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Vintage: Lamborghini factory in 1968

15 March, 2020
This vintage car video shows the Lamborghini factory in 1968 when the stars of Lamborghini workmanship were the Miura, the Islero and the Espada. The Marzal concept car also gets a look in, the forerunner to the Espada designed by…

Perfect year for Paola Cazzola

15 March, 2020
It was a perfect year for the Italian female rider Paola Cazzola, who was riding with the Yamaha YZF-R1 from the Yamaha team Pielle Moto- Villa Sandra. Paola won the five races in the Championship, achieved five pole positions and…

Amarcord 1987 Buenos Aires GP, 250 cc

15 March, 2020
This video comes from the Buenos Aires Grand Prix back in 1987. Looking back on history, we see Loris Reggiani on the Aprilia, and a victorious Spaniard by the name of Sito. Luca Cadalora has the Yamaha, and Italian rider…

MotoGP Sepang test: Dani Pedrosa gets a booster shot

15 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa is testing a new Honda engine at Sepang and it must be a beauty, because the Spanish rider at 1pm is currently on top of the charts with a best time of 2′00″770, which makes his new team…

Honda V4 pics

15 March, 2020
Here are the first pics of the new Honda V4 1200, claimed to be a new era in motorcycles due to its variable-cylinder engine. While the impressive motor might have you in mind of superbike technology, the V4 is designed…

FIM confident that Motegi GP is still on

15 March, 2020
Late last month the FIM issued a press release saying that all the scheduled races in Japan were going be held and that they would be making a definitive announcement during this weekend’s Italian GP regarding the Motegi race, and…

WSBK Miller Round Video Highlights

15 March, 2020
Missed yesterday’s World Superbike races at Miller Motorsports Park? Here are two highlight videos from both races, where you’ll see mechanical failures, crashes and heartbreak.If these highlights aren’t enough and you need to see the entire US round, just click…

Paddock Girls from WSBK Valencia

15 March, 2020
Friday morning wake up call with a gallery of pics of the Superbike grid girls from the Valencia, and if these aren’t enough to whet your appetite, you can head over to our friends at Bike Channel by clicking here…

Guardrails like guillotines (w/video)

15 March, 2020
Mike Werner over at Bikes in the Fast Lane has an interesting post on one French motorcycle rider’s compaign (check out the above video) against guardrails that are more like guillotines than safety features on roads and highways in France.…

Triumph Speed Triple 1050 by LighTech

15 March, 2020
Italian company LighTech introduces its new range of accessories dedicated to the Triumph Speed ​​Triple 1050, which can be combined in a full kit that would embellish the looks of the already stunning British naked bike. Arguably the strongest piece…

Nicky Hayden's Special 'Make a Wish' Helmet

15 March, 2020
Nicky Hayden will be wearing a very special one-off Arai helmet, designed by Starline during the Indianapolis MotoGP race this weekend that will be auctioned off after the race to raise money to support the Make a Wish Foundation, a…

Mercedes MBrace system tracks down Boston Marathon bombers

15 March, 2020
During the recent Boston Marathon explosions the suspects hijacked a Mercedes ML to run away after placing the bombs. After discovering that Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev had stolen the German SUV, American police contacted Mercedes-Benz USA asking for help in…

AGV's new PistaGP helmet – Taking it to the next level

15 March, 2020
During the first Sepang test Valentino Rossi debuted this new AGV helmet dubbed PistaGP (pista in Italian means track) that sparked a lot of interest after the Italian said “it feels like I am not wearing a helmet. Its aerodynamics…

Carmelo Ezpeleta: Valentino will Return for Sachsenring

15 March, 2020
Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta speaking to Spanish sports website AS has announced that Valentino Rossi will be returning racing for the German GP at Sachsenring round that takes place in just nine days.Rossi who broke his tibia and fibula at…

Kawasaki thinking of a return to MotoGP?

15 March, 2020
Kawasaki officially pulled out of MotoGP racing at the end of 2008 due to the economic crisis, but to avoid Dorna suing them for breach of contract, Kawasaki continued for one more season with their ZX-RR, and since the Akashi…

Yamaha BW 125 Fi 2009

15 March, 2020
The team at Soloscooter gave us this news on the new Yamaha scooter BW 125.The scooter was seen as a prototype at the Tokyo show in 2007, and while the new version loses a little agression, the Booster changes slightly,…

Leon Camier quickest on day 1 of official WSBK testing

15 March, 2020
Today’s first day official World Superbike testing at Phillip Island saw twelve riders in less that one second and with Leon Camier leading the field taking up where he left off after last Thursday’s and Friday’s private test, but this…

Kevin Schwantz explains that he was banned from COTA

15 March, 2020
The legal battle between Kevin Schwantz and the Circuit of the Americas regarding the alleged rights to the 10-year contract to promote MotoGP went up a couple of notches during the recent MotoGP tests at the Austin circuit, when the…

Katsuyuki Nakasuga to sub for Jorge Lorenzo at Sepang

15 March, 2020
Two time Japanese Superbike champion (2008 and 2009) and Yamaha M1 test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga has been called on to sub for recovering Jorge Lorenzo in this weekend’s MotoGP race at Sepang.For Nakasuga it will be his first MotoGP appearance,…