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Motorcycles now at Concorso d'Eleganza, Villa d'Este

19 April, 2020
Italy’s Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza for automobiles is a world famous concours hosting some of the most beautiful concept and vintage cars you’ll ever see. To give you an idea, the 2011 Villa d’Este event will host a new Aston…

Special: Ducati Cafe 9

19 April, 2020
Not every custom or special bike lasts forever, most of them are just the offspring of some short-lived style or trend that becomes terribly outdated just a couple of years later. But there are exceptions to this rule, there are…

Nolan workers accept solidarity contracts

19 April, 2020
Motorcycle manufacturers aren’t the only ones feeling the difficult economic situation, even companies who produce accessories for motorcycles and motorcycle gear are feeling the hard pinch of dropping sales, and Nolan, who produces helmets entirely made in Italy have decided…

Victory new models released with biker babe advertising

19 April, 2020
Pretty ladies and motorcycles are a winning combination it seems, as Victory Motorcycles releases its new range with a bikini-clad girl draped over the CORE concept bike. The CORE is a new rigid-frame concept for Victory, featuring a cast alluminium…

Marco Melandri: "If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up"

19 April, 2020
Marco Melandri’s incident with Max Biaggi at Donington Park may have been made into a media frenzy (hell, you don’t exactly see bitch slapping in garages every day), especially after all those Biaggi post race interviews with the Italian media,…

NGM Forward presents MotoGP and Moto2 teams in Milan

19 April, 2020
NGM Forward MotoGP riders Colin Edwards, Claudio Corti, and Moto2 riders Mattia Pasini, Simone Corsi, Alex De Angelis and Ricky Cardus were all present for the team’s official launch yesterday evening at the Old Fashion club in Milan.Giovanni Cuzari, the…

2011 EICMA: Piaggio X10

19 April, 2020
Making a surprise appearance at the 2011 EICMA is Piaggio’s brand new X10, which went immediately in the spotlight because of its futuristic look. Piaggio dubbed the X10 as ‘the new flagship’ for the Italian manufacturer, and it is expected…

MotoGP Qatar Test : Rossi on Top

19 April, 2020
The night test in Qatar was lead by Valentino Rossi who continues to dominate in this year’s MotoGP pre-season testing. The Italian Yamaha rider led the entire test except when he stopped for dinner and a massage, and Casey Stoner…

Sexy bikers: Megan Fox on Transformers 2 set

19 April, 2020
This pic of Megan Fox relaxing on a motorcycle comes from the set of “Transformers: Revenge of the fallen”. I was going to ask what kind of bike it is, but I suspect that’s a bit superfluous…

Riviera Ducati by Walt Siegl

19 April, 2020
Every now and then we get news from New Hampshire about some new bike coming out of Walt Siegl’s workshop. And every time it’s an eyecandy. Let’s take this custom Ducati 900SS for instance, called Riviera Ducati: Walt has been…

WSBK: James Toseland to be confirmed in BMW Italia team

19 April, 2020
The other day James Toseland and his manager Roger Burnett were spotted heading into the BMW Italia headquarters at San Donato Milanese, to conclude the deal that would see the Briton ride for the new BMW satellite World Superbike team.Toseland…

New Honda CR-V: new photos and technical specs

19 April, 2020
Here is a 100-image strong photo gallery starring the new Honda CR-V, now in its fourth generation. In the comparison with the previous generation, the popular Japanese SUV is now shorter and with a lower roof-line, changes that, however, did…

BMW is Joy 3D Building Projection (w/video)

19 April, 2020
Check out this visual feast from BMW who’s viral ad campaign using building projections will leave you absolutely without words.The company’s new “Joy” 3d interactive billboard was shown across two buildings in the middle of downtown Suntec City, Singapore and…

MV Agusta F4 pays tribute to the Frecce Tricolori

19 April, 2020
The ‘Frecce Tricolori’ is the name of Italy’s Air Force aerobatic team and to celebrate their 50th anniversary MV Agusta will be releasing a limited edition of just eleven F4’s with the same Frecce Tricolori livery that graces the Aermacchi…

Andrea Dovizioso gets punk'd (w/video)

19 April, 2020
scherzi a parte_vittima Andrea Dovizioso 23-4-2012 di skorpion-05We’ve once mentioned Italian TV show Scherzi a Parte that play practical jokes on various Italian celebrities and sports stars. The late Marco Simoncelli was once was a victim of the show back…

Valentino Rossi wins Monza Rally Show

19 April, 2020
It took the Monza Rally Show and the Mastershow (dedicated to the late Marco Simoncelli) and a switch to four wheels for Valentino Rossi to finally score a pair of wins this season. This was the Italian’s third win at…

Jorge Lorenzo with his Scooter (w/video)

19 April, 2020
Check out MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo who gives El Follonero, from Salvados Spanish TV show an adventurous, but slow ride on his very vintage scooter with matching sidecar along the streets of Barcelona. Between slight mechanical difficulties, billowing smoke and…

Colin Edwards talks about Macio Melandri

19 April, 2020
Colin Edwards is one of the most (choose from placable, polite, calm) and obliging riders of the MotoGP. But this time Marco “Macio” Melandri has really got him angry. Here’s what the “Texas Tornado” said in an Italian television interview.

EICMA Custom new at 2011 EICMA

19 April, 2020
The 2011 EICMA show might seem a long way off but this year a new customizing area will be open to the public. Perhaps more in the American motorcycle tradition, custom bikes and their culture are becoming more fashionable in…

2011 EICMA: Honda NC700X

19 April, 2020
Together with its twin sister NC700S (that we introduced in a dedicated post just a few hours ago), Honda NC700X is at the 2011 EICMA too. This crossover model has been developed on the same platform that generated its naked…

Rider Quotes from Motegi

19 April, 2020
More from Motegi. Jorge Lorenzo (Fiat Yamaha) 1st:“First of all I just want to thank my team, my Mum, Dad and whole family, my friends and all the team workers. Also Yamaha, as it is their home race, it was…