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Yamaha World Superbike Replica 2009 clothing line

13 April, 2020
Yamaha Motor Europe has announced that the World Superbike Team Replica clothing line is available for 2009. The clothing is characterised by the blue and black livery of official sponsors.The Yamaha WSBK Team clothing line is the exact copy of…

Max Biaggi wins hard fought race 1 at Misano

13 April, 2020
Yesterday we said that the World Superbike races would be interesting at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and Race 1 proved us right, as it was hard fought thriller and once again tire choice and wear made the difference.…

Carlos Checa to test Ducati GP12?

13 April, 2020
Ducati has only one more testing day available to test the Ducati GP12 with their official riders and apparently they want to call in newly crowned World Superbike champion Carlos Checa to have his feedback and help pitch in on…

WSBK Donington Race 2 – Donington Double for Spies

13 April, 2020
Ben Spies completely dominated race 2 and officially re-opened the WSBK Championship. Spies is now just 14 points behind point leader Noriyuki Haga who suffered a massive highside and ended up underneath his Xerox Ducati.We saw Haga walking away from…

Max Biaggi beats Marco Melandri in Race 1 at Aragon

13 April, 2020
Cooler air and track temperatures during today’s World Superbike race 1 at the Motorland Aragon circuit and the incognita of which tires to choose turned the race into a two rider duel between Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri who set…

British Superbike: Airwaves Ducati ready for the title

13 April, 2020
Airwaves Ducati could take the British Superbike title at Silverstone this weekend. With a lead of 94 points Shane is ready to clinch the title on this Sunday. He said: “I’m a bit disappointed not to have won the title…

Deal closed for Ducati SBK and MotoGP?

13 April, 2020
Good ride for Niccolo Canepa during the two day test session in Brno after the race. Niccolo performed a good 7th place during the test with Ducati and only 1.7 seconds slower than World Champion Casey Stoner. Casey rode again…

Monster Energy continues to sponsor part of Yamaha's WSBK effort

13 April, 2020
While Yamaha’s World Superbike Team still has no title sponsor they have confirmed that Monster Energy will continue to be their partner and their “Official Energy Drink Supplier,” which means you’ll see Eugene Laverty and Marco Melandri holding and drinking…

Max Biaggi to become Mediaset WSBK commentator

13 April, 2020
Even if it isn’t official yet, former two-time World Superbike champion Max Biaggi will be returning to World Superbikes this season - not that he has had a change of heart on his decision to retire - but as a…

FIM announces Race Direction names for MotoGP and World Superbikes

13 April, 2020
Yesterday the FIM announced that Franco Uncini was appointed the FIM Grand Prix Safety Officer and circuit inspector following Claude Danis retirement, and today the International Motorcycle Federation released the names of the members that will comprise the 2013 Grand…

Chris Vermeulen back to MotoGP?

13 April, 2020
Chris Vermeulen has had two horrible seasons so far in World Superbikes due to ongoing and continuing injuries and his contract with Kawasaki Racing is up at the end of the season and very unlikely to be renewed, however the…

WSBK, Donington: the paddock girls

13 April, 2020
As announced, here is a collection of pics starring some of the nice ladies who attended the latest World Superbike round in Donington, UK. Not too many pictures from Donington Park this time around, but nonetheless the gallery features some…

World Superbikes heads to India in 2013

13 April, 2020
Infront Motor Sports has gotten the jump on Dorna (even if they are both under the Bridgepoint umbrella) and is again broadening its horizons.The World Superbike championship promoter has signed a four year deal - from 2013 to 2016 -…

WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa dominates FP1 despite problems

12 April, 2020
Carlos Checa who wants to break last year’s bad luck at Miller Motorsports Park, ended up being on the top of the timesheets during FP1, but was unlucky again. First an engine problem his first bike sent him back to…

WSBK: Assen Paddock Girls

12 April, 2020
The third round of the World Superbike Championship that took place in Assen last weekend surely was an eventful race: downpours, crashes, bad tyre choices, unbelievable saves, red flags, outsiders taking the win and so forth. We told you about…

Tom Sykes pips Guigliano in QP1 in Moscow

12 April, 2020
Tom Sykes returned to the top of the timesheets in the first qualifying session at the Moscow Raceway.The Kawasaki rider who won the inaugural race at the Russian circuit last season, posted a blazing lap in 1.35.687 in the dying…

SBK, Portimao: here are the Paddock Girls /Gallery

12 April, 2020
All in all, we could say that Frenchman Sylvain Guintoli (Aprilia Racing) was the only rider that finished both races of the Portuguese GP with a big smile on his face. Basically everyone else of the big guys of the…

WSBK Portimao test: Carlos Checa on top in the rain

12 April, 2020
In this morning’s test session at Portimao hindered by cold temperatures and rain, only a hand full of riders decided to brave the track, with Carlos Checa making it to the top of the chart, in an almost useless session.Eugene…

WSBK Monza Race 1 – A Picture Worth a 1000 Words

12 April, 2020
Italian photographer Renato Gaggio from All Race Motorsports News has captured with this shot the most dramatic and frightening moment of WSBK Race 1 at Monza.You can check out other photos from the All Race website here.WSBK Monza Race 1…

Leon Camier vs Jules Cluzel for £12,000 watch

12 April, 2020
There is the old saying that ?the first person you have to beat is your team mate’ and this will be doubly true in the case of Fixi Crescent Suzuki riders Leon Camier and Jules Cluzel, who will also be…

Max Biaggi's Aprilia RSV4 gets a warning

12 April, 2020
There’s a hush, hush rumor going around regarding Max Biaggi’s Aprilia RSV4 which he used at Assen and wasn’t exactly Superbike kosher.Apparently during one of the usual technical sporting checks they found that the fuel injection pump on the reigning…