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Escapism: how to leave the city behind on a Ducati 1198SP. Video

22 April, 2020
Escapism by Barry Munsterteiger on Vimeo.This video is not a Ducati advert, it’s rather an experiment conducted by some passionate audio/video professionals form overseas to show off their skills as well as to celebrate all those feelings conveyed by riding…

Moto2 – Sito Pons to take Toni Elias to Court?

22 April, 2020
The Moto2 championship hasn’t even begun and we’ve already got team owners who want to take rogue riders to court. Speaking to Catalunya Radio, Sito Pons, who unveiled his Pons Kalex prototype today at Valencia, confirmed that he may decide…

Valentino Rossi to sponsor stepbrother in CIV

21 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi’s step brother Luca Marini, will be debuting this weekend at Mugello in the CIV’s Moto3 category and his big brother will be sponsoring the team with his VR46 merchandising company14-year old Luca who won last year’s MiniGP championship…

Mercedes G 55 AMG – now with 500 hp

21 April, 2020
The most “venerable” model in Mercedes Benz’s catalog receives a furhter injection of vitality: after the announcement of the m.y.2007 engines for the G class, now comes more power for the engine of the G 55 AMG.The 5.5-liter V8 AMG…

Beta Rev4T "Racing edition": a trial ready to race

21 April, 2020
Take one of the best trial bikes you can imagine - the Rev 4T from Beta for example - at 300cc and add all of the best spare racing parts found in the brand’s 2008 Accessory Catalogue, and what do…

WSBK Brno Rider Quotes

21 April, 2020
Today’s World Superbike races at Brno weren’t the usual exciting ones that we are usually used to, but Jonathan Rea made a great comeback from his recent disappointing results to take the win in Race 1 while Max Biaggi took…

Ducati and Pramac unveiling at Madonna di Campiglio

21 April, 2020
Looking more like a Ducati Christmas card then an official unveiling, here are several more shots of Nicky Hayden and Andrea Dovizioso with their GP13’s and the factory riders are joined by Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone with their Pramac…

Don't Mess With the Ladies

21 April, 2020
Six women from Dubai’s Department of Protective Security and Emergency have been chosen to form the Gulf region’s first all-woman quick response team. They have been hand-picked to act as bodyguards to heads of state, ministers, top officials and their…

Valentino Rossi to tie the knot with Ducati at Laguna Seca?

21 April, 2020
According to Italian daily Il Resto del Carlino, Valentino Rossi and Ducati have finally ironed out all the details regarding his contract with the Borgo Panigale manufacturer and the announcement will be officially made public at the Red Bull U.S.…

Update on Dani Pedrosa's Surgery

21 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa was operated on by Doctors Bartolomé Ferreira, specialist in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and Dr. Xavier Mir, Head of the Hand Surgery Microsurgery Unit at the USP Institut Universitari Dexeus yesterday evening to place a titanium screw in…

Marco Melandri having fun

21 April, 2020
“Macio” Melandri may have not found the Ducati GP 8 suited to his riding style, but this mini motocross bike seems more to his liking, at least its green like his new Kawasaki ride.

Dani Pedrosa more popular than Jorge Lorenzo in Spain

21 April, 2020
Try as he might, MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo just doesn’t cut it with Spanish consumers, as well as the much more shy Dani Pedrosa does.According to a recent consumer study by Personality Media, who indicates to advertising companies which…

WSBK Monza Race 2 – The Spies Vendetta

21 April, 2020
Bitter and still hurting for what happened in Race 1, Ben Spies took the lead and kept it from start to finish leaving podium finishers Michel Fabrizio, who had to start race 2 with his second bike, and Ryuichi Kiyonari…

Ixil Oval GP exhaust for Triumph Tiger

21 April, 2020
IXIL exhausts has created what it describes as a “retro” exhaust and the Triumph Tiger 800 and 800 XC models are the first to get it. The IXIL Oval GP silencer is made from aeronautical-grade stainless steel, with steel mounts…

Husaberg two strokes: TE250 and TE300 pics and video

21 April, 2020
Husaberg seems to have thrown environmental caution to the winds and has provided a couple of two-strokes models in its offroad range for hard core enduro riders. The niche models are represented by the TE250 and TE300 models and will…

2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R new colours and video

21 April, 2020
Here’s the official video of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R for 2010. While still the bike we know and love, the ZX-6R has a new colour range and wheel rim design. The new colours available (as seen in the MY 2010…

New Citroën C2 1587 Brutale

21 April, 2020
MV Agusta and Citroën Italy have presented at the sixth edition of My Special Car at the Rimini fair, the brand new C2 1587 Brutale, a Show-Car loved by all afficionados of tuning. The panel colouring of the concept has…

Gabor Talmacsi switches to rally cars

21 April, 2020
At the beginning of last year, we said that former 125cc World Champion Gabor Talmacsi was at career crossroad, after spending half a season with the now defunct MotoGP team Scot Racing thanks to his sponsor Mol, he was then…

Aprilia Dorsoduro on the streets of LA (w/video)

21 April, 2020
In this economic market you need to promote your motorcycles and make them look better than your direct competitors (read Ducati), so this is what Aprilia USA came up with.Stunt-rider Jamie Robinson takes the Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200 around and up…

WSBK Portimao test: Ruben Xaus fastest in morning session

21 April, 2020
Bad weather continues to hamper World Superbike testing at Portimao, on the third and final day. This fifth session was dominated by Ruben Xaus on the Castrol Honda with a best lap 1′47.065 leaving Michel Fabrizio on the Suzuki GSX-R1000…

Audi RS6 Avant- official images and specs

21 April, 2020
Finally, the official announcement of the Audi RS6 Avant has come. The new “monster” from Ingolstadt is really a super-car in all but appeareance: the engine is a 5.2-liter V10 twin-turbo with 580 bhp and a torque of 650 Nm…

SC-Project new exhausts for Triumph

21 April, 2020
SC-Project has developed a range of new silencers for the 2011 Triumph Speed Triple and the Triumph Tiger. The new silencers come in both “low position” and “high position” versions. The Speed Triple comes available only with the former and…

ADV and CRP Racing reveal Moto3 bike

21 April, 2020
Here’s the first image of the Moto3 dubbed ADV AT03-1.0, another motorcycle that will be ready to replace the 125cc class in 2012.Designed and built by ADV Advanced Technology and CRP Racing, the AT03 continues the ‘AT’ project that Moto2…

World Superbike Riders Safety Commission formalized

21 April, 2020
It has taken a long time, but the World Superbike riders finally have the own Riders Safety Commission.Unlike MotoGP (but there are issues there, as only very few riders attend) there has never been a riders safety commission, even if…