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The girls from Nurburgring

6 April, 2020
Here’s a look at those dentist girls again, this time from the Nurburgring WSBK round. Like the MotoGP girls better? If you want to compare, check out the Mugello girls, the Sachsenring chicks or the American babes from Laguna Seca.Paddock…

Niccolò Canepa fractures right leg to undergo surgery

6 April, 2020
Niccolò Canepa will be forced to miss this weekend’s Nurburgring round - and probably the rest of the season - after suffering a big crash during the second free practice. The Red Devils Roma rider who was already suffering from…

WSBK: Kawasaki and BMW Italia to test at Motorland Aragon

6 April, 2020
Kawasaki Paul Bird Motorsport and BMW Motorrad Italia will be holding a two day private test at the Spanish circuit of Motorland Aragon tomorrow and Friday.This new test, ahead of the second round of the WSBK season at Donington Park,…

Maxime Berger loses his wheel in Race 1 (w/video)

6 April, 2020
With Marco Melandri taking his first exciting World Superbike win in race 1 at Donington Park, many may have overlooked the incredible thing that happened to Superbike newbie Maxime Berger, the rear rim shattered and the whole wheel fell off!…

World Superbike Monza Race 1 cancelled for safety reasons

6 April, 2020
World Superbike Race started dry however the Monza circuit presented several treacherous wet patches due to the shade of the trees, but everyone started on slick tires.Tom Sykes was in the lead on the third lap, when it started to…

Leon Haslam, body painting and Silverstone

6 April, 2020
Ahead of this weekend’s World Superbike round at Silverstone, BMW rider Leon Haslam underwent this gruelling (you try to stand still and on your feet for three long hours) body painting session to promote his home race (dad Ron also…

Tom Sykes takes over on day 2 at Phillip Island

6 April, 2020
Tom Sykes shone during last week’s private testing at Phillip Island and during yesterday’s day 1 ended up seventh and almost a second adrift, instead the Kawasaki rider heading the timesheets today taking over the top spot from Carlos Checa.Posting…

Sylvain Guintoli and Chaz Davies crash sequence at Imola

6 April, 2020
Race 1 at Imola was marred by this particular accident on lap 2. Sylvain Guintoli who was highly tipped to take at least podium this past World Superbike weekend, instead ended up tangling with Leon Haslam at the Tamburello, the…

Ducati 1199 Panigale: huge official photo gallery

6 April, 2020
Arguably the most sought-after bike at the 2011 EICMA, the Ducati 1199 Panigale is definitely bound to become one of the most talked about motorcycles of 2012. The new jaw-dropping ‘beast’ from the Italian manufacturer boasts impressive figures such as…

I, Superbiker 2 – The Showdown (trailer video)

6 April, 2020
The British Superbike championship is heading to the Showdown this weekend at Donington Park and producer/director Mark Sloper who has already given us the exciting I, Superbiker, has another documentary film in the making, and it will on Showdown and…

WSBK- Race 1 Results, Quotes and Videos

6 April, 2020
Noriyuki Haga (Ducati Xerox) took his 1098R to the win in his first race for the factory Ducati squad in the opening round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island, Australia. The Japanese rider got the better…

Pic of the day: high speed ballet

6 April, 2020
In this other photo from Michael’s adventures at the WSBK in Salt Lake City, we can see the Ducati 1198R in what Michael affectionately dubs “high speed ballet”. Quite.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post…

WSBK Phillip Island Day 1: Carlos Checa fastest

6 April, 2020
The first day of official testing at Phillip Island, saw three Ducati’s on the top of the charts, with Carlos Checa, the fastest overall. The Spaniard who won race 2 at the Australian circuit last year put down a hot…

2013 WSBK: Tom Sykes does the double at Imola

6 April, 2020
The Imola track surface was hot (57°) and offered much less grip for the second race of the seventh round of the World Superbike championship, but this didn’t stop Tom Sykes from taking a dominating lights-to-flag and uncontested victory, with…

WSBK Magny-Cours: Lorenzo Lanzi takes over QP1

6 April, 2020
This afternoon’s QP1 at Magny-Cours saw privateer Lorenzo Lanzi on the DFX Corse Ducati take the top spot on the time charts. Lanzi fresh from last week’s podium in race 2 at Imola put in a best lap of 1′38.856…