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Monza's white line and unrest among Biaggi fans

15 April, 2020
Two days after race 2 at Monza, Max Biaggi’s ride-through penalty is still being hotly debated here in Italy. We’ve read a zillion things so far regarding what many consider a Draconian application of the rules, but rules are rules,…

Round 3 – Hayden Responds

15 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden has finally decided to set the record straight regarding a number of Alberto Puig’s accusations, stating that that he’d really prefer not to get into a public cat fight with Pedrosa’s manager, but he did say: “That wall…

MotoGP – Jorge Lorenzo Injured in Motocross Accident

15 April, 2020
The other day we saw a video of Jorge Lorenzo training in the rain and yesterday Lorenzo told fans from his Facebook page that he was heading out to have fun training with a motocross bike near Montmelò with best…

Dani Pedrosa publicly apologizes to fans for 'mistake'

15 April, 2020
Just a few hours after the news ran wild in the internet that Dani Pedrosa had been allegedly involved in a cheating scam to obtain a boating license, the Spanish rider had the following statement released by his lawyer to…

Nicky Hayden Opens Ducati Showroom in India

15 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden besides finding one of the most tiredless and hardest working MotoGP riders in the world is also an excellent man to do Ducati PR work. After seeing the new Ducati D16 GP 10 bike at the Ducati factory…

Pink rides an Indian?

15 April, 2020
Don’t laugh, as this isn’t a joke…. On Yuku.com we’ve found these amusing shots of Pink. The American singer, known for her hard-core attitude, has been seen riding around with what seems to be an Indian Motorcycle. Debates have broken…

Max Biaggi becomes a Father

15 April, 2020
Four times 250cc World Champion and Aprilia Superbike rider Max Biaggi and his girlfriend, Eleonora Pedron, a former Miss Italy have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, called Inès Angelica.2 kilos and 600 grams, Inès Angelica was…

Jorge Lorenzo: Help Haiti

15 April, 2020
After Bridgestone Tires who donated more than $75,000 to help with relief efforts in Haiti and the Indianapolis Speedway who donated $10,000, MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo has gone on line to help Intermon Oxfam raise funds for Haitian earthquake survivors.“Hi,…

Rossi Yamaha R1 Project to be auctioned by Bonhams

15 April, 2020
Some of you may remember the one off Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZF-R1 that was unveiled at Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach, California last year.The bike was specially prepared to raise funds and create awareness for Riders for…

Valentino Rossi: "Our races have become boring"

15 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has always been tipped to finish his racing career in World Superbikes and the former World champion has always followed the ‘other’ championship with close interest and almost every year rides down from Tavullia (and causing a small…

Happy 90th birthday Geoff Duke /video

15 April, 2020
Today, March 29, 2013, Geoff Duke celebrates his 90th birthday. The legendary British rider, who dominated the scene in the early 50s with six world titles between 350 and 500 cc (including the ‘double‘ in 1951 with Norton and three…

Video: Lin Jarvis talks about Sepang test

14 April, 2020
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director for Yamaha recorded this brief video yesterday during the second day of testing at Sepang, and seems pretty optimistic for the 2012 season and talks about riders Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso,…

Valentino Rossi: lacklustre or misunderstanding a champion?

14 April, 2020
When you’re a champion expectations are high, and sometimes unreasonably so as demonstrated over the weekend at the Indianapolis MotoGP. With Valentino Rossi’s performance after the free practice sessions described as a ‘debacle’ and then variously criticised during the race…

Max Biaggi: My heir in WSBK? It could be Rossi

14 April, 2020
Max Biaggi decided to hang up his lid after winning his second World Superbike title and the 41-year old Roman Emperor is now a very rich, famous and retired pensioner, and 100% family man who will have the luxury of…

Troy Bayliss gets the 3D treatment by Spyke (w/video)

14 April, 2020
While I was lurking around on Troy Bayliss’ Facebook page, trying to find out if he mentioned something more about Ducati’s new Superbike, I found this very cool video clip by Spyke, that looks more like a video game or…

Fiat heir won't be buying Ducati, but he's ordered one

14 April, 2020
Lapo Elkann may not be buying Ducati, his was more of a patriotic outcry that the Italian company doesn’t end up in foreign hands, but he is certainly buying a customized Ducati Hypermotard. The very eccentric heir to the Fiat…

Arthur Sissis vs his team manager in ice race (w/video)

14 April, 2020
Moto3 rider Arthur Sissis obviously knows how to handle a race bike, but the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 rider was invited by his team manager Aki Ajo to train in Finland before heading to Qatar for the season opener.Sissi…

Kevin Schwantz files lawsuit against Circuit of Americas

14 April, 2020
As we mentioned is our previous post Kevin Schwantz has began legal action against the Circuit of Americas (COTA). As everyone knows the former World Champion has been involved since day one in trying to bring MotoGP to the Austin…

Toni Elias visits LCR HQ

14 April, 2020
Toni Elias’s test times on the LCR Honda at Valencia weren’t exactly news stopping as Casey Stoner’s were, but the M0to2 champion had a couple of good excuses for his poor performace. He had to re-adapt to MotoGP bikes after…