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Jorge Lorenzo super fast and consistent in Mugello warm-up

17 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest rider during this morning’s warm-up practice at Mugello. The Yamaha rider showed a devasting pace in the brief session, almost all of them under the 1.48 mark and topping the timesheets in 1.47.558.Following the Yamaha…

Honda unveils the CBR400R for the Japanese market

17 April, 2020
In the end, the rumors about the arrival of a 2014 Honda CBR400R have proven true. Directly from Honda Japan, here are the first official images and details of the latest addition to the sporty CBR range, which will position…

MV Agusta F3 675 on sale in Japan with big ugly exhaust – images

16 April, 2020
Some time ago we witnessed the questionable treatment administrated to the beautiful Ducati 1199 Panigale at the time of his landing in Japan, when the strict local regulations regarding noise pollution forced the Italian manufacturer to spoil the clean silhouette…

WSBK – Ernesto Marinelli new Ducati Xerox Team Manager

16 April, 2020
Ernesto Marinelli, who was Xerox Ducati’s technical director has been promoted and will take over Davide Tardozzi’s role as SBK project manager.Marinelli’s promotion came after Tardozzi’s decision to step down from his position to seek new challenges because he lost…

Headbanger stand at the 2012 Verona Motor Bike Expo

16 April, 2020
Italian manufacturer Headbanger Motorcycles did not miss out on the opportunity provided by the 2012 Motor Bike Expo to show off its most recent creations, and once again they surely did not disappoint the audience. The model that probably got…

Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday Theory doesn't work for Yamaha

16 April, 2020
Yamaha took three world titles on Sunday, Ben Spies in WSBK, Valentino Rossi in MotoGP and Cal Crutchlow in Supersport and that’s not counting James Stewart’s World Supercross title or Leon Camier’s title in BSB, but Yamaha is still deeply…

Marc Marquez does PR tour of Repsol

16 April, 2020
Two-time World champion Marc Marquez (2010 and 2012) and new factory Repsol Honda rider has always been backed by the Spanish petroleum giant since his debut in racing, and the newest GP sensation- just look at the media hype behind…

Traffic Lights for the Color Blind

16 April, 2020
This isn’t exactly motorcycle news, it’s goes more into the road safety category, but it’s interesting because three designers have come up with this brilliant idea, called UniSignal to help color blind riders and drivers (about 8% of the male…

The Usual Ducati Superbike Lament – The Twins are Penalized

16 April, 2020
Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa and team owner Genesio Bevilacqua were more or less complaining that the twin cylindered Ducati’s are struggling against the four cylinders and they were lacking in acceleration and top speed and the current rules are penalizing…

More rider quotes from MotoGP Estoril

16 April, 2020
We’ve got another batch of rider quotes following today’s third race of the MotoGP season at the Autodromo Fernando Pires da Silva at Estoril.Andrea Dovizioso - 4th “I am very satisfied with my performance in today’s race and particularly with…

Valentino Rossi on the Ducati GP12 – video and pics

16 April, 2020
Wow! We certainly didn’t expect that Ducati would reveal photos and a video with sound of the GP12 and Valentino Rossi in action to the watchful eyes of competitors and fans when they tested today at Jerez, but they did…

Valentino Rossi Bicycle Collection

16 April, 2020
The fact that the 8 times World Champion, Valentino Rossi is a virtual gold mine when it comes to endorsements is a well known, besides all his VR46 tagged merchandise that includes T-shirt, caps, cell phone covers and lately even…

MV Agusta Brutale 1090R 'Phatos' by Officine GP Design

16 April, 2020
Italian customizer Officine GP Design introduces a pretty interesting ’special bike’ based on the 2012 MV Agusta Brutale 1090R and re-dubbed ‘Phatos’. This classy model comes with a pretty evident 70s flavour to it, and is the brainchild of brothers…

Casey Stoner breaks Estoril duck with dominating win

16 April, 2020
Casey Stoner has finally broke his Estoril duck by winning today’s MotoGP race, dominating from almost the start to finish, despite being pressured from Jorge Lorenzo for almost two thirds of the race, but the Yamaha rider lacked one or…

Biker Fest 2012: a report from the Italian rally

16 April, 2020
The 26th Biker Fest, one of the most renowned motorcycling festivals in Italy, took place last weekend in Lignano Sabbiadoro - a popular summer resort in north-eastern Italy - and here is a nice photo gallery documenting some of the…

MV Agusta Rivale Preview

16 April, 2020
MV Agusta reveals one of the brand new models we will see at the 70th edition of the EICMA show in Milan (November 13-18). The Italian manufacturer will in fact introduce the first version of the Rivale, which is meant…

MotoGP: Valentino Rossi's 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 renderings

15 April, 2020
A loyal reader of our twin site Motoblog.it, Mr.Samuel Laurora a.k.a. Samuxx, has sent us a couple of very interesting renderings that envision how the 2013 Yamaha YZR-M1 ridden by prodigal son Valentino Rossi could look like next year, in…

Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 @ 2012 EICMA in Milan

15 April, 2020
The new Z800 - designed successor to the hugely successful Z750 - is probably the real star at the Kawasaki stand in Milan, but there are some other models from the Akashi-based house that turned out to be quite popular…

New BMW colours for F 800 GS and F 650 GS

15 April, 2020
BMW is releasing its F 800 GS models in new colours for 2010. The two new colours available are Alpine White and Lava Orange/Black Satin (seen in the pics). The new paint finishes will also be available on the F…

The Sweetest Ducati Streetfighter

15 April, 2020
This has to be the sweetest Ducati Streetfighter around. Food Network designed this life-sized cake modeled after the Streetfighter and presented it to owner and founder of GoDaddy, Bob Parsons an avid Ducati rider for his wedding. More details about…