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MotoGP Sachsenring Rider Quotes after Qualifying

21 March, 2020
Even a burning engine couldn’t stop Jorge Lorenzo in today’s dramatic qualifying session at Sachsenring who got the pole position again for the fourth time this season. Check out what all the riders had to say after the session.Jorge Lorenzo…

MotoGP Laguna Seca: Jorge Lorenzo Wins Qualifying Battle

21 March, 2020
Today’s qualifying session was a battle royale between Jorge Lorenzo and Casey Stoner who faced off on who would take the pole position for tomorrow’s Laguna Seca race and it was the Spaniard, who is now known as the El…

MotoGP Indianapolis FP1 – Dani Pedrosa on top in the wet

21 March, 2020
Today’s MotoGP free practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was carried out under rain showers which saw Dani Pedrosa top the chart with a best time of 1.51.507, followed Ducati’s Nicky Hayden just 0.155s off of Pedrosa’s time. Pedrosa time…

Valentino Rossi selling Yamaha Scooters in Indonesia

20 March, 2020
Even if you won’t believe it, according to Google Trends it’s not Spain or Italy that has the largest MotoGP fan base in the world, but it’s Indonesia. So who could be a better choice for selling motorbikes, albeit Yamaha…

Viva Valencia for Riders for Health

20 March, 2020
Keep your eyes peeled for two very pink Yamaha R1s and Jorge Lorenzo’s 2010 TT tribute Yamaha, the WarrierR1. because Danny John Jules (Cat from Red Dwarf), Steve Keys (owner of the UK’s first Yamaha Dealer) and BBC’s MotoGP presenter…

MotoGP Mugello: Jorge Lorenzo dominates FP1

20 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo dominated the first MotoGP free practice at Mugello. The Spaniard who is wearing a new helmet design for this weekend’s Italian Gp with a Black Mamba on it, was fast from the start of the session with a…

WSBK Monza – Rider Quotes and Standings

20 March, 2020
From Monza, what the riders had to say:Michel Fabrizio – 1st and 2nd“I am so happy with today’s results. It’s gone well all weekend so I knew I had the chance to fight for the win and at last I’ve…

Yamaha YZF-R6 my 2009

20 March, 2020
A winning model should never change and so Yamaha is keeping its successful YZF-R6 as it is for 2009, offering just a couple of extra colours - Racing Red and Midnight Black.

MotoGP, Assen: Lorenzo vs Bautista sequence /gallery

20 March, 2020
There’s no doubt Alvaro Bautista made quite a gross mistake last saturday when he took down championship leader and fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo at the first corner of the Dutch GP. On the famous Assen track, the Honda Gresini rider…

MotoGP Qatar FP1 – Results and Quotes

20 March, 2020
Under the bright and powerful floodlights of the Losail race track in Qatar, the MotoGP weekend has finally took off and with little surprise it was Casey Stoner who hit the top of the charts during FP1 clocking in at…

WSBK Assen Race 1 & 2 Video Highlights

20 March, 2020
We’ve got both video highlights from yesterday’s World Superbike races at Assen. So if you were so unlucky to miss some of the best racing seen so far this year, you’ve got a chance to catch up and see Hannspree…

WSBK Test Imola: Leon Haslam Fastest on Day 1

20 March, 2020
The first day of World Superbike testing at Imola took off with a bang when Leon Haslam posted a hot lap of 1′47.966 on the Santerno of Imola circuit, using the new Pirelli tires that the Italian manufacturer brought in…

WSBK Valencia: Carlos Checa leads in FP1

20 March, 2020
Carlos Checa got off to an excellent start in the first session of free practice at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. The Spanish rider on his AltheaDucati hit the top of timesheets with a best lap of 1′35.154 and…

Yamaha confirms MotoGP engine lease agreement

20 March, 2020
Yamaha has officially announced that it will lease YZR-M1 MotoGP engines to teams starting in 2014.Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd can confirm it has entered into an agreement with the MotoGP World Championship Promoter, Dorna Sports S.L., to supply YZR-M1 engines…

Rossi's White Stripe Mystery Solved

20 March, 2020
We posted yesterday the controversy regarding the missing white stripe on Valentino Rossi’s front tire that he used during the Sachsenring GP race.The mystery surrounding the stripe has been solved thanks to English website Crash.net who talked to a Bridgestone…

New Yamaha Aerox SP55 scooter

20 March, 2020
The Yamaha Aerox SP55 is a special edition model which celebrates the year 1955 - when Yamaha Motor corporation was founded. It always seems strange to us to celebrate important events like this with a scooter model, but the Aerox…

Yamaha R1 wheelie spied on Google street maps

20 March, 2020
I knew Google could do a lot, but I certainly wasn’t expecting to see these shots of a Yamaha R1 wheelie in Marseilles captured on Google street view. If you swing the image, you can see the bike proceeding down…

WSBK – 'The Ben' takes 5th Consecutive Superpole

20 March, 2020
Ben Spies during the third stint of the WSBK Superpole stole the first postion from Michel Fabrizio with an amazing 1:44:073 and shattering the lap record held by Troy Bayliss and getting his fifth consecutive superpole at the Temple of…

WSBK Misano: Cal Crutchlow on Top in QP1

20 March, 2020
Warmer temperatures saw lap times drop during this afternoon’s QP1 at Misano with Cal Crutchlow topping the timesheets with a best lap of 1.36.288m on par with his Misano test times.Troy Corser continues his good form, he was second and…

WSBK Round 7 Miller – Spies conquers Race 1, twice

20 March, 2020
It was Ben Spies who dominated Race 1 at Miller Motorsports Park with a massive 9.3 second victory ahead of Carlos Checa (last year’s double winner) to score his fifth WSBK win. Third place went to Michel Fabrizio on aggregate…

Valentino Rossi's M1 after Misano GP

20 March, 2020
This is how Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha M1 ended up after the Misano GP, when a group of over enthusiastic and idiotic fans literally ripped off that fantastic gyrcoscopic onboard state-of -the art camera from his bike that has given us…

WSBK Phillip Island: Carlos Checa leads in QP1

20 March, 2020
The long wait is over and no more testing, we’re finally going to see some real racing action as the 1st round of WSBK kicks off this weekend at Phillip Island.Satellite rider Carlos Checa on his Althea Ducati led the…