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Ducati 2009: models and vision

18 March, 2020
“Ducati likes to win every Championship”, said Micha de Vries, Ducati North Europe’s Chief Operating Officer at the EICMA in Milan to Twowheelsblog.Micha De Vries told about the new vision, the new logo and the new models. He said: “Our…

Gino Rea vs Taylor Knapp for the best 2011 save (w/video)

18 March, 2020
We thought that Taylor Knapp’s save at Mid-Ohio deserved a medal for the best save of the 2011 racing season, but that was because we had yet to see what World Supersport rider Gino Rea could do during yesterday’s Supersport…

Zero Engineering's Samurai Chopper and Shogun come to Europe

18 March, 2020
As reported by Tor Sagen, Zero Engineering will be presenting its Samurai Chopper model to the European market at Milan’s Eicma show next week.Since 1992, the Japanese company has been building handmade custom bikes with some truly incredible results, and…

MotoGP Jerez – FP1 Results and Quotes

15 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi set the fastest time in the first free practice session at Jerez yesterday, Loris Capirossi was 2nd just 0,364 behind the Fiat Yamaha. Casey Stoner lapped third fastest, and championship leader Jorge Lorenzo 4th, 0.794s slower than his…

Kousuke Akiyoshi to replace Pedrosa at IRTA Test

15 March, 2020
Former Suzuki test rider and occasional MotoGP wildcard Kousuke Akiyoshi, will replace a still recovering Dani Pedrosa in Honda HRC in this weekend’s official MotoGP test in Jerez.Akiyoshi, who joined Honda this past winter, won the 2007 Suzuka 8 Hours…

Supersport 600, Monza: video highlights and photogallery

15 March, 2020
Here is a nice one-minute long video with no commentary of the the most significant moments of the fourth round of the Supersport World Championship, which took place in Monza this last weekend and saw the first victory in this…

2014 Suzuki MotoGP Prototype: more pictures surface

15 March, 2020
American website CycleWorld.com has published new images of the latest Suzuki MotoGP prototype, caught on film while lapping the famous Motegi track in Japan. The new ‘weapon’ of the Hamamatsu-based manufacturer - which is expected to come back in MotoGP…

2010 Suzuki "Duff" range

15 March, 2020
These Suzuki renderings show how French fan Duff sees the 2010 model range. Using a little Photoshop, Duff has designed some new models and touched up a few old ones.The gallery shows the GSX650F, SV 650 N and SV 650…

Casey Stoner's Anti-Tow Device

15 March, 2020
Ducati’s Casey Stoner is always upset and angry when slower MotoGP riders try to hitch a tow from him.The Australian has been seen kicking out at rivals and giving them the finger, like in Assen GP qualifying session against Sete…

No Moto2 For Aprilia

15 March, 2020
After increasing rumors that Aprilia would be abandoning Moto2, today the Piaggio Group has officially annnounced that they will not compete in Moto2 nor will they supply motorcycles to private teams in the new championship.The main reason according to press…

WSBK: Fabrizio Lai replaces Broc Parkes in Echo CRS

15 March, 2020
Echo CRS Honda is promoting their CIV Supersport rider Fabrizio Lai to take part in the weekend’s World Superbike round at Nurburgring.Fabrizio Lai will be replacing Broc Parkes who decided to part company with the Italian team earlier this month.…

Marco Melandri fesses up on Rossi-Honda rumor

15 March, 2020
When we posted the rumor that Valentino Rossi was looking to leave Ducati and hook up with Honda for the 2012 season last Thursday, which was based on a statement from Marco Melandri on Italian website The Racing Tribune.it it…

Harley-Davidson Softail Blackline Dirt Tracker by Roland Sands

15 March, 2020
Roland Sands, former racer from California, is another one of those well-known names in the custom bikes business. Son of Performance Machine’s founders Perry & Nancy Sands (a well known supplier of custom parts such as wheels, brakes and other…

Mika Kallio in Moto2 with Ajo Motorsport Team?

15 March, 2020
That Mika Kallio is having a torrid second year in MotoGP is under the eyes of every racing fan. The Finnish rider who debuted in MotoGP in 2009 in the factory-supported Pramac Ducati satellite team and was the MotoGP Rookie…

Video: France's new speed camera

15 March, 2020
Rémi Gaillard is a French humorist who likes to poke fun at institutions and likes questioning public norms, and his latest stunt involves France’s very much hated speed cameras.The above video went viral on YouTube in less than month garnering…

Suspension tests on the Vallelunga racetrack

15 March, 2020
More SBK activity on the Italian Vallelunga racetrack. Last week some SBK teams went to Vallelunga for some tyre testing with Pirelli and today Yamaha Motor Italia went with Ohlins for some electronic suspension tests. Troy Corser and teammate Noriyuki…

Casey Stoner unstoppable in FP3 at Phillip Island

15 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was completely unstoppable in this morning’s final practice at Phillip Island. The Repsol Honda rider stopped the clock at 1’30″550, but uncharacteristically he took a little more time than his usual in doing it. The Australian put in…

Playboy and LCR Honda

15 March, 2020
Lucio Cecchinello has confirmed that sponsorship deal with Playboy has gone through and this gallery of photos proves it. The Playboy logo will be on Randy DePuniet’s LCR Honda’s livery and leathers starting this weekend at the IRTA tests and…

MotoGP Qatar: Dorna thinking of Rescheduling MotoGP Start

15 March, 2020
During last month’s two day official tests in Qatar several riders fell at turn 2, with most riders putting the blame squarely on the night humidity and moisture coming through the track surface. These incidents were taken into consideration by…

Underground Racing Lamborghini Gallardo with 1500 hp

15 March, 2020
Here’s a look at a Lamborghini Gallardo Twin Turbo “Race Version” with 1500 hp. The Gallardo, nicknamed the TTG, has been created by Underground Racing and uses VP C16 racing fuel, helping to produce the 1500 wheel horse power figure…

Eight Hours of Spa, Endurance in Belgium

15 March, 2020
Stéphane Mertens, Werner Daemen, Olivier Depoorter and Sébastian Legrelle are great names who have earned lots of points before now. But will perform all together on August 15th during the eight 8 of Spa. A great Endure race taking place…