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Ducati: sales record continues in 2008

16 April, 2020
Again good news for the Ducati factory. After the news about the Monster 696 (the most sold bike in Italy in June) Ducati North Europe is announcing a new sales record. They sold 103 models in August, witch is a…

Fabrizio Lai to replace injured Alexander Lundh at Monza

16 April, 2020
Team Pedercini’s Alexander Lundh is still recovering from his fractured left collarbone that he sustained during qualifying at Assen that forced the session to be red flagged.With the Swedish rider out of action, Lucio Pedercini has called on their CIV…

Valentino Rossi says Ducati GP12 slower than the 800's

16 April, 2020
When Valentino Rossi tested for the third time the new GP12 in the middle of June at the Mugello, he sounded pretty positive saying, “I was already happy with the engine the first time I tried it, and now we’re…

Valentino Rossi Bicycle Collection

16 April, 2020
The fact that the 8 times World Champion, Valentino Rossi is a virtual gold mine when it comes to endorsements is a well known, besides all his VR46 tagged merchandise that includes T-shirt, caps, cell phone covers and lately even…

Valentino Rossi's Ferrari 458 VR46 livery

16 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi will be making his first public appearance following his controversial comments in Qatar during the Blancpain Endurance Series this weekend at Monza where he’ll be racing a Kessel Racing specially prepared Ferrari 458 sponsored by his own company…

Alstare Suzuki pulls out of World Superbikes

16 April, 2020
The last time we heard from Alstare Suzuki team owner Francis Batta regarding his 2012 plans was just last month when he was confirmed that he would be staying in World Superbikes with Suzuki and was even looking into expanding…

Phillip Island circuit gets complete facelift (w/video)

16 April, 2020
The iconic Australian circuit of Phillip Island has just received a major resurfacing job after 14 years of steady use.The cost of operation on the 4.445km track was $3 million AUD and now retired two-time World Champion Casey Stoner -…

Marco Melandri gets suspended sentence for tax evasion

16 April, 2020
Tax evasion in Italy is pandemic and estimated to be over 150 billion euros (the fiscal burden has now reached on average 55 percent of tax payers income) and to fight the debt crisis, the technocratic government run by Mario…

Claudio Castiglioni passes away

16 April, 2020
Claudio Castiglioni 63, the President of MV Augusta Motor S.p.A passed away early this morning in a clinic in his beloved Varese. The far seeing and charismatic Italian manager owner of Cagiva with his brother Giancarlo, helped create along some…

Roberto Locatelli Retires from Racing

16 April, 2020
Roberto Locatelli, also known as the “Loca” has announced that he has decided to retire after 20 years of racing and 16 seasons in the Grand Prix series.Locatelli who is 35, one year younger that Loris Capirossi, competed in 244…

Yamaha says Good-bye Brivio, Hello Meregalli

16 April, 2020
It isn’t exactly new news, but now at least it’s official. Valentino Rossi’s team manager Davide Brivio is leaving Yamaha after nineteen years with the company and will be substituted by Massimo “Maio” Meregalli, as everyone was expecting he would.Meregalli…

Triumph 2009 models

16 April, 2020
During the Global Dealer Conference in Birmingham, Triumph revealed the new model line for 2009.A new version for the Daytona 675 will arrive soon. One of the most important changes on the bike is the optimalisation in suspension. 3HP more…

Dorna boss talks of MotoGP and WSBK under the same umbrella

16 April, 2020
After Bridgepoint’s announcement last week that World Superbikes would be run Dorna’s umbrella, and after’s Paolo Flammini’s press conference at Magny-Cours where he fundamentally said that the two championships will remain separate, thus allaying certain fears but he also said…

Biker Fest 2012: a report from the Italian rally

16 April, 2020
The 26th Biker Fest, one of the most renowned motorcycling festivals in Italy, took place last weekend in Lignano Sabbiadoro - a popular summer resort in north-eastern Italy - and here is a nice photo gallery documenting some of the…

Hector Barbera to return to action at Misano GP

16 April, 2020
Hector Barbera will be returning to action in next weekend’s GP Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini at the Misano World Circuit, after missing the last three races due to two serious and consecutive injuries.The Pramac rider…

MV Agusta Rivale Preview

16 April, 2020
MV Agusta reveals one of the brand new models we will see at the 70th edition of the EICMA show in Milan (November 13-18). The Italian manufacturer will in fact introduce the first version of the Rivale, which is meant…

Loris Capirossi forced to miss Mugello GP

16 April, 2020
This weekend’s MotoGP starting grid at the Mugello GP will see only sixteen riders on track, as Loris Capirossi will be forced to miss this eighth race of the season due to the injuries he picked up in last week’s…

Sylvain Guintoli confirms ride with Pata Racing

15 April, 2020
After leaving Effenbert Liberty team just before the past weekend’s Brno round because of the squad’s budget problems (the mechanics left because they weren’t being paid), Sylvain Guintoli set out immediately to find a new ride for the rest of…

Kawasaki ZX-6R 636 @ 2012 EICMA in Milan

15 April, 2020
The new Z800 - designed successor to the hugely successful Z750 - is probably the real star at the Kawasaki stand in Milan, but there are some other models from the Akashi-based house that turned out to be quite popular…

San Carlo Honda Gresini presents his 'almost' All-Italian Team

15 April, 2020
The San Carlo Honda Gresini Team’s official presentation took place yesterday at the Telenova studios in Milan, hosted by presenter Franco Bobbiese, during his show Griglia di Partenza ( our readers already know about this show) where Team Manager Fausto…

The Sweetest Ducati Streetfighter

15 April, 2020
This has to be the sweetest Ducati Streetfighter around. Food Network designed this life-sized cake modeled after the Streetfighter and presented it to owner and founder of GoDaddy, Bob Parsons an avid Ducati rider for his wedding. More details about…

MotoGP – Balatonring Circuit to be completed

15 April, 2020
The Hungarian GP that was cancelled in 2009 due to funding problems by track owners (30% controlled by the Hungarian Tourism board, 70 % Worldwide Circuit Management S.L) to continue construction of the 4.650 km racing circuit, has received a…