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Ducati to officially present GP12 online

22 April, 2020
Since Ducati didn’t reveal Valentino Rossi’s and Nicky Hayden’s Desmosedici GP12 during this year’s Wroom event at Madonna di Campiglio, they’ll be doing the official presentation online March 19th at 1.00pm (CET).The live presentation will be available directly from the…

British racing green for PBM's CRT bikes

22 April, 2020
Paul Bird posted this photo on Twitter showing off what could be the livery that his CRT team will be using in MotoGP when the season kicks off in Losail, Qatar on April 7th- The machines will be painted British…

Italy's Davide Biga completes journey around the world

22 April, 2020
Italian adventurer Davide Biga is about to make it back home after one year spent circumnavigating the world alone with his Yamaha Super Ténéré 1200. The 90,000 km ride required seven sets of tyres and eight oil changes, but from…

New Opel compact to be called Mokka

22 April, 2020
Opel is planning a new B segment vehicle to be called the Opel Mokka according to internet rumours. The model is set to compete with the Citroen DS3 and the latest reports regard the name. We’re not quite sold on…

BMW Unscripted: around the world with Tiffany Coates

22 April, 2020
BMW’s original “Unscripted” videos showed mostly BMW cars and their owners doing weird and wonderful stuff in various parts of the world, but this time the company has decided to feature a female rider, Tiffany Coates, and her trusty BMW…

Reevu Rear View helmet with mirror on sale

22 April, 2020
The Reevu MSX1 Rear View helmet is on sale after a long seven-year development period and a year of pre-production prototypes. The Rear View motorcycle helmet is as its name suggests - it features a small mirror mounted into the…

Lorenzo Lanzi to ride a MV Agusta F4 in CIV

22 April, 2020
Effenbert Liberty can now definitely cross out Lorenzo Lanzi to ride their Ducati, if or when they return to World Superbike championship.The Italian rider will be contesting in the 2013 CIV this season for Superbike team X° Mas Racing and…

KTM Rally Team ready for the 2013 Dakar Rally

22 April, 2020
The 2013 edition of the Dakar, the most important event of the rally season that always characterizes the beginning of the new year is just around the corner, and in these days most teams are gearing up for the event.…

Norton Commando 961 SE first ride

22 April, 2020
The verdict on the new Norton Commando 961 SE is that it’s an “invigorating machine”. Depending on your ride style and the kind of bikes you like, that statement might appeal or not. It’s important to note however, the purpose…

New pics for 2010 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R

22 April, 2020
Here are new track pics of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R for 2010, and yes, green is still our favourite colour. For more info on the 2010 modifications to the ZX-10R, see our previous post on the ZX-10R video with details…

Jorge Lorenzo celebrates 2 million fans with raffle

22 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo is very active on the social networks and he now reached the number of two million ‘Spartans’ (the name he has given his fans) between Facebook, Twitter, Google+, YouTube and Instagram.To celebrate the ‘event’ and repay his fans…

Marc Marquez edges out Lorenzo for pole position at Aragon

22 April, 2020
MotoGPs adrenalinic qualifying session at the Aragon Motorland circuit was made up of blistering and record breaking laps with red lights appearing all over the timesheets. The first rider to break Casey Stoner's 2011 record was Jorge Lorenzo. The Yamaha…

Moto2 Sachsenring: Pol Espargaro fastest in tricky FP2

22 April, 2020
The tricky weather conditons at Sachsenring that hit MotoGP carried on in Moto2s final practice of the day. It rained, there was sunshine that partially dried out the track and then it rained again sending the riders into confusion on…

Jorge Lorenzo takes to the streets of Bangkok

22 April, 2020
While F1 driver Romain Grosjean won the 2012 RoC ‘Champion of Champions’ title at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, five-time 500cc champion Mick Doohan defeated reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo in their race heat, but both were unable to beat…

Loris Capirossi to Make 300th GP Start in Qatar

22 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi will set a new record in this upcoming race in Qatar, when he becomes the first rider in history to make 300 GP appearances in his 21st year of professional racing.The 37-year-old Italian is the oldest rider on…

Carlos Checa fastest in final session at Moscow Raceway

22 April, 2020
In the final test session at Moscow Raceway ahead of this weekend’s first ever World Superbike Russian round, Carlos Checa once again headed the top of the timesheets after leading this morning session. Lap times were considerably lower with the…

Silly Season goes into overdrive

22 April, 2020
We’ve been following the silly season rumors and speculations for last couple of weeks and yesterday the season officially opened. Let’s recap what we’ve read and heard so far. Marco Simoncelli supposedly signed a two year 4.000.000 euro contract with…

2014 World Superbike rule changes, EVO class confirmed

22 April, 2020
After long discussions and several postponements - everyone was expecting that the 2014 rules for World Superbikes to be confirmed during the Russian round - the FIM has finally, if partially announced what the new rules will be for the…

Rossi takes 2nd in Monza Rally Show

22 April, 2020
It’s now the off season for all the mainstream motorsport championships with the exception of the World Rally Championship, this often means drivers and riders enter other series as guest drivers. The Monza Rally Show took place at the Monza…

Scientifically Proven – Riding Motorcycles Keeps You Young

22 April, 2020
According to a Ryuta Kawashima, a software designer for Brain Training, citing a new scientific study conducted jointly by Yamaha Motor and Tohoku University proves that riding motorcycles keeps you young by invigorating your brain.“The driver’s brain gets activated by…

Valentino Rossi at Brno Video

22 April, 2020
Someone snuck this video off of Motogp.com of Valentino Rossi riding the Yamaha R1 at Brno to check out his fitness before deciding whether to ride at the Sachsenring, so we don’t know how long it will hold up before…