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WSBK Assen: Jonathan Rea Blazes to Superpole

25 March, 2020
With a blistering lap of 1′34.944 Jonathan Rea took his first ever World Superpole position at Assen today. The Hannspree Ten Kate Honda team rider was was the only one to dip under the 1.35 lap barrier. On the first…

Fonsie Nieto's Madrid Olympics Candidacy Helmet

25 March, 2020
Fonsie Nieto, who took part in three rounds of this year’s 2009 World Superbike Championship for Alstare Suzuki subbing for Max Neukirchner and then was called by DFX Corse to ride alongside Lorenzo Lanzi replaced injured Regis Laconi, will sporting…

Max Biaggi and Aprilia 2012 World Champions photo gallery

25 March, 2020
Forty-one years old and still beating riders almost half his age, Max Biaggi aka the Roman Emperor or the Black Corsair took home his sixth World title on Sunday, his second in World Superbikes and the Italian also gave Aprilia…

2011 EICMA: Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo m.y. 2012

25 March, 2020
The revamped Suzuki GSX-R 1ooo for the year 2012 is currently on display at the 2011 EICMA. We already introduced the model a while ago in a previous post, but we can quickly underline again the main differences between the…

World Superbike and Supersport 2013 entry lists

25 March, 2020
The FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) ha released a provisional list of the riders who will be competing in the 2013 World Superbike championship and Supersport championship, which will kick off in just two weeks time.This year’s WSBK grid will…

WSBK Brno: Cal Crutchlow Dominates and Takes Superpole

25 March, 2020
The asphalt at the Brno circuit hit 62°c this afternoon during the Superpole session, but it wasn’t as hot as Sterilgarda Yamaha rider Cal Crutchlow, who dominated all three stints and knocked out the rest of the field with a…

Video: Max Biaggi, the Roman Emperor

25 March, 2020
Max Biaggi’s win in Race 1 and epic comeback to take second in Race 2 during round one at Phillip Island, galvanized his fans and during the annual Max Biaggi Official Fan Club dinner last Saturday in Rome, three hundred…

Valentino Rossi tries on for size the Ducati 1199 Panigale

25 March, 2020
Italian website Motociclisti.myblog has published this photo of Valentino Rossi trying on for size the Ducati 1199 Panigale the pic was taken by 2011 World Superstock FIM Cup 1000 runner-up Danilo Petrucci.Petrucci along with Troy Bayliss were the two riders…

WSBK: Gadea to replace Lascorz in Monza on the ZX-10R

25 March, 2020
Accordingly to a Tweet unleahed on the internet by Italian journalist Fabio Di Palma, Guim Roda, team manager of the Kawasaki Racing team, has announced that the Ninja ZX-10R left available by injured Joan Lascorz will be ridden this weekend…

Tom Sykes wins red flagged race 2 at Nurburgring

25 March, 2020
Race 2 at Nurburgring was so conditioned by the weather that you were left wondering why the Race Direction didn’t decide to red flag it much sooner, taking into consideration the riders safety, instead of waiting for usual three fourths…

WSBK: More Footage from the Island

25 March, 2020
If yesterday’s video Superbike testing video made you hungry for more, Italian Superbike TV has added another video with footage from Day 2 that can tide you over until the real thing comes around this upcoming weekend.For the those who…

WSBK Portimao – Spies on Superpole and Haga to start in 10th

25 March, 2020
Today’s Superpole at Portimao saw what could completely change tomorrow’s title race outcome. Points leader Noriyuki Haga qualified only 10th and did not make it into the final qualifying stint, while his rival Ben Spies not only took his 11th…

BMW Motorrad Superbike team wraps up testing at Eastern Creek

25 March, 2020
While all the attention was focused on the official 3-day Superbike tests at Portimao, the BMW Motorrad Motorsport Superbike team was quietly conductiong their own private 3-day test, and in much better, even torridly hot weather conditions at the Eastern…

SBK 2009 Kawasaki factory Team

24 March, 2020
Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that the Paul Bird Motorsport Team will be the official 2009 World Superbike Team. Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes will ride the World Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R.Steve Guttridge, Kawasaki’s European Race Planning Manager, said: “We had…

Gabor Talmacsi still undecided on Pedercini offer

24 March, 2020
Gabor Talmacsi lost his Moto2 ride after the Jack& Jones by Antonio Banderas team dropped out of the 2011 championship after losing their title sponsor, was invited to Sepang to test for Pedercini’s Kawasaki team to see if he could…

Video: Freddy Foray meets the BSB championship

24 March, 2020
Freddy Foray’s is riding in this season’s British Superbike championship for Quattro Plant Kawasaki Superbike Team. Foray made a very promising debut during the opening round at Brands Hatch where he qualified 5th and finished 9th in Race 1. Take…

Video: Max Biaggi crash at Vallelunga

24 March, 2020
SBK Vallelunga last weekend. During the start of race two Max Biaggi and Kenan Sofuoglu crashed in a very spectacular way. The crash looks really terrible but luckily the riders were not hurt. Never forget to use your own protection!

SBK Silverstone: Tom Sykes sets blistering pace in QP1

24 March, 2020
If Tom Sykes was already dominating in this morning’s free practice at Silverstone, this afternoon in the first qualifying practice the Kawasaki rider left everyone grasping for straws to come up with a solution in order to come even close…

WSBK Brno: Michel Fabrizio Returns to the Top in QP2

24 March, 2020
Four Ducati’s in the top five spots with a lonely Aprilia in second spot. Michel Fabrizio headed the top of the timesheets in this morning’s QP2 at Brno with an impressive 1′58″695 lap grabbed in the dying minutes of the…

WSBK Donington: Shake-up sees Melandri win his first race

24 March, 2020
Hot damn! Race 1 at Donington Park was everything that any hot blooded racing fan could hope for and get. If anyone was expecting to see Carlos Checa run away with it again will be slightly disappointed, but Marco Melandri’s…

WSBK: Lorenzo Lanzi to Return to DFX Corse

24 March, 2020
According to Italian website Motosprint, Italian rider Lorenzo Lanzi will be returning to Superbike team DFX Corse to subsitute Regis Laconi once again.Lanzi subbed for Laconi for five rounds before being axed for Fonzie Nieto. Both Anthony West e 125…