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Stoner dubbed as the "Marlboro Man"

14 March, 2020
MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner has been targeted by anti-tobacco groups “Action on Smoking and Health”, “Smarter than Smoking” and “Young People and Tobacco”.They have written to Stoner and Ducati calling to end the sponsorship deal with tobacco giant Philip…
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2011 EICMA: Italian Police seizes Chinese three-wheeled scooter

14 March, 2020
Piaggio Group confirmed in a statement that Italian Police force ‘Guardia di Finanza’ seized a three wheels scooter called YB 250 ZKT produced and marketed by Chinese company Kaitong Motor through its subsidiary Yiben. The Police carried out the operation…
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Beep Motorcycle Commercial

14 March, 2020
I think that the advertising guys have to rethink this commercial, its probably not going to go down well with certain Italian and Japanese communities and the BEEP Motorcycle company may prefer their bikes to be in the main picture.
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Scooter preview: new Kymco People GTi 300

14 March, 2020
The new Piaggio Beverly Tourer 300i will have a new competitor this summer in the form of the new Kymco People GTi 300. The new Kymco scooter will be released sometime this month and is equipped with a four-stroke, 300cc,…
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European motorcycle market falls 37% in 2011

14 March, 2020
The Association of European Motorcycle Manufacturers (ACEM) in their yearly industry meeting have released the provisional data regarding overall sales in 2011 and the numbers as we expected are pretty frightening, a -37% over the last year, with just a…
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World Superbike Indian round at risk?

14 March, 2020
The Buddh International Circuit may have modified the track to host the the second round of the 2013 World Superbike championship scheduled for March 10th, but the event is now at risk according to gpone.com. The Italian website is reporting…
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Ducati Streetfighter wins best bike at Eicma show

14 March, 2020
After our post on Ducati winning best bike of the show with its Streetfighter 2009 model, we show again these Streetfighter live shots from our lovely gallery of the Eicma show.With 25,000 show visitors voting, it’s a convincing endorsement of…
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Randy de Puniet closes in on Ducati satellite bike

14 March, 2020
For those who are coming around to accepting the fact that CRT bikes are here to stay and could compete against the purebreed MotoGP bikes - at least the satellite ones - when they receive more development work, were proved…
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Moto2 Catalunya : Stefan Bradl wins in crash fest race

14 March, 2020
Stefan Bradl took his third win of the season at Catalunya, lengthening his lead in the Moto2 championship by 43 points ahead of Simone Corsi in second.Bradl spent the first half of the race battling with Julian Simon who on…
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Frustrated Ducati MotoGP fan launches online petition

14 March, 2020
When Casey Stoner left Ducati at the end of 2010, the Italian marque literally went downhill and hasn’t won a race since. The ‘Valentino Rossi project’ was a disaster and Rossi left after two horrible years, with Ducati’s new MotoGP…
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BSB winner Shane Byrne signs for WSB 2009

14 March, 2020
Good news for the British rider Shane Byrne, “Shakey” who won the crown last weekend at the 2008 British Superbike Championship; he has signed for World Superbike 2009 with the Ducati Sterilgarda Team.Marco Borciano was searching for two new riders…
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2014 Kia Soul: more official pictures released

14 March, 2020
Kia introduced its 2014 Soul at the New York International Auto Show back in March, but in view of next month’s unveiling of the European-spec variant at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show, they have just released a bunch of new…
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Yamaha R1 takes on Aprilia RSV4

14 March, 2020
The guys from MCN took the Yamaha R1 and Aprilia RSV4 out for a ride to see how they compare. Both great bikes, with plenty of power, but the Aprilia actually comes off as a little slow at low revs.…
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Video highlights from WSBK round 1 at Phillip Island

14 March, 2020
The 2011 World Superbike championship kicked off in fine style even if round 1 was more or less what we expected from Carlos Checa who ended a perfect week with a double victory at Phillip Island.The Spaniard wiped up in…
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2010 Bol d'Or won by Suzuki SERT Team (w/video)

14 March, 2020
Of 57 teams that took part in this weekend’s 74th edition of the Bol d’Or endurance race only 22 teams made it across the finish line 24 hours later, with the Suzuki Endurance Racing Team (SERT) taking the victory ahead…
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Makoto Tamada to take part in Suzuka 8 Hours

14 March, 2020
Makoto Tamada literally disappeared from this year’s international racing scene after subbing for Roland Resch in the WSBK Portimao round for Reitwagen BMW Team andwhen his Italian ghost team Pro Ride, due to sponsor difficulties and funding didn’t show up…
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WSBK: Alstare Suzuki's Batta says 2011 is going to be rough

14 March, 2020
Alstare Suzuki’s team manager Francis Batta doesn’t like to sugar coat his words and give you politically correct statements. In his latest interview with Motosprint magazine, the Belgium manager is worried about the economic crisis that’s already taking its toll…
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Road tests: Aprilia Dorsoduro, part two

14 March, 2020
The name Dorsoduro (literally hard back or more liberally strong spine), is already a clue as to why this Aprilia fascinates and makes you feel like a real rider. And this Dorsoduro test ride, after part one, will be an…
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Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid: new video released

14 March, 2020
German manufacturer Porsche has released a new video starring its recently unveiled 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid, a model that the Stuttgart-based manufacturer says will set new standards in efficiency, performance and operating convenience.The hybrid Panamera far exceeds the driving…
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New model Saxon Henchman available in Europe

14 March, 2020
Saxon is launching a new model in Europe, the Henchman, which combines the look of a classic bike with new technology.The Henchman is built with a 1566cc S&S engine, a 200 rear tyre, six speed transmission and a spring seat.…
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Motorcycle gear Scorpion helmets Exo collection

14 March, 2020
Oh, do we like this new helmet from the 2011 Scorpion Exo collection. The new full-face helmet is called the Exo-1000 Air and is made to be light, strong and practical, with plenty of technology thrown in, too. The new…
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MotoGP Valencia: review from the top three riders

14 March, 2020
Casey Stoner, Dani Pedrosa and Valentino Rossi have given heir review of the last MotoGP race for this year. The Valencia race was unpredictable because of the weather conditions on Friday and Saturday and a fourth row starting position for…
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Moto Guzzi Aquila Nera black range

14 March, 2020
Moto Guzzi has presented its Aquila Nera total black range for its most successful models: the Moto Guzzi California, the Nevada and the Bellagio 940. The all-black Moto Guzzi models are aggressive, sporty but elegant in style and if you…
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Philip Morris cancels 2014 Wrooom F1 and Ducati MotoGP Meeting

14 March, 2020
There were already speculation that Ducati’s main sponsor, Philip Morris International (Marlboro) was hesitating in renewing their sponsorship with the factory team, and the fact that the tobacco company has decided to cancel the annual Wroom Ski Meeting next year,…
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