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Blind and disabled Stuart Gunn sets new speed record (w/video)

17 April, 2020
39-year old Stuart Gunn may be paralysed from the waist down and also blind, but that didn't stop him setting a new world record and beating Billy Baxter's 2003 record of 263,9 km/h (164,87mph).Gunn battled crosswinds at the Elvington Airfield…

Toyota Prius: next generation in testing phase

17 April, 2020
The next Toyota Prius is expected in the course of 2009, and preparations are currently underway for the heir to what we could define as the first true mass hybrid. The photos you see here come from AutoWeek and the…

BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team videos

17 April, 2020
On Monday, the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team officially launched their 2013 World Superbike effort with Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies, and after the photos and interviews, the team has now released two videos.One is the team presentation that took…

Fastest – Video trailer

17 April, 2020
Following ‘Faster’ and ‘The Doctor, the Tornado and the Kentucky Kid’, director Mark Neale is now preparing to release ‘Fastest,’ another hard hitting MotoGP documentary, which is currently being premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.The documentary which is expected to…

KTM 125 prototype at EICMA

17 April, 2020
This KTM 125 prototype is at the EICMA show, and while we’ve said it already, it’s part of an impressive stand from KTM, showing off its “Ready to Race” philosophy. The new naked bike is typical KTM design, and is…

Italian Minister on a BMW

17 April, 2020
If Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Puting can show up biker festival riding a Harley-Davidson trike (see video after the jump) then Italy’s Minister for Simplification (which is an oxymoron in this country) Roberto Calderoli can show up at an important…

Marco Simoncelli's Honda Civic commercial

17 April, 2020
You’d expect that MotoGP riders to promote their mainstay in life, motorcyles or motorcycle gear, but now their is no longer this distinction as you can tell by this lastest Honda Civic commercial starring Italy’s latest hyped up star rider,…

Harley Davidson to sell MV Agusta and discontinue Buell

17 April, 2020
If you own a Buell you may soon find yourself the proud owner of a piece of history, as Harley Davidson announces a huge reduction in profits and the discontinuation of the Buell line. Sales of Harley Davidson motorcycles were…

TTX damper for Ducati 1098 and 848

17 April, 2020
Good news for Ducati 1098 and 848 riders: Ohlins has developed a TTX damper for these new Ducati bikes.The damper, constructed and used for some years in MotoGP and WSB, works on a complete new system and today is also…

Suzuki has problems finding an exsisting MotoGP team

17 April, 2020
Randy de Puniet gave the Suzuki MotoGP a two-day shakedown test at Motegi and the Hamamatsu manufacturer will be testing in MotoGP’s Monday’s post-race test in Barcellona, before heading to Aragon for further testing.Davide Brivio is reportedly to become the…

World Superbikes to change racing format?

17 April, 2020
According to British website Bikesportnews.com World Superbike boss Paolo Flammini is proposing a new racing format.Flammini is thinking of eliminating in the future the two race format for several rounds and in its place add one single and longer race…

Ducati Desmo Corsa 450 up for auction

17 April, 2020
This 1970 Ducati ‘Desmo Corsa’ 450 is one of the most exciting vintage motorcycles to ever go under the hammer, and comes from the private collection of Mr. Carlo Saltarelli, a former Ducati tester who later became a Ducati dealer.…

Moto2: Aleix Espargaro signs with Pons team

17 April, 2020
To be dropped from Pramac Ducati at the end of the season to make room for Loris Capirossi and maybe Randy de Puniet, Aleix Espargaro had to turn to Moto2 to for a new ride and has found it with…

WDW 2012: the super hot Bike Wash

17 April, 2020
Most of the Ducati enthusiasts who attended the 2012 World Ducati Week at the Misano World Circuit had to travael a long way to get there, defying the super hot Italian weather dressed up in leather, helemts n gloves, and…

Fiat 500 Abarth – video at the Nurburgring

17 April, 2020
The Fiat Auto Group has developed a liking for the Nurburgring: after the photos of the Alfa 159 GTA here’s a video of the Fiat 500 Abarth doing the rounds. We absolutely love the sound of the engine and we…

Ducati Hypermotard Stars in Upcoming Movie

17 April, 2020
The Ducati Hypermotard will have a place in Jim Carrey’s upcoming movie Yes Man. The film revolves around Carrey’s character Carl Allen being challenged to say ‘yes’ to everything - leading him to learn to ride a motorcycle. Check out…

WSB 2009: PSG1 riding Kawasaki

17 April, 2020
After the news on Twowheelsblog about WSB 2009 riders and team line up, we can bring you the first changes. The Kawasaki PSG1 Team from San Marino have renewed their website, showing Ayrton Badovini as a rider for the Kawasaki…

Lose one, gain one: Nicky Hayden to wear Dainese

17 April, 2020
Lose a rider, gain a rider. Apparently Nicky Hayden isn’t as capricious as Jorge Lorenzo, and doesn’t care that his former and now once again team mate, Valentino Rossi is a shareholder in Dainese. The former 2006 MotoGP world champion,…

MotoGP Estoril: Jorge Lorenzo fastest in FP2

17 April, 2020
With this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Estoril a washout, the Race Direction has officially decided to add another extra fifteen minutes to tomorrow’s Saturday morning free practice 3 and qualifying sessions.Free practice 2 saw all the riders, first on…

2012 Red Bull X-Fighters to begin tomorrow in Dubai (video)

17 April, 2020
The 2012 edition of the most celebrated freestyle motocross championship in the world, the Red Bull X-Fighters, will kick off tomorrow in Dubai. The first round will be staged at the Jumeirah Beach, with Dubai’s evocative skyline as a background,…

Valentino Rossi still considering shoulder operation

17 April, 2020
The open mikes of Sky Sport 24 may have picked up Valentino Rossi confessing to Giacomo Agostini that he’s in a lot pain and he’s going to have shoulder surgery at the end of season, but the Italian in yesterday’s…

Ferrari California sold at auction for 520.000 USD

17 April, 2020
Where would you expect to find a Ferrari California if not amongst Hollywood stars and at an exclusive Santa Monica party. All for a good cause though, as the first Ferrari California sold at auction went for $520,000, donated to…