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Man sues BMW and seat maker over severe priapism

9 April, 2020
Many of you guys may remember that 2008 case study that said riding motorcycles for too long could cause erectile disfunction and impotency, well a California man has just messed up those statistics as he is suing BMW North America…

Norton's coup: Pierre Terblanche

9 April, 2020
Pierre Terblanche, the famed motorcycle designer will be putting his brilliant skills to work for Norton Motorcylces and will head their product development and design department.Terblanche the former head designer for Ducati, credited for designing such models as the Supermono,…

Moto Morini to shut down: Nuova Garelli abandons purchase bid

9 April, 2020
Nuova Garelli has walked away from talks over the future of Moto Morini, which now looks like it will shut-down entirely with the only buyer expressing interest apparently offended by the way proceedings developed. A meeting which was scheduled for…

MotoGP: Pramac Racing Goes "Green"

9 April, 2020
Pramac Racing and riders Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaró unveiled today in Qatar their brand new 2010 livery at ahead of the final pre-season MotoGP test that starts tomorrow and the team has gone “green.”Besides adding The Green Energy Team…

John Hopkins undergoes more surgery

9 April, 2020
John Hopkins hand injury that he sustained during the Brno GP is still giving him some big problems. The American rider tweeted that he had to undergo emergency surgery yesterday on his finger after a severe infection set in causing…

WSBK: Kawasaki confirms three rider team in 2011

8 April, 2020
For all you Tom Sykes fans out there, who were worried about his fate after a pretty good year with the PBM team and all the development and testing he’s done on the new Ninja, we can officially confirm that…

APC helmet with airbag

8 April, 2020
APC, a Spanish company is developing helmets, working on an innovating project: a crash helmet with airbag. It protects the rider’s neck and particularly the cervical area and works with a cable to be connected to the control box, placed…

Marc Marquez sanctioned for taking out Simone Corsi in FP2

8 April, 2020
Marc Marquez topped the timesheets during this afternoon’s Moto2 second free practice at Valencia and pipping Pol Espargaro by just 0.037s, but the reigning Moto2 World Champion added another controversial maneuver to the long list he’s already compiled this season.Marquez’s…

WSBK: Joan Lascorz to testa 2011 Ninja at Almeria

8 April, 2020
Joan Lascorz was severely injured during the Supersport round at the beginning of August at Silverstone, but the Spanish rider is on the rocky road back to recovery, and thinks he’s fit enough to test the new Kawasaki ZX-10R at…

Cigarette Racing 42X Ducati Edition – millionaires only

8 April, 2020
How in the hell does Ducati do it? They’ve got their brand over everything, the only thing missing from their merchandising line is toilet paper with the motorcycle manufacturer’s logo on it.Now we get (actually only millionares or Colombian drug…

Foot Problems for Canepa

8 April, 2020
No, its not an injury or athlete’s foot, but Ducati’s Junior Team Alice rider Niccolò Canepa just has big feet. Not a pocket size rider like Toni Elias or Dani Pedrosa, Canepa has a size 44 and this has been…

Nurburgring circuit goes into administration, Portimao also in trouble

8 April, 2020
Nürburgring GmbH, the current owners of the Nürburgring circuit has gone into administration after Kurt Beck, head of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate confirmed that the European competition authorities have refused to approve a €13 million rescue package. Without the…

Max Neukirchner concludes three-day test at Jerez

8 April, 2020
After a shakedown test at Mugello, Max Neukirchner is still continuing his familarization with the Ducati 1199 Panigale and just finished three days of testing at Jerez de la Frontera - which will be hosting the final round of the…

Moto2 – Daniele Romagnoli heads to Moto2 Tech3 Team

8 April, 2020
Daniele Romagnoli, Jorge Lorenzo’s ex-team manager has found a home in Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 team, Tech3. Romagnoli made the shock announcement at the Sepang GP citing that he wanted to return to the more technical aspects in a team.The French…

Marc Marquez to miss Moto2 test at Jerez

8 April, 2020
Marc Marquez’ double-vision problems has yet to clear up. The 2011 Moto2 World Championship runner-up had to miss the final two races of the season and concede the Moto2 title to Stefan Bradl, has not recovered in time to take…

Spin Harley by Damien Hirst to be auctioned

8 April, 2020
A one off Harley-Davidson Cross Bones motorcycle painted by Brit artist Damien Hirst called the “Spin Harley” will be going up for auction for the Los Angeles based charity Project Angel Food on April 23rd.Hirst decorated the Cross Bones bike…