Suzuki V-Strom accessories
The new Suzuki V-Strom 650 ABS gets a series of top-end accessories to go with it, and as we found out in our V-Strom test, the new bike is quite a flexible model which will lend itself to different types…
Jorge Lorenzo shows off his new HJC helmet
Jorge Lorenzo HJC HelmetJorge Lorenzo has decided to show off his new HJC helmet with these photos that he posted on Twitter account now that he’s left Italian lid manufacturer Nolan and their X-Lite for the Korean company’s top of…
Ducati Electric Bicycle by Italwin
Ducati Motor Holding and the Italwin Group have gotten together to produce an electric bicycle with the Ducati logo.The new Ducati electric bicycle produced by Italwin named City Pearl was unveiled at a worldwide launch at Eurobike, the top bicycle…
Borsellino Helmets
You’ve seen Borsalino’ the famous Italian hatmaker idea of motorcycle liveries on Bimotas DB6 and DB5 so take a look at their range of luxurious, high fashion jet helmets. These fancy helmets may be okay while riding a Vespa or…
The New Shoei XR1100 Helmet
Shoei launched their new XR1100, their new sporty touring helmet to the world press in Spain on Monday.The new XR1100 will be replacing the already high performance and successful XR 1000, but improves the lid in all areas from ventilation,…
Vespa paper toy template. Pictures
After our post on how to make a Vespa toy with paper, we give you this full photo gallery of the process, for anyone who can’t get enough of revival gadgets and culture. The following shows the template of the…
Full Honda pricing in Europe, including new scooters SH125i/150i and rear disc brakes
Honda Italia has released its new Honda scooter price list, in effect as from February 27, including the different SH125i/150i models with rear disc brake, seen at last year’s Eicma show. The Honda SH125i/150i range has 12 different versions with…
Mivv exhaust for ten years of the Yamaha R1: MY98 to MY08
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Yamaha R1, Mivv has decided to produce a special series of mufflers and exhausts dedicated to all the different versions of the Yamaha superbike.The owners of the 1998 version can purchase various options…
TTX damper for Ducati 1098 and 848
Good news for Ducati 1098 and 848 riders: Ohlins has developed a TTX damper for these new Ducati bikes.The damper, constructed and used for some years in MotoGP and WSB, works on a complete new system and today is also…
Lose one, gain one: Nicky Hayden to wear Dainese
Lose a rider, gain a rider. Apparently Nicky Hayden isn’t as capricious as Jorge Lorenzo, and doesn’t care that his former and now once again team mate, Valentino Rossi is a shareholder in Dainese. The former 2006 MotoGP world champion,…
Ducati-Rossi Merchandising: "I'm not lovin' it"
Ducati USA (before Italy) has released the new D46 Valentino Rossi replica apparel collection and the new 2011 MotoGP team replica apparel carrying Valentino Rossi’s number.Italy who is also known internationally for it’s famed fashion designers, just took a nose…
Suomy 'Grazie Loris' limited edition helmet
This was the last helmet design that Loris Capirossi wore during this year’s Valencia GP and it was a special and final tribute to his 22-year long career in Grand Prix racing.Suomy has decided to honour the former three time…
Nicky Hayden cool on the race track, hot modelling Dainese
Jorge Lorenzo may have complained that he wasn’t getting enough attention from Dainese, thus sparking his move to Alpinestars, but newcomer to the other Italian brand, Nicky Hayden, is already going through motions during the Dainese and AGV Press Day…
HJC R-Phad10 Plus Helmet
During last month’s EICMA show in Milan, helmet maker HJC debuted an evolution of their top of the line full faced Rphad10 helmet that has now been become Plus. The 2013 version fabbricated with HJC’s PIM technology (three different materials:…
New Ducati Phone
Ducati and Sony Ericsson, in collaboration with TIM (Italy Telecom), present the new Ducati phone with HSDPA technology.The phone comes equipped with ring tones, official Ducati photos and videos, links direct to the Ducati site and RSS feeds from Desmoblog.…
MV Agusta Brutale to get restyling kit
The MV Agusta Brutale is set to get a restyling, as revealed in an interview with Andrea Tamburini from Tamburini Corse. The restyling kit would apply to the single seat version of the Brutale.Tamburini has revealed that the restyling is…
Akrapovic exhibition
Celebrating 20 years of business this year is Akrapovic exhausts and to mark the event they’re having an exhibition of some of their contributions to racing motorcycles over the years. The exhibition is in Slovenia and we could think of…
Honda VFR1200F accessories
The Honda VFR1200F accessories really show off the touring qualifications of this new bike, with plenty of bag storage and added comfort. The side bags have been designed for quick assembly and mounting and provide 35 litres of capacity. They…
NiTek and Origine Christmas helmets
How cool would it to be to deliver Christmas gifts wearing one of these helmets? NiTek and Origine have decided to celebrate the season holidays with these Christmas themed versions of their P1 (full face) and Primo (open face) helmets.…
SC-Project BMW S1000RR exhaust
A new GP M2 silencer by SC-Project is available for the BMW S1000RR. The new accessory has been developed after experience in the last two Moto2 championships and has been called the GP M2 to reflect that. The new BMW…
Yamaha Race-Blu livery now on Shark helmets
During last season’s Misano and Aragon Grand Prix race weekends, Yamaha Racing debuted a special ‘Race-Blu’ livery to celebrate the new ‘Race Blu’ Series that Yamaha will be launching on models this year (FZ8, XJ6, YZF-R1, YZF-R6 and the YZF-R125)…
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…
Italian sidecar design: the PPB from CR&S
My first reaction on seeing this was: love the paint job! At CR&S VUN they really show a passion for motorcycles with some authentic Italian design, starting with a single cylinder “milanès” rumble.This design from Cafe’ Racers and Superbikes includes…
Givi dirties the vespa with a new windshield
Givi has gone beyond. Its usual sober and practical style has been refreshed with a new windshield for the Vespa S50 and 125, characterised by a “dirty” but fashionable design.The screen is denoted by a dark serigraphic area (and therefore…
The social network helmet by Newmax (w/video)
If you can’t get enough of social networking from your computer, smartphone or tablet and also feel the need to comunicate to the world while your riding your two wheels, Newmax Helmets is filling in that void with their recently…