Catalunya Post Race Testing Results
With Monday post race testing slashed to a minimum as a cost saving measure, most riders were on hand for some vital testing. The test is the first since the start of season and will be followed by a second…
MotoGP Brno: Jorge Lorenzo runs away with the win
There’s no stopping Jorge Lorenzo this year. The Fiat Yamaha rider who was picture perfect and in a state of grace took his seventh victory of the 2010 season at the Brno race circuit and has lengthened his lead in…
MotoGP Qatar Qualifying: Casey Stoner Breaks Own Pole Position Record
The Losail International Circuit may not be Casey Stoner’s favourite, but you certainly wouldn’t believe it by looking how the Australian dominated tonight’s qualifying session. The Marlboro Ducati rider not only took the pole, but also broke his 2009 pole…
Cal Crutchlow takes home fastest lap time at Jerez MotoGP test
The final day of the last pre-season MotoGP test, saw Yamaha Tech3’s Cal Crutchlow’s name not only on top of the timesheets at Jerez, but the British rider also came away with the fastest lap overall during the three days,…
Spies, Haga and Biaggi on Races 1 and 2
Race 1 Quotes:Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike): “It was an extremely tough race, I had an OK start and when I got to the back of Nori and Max, we were all very strong on separate parts of the track.…
Jorge Lorenzo is the 2010 MotoGP World Champion!
Jorge Lorenzo has won his first MotoGP Championship title finishing in third at the Sepang circuit in one of the most exciting races of the season and becoming Spain’s second premier-class champion, after Alex Criville’s 500cc title in 1999.‘Porfuera’ debuted…
Jorge Lorenzo magnifique at Le Mans as Ben Spies has visor problems
Finding the right adjectives to describe Jorge Lorenzo’s victory at Le Mans is almost impossible, let’s just say he had one hell of race and he was ‘magnifique’ (paying tribute to France here), and maybe he should even thank Valentino…
Rossi sending messages to Yamaha and Ducati?
Masao Furusawa may have said that Valentino Rossi is a genius and that he wants the Italian superstar to finish his career in Yamaha and Rossi has said confirmed several times that he too would like to finish his career…
WSBK – Race 2 Results, Quotes and Videos
The second encounter was all about Haga and Spies. The duel went on until a few laps from the end when the Texan pulled out a slight advantage and powered to the flag. The runner-up slot put Haga into the…
WSBK Gallery of Pics from Misano
After reading about how the two World Superbike races went at the Misano World circuit and the rider quotes, you can now check out our gallery of pics, courtesy of our Italian cousins over at Motoblog.
Yamaha releases massive photo gallery of the new T-Max/ABS
In the wake of its recent unveiling at the 2011 EICMA, Yamaha releases a massive photo gallery of the new T-Max, one of the undisputed stars at the recent Italian event. The model firstly debuted in 2001 and is now…
Doc’s Chops Yamaha XV750 Cafe Racer
The pictured bike was built for Season Two of Discovery Channel’s “Cafe Racer” TV show, and it is what Mr. Greg Hageman of Doc’s Chops made out of a Yamaha Virago XV750 from the 80s. Hageman built a new subframe,…
WSBK Magny-Cours: Spies wins Race 1, Haga Race 2, Championship to be decided at Portimao
Race 1Ben Spies recovered one point during Race 1 at Magny-Cours. In an exciting last lap thriller, Spies almost lost first place to Noriyuki Haga after a small mistake in the final lap and won by 0.181s. Third went to…
Yamaha Stryker 2011: colours, technical specs, photos and video
Yamaha cruiser motorcycle subsidiary, Star Motorcycles has debuted the 2011 Stryker. This new chopper wants to enter into direct competition with Honda’s Fury.Much more muscular and aggressive looking than the Fury, the Stryker mounts a 1304cc V-Twin engine, based on…
Motogp Sepang Testing – Video
Check out this video from the MotoGP testing in Sepang where you can see the riders in their garages and on track.There’s also two brief interviews from Casey Stoner and Valentino Rossi.
WSBK Valencia Race 2 –Haga takes 2nd win and 40 point lead
“ We didn’t change anything between race 1 and 2, even though race 1 was easier” said Ducati Xerox rider Noriyuki Haga. It certainly didn’t seem like it because the Japanese took another powerful win also in Race 2 with…
Jorge Lorenzo reveals his #1 logo
Jorge Lorenzo has just revealed through his Facebook page the #1 he’ll be using this year on his Yamaha M1. The design chosen is a combination his initials that form #1 and a star that symbolizes his first MotoGP championship…
Aerox Team Yamaha Race Replica 2008
Yamaha presents its new Aerox Team Yamaha Race Replica: a scooter equipped with a 50cc engine, two-stroke and liquid cooled that gets going straight away. It’s a light scooter with a rigid chassis and 12-inch wheels. The suspension has an…
WSBK Nurburgring Images
Check out our fantastic gallery of pics from this WSBK weekend at Nurburgring. With just three rounds left in the season who is going to win the 2009 World Superbike title, the rookie Ben ‘Texas Terror’ Spies or the veteran…
Jorge Lorenzo: I wouldn't mind finishing my career in Yamaha"
Yamaha’s head honcho Lin Jarvis will probably be jumping with joy when he learns that Jorge Lorenzo has said that he wouldn’t mine finishing his career in Yamaha. Jarvis has already stated that keeping Lorenzo is his key priority beyond…
MotoGP Laguna Seca – Rider Quotes from Qualifying Session
Rider quotes from yesterday’s dramatic and crash strewn qualifying sessione at the Mazda Speedway at Laguna Seca.Update on Jorge Lorenzo’s conditions: The Spanish rider besides dislocating his collarbone, has a fractured metatarsal in his right foot and mini fracture to…
MotoGP Sachsenring: Dani Pedrosa on top in FP1
Dani Pedrosa drew first blood during this afternoon’s free practice at the Sachsenring. The Honda HRC rider for the first time this year has lead a Friday free practice putting down a best lap on the hot German track of…
WSBK Imola Race 2 – Michel Fabrizio Wins
Italian machinery ruled again in race 2 at Imola. This time it was a Ducati Xerox 1 -2 with Michel Fabrizio who took first place followed by team mate Noriyuki Haga and wildcard Marco Simoncelli on the Aprilia RSV4 Factory,…
WSBK Kyalami – QP 1 Rider Quotes and Results
Michel Fabrizio (Ducati Xerox) took provisional pole in the opening qualifying session for the sixth round of the Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship at Kyalami. Second place went to Jonathan Rea, four-tenths of a second behind Fabrizio, Ben Spies moved…
Yamaha YZ250F video and pics
The 2010 YZ250F appears in this full gallery and video to give you a look at the new bike. The chassis has been completely redesigned, now featuring a bilateral beam frame and new riding position. The aim has been to…