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The 9/11 Memorial Tribute bike by Paul Teutul Jr (w/video)

13 March, 2020
This $50,000 9/11 Memorial chopper was customed designed by Paul Teutul Jr. of American Chopper, to commemorate the rebuilding of the World Trade Center and was presented by New York’s Mayor Michael Bloomberg. It was commissioned by 9/11 Memorial Board…

Ben Spies to ride for Ducati's Junior Team?

13 March, 2020
Ben Spies continuing future in MotoGP racing seems to be shining a little brighter these days, if we believe at least some of the rumors.Every since his shocking announcement announcing he was quitting Yamaha at the end of the season,…

BMW six-cylinder bikes: K 1600 GT and BMW K 1600 GTL

13 March, 2020
The BMW Concept 6 which we saw at last year’s 2009 EICMA, went one step further in demonstrating that BMW Motorrad seriously considers itself at the cutting edge of new technology in the motorcycle sector. We’d like to see them…

Yamaha FZ8 and Fazer8 official pics and details

13 March, 2020
Here are all the official pics of the new Yamaha FZ8 and Yamaha Fazer8. The bike was presented at the 2010 Roma motodays event after plenty of teaser shots and leaked pics. The new models complete the FZ1 and FZ6…

Ixon Electra women's motorcycle jacket

13 March, 2020
The name gives it a kind of Charlie’s Angels or James Bond feel, but Electra is actually the new women’s motorcycle jacket from IXON. It’s made from Spylex fabric (a robust synthetic material) with Mesh inserts for breathable qualities.The Ixon…

WSBK, Phillip Island: the Paddock Girls

13 March, 2020
The first round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship surely provided us with tons of excitement and thrills, but races and bikes weren’t the only nice things to watch in Phillip Island. With the first race of the season in…

BMW F800GS becomes a motard

13 March, 2020
The BMW F800GS is a beautiful motorcycle. It has undisputed offroad capabilities, but with its 800cc and 85hp, it could even work offroad…And once said is done, with the original wheels swapped for two 17-inch ones and road tyres. With…

The "Queen Stars" Japanese Female Motorcycle Officers

13 March, 2020
archive.org/web/20100905025325im_/http://eyevio.jp/file/246745/w1"/>Japanese female officers make up only 5% of the entire police force, but Japan’s finest does have a very small and all female motorcycle squad dubbed the “Queen Stars”Check out these lady officers on their customized Honda VFR800’s during a…

Paola Cazzola: women racing

13 March, 2020
Paola Cazzola, born in Vicenza, Italy, riding her Yamaha YZF R1 from the Yamaha Team Pielle Moto. Paola likes motocross, jet ski, snow boarding and motor racing. Paola is a winner, she won the Italian Campionato Italiano Motocicliste in 2005,…

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R tests at Valencia

13 March, 2020
The 2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R underwent another two days of intense testing this week in very hot conditions at the Valencia race track. Having received a second Ninja from Japan Tom Sykes and Katsuaki Fujiwara took the new superbikes through their…

Marley Africa Road Trip: video

13 March, 2020
The Marley brothers, sons of reggae legend Bob Marley, recently completed an Africa motorcycle road trip during the 2010 World Cup. Their adventures, called the Marley Africa Road Trip, were filmed by David Alexanian and the Elixir Films crew, who…

Red Baron motorcycle with airplane engine (w/video)

13 March, 2020
Frank Ohle is a German engineer/designer who adores big bikes, the bigger the better, and he likes to custom build bikes and one of his creations was a 700 kg motorcycle fitted with an Aston Martin V12 engine that was…

Bmw 5-Series F10 V-MS by Vorsteiner (with video)

13 March, 2020
American aftermarket company Vorsteiner presents a tuning program called VMS specifically designed and manufactured for Bmw 5-series F10. The package includes a lightweight carbon fiber aerodynamic package developed for vehicles already equipped with the factory M Tech aero package and…

Dodge Girls in Madrid

13 March, 2020
Dodge’s attempt to get into Europe involves not only viral ads, but also girls in hot-pants with branded tied off shirts dancing and pouring water on each other at the Madrid Auto Show. I’m sure it attracted attention on the…

Marco Melandri on provisional pole at Aragon

13 March, 2020
The higher temperatures at the Motorland Aragon circuit meant lap times were also slightly higher in this afternoon’s QP1 session, but Marco Melandri came away as the fastest rider after having lead almost the entire session until Max Biaggi tried…

MotoGP Misano: Dani Pedrosa dominates free practice

13 March, 2020
Dani Pedrosa’s dominating MotoGP win at Indianapolis has carried over to the first free practice at Misano Adriatico where the Respol Honda topped the timesheets with a best lap of 1′34.772 and the only rider under 1.35″ and that left…

Hero Motocorp interested in Ducati?

13 March, 2020
When Andrea Bonani chairman of Investindustrial, the private equity group who owns Ducati, said he was interested in finding a partner (read sell the company) we felt the tremours and subsequent moaning up and down the Italian boot, with Ducatisti…

Moto2: Mika Kallio signs with Marc VDS Racing

13 March, 2020
MotoGP rider Mika Kallio dropped out of the final two races of the season due to lingering shoulder problems, has found a ride in Moto2 for 2011 with Marc VDS Racing Team.Kallio will be replacing Hector Faubel and will be…

Honda CBR500RR, CB500F and CB500X @ 2012 EICMA in Milan

13 March, 2020
Honda is at the 2012 EICMA exhibition in Milan to launch a new range of models sharing the same basic architecture, meaning the same engine and chassis. This new CB500 family of products is made of three brand new models…

Kawasaki's ZX-6R 636 Isle of Man behind the scenes video

13 March, 2020
Kawasaki’s commercial of ZX-6R 636 at the Isle of Man is one of the finalists in the prestigious International Advertising Awards in the Production design/art direction, Cinematography and Event categories.Kawasaki has now released ‘the making of video’ of the same…

Andrea Dovizioso: 'They distorted my words'

13 March, 2020
You can tell we’re still in for a long and boring winter, when a couple of simple statements are used to stir up a little off-season controversy between riders. We’ve already mentioned what Andrea Dovizioso had to say about Valentino…