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Chris Vermeulen on Assen TT Qualifying

14 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen qualified seventh in today’s qualifying, a 1.169 seconds off Valentino Rossi’s pole position. Vermeulen explains on what they worked on to help him better this morning’s free practice time of 1′38.322.

MotoGP Mugello: Jorge Lorenzo super fast in FP3

14 March, 2020
This morning’s MotoGP free practice 3 at the Mugello circuit saw a marked changed in the weather with sunny skies and cooler temperatures and it was Jorge Lorenzo who set the hottest lap on his penultimate run posted a blazing…

Riders for Health Yamaha R1 Unveiled

14 March, 2020
We saw a sketch of the customised Valentino Rossi inspired Yamaha R1 back in October and the bike was finally unveiled this weekend at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show in Long Beach, California. This special R1 was wanted Don…

WSBK MMP Grid Babes

14 March, 2020
Our gallery of grid girls from last weekend’s World Superbike Championship at Miller Motorsports Park. You’ll be getting to see more of these American beauties in the following years, because the circuit owners announced the other day that they have…

The videos of T-Max vs SV 650

14 March, 2020
These videos show a Tmax pitted against an SV 650: a scooter against a naked, Yamaha against Suzuki. These are two interesting solutions for whoever wants a comfortable and versatile bike to use in the city, but one that will…

2011 Honda range with new colours at Intermot

14 March, 2020
Honda will be presenting its new range of 2011 colours at the Intermot show this year. The new range is available on the CBR1000RR, CBR600RR, CBF1000F, XL700V Transalp, Varadero and the VFR1200F. The CBR models get new colours on the…

Husqvarna employees write an open letter to Tony Cairoli

14 March, 2020
As you know Pierer Industries AG announced that they will they be transferring the production of Husqvarna to Mattighofen, Austria (where KTM is base) and will form with Husaberg a new company called “Husqvarna Sportmotorcyle GmbH.” Transferring Husvarna from Italy…

Livio Suppo wants Marco Simoncelli

14 March, 2020
Last year while Marco Simoncelli was racing to win the 250cc World Championship, the Italian rider was already being courted by Ducati who wanted him to join their stable in 2009. Simoncelli reported he even refused $ 1.000.000 to ride…

SLS AMG tuning: Brabus and MEC Design

14 March, 2020
Here’s a look at the Brabus SLS AMG tuning, which is a lot more respectful towards the classic Gullwing than the MEC Design proposal seen in the gallery below. In terms of style features, Brabus has lowered the vehicle and…

Ben Spies talks about Aragon (video)

14 March, 2020
We definitely enjoy these in-depth interviews that On The Throttle does with a very accommodating Ben Spies. This time the Texas Terror, who is very good explaining his races, talks about the impressive Aragon GP circuit where he took an…

Marco Simoncelli's Makeover

14 March, 2020
What is 250cc World Champion Marco Simoncelli’s most recognizable feature? His big and bushy hairdo, naturally.This video is from the backstage shoot of the December issue of the Italian magazine Riders, where Simoncelli went under the hands of expert hairdressers,…

Behind the scenes MotoGP: Assen paddock pics part 2

14 March, 2020
Here’s a second gallery of pics from our ‘behind the scenes‘ work at the MotoGP Assen. It may seem strange to say, but it’s actually a lot of fun to wander around the paddock. The MotoGP, apart from anyone wearing…

Marc Marquez dominates day 2 of Austin MotoGP test

14 March, 2020
Marc Marquez is certainly enjoying the Circuit of the Americas. The Repsol Honda rookie was the first out on track this morning - everyone waited until the track temperature was warmer - immediately posting a 2’04.836 just a few tenths…

Ben Spies to ride at Sepang GP

14 March, 2020
There was some doubt whether Ben Spies would be able to ride in this weekend’s MotoGP race at Sepang following his highspeed crash during qualifying at Phillip Island which ruled him out out of the Australian race, but the Yamaha…

Texas GP is a now official

14 March, 2020
The Texas/Austin GP has been finally confirmed for the 2013 season. The event will be held at the Circuit of the Americas (COTA) and will be held on April 21st, 2013 and it will be the third round of the…

Akrapovic celebrates 20th anniversary with new range

14 March, 2020
Slovenia’s Akrapovic celebrates its 20 years of history with the launch of its 2012 range, which will feature a number of special and limited editions. The renowned exhaust system manufacturer founded by former racer Igor Akrapovic begun producing high-performance sports…

Ninja Underground Video

14 March, 2020
From Kawasaki’s YouTube channel this fancy promo video trailer to announce their new Ninja Underground website that’s still under construction.

Rizla Suzuki and Troy Lee Designs Team Up

14 March, 2020
Rizla Suzuki will be getting a make-over this season, because they have teamed up with American design icon Troy Lee.Troy Lee and his team of designers will be re-designing Rizla Suzuki’s livery, Loris Capirossi’s and Alvaro Bautista’s leathers and will…

BMW Motorrad experiments with after image effect

14 March, 2020
With some advertising money to waste, BMW Motorrad did this odd experiment using after image effect (subliminal advertising) for their S1000 RR. The video is very interesting and explains how this whole image effect works and what’s pretty scary is…

Danny Kent joins Tech3 Moto2 team

14 March, 2020
Tech3 boss Herve Poncharal certainly loves English speaking riders. His 2013 MotoGP squad will be all British, with Cal Crutchlow and Bradley Smith and his 2013 Moto2 team line-up will see two talented rookies take their place on the Moto2…