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MotoGP: Honda gets 'One Heart' Logo

22 March, 2020
Honda HRC has picked up a new sponsor for the final race of the season and for 2011 (it looks like Livio Suppo has been doing something else besides poaching Casey Stoner from Ducati and infighting with Alberto Puig) that…

Jorge Lorenzo Pin Up

22 March, 2020
After Yamaha PR appearances in Thailand and Indonesia, and spending a hard earned week’s vacation on the fantastic island of Bali with close friend and future Moto2 rider Ricky Cardùs, Jorge Lorenzo was back in action today in Florence, posing…

2011 offroad Husqvarna WR250 and WR300

22 March, 2020
Here’s a look at the new Husqvarna WR250 and WR300 for 2011. The two-stroke bikes are protagonists in the Enduro World Championship and are very similar in 2011 to the current models.The WR250 and WR300 get new graphics for this…

Video – Chris Vermeulen talks to us from his hospital bed

22 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen has undergone a second corrective surgery on his injured knee that he picked up during the opening round at Phillip Island and that was further damaged after his crash in race 1 at Brno.The Australian will be missing…

Benelli Jarno Racing Concept

22 March, 2020
The great Oberdan Bezzi aka known as Obiboi, has come up with another interesting concept that as he writes in his website is a tribute to the legendary Jarno Saarinen that in 1972 raced with the Benelli 350 and 500…

Verdandi Motorcycle Concept

22 March, 2020
A lot of interesting motorcycle concepts seem to be coming out of universities these days, and this is the latest and it comes from Chalmers University in Gothenburg. The idea behind the Verdandi project was to investigate why fewer women…

Casey Stoner to undergo surgery will skip Brno round

22 March, 2020
Casey Stoner was scheduled to be racing this weekend at the Brno GP following his stoic 4th place at Indianapolis, after suffering significant ligament damage and small fractures to his right ankle during a massive highside in qualifying.After reviewing his…

Royal Enfield Continental GT lives on

22 March, 2020
The news went a little unnoticed, but the recent 2012 India Auto Expo saw the unveiling of a quite interesting new motorcycle, the Continental GT, by historic brand Royal Enfield. Basically it is the first new motorcycle to come out…

Max Neukirchner in Pramac Ducati? – Updated

22 March, 2020
The rumor that Max Neukirchner would be heading to MotoGP with an all new German team was denied by Neukirchner’s manager and by Neukirchner himself, but more rumors of the German rider in MotoGP were floating around the Imola paddock…

Video: Nissan EV platform demonstrated

22 March, 2020
Here’s a video of the Nissan EV in action. The Electric Vehicle will be the new platform for Nissan’s development of electric cars, and we get to see a few features including the iPhone remote control application and indications on…

Pierobon X60R: the sound of the Termignoni caught in a video

22 March, 2020
A few weeks back we talked about the gorgeous Pierobon X60R, created by Italian chassis constructor Pierobon and built around the advanced 1100 cc Desmodue Evolution engine, the air-cooled twin powering the Ducati Monster 1100 EVO. Back then we just…

Imola Girls – Part 2

22 March, 2020
While we’re starting to rev up for WSBK round at Magny-Cours, France; here’s part 2 of the Imola paddock girls. If your missed part 1 you get it here. If you’re asking why there’s a Playboy bunny pic, rest assured…

Intermot 2008: Moto Guzzi Sport 1200 4V 2009

22 March, 2020
At the Intermot show Moto Guzzi presents the new Sport 1200 4v, with a smooth but robust design guaranteed by the four valve, 105hp engine.In addition to the power, technical and stylistic innovations abound, including renewed exhaust system and lamps,…

MotoGP -Marcos Hirsch: 'Rossi’s behaviour is sad'

22 March, 2020
While Jorge Lorenzo may have totally changed his attitude from his racing days when he was in 125cc and 250cc, the Mallorcan rider is now calm, polite, friendly and very politically correct, but his personal manager Marcos Hirsch isn’t and…

Crescent Suzuki's Paul Denning talks about upcoming WSBK season

22 March, 2020
With Rizla Suzuki no longer in MotoGP as they have ‘temporarily suspended’ their racing activities, Paul Denning is now concentrating more of his time and efforts on his Crescent Suzuki team that will be debuting full time in World Superbikes…

Moto Morini Granpasso 1200

22 March, 2020
The guys over at Motociclismo have done a preview test of the new Moto Morini Granpasso 1200. On the site of the Italian monthly you can find full test details of this maxienduro.The new bike from the Morini Company has…

Motorcycle taxis: just don't call them that

22 March, 2020
Airbike in Dublin, Ireland, has been around since last year as the city’s first motorcycle taxi service, in an increasing trend around the world as commuters find fast transport options. The only thing being, that you can’t call them a…

Aprilia Sportcity Cube 300 video

22 March, 2020
Here’s a video of the 2010 scooter from Aprilia, the Sportcity Cube 300. It’s just as pumped up as the Aprilia Sportcity One video, though I don’t think the “urban performance” tag is an exaggeration. The Sportcity Cube, with its…

Valentino Rossi and friends on speedway bikes

22 March, 2020
For someone who used to profess he wanted keep his public and private life separated, Valentino Rossi has taken to Twitter and Youtube like a duck to water and is revealing much more of what he does when he’s not…

Yamaha FZ1 and FZ1 Fazer GT my 2009

22 March, 2020
Yamaha is updating its FZ1 2009 models in the design, with new look colours and graphics. The technical aspects however, will remain the same as the current models.The new FZ1 colour range will include Two Tone White, Two Tone Yellow,…

MRI Electronic Safety Helmet (w/video)

22 March, 2020
The Monza Research Institute is developing full face electronic safety helmet that throws out a distress call if a rider crashes.The helmet is part of DARS (Decade of Action for Road Safety), and a world wide campaign launched by the…