Final Day of MotoGP testing in Sepang
Casey Stoner hit the top of the charts again on the third and final test day in Malaysia today, with a blistering lap of 2’01.043 on the last of his 38 turns of the Sepang circuit, limiting his track time…
Althea Racing reveals new livery
Last Thursday, Termignoni inaugurated their new new factory building and to make the day more special, held Termignoni Day. The event included a stunt show with Craig Jones and his Kawasaki’s, the DABOOT Motorcross Freestyle Team, Italian trial champion Fabio…
Yamaha M1 50th Anniversary Special Edition for Assen and Laguna Seca (w/video)
Yamaha is celebrating its 50th Anniversary of World Championship Grand Prix racing this year and has decided to run this very special livery called the YZR-M1 WGP 50th Anniversary Edition for the upcoming Assen TT (June 25th) and Laguna Seca…
Vyrus 984 Ultimate Edition
Vyrus Divisione Motori - a small but lively manufacturer from Italy - has unveiled a new limited version of his 984 naked model aptly called ‘Ultimate Edition’, which uses all the advanced technical and stylistic solutions adopted by the standard…
Valentino Rossi cleared to ride at Sachsenring
The only thing that was stopping Valentino Rossi from riding in this weekend’s Sachsenring round was was an examination from the circuit’s chief medical officer, now the Italian MotoGP champion has been officially cleared to race just six weeks after…
Dani Pedrosa publicly apologizes to fans for 'mistake'
Just a few hours after the news ran wild in the internet that Dani Pedrosa had been allegedly involved in a cheating scam to obtain a boating license, the Spanish rider had the following statement released by his lawyer to…
Robb Report names the Moto Guzzi California 1400 Custom “Best of the Best Cruiser Motorcycle” for 2013
For the first time ever, a Moto Guzzi motorcycle has been crowned “Best of the Best″ by the Robb Report. The US magazine, for 37 years the world’s leading luxury-lifestyle magazine, is to include the California 1400 Custom, the new…
Andrea Iannone ready for MotoGP and would like to ride a Ducati
Andrea Iannone took a very convincing win in front of the few fans (64,000 and -30%) that showed up at Mugello on Sunday - the economic crisis and unemployment in Italy is spiralling - but 1.722.000 did watch the Moto2…
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…
Ducati GP11.1 and GP12 get more testing
Apparently after Valentino Rossi’s latest words on the GP12 and its current potential, “the truth is that in the tests with the 1000cc I went slower than today’s fastest riders on the 800’s, and this means that there is still…
Sponsorship problems hampers Remy Gardner's CEV partecipation
An official press release issued by Team Gardner Racing (TGR) has informed fans that Remy Gardner who currently races in the CEV Buckler Moto3 championship will be missing this weekend’s round at the Motorland Aragon circuit.The reason? What almost every…
Nicky Hayden Opens Ducati Showroom in India
Nicky Hayden besides finding one of the most tiredless and hardest working MotoGP riders in the world is also an excellent man to do Ducati PR work. After seeing the new Ducati D16 GP 10 bike at the Ducati factory…
Red Bull nixes Moto2/F1 swap between Stefan Bradl and Sebastian Vettel
They’re both this year’s World Champions, Sebastian Vettel in Formula 1 and Stefan Bradl in Moto2, both are German and were interested in swapping machines for a little demonstration, until Red Bull Racing nixed it.It was the 22-year old Bradl…
Marco Simoncelli among the Neapolitan Christmas creche figures
In the street of San Gregorio Armeno in Naples you can find the traditional “mercatino dei pastori” (shepherds’ market) where detailed models of creche figures have been handcrafted by skillful artists to the delight of Italians and visitors from around…
Triumph Tiger Explorer XC 2013: first image
Triumph expands its offer in the adventure-touring segment with the new Tiger Explorer XC 2013, quite clearly inspired by its “little sister” Tiger 800 XC. The model had been introduced to the fans during the recent Triumph Live - the…
Max Biaggi becomes a Father
Four times 250cc World Champion and Aprilia Superbike rider Max Biaggi and his girlfriend, Eleonora Pedron, a former Miss Italy have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, called Inès Angelica.2 kilos and 600 grams, Inès Angelica was…
Rossi Yamaha R1 Project to be auctioned by Bonhams
Some of you may remember the one off Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZF-R1 that was unveiled at Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach, California last year.The bike was specially prepared to raise funds and create awareness for Riders for…
Lorenzo Lanzi replaces Jakub Smrz in Effenbert Liberty team – Updated
It looks like Effenbert Liberty Racing Team has gone and done it again, and just before the Nurburgring round. After Sylvain Guintoli quit the team at Brno, it now seems that Jakub Smrz will no longer riding for the Italian…
Martinez vs Talmacsi: "Divorce" finalized
Jorge “Aspar” Martinez and Gábor Talmácsi held a press conference yesterday in Budapest to confirm that he and Talmácsi were unable to reach a common agreement on communication and media rights in Hungary that caused the Hungarian rider to pull…
Gabor Talmacsi on Andrea Iannone's Speed Master bike at Brno
After losing his ride with the now defunct Jack& Jones by Antonio Banderas team (that ditsy Paris Hilton has officially beaten Banderas as a celebrity sponsor after Vinales won his first 125cc GP race) and not wanting to commit to…
Casey Stoner announces retirement at the end of the season
Everyone will have to apologize to SoloMoto and Sportmediaset, because during today’s MotoGP pre-race conference at Le Mans, Casey Stoner made the shock announcement that he’ll be retiring from the sport at the end of this season.At Estoril, just two…
Max Biaggi to race with #1 plate
Pressing fans waited for 12 long years to see it, it’s good for Aprilia PR, 2010 Superbike World Champion Max Biaggi has finally decided to race using the #1 plate on his Aprilia RSV4.The ‘Corsaro Nero’ showed up at Phillip…
Sébastien Loeb on a KTM RC8
If Valentino Rossi can try his hand at rallying and driving a F1 race car why can’t Sébastien Loeb try motocycle riding? The five times World Rally Champion rally took to the Bresse circuit in Louhans, Burgundy during the KTM…
Karel Abraham to check fitness at Silverstone
Karel Abraham has decided to be at Silverstone for this weekend’s MotoGP round after his partecipation was put in doubt after sustaining a finger injury during the recent Aragon test.The Czech rider will undergo a further medical visit in Great…
Valentino Rossi's step-brother Luca Marini to wildcard in Moto3 at Misano
Wanting to follow in the footsteps of his very famous half-brother Valentino Rossi, Luca Marini will make his Moto3 GP debut when he’ll wildcard in at the San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini GP at Misano, on September 15th…