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World Superbike releases new 2012 calendar

22 March, 2020
The FIM has released a new 2012 World Superbike calendar and this one features fourteen rounds instead of fifteen as the provisional calendar previously indicated.The March 4th TBA round has been dropped and Imola has been reconfirmed only it will…

Andrea Iannone Sponsor Punishment

22 March, 2020
If you follow the 125cc Championship, you’ll certainly remember the incident at Misano between Andrea Iannone and Pol Espargaro. Iannone head butted the Spanish rider and then in a post race interview with Italia 1 had a meltdown, seasoned with…

WSBK: Broc Parcs Injured, will miss 1st Round

22 March, 2020
Aussie rider Broc Parkes will miss the World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island after breaking the tibia of his right leg in a training accident.Parkes who raced last year for PBM Kawasaki, was to debut with Echo CRS Honda…

Nurburgring Superpole highlight video and rider quotes

22 March, 2020
WSBK’s may now be under the the same umbrella as MotoGP, but they still work better, because they’ve already posted a highlight video of today’s Superpole action at Nurburgring that saw the seemingly unstoppable Carlos Checa take another pole position…

Dani Amatriain: “Jorge is like a son to me”

22 March, 2020
After Dani Amatriain’s arrest the other day and questioning in regards to death threats made towards his former clients, Jorge Lorenzo and the Espargaro brothers, Amatriain who was released after 24 hours wants to set the record straight and issued…

Test: Piaggio Beverly Tourer 250 and 400

22 March, 2020
Recently we had the opportunity to undertake a brief test of the Piaggio Beverly Tourer 250 and 400 and while it wasn’t a complete test, we had a little taste on some varied urban routes.A high wheel scooter, the Beverly…

Honda prepares anti T-Max maxi scooter for Milan show

22 March, 2020
According to the Spanish magazine, Solomoto30, Honda has a big surprise in store for the Eicma show in Milan, starting next week on November 4.The interesting news is that we could see a new maxi-scooter appear, providing some competition to…

Sylvain Guintoli to race at the 8 Hours of Doha

22 March, 2020
The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team who won the 2010 Bol d’Or will be fielding WSBK rider Sylvian Guintoli in the final round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Doha.Guintoli who debuted in WSBK’s last year…

MotoGP vs WSBK: Dorna doesn't want Infront at Valencia

22 March, 2020
Dorna and Infront Sports are squaring off to have the exclusive rights to race at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The World Superbike Championship has had Valencia on their calendar since the year 2000, but they may be forced…

WSS Misano: Paola Cazzola Returns With New Team

22 March, 2020
Paola Cazzola will be returning to the World Supersport Championship with a new team. Cazzola who was to race an entire season in the series, suddenly disappeared from the Kuja Racing Team after just fours rounds to be replaced by…

Panamera road test video

22 March, 2020
The guys at Autocar have been among the first to road test the Porsche Panamera, testing the 4.8 litre, V8 turbo charged version with 500 hp and 700 Nm. The whole point of the test drive? To check whether the…

Troy Bayliss becomes Sidi spokesperson

22 March, 2020
Three times Superbike World Champion, the now retired Troy Bayliss, can’t sit still and enjoy basking in the sun of Australia’s Gold Coast and taking his kids to school, so besides being Ducati’s image man and help test their superbikes…

Moto 2: Julian Simon on Top on Day 2 at Valencia

22 March, 2020
The second day of the Moto2 IRTA tests at Valencia, saw Julian Simon with the RSV on top of the chart with a best lap of 1’37”156, followed by Kenny Noyes of the Antonio Banderas team who was second and…

Jorge Lorenzo goes with Rockstar Energy

21 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo is currently in Indonesia with Yamaha’s Communications Manager William Favero, drumming up business for the company and probably looking for a new title sponsor for the team.Before leaving Spain, Lorenzo took part in this photoshoot for Rockstar Energy…

Bikes for the snow: Govecs Slidescooters

21 March, 2020
We can see some motorcycling in the snow with this video of the Govecs electric SlideScooters from Riminimoto. The Italians have adapted their passion for motorcycling to the winter season as well, and with the snow that Europe has seen…

Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Limited Edition MotoGP

21 March, 2020
If you’re a Suzuki fan, or you support Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi, you’d better stop by your bank and get your cash ready because this is really worth it.Suzuki has announced the market launch of the GSX-R1000 Limited Edition…

Stefan Bradl picks new racing number

21 March, 2020
After the FIM and Dorna decided to retire Loris Capirossi’s #65 to honour his long and fruitful career, reigning Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl who took the title with the same number (actually it was his sponsor’s 6,5%) had to…

Eicma 2008: Suzuki Sixteen Footable

21 March, 2020
We checked out some of the crazier examples at the Eicma show in Milan, taking a look at the Suzuki scooter prototypes. We give you some more shots of the Sixteen Footable, Suzuki’s reproduction of a fooze ball table on…

A Self Building Suzuki GSX-R

21 March, 2020
A great video with the assembly of a Suzuki GSX-R. It gives the impression that the motorcycle is itself, but building itself. The bike was actually built up in 30 hours, but using timelapse photography it looks like it was…

Paddock Girls from Sepang and Portimao

21 March, 2020
East meets West in on two different sides of the world. Which girls do you prefer? The lovely MotoGP brolly girls from Sepang or the hot looking WSBK babes at Portimao? Sepang and Portimao Paddock Girls