New 2011 Aprilia Scarabeo 125 and 200
Part of the beauty of riding scooters in Europe are the ladies that ride them. If you think the fashion in these pics is just for the press kit, you might well be lucky enough to find women actually wearing…
Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta wants another child
From actress Monica Bellucci to singer Gianna Nannini, lots of women working in the showbiz wholeheartedly choose to have their children later in life. So it did not surprise me to hear Maria Grazia Cucinotta say that she is planning…
Marco Melandri let's loose frustrations at Dedikato event
The 4th edition of DediKato event, which is part of the Motogweek was held at at the Portoverde Piazza at Misano on Thursday evening to pay tribute to Daijiro Kato was a big success. Kevin Schwantz, Marco Lucchinelli and Randy…
BMW S1000RR "Mad Max" by Wunderlich
Today we would like to introduce a special bike that has been created by tyre maker Continental in cooperation with two ‘big names’ of the scene: BMW’s aftermarket specialist Wunderlich (which is also responsable for the Piranha kit) and renowned…
Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi fighting over divorce
Rumours about their divorce have circulated for months, but now it’s official: Ivana Trump and Rossano Rubicondi have decided to go their separate ways. Mrs Trump filed for divorce in December and there’s no doubt that it will be a…
FIM Reveals Entry Lists for MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc
The FIM has revealed still another provisional entry list for the 2010 MotoGP, Moto2, and 125cc championships.In MotoGP there will be 17 riders. We’ve lost Hayate Racing, Scot Honda that pulled out at the end of the 2009 season, while…
Two Team Managers in HRC Repsol Honda
HRC Repsol Honda is readying itself for the upcoming 2010 season and is giving the team a partial makeover. After wooing away three techs from Yamaha (Andrea Zugna, Carlo Luzzi and Christian Battaglia) and Ducati’s Livio Suppo who will be…
Yamaha not keeping the door shut on a Valentino Rossi comeback?
Jorge Lorenzo launched the first and very tenuous lifeline to solve Valentino Rossi’s predicament of where he’ll be ending up in 2013, by saying he wasn’t against a return to Yamaha of his former team mate, “I wouldn’t mind at…
Thousands of "Vespisti" meet at Cefalù for the Vespa World Days 2008
More than 5000 Vespa fans from 15 countries coloured the streets of Cefalù and Palermo, invading the north coast of Sicily. This was a great success for the second edition of Vespa World Days: the most important world gathering dedicated…
Valentino Rossi's retirement? It's a big lie says Sportmediaset
It took very little time for Sportmediaset.com who is very close to Valentino Rossi, to shoot down The Telegraph’s article regarding Rossi’s retirement, calling it a ‘balla colossale’ (a big lie).The Italian website immediately contacted members of Rossi’s entourage who…
Lamborghini Aventador takes on cows on Italian roads: video
The Lamborghini Aventador takes a drive through the Italian countryside in this video (in fact there are two Aventadors) and while the storm brewing of the previous video gives way to the colours of the Belpaese, the hefty music and…
Ducati Diavel Arrow exhaust
The Ducati Diavel gets its own Arrow exhaust in an example of how to fit a sports exhaust to a cruiser bike. The Diavel Arrow ehxaust is from the Race-Tech range and comes in titanium, aluminium and carbonfibre. The aluminium…
George Clooney tours Lake Como on a Harley Davidson
How come I never get to see George Clooney at Lake Como on a motorcycle, dammit?! I live on the lake (the non-Clooney side, where the normal people live), and in my brief trips around in my little Opel Corsa…
Pasta recipes: tagliatelle with mushrooms and rocket
Here’s a great Italian pasta recipe for late summer/early autumn with bavette or tagliatelle with mushrooms and rocket. A few other ingredients give it some extra zing, making this a great entree course for any season.Ingredients: 250 grams of bavette,…
WSBK Assen: Jakub Smrz on top in QP1
This afternoon’s first qualifying practice at Assen, continued to see Jakub Smrz on top of the timesheets, confirming his good form on the Ducati after his second place in race 1 at Donington. The Czech rider put in a best…
Ratthapark Wilairot discharged from hospital
Two weeks after his road accident, with a pair of very lucky big ones and an almost kevlar body, Ratthapark Wilairot was released from the Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok on Thursday.The Thai rider had been in the intensive care unit…
Colin Edward's Texas Tornado Boot Camp (w/video)
MotoGP veteran Colin Edwards is building the Texas Tornado Boot Camp, a special motorcycle training facility 40 miles north of Houston, Texas. The 20 acre facility will include a 300’ x 150’ covered TT track with lighting for night racing,…
Italy strange but true: armoured tank and scooter in accident
Anyone who’s ever attempted driving in Italy knows that you take your life in your own hands. That is until the Italian drivers get out and then all hell breaks lose. Touring Italy on a Vespa might be very romantic,…
Victoria Beckham on life in Italy: la dolce vita
Victoria Beckham has revealed that she loves her life in Italy, and that it could be a future for David Beckham and the family.In an interview with Il Giornale, the former Spice Girl has said that she loves “spaghetti bolognese”,…
2013 MotoGP Austin – more from the riders plus images
After reading what the Repsol Honda and Yamaha Factory team riders had to say following yesterday’s first day of practice at the stunning Circuit of the Americas, you can catch up on what some of the others riders had to…
Ducati Streetfighter vs Benelli TNT 1130
This video from the guys at Motorcycle.com pits the Benelli TNT 1130 against the Ducati Streetfighter in a road test. After dyno testing, the bikes are said to be quite similar, though you may think it’s a bit unfair to…
MT Helmets: Defender Relic 2009
With some mean looking designs, MT Helmets has released a new collection for 2009, called “Defender Relic”. The full face helmet is made from thermo-plastic materials and is characterised by its new and agressive design, aimed at young, sporty customers.The…
Milan men's fashion week spring-summer 2011: Prada
Miuccia Prada likes to experiment a lot with new materials but even when she reverts to old fabrics as in this case, she knows how to reinvent them. In this new and exciting collection dominated by blue shades, she takes…
Milan fashion week: 1A Classe Alviero Martini autumn/winter 2009/10
The collection 1A Classe Alviero Martini for autumn-winter 2009/10 is entirely inspired by the 1970s. Using rather masculine fabrics such as tweed, the house delivered a solid range of elegant, sober clothes with really interesting details. Here we have a…
Christmas comes early in Cortina D' Ampezzo
Christmas in Italy is a well-planned affair and although it’s only October, in the pretty town of Cortina one can already feel December 25th in the air; the most sophisticated shop windows down its main street called Corso Italia have…