe with Honda's CBR 250R

19 March, 2020
Honda’s 2011 CBR 250R, made to snag those younger riders out there and try to take some sales away from Kawasaki’s Ninja 250R, really takes the youth side a little to seriously, especially if you want to play their new…

MotoGP – Casey Stoner Interview with Shell

19 March, 2020
Shell is a pretty unobtrusive sponsor for Ducati and the last time we saw something from them was when they interviewed Nicky Hayden before this year’s Mugello GP.This time they’ve got Casey Stoner and more or less asked him the…

Mattia Pasini Gets Another Chance to test a Ducati

19 March, 2020
It looks like that Mattia Pasini is trying out for a Ducati GP ride next year. The Italian will again be testing the Desmosedici GP9, during a three day test that was already organized at the Mugello race track this…

Kevin Schwantz and Randy Mamola at this year's IOMTT

19 March, 2020
Former 1993 World Champion Kevin Schwantz and racing’s most famous runner-up, Randy Mamola will be Arai’s guests this year at the Isle of Man TT Races to take part in the parade lap on Wednesday June 6th. Schwantz will be…

MotoGP Motegi: Casey Stoner tops the charts in FP1

19 March, 2020
In the first free practice at the Twin Ring circuit at sunny Motegi, it was business as usual for Casey Stoner who started this Japanese weekend with a best lap 1.47.289, and the only rider to break the 1.48 barrier…

Valentino Rossi's AGV Pista GP Soleluna 2013 limited edition

19 March, 2020
AGV is releasing a limited edition of Valentino Rossi’s 2013 Pista GP ‘Soleluna’ helmet, that will be available exclusively from AGV dealers.This limited edition helmet faithfully reproduces the graphics on Valentino’s 2013 race helmet (except for other sponsor’s logos, visor…

Manuel Poggiali: "I understand Casey Stoner"

19 March, 2020
Casey Stoner’s retirement announcement just one week ago brought out reactions from his rivals and former riders, but who could understand better Stoner’s ‘my passion has ebbed’ and has ‘basically lost my passion’ than two-time World Champion (125cc and 250cc)…

Moto2 – Toni Elias changes his mind about Pons

19 March, 2020
Toni Elias was supposed to have signed with Sito Pons Moto2 team when the Spanish rider couldn’t find a MotoGP who wanted him, has had second thoughts about Pons’s capability of paying his future salary.Hector Barbera, who rides for the…