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WSBK Magny -Cours: Ben Spies rides away with Superpole

30 March, 2020
Ben Spies, who is just 3 points behind Noriyuki Haga in the WSBK standings, took his 10th Superpole at Magny-Cours this afternoon.Spies put in a blistering 1:37.709 in the last stint, breaking the circuit lap record and was the only…

WSBK Assen Images

30 March, 2020
Check out these images from the WSBK Assen weekend.Images from Assen

WSBKKyalami – Super Spies take 6th Superpole

30 March, 2020
Ben Spies took his 6th straight pole position during the Superpole knockout at the Kyalami circuit beating out Michel Fabrizio by a mere one thousanth of a second and has equaled Doug Polen’s 1991 record.Third place went to Max Biaggi…

Video: Yamaha's Another Day at the Office

30 March, 2020
Three year’s ago Yamaha USA released a video ahead of the 2009 US Grand Prix called a A Day at the Office (starring Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland) that became an instant hit amongst racing fans…

MotoGP Aragon Image Gallery – part 2

29 March, 2020
Here’s our second gallery from the Motorland Aragon GP with another 99 pictures for you to enjoy from Ducati, Suzuki and Yamaha, and if you check back with us later we’ll be posting more galleries, from inside the GP paddock…

MotoGP: Yamaha riders keeps it Shiny & Sustainable in Mugello

29 March, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing riders Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo were on fire today at the Mugello Circuit, but riders are also more than willing to do their part for the environment: nine-time world champion Rossi has been appointed as FIM…

MotoGP Mugello Rider Quotes from Friday's FP1

29 March, 2020
Read what all the MotoGP riders had to say after the first free practice at the Mugello circuit.Valentino Rossi - 1st - 1′49.751“I am so happy to be back here in Mugello and we did a good first practice. We…

WSBK Imola Race 1- Haga Bounces Back

29 March, 2020
Italian engineering ruled during race one of the WSBK Championship at Imola. The podium saw Noriyuki Haga on Ducati take first, Max Biaggi on the Aprilia RSV4 take second and Haga’s team mate Michel Fabrizio, third place.Max Biaggi led most…

Trouble in Yamaha

29 March, 2020
Lin Jarvis Yamaha’s Racing Director is going to have his work cut out for him this winter, his four riders in MotoGP, Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo in Yamaha FIAT and Colin Edwards and James Toseland in TECH3 are starting to…

Monster Energy to sponsor Yamaha Factory team

29 March, 2020
Following the rumors that Yamaha had bought out Jorge Lorenzo’s personal sponsor RockStar to make way for Monster Energy who wanted to co-sponsor the entire team, today Yamaha Factory Racing officially announced that they signed a two-year sponsorship and partnership…

Dirt-RAD by Radical Ducati

29 March, 2020
Sooner or later, it was bound to happen anyway. For once, Pepo Rosell and Reyes Ramon of renowned aftermarket company Radical Ducati put their love for the Italian desmo machines aside and turned their attention to a Japanese motorcycle from…

T-Max Protex 01, with a Ducati 749 engine

29 March, 2020
The T-Max Protex 01 is a project conceived by Fuorigirimoto, for a scooter with motorcycle’s engine. Our contacts over at Special tried it out and liked what they saw.Basically, this is a T-Max equipped with a Ducati 749 engine. A…

Ben Spies decides to leave Yamaha!

29 March, 2020
Ben Spies has made a shock announcement via email to American website SuperbikePlanet.com that he will be leaving Yamaha’s factory MotoGP team at the end of the season, and suprisingly the announcement comes ahead of his home race at Laguna…

Pol Espargaro joins Yamaha Tech3 for two seasons

29 March, 2020
Following the official announcement that Cal Crutchlow will be riding for Ducati for the next two seasons, Yamaha has officially announced that Moto2 rider Pol Espargaro will be racing in MotoGP next season, and as expected for the Monster Yamaha…

Cal Crutchlow fastest in Brno MotoGP test

29 March, 2020
It was an almost perfect weekend for Cal Crutchlow, he renewed with Yamaha Tech3, took second in qualifying and his first ever podium in MotoGP, and today he was top dog in the post race test at Brno.Crutchlow posted the…

Valentino Rossi's 2009 Mugello Helmet

29 March, 2020
In keeping with tradition, Valentino Rossi showed off another distinctive new helmet design. The special edition Mugello helmet in the MotoGP Saturday morning free practice session, as has become the custom on his home race weekend.This year’s Rossi´s Aldo Drudi…

Kenny Roberts Jr.'s Yamaha YZR500 on sale for $ 200,000

29 March, 2020
Being the son of such a living legend as ‘King’ Kenny Roberts brings great responsability and loads of pressure, but Kenny Roberts Jr. managed to secure his own place in racing history winning the World Championship of the 500 cc…

Yamaha previews 2012 livery for sponsors and partners

29 March, 2020
Yamaha MotoGP fans will have to wait until official Jerez test in ten days time before seeing the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, but nearly fifty Yamaha Team sponsors, suppliers and partners got a full preview yesterday in an exclusive event that…

MotoGP Valencia Qualifying – Stoner Domination

29 March, 2020
Casey Stoner took his third pole position of the season dominating the qualifying session at Valencia turning in a blistering lap of 1.32’256 and a couple of great slides. Stoner beat Dani Pedrosa who was second by 0.263s. Third went…

Yamaha R1 leader in Europe

29 March, 2020
The Yamaha R1 is conquering most competitions in Europe, as our friends from Motoblog tell us after an analysis of current standings shows it to be a protagonist. Not to take away from the teams of mechanics, riders and other…