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Maverick Vinales to continue with Ricard Jove as his manager

20 April, 2020
There are still some rumors flitting about that Maverick Vinales may be taking Sandro Cortese’s place in Red Bull KTM Ajo team next season, however the situation between the Spanish rider and his manager Ricard Jove - who seemed guilty…

Jerez GP gets green light for 2013

20 April, 2020
When MotoGP’s 2013 provisional calendar was released Jerez de la Frontera circuit that was scheduled for May 5th was still subject to contract renewal (they’ve been having financial difficulties and were 45 million euros in debt in 2011), but according…

MotoGP Silverstone: Casey Stoner dominates in wet FP2

20 April, 2020
The infamous English weather (not that last week in Spain was that better) took a turn for the worse at Silverstone during the 125cc practice and leaving the track fully wet and standing water in certain sections for this afternoon’s…

New BMW S 1000 RR videos

20 April, 2020
Did we mention that the BMW S1000RR is a sexy bike? Perhaps we forgot, so we’re taking a closer look in these videos of the S 1000 RR in action. The first is from Tor Sagen, who we’ve already seen…

Video: the Red Bull Knockout onboard camera

20 April, 2020
Red Bull Knock Out 2008 Onboard Camera from MXMark on Vimeo.This video could be from a videogame but I promise you it’s real. Rider Mark Ramackers riding with number 133 is using an onboard camera during Heat 1 and Heat…

New Fiat Panda 4×4 caught with no camouflage on

20 April, 2020
The new Fiat Panda 4×4 is expected to be officially unveiled at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show and then go up for grabs in the showrooms in the winter, but the photographers of out parent-site Autoblog.it have already spotted…

BMW Motorrad Italia team officially presented

20 April, 2020
Our colleagues over at Motoblog.it are currently on hand for the official presentation to the press of World Superbike Championship’s new entry, BMW Motorrad Italia. Unfortunately for the guys covering the press conference, it’s not taking place at fancy hotel…

BMW CS Concept

20 April, 2020
In keeping with many other top car brands, BMW have the CS Concept, their take on the “luxury Gran Turismo” theme. The CS, which the German manufacturer hopes will show off their talent and design in a new direction, is…

Valentino Rossi Ranked No. 5 as Top Earner

20 April, 2020
Sports Illustrated has pubblished it’s top earning international list of foreign atheletes and Valentino Rossi is ranked number five out of twenty and is the only motorcycle racer listed.The Italian rider is tied with F1 driver Fernando Alonso and according…

MotoGP Silverstone: Jorge Lorenzo commands warm-up practice

20 April, 2020
The weather at Silverstone was sunny and dry even if there was still a stiff wind blowing for this morning’s MotoGP’s warm-up practice and for several riders lap times dropped compared to their qualifying times.The fastest rider was Jorge Lorenzo…

MotoGP Sepang test Day 3: Casey Stoner thrashes the field

20 April, 2020
The third of final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang saw reigning World champion Casey Stoner thrash the rest of the field by posting an amazing 1’59.607 (beating his last year’s 800cc test time) on his second lap out early…

Special Bikes: Triumph Bonneville T12.2 Evo by Free Spirits

20 April, 2020
Italian company Free Spirits has made a name for itself primarily for its work within the Harley-Davidson world, most notably because of some accessories, special bits and customizations of the sporty XR1200. Free Spirits is also the Italian distributor for…

Valentino Rossi's Dainese leathers for Valencia test

20 April, 2020
Here’s Valentino Rossi’s Dainese D-Air leathers that he’ll be wearing for the Valencia MotoGP tests, if he decides to get out on the track.Still contractually tied to Yamaha, Rossi’s leathers will be black and yellow with his racing number and…

2010 Shoei helmet range: X Spirit II

20 April, 2020
Here’s a look at the new season Shoei helmets, with the high performance X Spirit II coming in as the new top-of-the-range Shoei model. The new full face helmet includes top notch innovation and materials, with a redesigned and aerodynamic…

Honda CB750 Old Spirit by Ruleshaker Motorcycles – pics and details

20 April, 2020
Ruleshaker Motorcycles, a French customizer located in Bayonne, in the ‘Basque’ south of the country, introduces a pretty interesting reworking of the Honda CB750, somewhat inspired by the rounded racers of the 70s and christened ‘Old Spirit’. This charming motorcycle,…

MotoGP drawn by Stefano Reboa (w/video)

20 April, 2020
Italian artist Stefano Reboa loves motorcycle racing and instead of using the de rigueur camera to depict MotoGP, he uses charcoal and pencils to come up with these fantastically detailed drawings.

2011 EICMA: Bimota DB9 Brivido e DB10 B.motard

20 April, 2020
Italian manufacturer Bimota introduces two new motorcycles ate the 2011 EICMA, the DB9 Brivido and the DB10 B.motard. Both model uses Ducati engines and exclusive chassis, with a design that is clearly reminiscent of the most famous Bimota models of…

Red Bull X- Fighters 2009 Pyramids of Giza

20 April, 2020
Red Bull does it again and this time it was the freestyle motocross exhibition in front of the Pyramids of Giza. The pyramids played backdrop as Nick de Wit, Chris Birch, Morgan Carlson and Jimmy Verburgh put on a show…

CRT testing calendar

20 April, 2020
There won’t be many CRTs testing at Sepang at the end of the month. The philosophy behind these production based bikes is to make MotoGP racing cheaper and even if Dorna is helping subsidize the nine Claiming Rule Teams not…

Esquad By Racer gloves

20 April, 2020
The collaboration between Esquad, French brand specialising in the Armalith fabric, and Racer, technical glove manufacturer, has resulted in the creation of a new line of gloves, Esquad by Racer.The gloves are both technical and fashionable, with a wide range…

WSBK: First Look at Smrz's Aprilia RSV4 with Pata Livery

20 April, 2020
Here’s the Aprilia RSV4 with B&G Racing livery that will be using starting at this upcoming round at Brno and for the rest of the 2010 World Superbike Championship, after the team decided to switch manufacturers.Switching from Ducati wasn’t a…

Video Honda Crossrunner

20 April, 2020
Here are new videos of the Honda Crossrunner sports adventure bike. The static and dynamic Crossrunner videos would seem to confirm that the model is back on our radar, and on the market. Seeing the riding video of the Honda…

Misano paddock girls gallery – part 2

20 April, 2020
Since each World Superbike round is divided into two races, we’ve decided to do the same with the Misano paddock girls. After this morning’s first gallery, here’s the second, so you feast your eyes on even more ‘belle signorine’ or…

Jerez GP to stay on MotoGP calendar in 2013

20 April, 2020
With new venues ready to host MotoGP in 2013 (Texas, Argentina and maybe India) and Dorna wanting to open up to new markets while keeping the current eighteen race schedule, some popular European circuits will be getting the axe in…