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Back in the USA! Superbike Championship returns to America

18 March, 2020
After four long years, the championship returns to US shores. This time, races won’t be at Laguna Seca (10 races held between 1995 and 2004), but at Brainerd, where the WSBK Championship hasn’t been since 1991.The track chosen for the…

Max Biaggi vs Richard Gere (w/video)

18 March, 2020
Scherzi a parte 2012 - Max Biaggi di walter_sullivan_666What would you do if some rich celebrity offered your wife or girlfriend a $1 million dollars to sleep with him? Scherzi a Parte, Italy’s version of Punk’d, decided to play the…

Video: Valentino Rossi messing around with the Zaeta

18 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi may still be nursing his recovering shoulder and still can’t get his Ducati Desmosedici GP 11 to do what he wants it to do, but the nine times GP World Champion looks like he could really hold his…

Haga on the Ducati Xerox

18 March, 2020
MCN does it again with this video of Noriyuki Haga on his new Ducati. Haga’s mechanics had a lot of work to do the first day of tire testing at the Kyalami circuit last week, when NitroNori crashed out three…

Troy Bayliss retires and ends career on a high

18 March, 2020
A double win at Portimao for World Champion Troy Bayliss has made for a great farewell. Troy, World Champion in 2001, 2006 and 2008, rode to victory twice and ended his career with two podiums and a pole position.Troy retured…

Troy Bayliss will pack his luggage

18 March, 2020
Troy Bayliss must be thinking that every fairy tale comes to an end as he prepares for his last ever race in World Superbike. What Troy will do exactly in the further is uncertain, but he will start returning home…

Maverick Vinales to stay in Moto3 for another season

18 March, 2020
Maverick Vinales was highly tipped to be this year’s Moto3 championship leader especially as he was leading the category after seven rounds, but after five wins and four DNF’s he’s dropped to third in the championship, but the impressive Spaniard…

Victory Motorcyles to Auction 2 Bikes for US Armed Forces

18 March, 2020
Many of you may remember what happened at Fort Hood last month and now Victory Motorcycles has announced it has donated and will auction off two motorcycles and donate the proceeds to help families and soldiers hit by the tragedy.A…

WSBK: Interview with Lorenzo Lanzi

18 March, 2020
With the upcoming opening round of World Superbikes Championship, that is shaping up to be one of the most exciting seasons ever, with highly talented and big named riding stars, we caught up with Lorenzo Lanzi before he left for…

Versace 2010 winter collection: feeling the blues

18 March, 2020
Electric blue and maxi dresses feature for the 2010 Versace winter collection, in a kind of hippy meets corporate range. Long, masculine trench coats feature over mini-skirts with metallic touches and modern accessories. I love the blue coat - very…

Shoei J-Wing: jet helmet with a difference

18 March, 2020
Here’s another helmet solution from Shoei called J-Wing, and while it’s a jet helmet, it’s versatile enough to suit riders of scooters or tourism bikes.The internal padding of the helmet is different from most jet helmets, as it’s designed for…

Yutaka Igarashi concept bikes gallery

18 March, 2020
Anyone who loves Japanese Manga design is sure to appreciate these 3D computer graphics from Yutaka IgarashiIn 2008 Yutaka created two unique concept bikes: a cafè racer and an electric riderless racing bike. We’ve already showed you the robot bike…

€ 7.000.000 for Jorge Lorenzo?

18 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo may have crashed out today at Brno, but the Spaniard is still a very hot item for other teams wanting his talent. Like we reported on Saturday, Ducati and their title sponsor Marlboro (Philip Morris) have contacted Lorenzo…

Triumph Daytona 675 McCoy replica by SC Caracchi

18 March, 2020
This Triumph has some truly splendid livery, from the Daytona 675 Replica of Team SC Caracchi - with which Gerry McCoy raced at the World Supersport Championships. Stefano Caracchi, team manager and great fan of two wheeling, reveals the pecularities…

Cristina del Basso becomes an Italian VIP

18 March, 2020
I’ve recently been reading Beppe Severgnini’s second book on the English language: L’inglese nuove lezioni semiserie. Many of his observations on how Italians use English are not only funny but also very accurate, one of them being the Italian language…

Andrea Dovizioso has no serious neck issues

18 March, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso underwent successful surgery yesterday at the Cervesi Hospital at Cattolica to remove the titanium plate that was inserted in his right collarbone following a motocross training accident last January.The Ducati rider was operated on the same Dr. Giuseppe…

Rossi from Hospital Bed Jokes: "I hope no one Wins"

18 March, 2020
While Valentino Rossi wasn’t at the Mugello and for this first time in his career missed a race start following surgery to repair his broken right tibia after Saturday’s highside, the Italian wasn’t going to miss the race, albeit watching…

BMW introduces the new F 700 GS and F 800 GS

18 March, 2020
BMW Motorrad presents the new F 700 GS and F 800 GS, which are bound to replace - respectively - the F 650 and F 800 launched back in 2007. The main goal of the Bavarian house is to offer…

Marco Melandri wins race 1 at Aragon, Checa crashes

18 March, 2020
Marco Melandri used the same technique to win todays’ race 1 at Aragon that let him grab yesterday’s Superpole by tailing and pressuring Max Biaggi for almost the entire race.Melandri’s tatics proved correct because the Roman Emperor outbraked himself with…

Ferrari California: the opening roof function

18 March, 2020
It takes just 15 seconds - I counted and although I got distracted by the music, it’s a pretty accurate estimate of the function of the new Ferrari California’s roof. The roof transforms the smaller “cavallino” from a coupè to…

Megelli 250r available soon in US

18 March, 2020
Asphalt and Rubber reports that Megelli will export a 250cc version of its road bike to the US. The Megelli 250r will be distributed through QLINK and can be ordered online. While availability is still unknown as the company waits…

Casey Stoner's second test a washout

18 March, 2020
Casey Stoner can’t catch a break. The second day of the second programmed development test at the Twin Ring Motegi with the former two time MotoGP champion was another washout.Wet conditions on both test days in Motegi prevented Stoner from…