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MotoGP Sepang Test Day 1 press release round up

20 April, 2020
After a long and boring winter test ban, MotoGP 2012 finally got underway with the first official test of the season at Sepang and what the various press releases had to say after Day 1:Yamaha Factory Racing:MotoGP 2012 finally got…

Audi to drop Filippo Preziosi from Ducati's MotoGP project?

20 April, 2020
The latest and unexpected rumor to come from Sportmediaset is that the daddy of the Ducati Desmosedici, Filippo Preziosi will no longer be following Ducati’s MotoGP project next season, which the Italian engineer neither confirmed or denied when he was…

Crescent Suzuki reveals 2012 World Superbike livery and sponsor

20 April, 2020
Crescent Suzuki has pulled off the wraps on the livery of the 2012 GSX-R1000s that John Hopkins and Leon Camier will be using in this season’s 2012 World Superbike Championship.The team also revealed that Foreign Exchange Solutions company Fixi will…

2011 Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja exhaust tuning options

20 April, 2020
After the Kawasaki ZX-10R Ninja not-a-recall technical hold for the US, we thought we’d check out a couple of the exhaust and muffler options for the new Ninja, available for when you can get yours back on the road. First…

WSBK: Tom Sykes to remain in Kawasaki orbit

20 April, 2020
Tom Sykes will remain in the World Superbike Championship next year. The British rider who in the last few races of the season has really impressed has been a big part on the development and testing of the new 2011…

Ducati Colour Therapy Video

20 April, 2020
After yesterday’s Ducati Colour Therapy launch with their Monster Art Kit, here’s the promotional video, and it’s episode 1 so there’s more to come.

Ducati 996 Custom Cruiser: one of a kind…

20 April, 2020
In everything from shoes to motorcycles, Italian flair has captured the imagination of people around the world. And Ducati can be particularly singled out for its beauty, its speed and engineering prowess.But it seems the Americans have wanted to add…

Jorge Lorenzo and Angel Nieto will attend 2010 Isle of Man TT

20 April, 2020
Last year Dainese, who is the Isle of Man TT’s Official Safety Partner had the legendary Giacomo Agostini and Valentino Rossi attending the 2009 Tourist Trophy, this year it will be two Spaniards, Jorge Lorenzo and another racing legend the…

MotoGP Misano – Valentino Rossi takes 6th Pole Position

20 April, 2020
Today’s qualifying session at Misano seemed to be a FIAT Yamaha affair with team mates Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo in a private war exchanging tenths of hundredths of a second, for the pole position for almost the whole hour.Valentino…

Both Alstare Ducati riders end up in the hospital

20 April, 2020
Alstare Ducati riders spent more time in the hospital and under the care of doctors than putting laps on the 1199 Panigale during the two-day World Superbike private test at Phillip Island. Carlos Checa didn’t even turn a wheel, as…

Porsche 918 Spyder: spy shots from a reader

20 April, 2020
Once again, a reader from out parent-site Autoblog.it has sent us some spy photo of a new or upcoming model, and this time around the subject of these pics is the beautiful Porsche 918 Spyder, which will be officially introduced…

Moto2 Silverstone: Jordi Torres subs for Julian Simon

20 April, 2020
After rumors that Raffaele de Rosa or Gabor Talmacsi could replace injured Julian Simon at Silverstone, insead Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez decided on a Spanish rider and will be fielding 23-year-old Jordi Torres as Simon’s temporary subsititute.Torres is last year’s runner-up…

RS1, new carbon helmet from Marushin

20 April, 2020
This is one very futuristic-looking helmet, created by Marushin and made entirely from carbon. That makes the RS1 one of the lightest helmets in the world at only 1080 grams.The external shell is completely carbon, a material that is so…

MotoGP 2009: first test day for Nicky and Casey

20 April, 2020
Exactly one day after the Valencia race the Ducati Desmosedici GP9 went out for a two-day test session with the Ducati MotoGP 2009 riders. The first time for the new comer “Stars and Stripes” Nicky Hayden. Nicky went out at…

Mattia Pasini gets to test a Ducati

20 April, 2020
During Italian post-race TV show Fuori Giri a couple months back, Marlboro Ducati team manager Livio Suppo showed his public appreciation for 250cc rider Mattia Pasini by promising him the opportunity to test a Ducati and it was this promise…

Carlos Checa leads in FP1 at Imola

20 April, 2020
The World Superbike championship’s first free practice at Imola kicked off with the usual Carlos Checa leading the top of timesheets. Checa who needs just 26 points to win the 2011 title this weekend, put in a blazing 1.49.294 final…

Anthony West and Patric Muff to ride for Supersonic Racing

20 April, 2020
After being dumped by MotoGP CRT Speed Master team because he couldn’t find the necessary funding and then passed over by Swan Yamaha to replace the injured Ian Hutchinson by the much more popular Noriyuki Haga, Anthony West has found…

SBK: BMW test in Aragon spoiled by the bad weather

20 April, 2020
The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team has carried out two days of private testing at the “Motorland Aragon” circuit, in Spain, where riders Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies have worked mainly on the chassis of their BMW S 1000 RR.…

WSBK Replacements for Round 7 at Miller Motorsports Park

20 April, 2020
With John Hopkins still convalescent, Stiggy Racing Honda has called back Jake Zemke for the Miller Motorsports Park round of the World Superbike Championship on May 31. Zemke replaced Hopkins during the Monza round and finished 18th in Race 1…

Valentino Rossi laughs off Honda rumor

20 April, 2020
Apparently the fact that Marco Melandri admitted he was just kidding around when he spread the Valentino Rossi-Honda rumor, didn’t stop the journalists present at today’s pre-event press conference at Brno from asking the ‘The Doctor’ whether he’d be staying…

James Toseland signs for Kiddimoto

20 April, 2020
Kiddimoto sells wooden balance bikes for children ages 2 to 6 years to help children learn balance and a James Toseland Grand Prix bike replica has officially become the newest member of the Kiddimoto Heroes series, and it’s based in…

Fiat and Chrysler: possible partnership over Jeep

20 April, 2020
Fiat could find itself in an interesting new partnership as Chrysler looks overseas to save the sinking ship. A collaboration with Tata Motors could also be on the cards as Chrysler attempts to enter the Asian and Indian markets with…