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James Toseland returns for Brno round, but Lanzi is on standby

20 April, 2020
James Toseland has decided he’ll try to race in this weekend’s World Superbike round at Brno. The Briton has been been battling an extremely serious and career threatening wrist injury that he picked up during testing at Aragon last March.…

World's first handcrafted silver motorcycle

20 April, 2020
Looking for a motorcycle with a lot of bling or a 25th anniversary present, you definitely have to check out the first ever motorcycle handcrafted in silver.The motorcycle was unveiled at the India International Jewelry show (August 8-12) by Silver…

EICMA 2009 concludes: on to EICMA China and Bike Asia

20 April, 2020
The 67th International Motorcycle Show, EICMA 2009 has concluded a success with about 450,000 visitors over the few days, and increase in international visitors of nearly 30 percent. With the cancellation of the Paris motorcycle show, more French producers came,…

Keith Flint and his new Suzuki GSX-R750

20 April, 2020
Prodigy frontman Keith Flint is big motorcycle fan (you’ve often seen him present at big racing events), but for those of you who don’t know, he also races a track prepared Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the Hottrax Endurance Championship with his…

Motoczysz C1 to convert to ecology?

20 April, 2020
The US prototype, Motoczysz C1 Contender, could soon have an eco-friendly heir as the aim to revolutionise current concepts of racing bikes takes off. After an accident has stalled the further development of the C1, it appears that Michael Czysz…

Lucio Cecchinello and his Honda Fireblade at Monte Carlo

20 April, 2020
Before becoming the full-time successful team manager of LCR Honda, Lucio Cecchinello used to be a mechanic for Team Italia in the European Championship until the bike mad Italian turned to motorcycle racing where competed in the Italian Sport Production…

Vespa Servizio Vespa clothing range

20 April, 2020
The new Vespa clothing line for summer has been released in the legendary “Vespa Servizio” line with hooded pullovers and logos. The Vespa Servizio logo was originally used out the front of official service providers for repairs and maintenance.The new…

Lorenzo's Land Comic to be released

20 April, 2020
Following in the footsteps of Valentino Rossi who was the star of a comic strip designed by Milo Manara in Italy’s Rolling Stone Magazine, which later became a graphic novel and a DVD, Jorge Lorenzo is also set to enter…

New Kymco Xciting R 2009

20 April, 2020
The 2009 Kymco Xciting confirms that this model has evolved such to confirm it has maintained its relevance over time, updated to keep up with developments. The new Xciting will be available in the classic 300 and 500 cc, in…

Vespa GTS 125 Super preview pics

20 April, 2020
These are the first pics released by Piaggio of the splendid new Vespa GTS 125 Super, which inherits the same elegant and aggressive style from the Vespa 300 Super. The new GTS 125 is designed to reflect and continue the…

Suzuki V-Strom accessories

20 April, 2020
The new Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS gets a series of top-end accessories to go with it, and as we found out in our V-Strom test, the new bike is quite a flexible model which will lend itself to different types…

Epic Win: on one wheel at 150 km/h… on ice / video

20 April, 2020
Today’s Epic Win video comes from Wisconsin, US, where local rider Ryan Suchanek has set a new record that got duly registered by the Guinness Book of Records. The attempt took place on the 5th February at Lake Koshkonong, the…

Chris Vermeulen on Jerez 2009 Test

20 April, 2020
On completion of the final official Moto GP test of 2009 find out what progress Vermeulen and Suzuki have made in preparation for the start of the season on April 12th.

Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies have tire woes at Sachsenring

20 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo inherited second place after Casey Stoner crashed out of second place in today’s MotoGP race at Sachsenring, but the Spaniard wasn’t happy with the hard rear tire that Bridgestone strongly suggested they use, instead of the soft one…

Ben Spies to undergo surgery – Updated

20 April, 2020
Ben Spies return to action at Indianapolis was very shortlived. The Pramac rider highsided during the third free praction caught out by the traction control on his Desmosedici, that doesn’t engage in first gear.The crash left the American with a…

Eicma 2008 preview: Ducati 1198 and 1198 S

20 April, 2020
Together with the new Ducati Streetfighter and Streetfighter S, Hell for Leather has also released the first images of the new Ducati 1198 that will be presented at the Eicma show.It’s the same as the 1098 in style, but with…

Nicky Hayden and the real Ducati Diavel

20 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden must have just loved do the promo work with Ducati’s new power cruiser the Diavel, because just a few hours later he crashed out his Desmosedici during the Valencia GP and created his own Kentucky styled custom version…

Husqvarna Nuda 900 Touring spy shot

20 April, 2020
The year 2012 has been quite good for Husqvarna in terms of sales. The Swedish-named BMW-owned Italian manufacturer sold 10,751 motorcycles last year (+15.7% over the previous year), 1,936 of which belong the recent ’street range’ of the brand, consisting…

Valentino Rossi: "I'm not leaving Ducati"

20 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi received the Tapiro d’Oro (the interview will be broadcasted on Striscia la Notizia on Canale 5) at Monza where he’s racing in the Blancpain Endurance Series and the former World Champion decided to personally put a stop to…

Citroen C3 Red Block special edition

20 April, 2020
This Citroen C3 special edition takes a leaf from the Citroen DS3 style book and will be presented at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show as the “C3 Red Block Edition”. It ’s described as a rebellious version of the standard…