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Moto Rapido Ducati is rapido in changing an engine (w/video)

17 April, 2020
Rizla Suzuki’s time lapsed videos must have impressed British Superbike EVO team Moto Rapido Ducati enough to have filmed their own, showing how they changed the engine on Scott Smart’s 1198R during last weekend’s Brands Hatch round.Smart managed a 9th…

Casey Stoner in action on the 1000cc Honda (w/video)

17 April, 2020
On Tuesday at the Jerez de la Frontera circuit, Casey Stoner got his first taste of the 2012 Honda prototype that he’ll and Dani Pedrosa will be using next season when MotoGP finally reverts back to the 1000cc format.HRC decided…

BMW S 1000 RR road version live at Monza

17 April, 2020
Here’s a look at the brand new BMW S 1000 RR road version snapped at Monza superbike on the weekend. The S 1000 RR was outside the Hospitality spot for the Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport. Unfortunately we didn’t get a…

FIM Releases 2011 Provisional World Superbike Calendar

17 April, 2020
The FIM has released a provisional Superbike World Championship calendar for next season with the usually 13 rounds and looking more like an ‘European’ championship than a world one, with only two flyaway races on the calendar, Phillip Island, Australia…

Season's Greetings from Yamaha

17 April, 2020
After last year’s Valentino Rossi decked out in Santa Claus garb, this year we’ve got world champs Ben Spies, Valentino Rossi, and James “Bubba” Stewart from the Yamaha ‘family’ sending us their seasons greetings. And yes, Rossi holding another cat,…

Peter Fonda at Goodwood Festival of Speed

17 April, 2020
Peter Fonda is in attendance at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed to celebrate Easy Rider’s 40th anniversary.Peter Fonda was reunited with a replica of the Captain America Chopper that he used in the classic road movie for which he…

Nakano linked to Aprilia?

17 April, 2020
Shinya Nakano’s name has come up once again, but this time not in conjunction with Motogp, but with the WSBK series.Nakano who lost his ride in Team Gresini to Spanish rider Toni Elias, also lost another chance to remain in…

Update on Regis Laconi

17 April, 2020
From DFX Corse Press Release:Regis Laconi’s medical state remains unchanged. The French rider, currently in the intensive car department of the Sunninghill Hospital in Johannesburg, is still in a drug-induced coma and breathes only with assistance. In the medical consultation…

Moto Guzzi V7 Classic for Rome marathon

17 April, 2020
The Moto Guzzi V7 Classic is the official bike for the 16th Rome marathon, and will be cruising the streets of the eternal city on March 21st. It’s seem that Moto Guzzi is increasingly making its way from Mandello to…

Niccolò Canepa back in Superstock 1000 with Go Eleven

17 April, 2020
Sometimes things happen faster than what we expect them to be, as in the case of Niccolò Canepa. Just yesterday we told you that the Italian was looking for a new ride and presto chango, today we found out that…

Honda CB1100 pictures and video

17 April, 2020
The Honda CB1100 vintage naked is available in Japan dealerships this week, at a price of about 8,000 euros (950,000 yen). There’s no knowing whether the CB1100 will hit the export market yet, although even if that price were to…

Mercedes Shooting Brake Concept pics and video

17 April, 2020
The Mercedes Shooting Brake concept will go on show at the Beijing motor show and here is a full gallery of the concept and a video. We had orginally expected the shooting brake to be a coupĂ© style concept, but…

Thai motorcycle racing, kick style (w/video)

17 April, 2020
Giving the bird, waving fists, kicking out, love taps on shoulders or helmets, bitching about tows and getting back by baulking riders who do it, pre-event, post race controversy, it happens in MotoGP which is supposed to be premier class…

The Boxx Scooter

17 April, 2020
Maybe I’ve been living in Italy to long and used to seeing more streamlined scooters, like Vespa, Lambretta, and Honda’s whipping in and out of traffic and the new electric scooters that are trying to make their mark to appreciate…

Images from Round 7 WSBK at MMP

17 April, 2020
Check out this gallery of pics from this weekend’s seventh round of the World Superbike Race at Millersports Park, Utah.Images from WSBK at MMP

Italian women's motorcycle championship at Mugello

17 April, 2020
Campionato Italiano Motocicliste: Italian women’s championship.We posted earlier about the next meeting from the 8th Women’s Motorcicliste Meeting - the Campionato Italiano Motocicliste. Besides this event this association is also involved with the organisation of female racing. In this video…

Ducati Desmosedici RR top speed test

17 April, 2020
Amongst all the tests done by the riders of MCN, for us, this video particularly stood out. On the seat of a Ducati Desmosedici RR, a “MotoGP replica”, the rider takes the red machine to its highest speed along a…

Mivv exhaust for ten years of the Yamaha R1: MY98 to MY08

17 April, 2020
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Yamaha R1, Mivv has decided to produce a special series of mufflers and exhausts dedicated to all the different versions of the Yamaha superbike.The owners of the 1998 version can purchase various options…

Valentino Rossi and Dainese – complete video translated

17 April, 2020
Dainese received over 5000 questions on their facebook page and official website for Valentino Rossi and over 50% of the fans that tuned in to watch the live streaming where from outside of Italy, which shows that the former World…

2013 Subaru WRX Concept: image gallery, specs

17 April, 2020
With the latest Impreza looking like any other hatchback and as Subaru no longer compete for the World Rally Championship, there really isn’t a Subaru that a kid would want pictured on their wall or an adult would have as…

Mini London Olympics special edition

17 April, 2020
The 2012 Olympic Games will begin next year and the city of London will be hosting with plenty of splash of British culture. On the car front that means Mini, traditionally a British brand but now the funky child of…

There Was A Ducati for De Angelis

17 April, 2020
Sportmediaset website has revealed that Ducati was willing to put a sixth Desmosedici on the grid for Alex De Angelis, but he missed out on their deadline due to the long negotiations that the rider had with Scot Racing.De Angelis…

Schumacher returns to F1 in place of Massa

17 April, 2020
Michael Schumacher is set to come out of retirement and race the rest of the F1 season in place of Felipe Massa, who is recovering from his horrific crash. The replacement depends on Schumacher passing the physical required to race,…

Radical Ducati 7½ Sportiva – images and details

17 April, 2020
We have been introducing quite a few Radical Ducati models in recent months, and the reason for that is that this bunch of Spaniards definitely know their way around a Ducati. The Madrid-based workshop led by founders Pepo Rosell and…