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Moto2 Jerez: Mika Kallio tops difficult FP2

2 April, 2020
Moto2′s second free practice this afternoon at Jerez de la Frontera was neither wet nor dry, with many riders undecided which tire to use, so many of them sat out most of the session until the final minutes. In fact…

Video: Rossi vs Rossi – Ten years later

2 April, 2020
While everyone is still discussing Valentino Rossi’s QatarGP post race interview (video after the jump) and wondering why Ducati hasn’t gone beyond a simple no comment to Sky Sport adding only that their rider’s comments were ’strange,’ the struggling former…

Ratthapark Wilairot to ride in World Supersport in 2014

2 April, 2020
Thai rider Ratthapark Wilairot will be returning to action, but this time he'll not be in Moto2 but competing in the 2014 World Supersport championship.Last August it was announced that Wilairot would be retiring from racing (after 105 races between…

Danny Webb and Marcel Schrotter to ride for Mahindra 125cc team

2 April, 2020
Indian manufacturer Mahindra has officially unveiled their upcoming racing team with riders Marcel Shrotter and Danny Webb to be fielded in the team’s debut in the 125cc class, with the bike designed and developed by Italy’s Engines Engineering.“I have joined…

Maxime Berger joins Yamaha France GMT94 team

2 April, 2020
After spending two seasons in World Superbikes with two teams that folded, Supersonic and Effenbert Liberty and then with Red Devils Roma as a replacement rider for injured Niccolò Canpea, Maxime Berger’s future will see him contesting in the 2013…

Kenny Noyes gets a new Moto2 GP ride

1 April, 2020
When Moto2 team Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas folded at the beginning of December, Kenny Noyes and Gabor Talmacsi were suddenly jobless and searching for other options.While Talmacsi is still deciding what to do with his future, Kenny Noyes has found…

Jonas Folger to ride for MZ Racing in Moto3

1 April, 2020
125cc rider Jonas Folger a tested MZ Racing Moto2 during the Valencia test last November and competed in the final Moto2 CEV race of the season (18th) seemed destined to make the move to Moto2, however the 18-year old German…

Valentino Rossi to help young Italian riders when he retires

1 April, 2020
You’ve probably already seen videos from Valentino Rossi’s Biscia ranch, where he occasionally invites young Italian riders from the Moto3 and CIV championships to train and have fun on his personal track.Apparently watching and riding with these teenagers has prompted…

Erik Buell racing 1190rr pics

1 April, 2020
Here’s a look at the Erik Buell Racing model 1190RR, and a lot of online readers are wondering why it was never built with this design in the first place. Hopes are that one day the racing bike will still…

Santa's Team vs Three Kings Racing (w/video)

1 April, 2020
Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi aren’t the only ones to have their own personal dirt tracks, former Moto2 GP and CEV Moto2 rider (3rd in the overall standings this year) Kenny Noyes also owns a track located near the Aragon…

Rossi's Bridgestone White Stripe Mystery

1 April, 2020
Even the white stripe that runs on Bridgestone tires softer compounds can be a motive for controversy, especially for Italians who have the tendency to make mountains out of molehills. Bridgestone began applying the white markings supposedly to help other…

Troy Bayliss turns in his Ducati superbike for a 50cc scooter

1 April, 2020
Former three-time World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will not only be hosting the Troy Bayliss Classic, an international dirt flat track event next January, the much loved champion will also be taking part in the 2012 InsureMyRide Le Minz 24…

Motorcycle racing photography tips

1 April, 2020
If you have no pretensions to being a professional photographer, but have a passion for photographing motorcycle races, here are some top tips from All About Bikes on how to become a better amateur race photographer. It’s not an easy…

Haga's Special Training Regime

1 April, 2020
Most professional riders have a very tough and serious training regime that is varied and usually consists of running, road cycling, mountain biking, motocross riding, working out in the gym, but Noriyuki Haga candidly admits in this video that he…

Moto3 Qatar: Maverick Vinales bags FP1

1 April, 2020
The inaugural Moto3 class with their 250cc four stroke, single cylinder machines having replaced the 125cc class started today’s 2012 season with the first official practice session at the Losail circuit in Qatar.Topping the timesheets, as everyone more or less…

Sterilgarda to Sponsor Yamaha World Superbike Team

1 April, 2020
During last night’s Italian TV show “Paddock, uomini e corse” (Paddock, men and races) it was revealed that Sterilgarda will be Yamaha’s new main sponsor and will make their first appearance on the liveries of Ben Spies and Tom Sykes…

1985 Battle of the Twins – Lucchinelli vs Church

1 April, 2020
We knew that Marco Lucchinelli won the Battle of the Twins in 1987 on a Ducati 851 at Daytona, but what we didn’t know until we saw this rare video, that he also took part in the 1985 BOTT race…

Moto3 Silverstone: Sandro Cortese returns to the top in FP2

1 April, 2020
Completely different weather conditions met the Moto3 riders for this afternoon’s second free practice at Silverstone, while the session was declared wet at the start due to a few drops of rain, the practice was actually sunny and dry, but…

Sandro Cortese takes Moto3 pole position at Assen

31 March, 2020
Moto3s thrilling qualifying session at Assen saw Red Bull KTM Ajo’s Sandro Cortese take his third pole position of the season (after Losail and Estoril). The German rider who is trailing Maverick Vinales in the standings by a mere two…

Rider Quotes from Catalunya Qualifying

31 March, 2020
More from today’s MotoGP qualifying session at the Montmelò track.Jorge Lorenzo - 1st 1′41.974 “The heat was incredible today and it’s going to be very tough doing so many laps tomorrow without getting too tired! I’m so happy to be…