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Niccolò Canepa's Future to be Decided Today

16 March, 2020
It’s no secret that Pramac Ducati’s Niccolò Canepa has been one of those several riders who has been struggling to come to grips with the Desmosedici GP bike, despite the fact that the 20 year old won a Superstock 1000…

In the footsteps of Don Quixote by motorcycle

16 March, 2020
While many motorcyclists see South America as the mecca of legendary motorcycling, Jeff Buchanan has gone right back to Spanish roots, and retraced the steps of mythical literary figure Don Quixote, by motorcycle.Travelling through the La Mancha region to the…

Valentino Rossi to announce Ducati move at Catalunya?

16 March, 2020
I had heard myself from our behind the scenes at the MotoGP Assen from a member of the Fiat Yamaha team that Valentino Rossi would be announcing a stay or go decision with Yamaha at Barcelona this coming weekend. According…

Top crashers in 2011 GP racing

16 March, 2020
Riders would rather be remembered for championship titles, the number of wins and podiums and not for the number of crashes they had during a particular season.In 2011, in all three GP classes the top marks for the number of…

Aquila remembers 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

16 March, 2020
This video shows 25,000 people walking the streets of the town of Aquila, hit by an earthquake a year ago on April 6 in the dead of the night. 308 people died in the earthquake, all of whom were remembered…

Discovering Piedmont: Gino's grotto at Moncalieri, Turin

16 March, 2020
If you’re planning to spend a few days visit in Turin and its surroundings, don’t forget to pay a visit to the lovely town of Moncalieri. Located only a few miles from Piedmont’s capital, Moncalieri has a lot of offer.…

Falcon Motorcycles Black Falcon

16 March, 2020
Originally the project for the new Falcon Motorcycles model, The Black, started life as a conversion of the Vincent Black Shadow. But it got to be much more than that. It’s the third model in a series of ten concepts…

Eicma 2008 gallery: Ducati Streetfighter 2009

16 March, 2020
These pics come from the Ducati Streetfighter and Streetfighter S presentation at the Eicma show in Milan. Expectations were high leading up to the event, with photos of the Ducati naked on the internet prior to Eicma.The Streetfighter gallery shows…

Marc Marquez leaves Moto2 with a legendary win at Valencia

16 March, 2020
Marc Marquez was penalized with a back of the grid start following his incident with Simone Corsi in free practice, but this didn’t stop the new 2012 Moto2 World champion from taking a truly phenomenal victory in today’s Moto2 race…

Cal Crutchlow confirms MotoGP move to Yamaha Tech 3

16 March, 2020
Cal Crutchlow will be riding in MotoGP for the next two years as announced today by the Yamaha Tech 3 team. The British rider already has plenty of experience riding Yamaha bikes, but it will be interesting to see how…

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden in their new Ducati leathers

16 March, 2020
This is what everyone was waiting to see, how Ducati would blend in Valentino Rossi’s trademark yellow in their traditional red leathers and here’s the result that was presented this morning at the Vrooom event.While Nicky Hayden looks great in…

MV Agusta back to Italy cartoon

16 March, 2020
This ‘go back home’ comic piece from the guys at Motoblog show the patriotic sentiment many had when MV Agusta returned to Italian ownership recently. Harley-Davidson basically paid Claudio Castiglioni to take back his brand only two years after Castiglioni…

Noriyuki Haga signs with Aprilia DFX-Borciani for 2011

16 March, 2020
On writing our coverage of the WSBK Imola round we had said that Noriyuki Haga’s future for 2011 and beyond was uncertain but it had escaped our notice that in the last couple of days he has actually signed with…

FIM Promotes Female Riders (w/video)

16 March, 2020
Take the FIM Speed World Record Holder Leslie Porterfield, Livia Lancelot the FIM’s Women’s Motocross World Championand Laia Sanz, FIM’s Women’s Trial World Champion put them on a video called “Women Ride”as role models to encourage more women to take…

Baroque festival in Italy at Foligno, Umbria

16 March, 2020
Italy’s Baroque festival starts on Saturday in the town of Foligno, Umbria. The “Festival Segni Barocchi” has reached its 30th edition and will take place from August 29 to September 20 at the Palazzo Trinci, Auditorium San Domenico, Teatro San…

2010 Women and motorcycling event in Japan

16 March, 2020
The Women’s International Motorcycling Association is moving its conference to Japan next year after a successful edition concludes at Keystone in the US. With opportunities to ride the Loveland Pass and see some spectacular scenery, it will be interesting to…

Dakota Mamola wins his first race

16 March, 2020
It can’t be easy being the son of what the world once considered the most exciting and charismatic Grand Prix motorcycle racers of his generation, but Dakota Mamola, the 15-year-old son of four-time 500cc World Championship runner-up Randy Mamola, is…

Past, Present and Future – 2009 Triumph Promo Video

16 March, 2020
A very impressive promotional video by Triumph that will probably appeal even to people who don’t ride motorcycles. It’s mix between a bike and sports ad with some good old movie clips thrown in. Marlon Brand in The Wild One…