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New Aprilia Tuareg enduro at 2010 EICMA

25 April, 2020
The 2010 EICMA will host the new Aprilia Tuareg adventure tourer as more competition to the BMW R1200GS. It joins other new models in the segment, including the more extreme Yamaha Tenere for 2010, and the Ducati Multistrada, whose off-road…

Thomas Luthi to try to ride at Austin GP

25 April, 2020
Moto2 rider Thomas Luthi was expected to return to action at the beginning of May for the third round of the season at Jerez, however the popular Swiss rider will attempt to ride in the first free practice in this…

Prince Harry becomes a full-fledged Ducatista

25 April, 2020
Prince Harry has now officially become part of the Ducati family, just like his brother William. The bike-mad prince, who who rode pillion with Randy Mamola on the Ducati Desmosedici twin seater at Donington last year and asked Chris Vermeulen…

Nicky Hayden confirmed in Ducati for the next two years

25 April, 2020
As expected after Ducati’s CEO Gabriele del Torchio’s gaffe earlier this month, Ducati has officially renewed with Nicky Hayden and interesting enough it will be a two year deal, which confirms that Ducati is finally looking for some stability in…

Ducati to be sold?

25 April, 2020
Last August the financial comunity was reporting the rumor that Italian private equity group Investindustrial (backed by the Bonomi family) who has owned Ducati for the past three years, had sounded out a Hong Kong public listing for Ducati for…

Dani Pedrosa's second surgery deemed successful

25 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa’s second surgery on his fractured collarbone has been deemed successful by Dr. Xavier Mir, Chief of the Pathology Unit of the Hand of Dexeus USP, and Dr. Cesar Garcia Madrid, vascular specialist of the Institute Planell at Teknon…

Alberto Moncayo out, Jonas Folger in at Aspar

25 April, 2020
After parting ways with Toni Elias, Aspar Martinez is doing more house cleaning and has dropped Alberto Moncayo (2009 CEV 125 champion and 2010 125cc Rookie of the Year and the only rider in Aspar’s Moto3 team to have picked…

Marco Melandri confirms talks with Kawasaki and Aprilia

25 April, 2020
Marco Melandri was expecting to be a title contender this season, but the Italian between his shoulder problems at the start of the year and finding a feeling with his BMW, has seen the podium only six times in fourteen…

John Hopkins to return to action at Imola

25 April, 2020
John Hopkins will finally be able to debut in this season’s World Superbike Championship during this weekend’s second round at Imola.The unlucky Crescent Fixi Suzuki rider who had broke his right hand in a pre-season test at Phillip Island that…

Buddh Circuit to be modified for World Superbike round

25 April, 2020
The second round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship will be heading for the first time to the Buddh International Circuit in India and to order to host the event the Indian circuit will be modifying the current track layout…

MotoGP: Alex de Angelis Confirmed as Aoyama Replacement

25 April, 2020
Interwetten Racing has now officially confirmed that Alex de Angelis will be replacing injured Hiroshi Aoyama for the next rounds of the championship. The Sammarinese will take the place of HRC test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi, who has filled in for…

Hungarian GP to be cancelled due to construction delays

25 April, 2020
Hungary announced last July that it planned to build a motorcycling circuit to host MotoGP competitions, with the first race scheduled for September 20 and now seems that this leg is set to be canceled due to delays in construction…

Federico Sandi joins Effenbert Liberty's Superstock team

25 April, 2020
Effenbert Liberty has decided to add another rider to their Superstock line-up. Team owner Dr. Mario Bertuccio and Superstock Team Manager Natale Egi have decided on CIV rider Federico Sandi.If the last name sounds familiar it’s because Sandi is Max…

Toni Elias to ride for Aspar Moto2 team in 2012

25 April, 2020
Toni Elias will be riding for Aspar’s Moto2 team next season.For Elias it will be a return to the middle class after winning the 2010 Moto2 championship and a very difficult 2011 season with LCR Honda, and it will also…

Lambretta Consortium and Lambretta trademark battle continues

25 April, 2020
After the news that the Lambretta Consortium was suing companies for the misuse of the Lambretta brand, it turns out that there is more behind the story. Claiming defamation (and they’re probably right), are the companies specifically mentioned in the…

In the US, it's Ducati-mania: 22% increase in June

25 April, 2020
Is there a crisis in the two-wheel world? In the US, Made in Italy (greatly supported by Montezemolo), seems to know no limits. If the colossal Harley Davidson is in difficulty, Ducati North America has announced record salesIn June the…

Ducati Mistake by Bonhams

25 April, 2020
Bonhams, the famous auction house got caught out by Italian magazine Motociclismo in their December -January issue, when they placed in their catalogue a Ducati 750 claiming that it was the bike that Bruno Spaggiari’s used in the 1973 200…

Contractual problems puts Austin GP at risk

25 April, 2020
During the off-season we read about the financial problems that Estoril, Jerez, and Sachsenring had to find the budget to host MotoGP racing, but Dorna has already in place several other venues to take their places in 2013, like Argentina…

Casey Stoner updates on ankle condition

25 April, 2020
As everyone knows Casey Stoner will be missing this weekend’s MotoGP round at Misano. The reigning World Champion is currently at home in Australia recovering from ankle surgery after his horrific highside during qualifying at Indianapolis.The two-time World Champion who…