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Eicma 2008: vintage Vespa GTV Sidercar prototype

19 April, 2020
Piaggio presented quite a curious prototype at the Eicma show in Milan in the form of a Vespa GTV Sidecar. This is a vintage Vespa prototype that picks up stylistic elements from the 50’s.It’s not really a new idea as…

The New Shoei XR1100 Helmet

19 April, 2020
Shoei launched their new XR1100, their new sporty touring helmet to the world press in Spain on Monday.The new XR1100 will be replacing the already high performance and successful XR 1000, but improves the lid in all areas from ventilation,…

Harley Davidson Ads Continue Bad to the Bone Attitude

19 April, 2020
Check out this very interesting Harley Davidson ad campaign by Ogilvy South Africa. No bikes appear in the ad, except the HD logo in the lower right hand corner, but all three convey that anyone who rides a Harley is…

Only Ducati Hypermotards Used in Knight and Day Movie

19 April, 2020
When eagle eyed Wes Siler from Hell for Leather caught out that the Ducati Hypermotard that Tom Cruise was riding in Knight and Day was actually an Aprilia, everyone picked up on this juicy little faux pas.Obviously this didn’t go…

BMW 450 X, Dakar 2009

19 April, 2020
From the Motociclismo we get some juicy news with these shots of the Dakar Rally Raid BMW 450 X.The images come from the ToolEnduro site, a French magazine from the sector, reporting that the shots were taken outside a dealership.…

Ducati fan's private war against Valentino Rossi

19 April, 2020
After the protest banners at Imola against the demise of the Ducati factory team in World Superbikes, one hard core Italian Ducatista took it further and made up these 46 volte no grazie (46 times, no thank you) stickers that…

MotoGP: FB Corse gets Waiver, McCoy to Test

19 April, 2020
According to the FIM MotoGP rulebook, even riders for new teams are not allowed to test outside the official testing calendar decided by IRTA, and this was a big hurdle for FB Corse, who has yet to turn a wheel…

Ducati Multistrada 1200 new videos

19 April, 2020
In this weird video (above) from Ducati, we get a look at the philosophy behind the new Multistrada 1200, spelled out through cartoon-like drawings. In case the controversial Multistrada style was confusing you, this video should explain it all more…

MotoGP Mugello: Valentino Rossi Dominates in FP

19 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi says his shoulder is only 65% fit, may it be fact or fiction, but the Italian certainly didn’t seem to have any problems with his injury in today’s free practice at the Mugello. Rossi led the entire session…

Hiroshi Aoyama to ride for Avintia Blusens at Valencia

19 April, 2020
According to Spanish website motocuatro.com, Hiroshi Aoyama will be replacing still recovering Yonny Hernandez in next week’s final MotoGP round of the season at Valencia.The former 2009 250cc World champion and MotoGP rider spent an unproductive year (he finished 18th…

Alex Zanardi rides a motorcycle at Monza

19 April, 2020
If you follow car racing besides motorcycle racing, you may remember Alex Zanardi who used to drive in Formula 1 and in Champ Car (CART) and what happened to him during the German GP at the Eurospeedway at Lausitzring, where…

WSBK Portimao: Jonathan Rea leads in first free practice

19 April, 2020
The first free practice of the final round of the World Superbike season at Portimao, saw Jonathan Rea top the timesheets with a best lap of 1’43.945, pipping the newly crowned Superbike champion Carlos Checa for the spotCheca, still hasn’t…

BMW X1 production videos

19 April, 2020
A series of videos of the BMW X1 shows its production line, including pressing, welding, painting and final assembly at the Leipzig facilities. The new X1 was presented at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show and will soon reach its target…

Eicma 2008: Bimota after Oronero shows off the rest

19 April, 2020
After revealing the substance behind the evocative name of DB7 Oronero, with its carbon fibre trellis frame, 164kg and 164hp, Bimota had more up its sleeve for the Eicma show. The latest special took most of the spotlight, but also…

Kawasaki GTR1400 my 2009

19 April, 2020
Kawasaki’s supertourer GTR1400 in 2009 will have a colour update with Metallic Midnight Saphire Blue and Metallic Moondust Gray. Performance and technical specs remain a four cylinder, 1400cc engine at 155hp and 308kg.

WSBK Imola: Tom Sykes commands QP2

19 April, 2020
It was payback time for Tom Sykes during the second World Superbike qualifying session at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari circuit at Imola after being pipped by Jakub Smrz and team mate Joan Lascorz yesterday. Lap times dropped considerably during…

The French hypothesise on the Ducati Monster S4R 1098

19 April, 2020
Is the Ducati range about to get bigger? The French at Motorevue certainly think so.According to recent reports it seems that Ducati is thinking about equipping the Monster S4R with the powerful twin cylinder 1098. Motorevue, in addition to proposing…

Honda rider quotes at the end of Sepang 2 tests

19 April, 2020
Honda riders have left the Sepang 2 tests with such amazing results that it’s almost become mundane writing about it, and personally we can’t wait to see if they’re going to be this fast even at night on the colder…

New Italian scooter: LML Star 4T at EICMA

19 April, 2020
We’ve got another day to check out a few previews of what the 2009 EICMA has in store, before it all kicks off tomorrow, and here is a look at the range of LML Star scooters that will be on…