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1959 Chinese Vespa: Neco revives the Vespa N

24 April, 2020
Chinese scooter company Neco is doing its own copy of a Vespa model, taking on the Vespa N model of 1959 and calling it the Neco Italia. The return to the Dolce Vita occurs after Indian company LML produced its…

Suzuki Hayabusa J-Lo Pepsi bike up for sale

24 April, 2020
Now here’s something collectabile for those die hard Jennifer Lopez fans (aren’t you sad that she split from her hubby) who can actually ride and have £ 19,995 just sitting in their bank accounts. It’s the special Suzuki GSX1300R that…

Aprilia RSV4 Factory gallery

24 April, 2020
Here’s a full gallery of the Aprilia RSV4 Factory as the company releases its 20,000 euro gem to the market. The bike is really 180 hp of pure adrenalin, and here are the official RSV4 Factory pics.Senior Vice President of…

Stefan Bradl's Honda benefits

24 April, 2020
Being the only German MotoGP rider and for Honda to boot, has certain fringe benefits as Stefan Bradl can attest to, as can LCR Honda.The reigning Moto2 World champion and MotoGP rookie received from Honda Germany - who continues to…

Avintia Racing presents MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 teams

24 April, 2020
Yesterday at Jerez de la Frontera, Avintia Racing Team launched its 2012 campaign in MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3.The Spanish based team, after the financial merger between the Avintia Group and BQR and will continue running under the Blusens banner and…

WSBK Misano test day 1: Marco Melandri heads timesheets

24 April, 2020
Yesterday’s first day of World Superbike testing at Misano saw Marco Melandri head the top of the unofficial time sheets. The soon-to-be former Yamaha factory rider posted a 1.36.0 which was half a second faster than Carlos Checa’s who had…

Riders pay tribute to Shoya Tomizawa

24 April, 2020
.All the riders of the paddock showed up today with some sort of tribute in honour of Shoya Tomizawa.Some like Valentino Rossi has the face of the Japanese rider on the side of their helmets (Rossi also has a Norifumi…

Jorge Lorenzo grabs 2013 Qatar pole position

24 April, 2020
The first ever QP2 session in MotoGP with only 12 riders (10 plus the top 2 from QP1 joining them) saw Jorge Lorenzo take the first pole position of the season, his 26th in MotoGP and the 52nd of his…

WSBK Assen – Spies Takes Provisional Pole

24 April, 2020
Qualifying times and rider quotes from Assen:Ben Spies - 1st“It was a good session, we did half a race stint at the beginning on race tyres that already had ten laps on from free practice and were only a few…

WSBK Gallery of Pics from Misano

24 April, 2020
After reading about how the two World Superbike races went at the Misano World circuit and the rider quotes, you can now check out our gallery of pics, courtesy of our Italian cousins over at Motoblog.

Doc’s Chops Yamaha XV750 Cafe Racer

24 April, 2020
The pictured bike was built for Season Two of Discovery Channel’s “Cafe Racer” TV show, and it is what Mr. Greg Hageman of Doc’s Chops made out of a Yamaha Virago XV750 from the 80s. Hageman built a new subframe,…

Photo of the day: Malaguti moto scoop!

24 April, 2020
Our reader Aki, who follows us in Japan, sent us this curious photo, which has all the air of being a preview, given that it shows a Malaguti MR250 presented at the Tokyo show, which seems to be the first…

3 Year Deal for Bridgestone

24 April, 2020
Bridgestone has now officially become the MotoGP tire supplier with a contract for the next three years (2009-2011) after signing a deal with commercial rights holders Dorna Sports.Bridgestone was the only company to submit a proposal when Michelin failed to…

Marc Marquez gets light wrist slap over Kallio incident

24 April, 2020
Marc Marquez has gotten another light slap on the wrist - his third this season after Qatar with his run in with Thomas Luthi and Catalunya which ended in tears for Pol Espargaro - from the Race Direction for punting…

Video: Valentino Rossi at Vrooom – first look and words

24 April, 2020
While bad weather at Madonna del Campiglio may have postponed the official opening of the 2011 Ferrari/Ducati Vrooom, all the riders/drivers were present and what every journalist and crazed fan was waiting for to see, Valentino Rossi finally dressed in…

Casey and Marco ready for the next round at Misano

24 April, 2020
Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri are returning to Italy for the next round of the MotoGP Championship. Casey is trailing Rossi in the rankings at second place and has said: “We had a great result at Misano last year and…

Chaz Davies tests electronics at Jerez

24 April, 2020
Joining the Aprilia World Superbike team at a private two-day test at Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain, was also BMW Motorrad GoldBet’s Chaz Davies (GBR) who got another chance in testing the BMW S 1000 RR after the…

Andrea Dovizioso and Tony Cairoli for Inter Campus Charity

24 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso along with Kopron, Inter (football club), Tony Cairoli and RCS Sport takes the field to help the charity association Inter Campus, to restore the right to play to children around the world. Inter Campus has been working since…

Peugeot BB1 based on motorcycle

24 April, 2020
The Peugeot BB1 Concept looks more like a car than a motorcycle, but its technological inspiration in fact comes from the latter. The handle bars are pure motorcycle style, and the wheel axes are put together in such a way…

Bridgestone thinking of making MotoGP teams pay for tires

24 April, 2020
Bridgestone has been the sole tire supplier for MotoGP since 2009, after most of the riders demanded a switch to Japanese tire manufacturer, leaving Michelin with no option than a pull-out. At the end of next year Bridgestone’s contract with…

Yamaha Stryker 2011: colours, technical specs, photos and video

24 April, 2020
Yamaha cruiser motorcycle subsidiary, Star Motorcycles has debuted the 2011 Stryker. This new chopper wants to enter into direct competition with Honda’s Fury.Much more muscular and aggressive looking than the Fury, the Stryker mounts a 1304cc V-Twin engine, based on…