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Ben Spies reveals all his winning secrets

16 April, 2020
Here’s another awesome and funny video from Yamaha USA, starring WSBK sensation and points leader Ben Spies. ‘Elbowz’ spills the beans and lets everyone know his amazing and unbelievable secret of learning the layout of unknown tracks so fast, what…

Luca Scassa to Wildcard in Portugal?

16 April, 2020
The newly crowned Italian Superbike Champion, Luca Scassa who after winning the title with his Agusta F41000 R, also had another big wish, that was to ride at least once against 3 times World Champion Troy Bayliss. The young rider’s…

Video: Chris Vermeulen talks about Sepang test

16 April, 2020
As we reported yesterday Chris Vermeulen cut short his debut test on the 2011 Kawasaki due to pain and swelling in his knee and has also decided to skip the official Portimao test that takes place later this month to…

WSBK: Lavilla to miss Valencia

15 April, 2020
Despite assurances from Pro Ride manager Marco Nicotari that after missing the first two WSBK rounds, Gregorio Lavilla would be riding in Valencia, news from Spain has it that Pro Ride Team will not joining the championship even in Valencia…

WSBK: Second Day of Testing at Valencia with more bad weather

14 April, 2020
Freezing temperatures and rain showers hampered the second day of private testing at Valencia. The Aprilia team even packed in early and won’t be testing tomorrow, because Max Biaggi and Leon Camier will be in Montecarlo for Piaggio’s European Dealers…

WSBK – Celani confirms Polita for rest of season

14 April, 2020
World Superbike team Celani Race has confirmed Alex Polita for the rest of the 2009 season. Polita replaced injured Karl Muggeridge in the Misano and Donington Park rounds after Muggeridge cracked a couple of vertebrae at Assen, which a CAT…

Carlos Checa's new 2010 helmet: photo

14 April, 2020
Check out Carlos Checa’s brand new helmet design for this 2010 season. Checa who will be racing with Althea Ducati in WSBK, decided that it was time to change the graphics on his lid, and Nolan Group who supplies his…

WSBK – Broc Parkes with Echo CRS Honda

14 April, 2020
Sandro Di Stefano’s Varese based Echo CRS Honda team will be moving up from World Supersport class to debut next year in World Superbikes and have signed former WSBK Kawasaki factory rider, Broc Parkes. The team will be running ex-Stiggy…

A Biaggi First

12 April, 2020
Is it due to the fact that Max Biaggi is 37 years old and becoming mellow and since he’s going to become a father soon becoming wiser? Chock up the fact that his Aprilia RSV4 is the fastest growing bike…

WSBK – Pro Ride Skips Another Round

11 April, 2020
Once again Pro Ride Racing Team will be missing the fourth round of the World Superbike Championship that is taking place at Assen.The team has not shown up at the Dutch circuit, despite their website having a countdown clock that…

Kawasaki world superbike team prepares for the Nurburgring

11 April, 2020
Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team riders Broc Parkes and Makoto Tamada are preparing for the Nurburgring WSBK. Tamada has been recovering from injury, while Parkes entered the Brands Hatch British Superbike Championship for a little extra riding, scoring three podium…

Ben Spies to Race in MotoGP with Number 11

10 April, 2020
Ben Spies will be taking back his original number 11 that he used while racing in the AMA series, when he moves to the MotoGP World Championship next year to ride in Yamaha Tech 3.The American will have to give…

WSBK – John Hopkins Health Update

9 April, 2020
John Hopkins and wife Ashleigh have updated their video diary so fans can check up on Hopkin’s road to recovery after his crash at the Nurburgring circuit, that left him with a small bruise on his brain and numerous torn…

WSBK: More Testing at Valencia

9 April, 2020
The Superbike tests at Portimao organized by Infront Motor Sport were officially over on Sunday, but several WSBK teams headed straight to the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia for another two days of important testing, before the first round of…

WSBK: Kawasaki confirms three rider team in 2011

8 April, 2020
For all you Tom Sykes fans out there, who were worried about his fate after a pretty good year with the PBM team and all the development and testing he’s done on the new Ninja, we can officially confirm that…

Everyone wants to be an official Kawasaki team in WSBK

8 April, 2020
Teams Pedercini and Supersonic are just two of the squads that have put forward requests to become the official Kawaski factory team next season in World Superbikes.Paul Bird Motorsports is the current factory team, however Kawasaki’s technical director, Ichiro Yoda…

WSBK: Federico Biaggi to sub for Leon Camier?

6 April, 2020
Federico Biaggi, nephew of top rider Max Biaggi is tipped to replace injured Leon Camier in the final two rounds of the World Superbike season.The 22 year-old Italian rider has already experience Aprilia’s superbike after competing in the 2009 Superstock…

WSBK: Kawasaki and BMW Italia to test at Motorland Aragon

6 April, 2020
Kawasaki Paul Bird Motorsport and BMW Motorrad Italia will be holding a two day private test at the Spanish circuit of Motorland Aragon tomorrow and Friday.This new test, ahead of the second round of the WSBK season at Donington Park,…

World Superbike Jewelry

6 April, 2020
Circuiti Jewels is going to face a new challenge in this 2009. The first world collection of SBK jewels. This collection is composed of a line of jewels in a strong “racing” connotation: cufflinks, pins, bracelets and necklaces with the…

World Superbike Racing in New Zealand in 2012?

6 April, 2020
While Infront Motor Sports announced last week during the first round of the World Superbike Championship that thePhillip Island venue would be kept on the calendar until 2014, there have been rumors that the Flammini Brothers would like to add…

WSBK: Team Pedercini to continue with Kawasaki in 2011

5 April, 2020
World Superbike and Superstock 1000FIM Cup Team Pedercini in a press release have confirmed that will continue their collaboration with Kawasaki in 2011 and will be using the new version of the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R that the we saw testing…

Andrew Pitt to Pedercini WSBK team?

5 April, 2020
If we were to place a rider in a top ten 2010 horrid season list, it would have to be Andrew Pitt. The two times world supersport champion and veteran world superbike and MotoGP rider started this season with Reitwagen…