Valentino Rossi may have only taken fifth place in last night’s free practice in Qatar and was off pace by 0.767s but it was his best outing so far on the Ducati GP11, and a big booster shot in in…
What’s happening in Ducati’s Corse Racing teams? First we have the rumor, that’s getting stronger by the hour, that Livio Suppo will be leaving his postion in Ducati to head for Honda HRC, we have Serafino Foti that lead Ducati’s…
Which MotoGP rider is the most popular and has the largest fan base around the world? If we were to judge by the sea of yellow and #46 flags waved during any Grand Prix event and the number of times…
After his promising debut in the Donington Park round, 19-year old French rider Loris Baz will be given another opportunity to race for Kawasaki’s World Superbike team in this weekend’s sixth round of the season at Miller Motorsports Park (the…
At the beginning of this year we published Australia’s Business Reviews Weekly’s Top 10 Sports Earners of 2009 where Casey Stoner was ranked 8th saying that the Australian racer would probably be getting a pay hike, and we guessed it…
Team Italia is still talking with Valentino Rossi to come over to car racing and join the A1GP Championship, as confirmed by Team Italia boss Piercarlo Ghinzani, according to the British magazine “Autoblad”. Rossi has tried race car driving a…
After the Italian media anticipated on Tuesday the not-so-shocking news that Valentino Rossi has decided to return to Yamaha next season and the announcement would be made on August 15th, however Italian sports daily Gazzzetta dello Sport is now reporting…
We’ve come across this video interview by Giovanni Zamagni of Italian website Moto.it with Speed Up Team owner Luca Boscoscuro at the Valencia Moto2 offical tests that are seeing former MotoGP rider Gabor Talmacsi and former 125cc rider, but better…
After winning the 2012 MX1 world title in his home race in Faenza, Italy, a few weeks back - meaning he’s now a six times World Champion - Motocross legend Tony Cairoli went to Teutschenthal, Germany, to finish off his…
Francis Batta’s dreams of fielding MV Agusta F3 in World Supersport have been definitely put aside for the 2012 season along with their idea of a couple of wildcard partecipations, which was confirmed by Batta’s wife, Patricia Dethor via their…
It looks like Shane Byrne is going to be leaving Marco Borciani’s Team Sterilgarda BRC Racing and is heading towards Althea Ducati in 2010.The British rider had been spotted entering the Althea Honda (before switching to Ducati ) truck during…
Ducati’s new power cruiser bit the dust yesterday afternoon at Imola. One of Ducati’s test riders was out on the bike, that has been dubbed Diavel (even if in Bolognese dialect it should be written and pronounced dièval) was hit…
After winning the inaugural Moto3 manufacturer’s title thanks to Ajo Motorsports and Sandro Cortese, KTM has officially confirmed - after their verbal commitment - that the Finnish team will continue to manage the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 Factory Team…
A little less than five months ago World Superbike rider David Salom turned down Guim Roda’s offer to replace injured Joan Lascorz and ride a factory Kawasaki preferring to remain with Donato Pedercini’s satellite squad, now the Mallorcan rider will…
The latest rumor coming out of Italy is that Piaggio is thinking of reviving the iconic Laverda marque in 2011, that they quickly phased out after buying the Aprilia group in 2004.Laverda had a long and difficult history especially when…
The FIM has officially released a revised 2013 World Superbike calendar today, officially confirming that Istanbul Park, Turkey would be will now be hosting a round of the Superbike this season. The Turkish venue therefore will be hosting the tenth…
When it first came out in 2003, the Honda CBR600RR turned out to be a huge leap forward for the whole Supersport class: the model was heavily inspired by RC211V 5-cylinder MotoGP machine ridden at that time by Valentino Rossi,…
The first pictures of the new Kawasaki Z800 have surfaced on the internet, confirming that the new generation of the popular Z750 will receive for the occasion an increase in displacement of 50 cc. Apparently, the images of the new…
Marc Marquez’s title chances took a big step backwards after this morning’s Moto2 FP1 session at Phillip Island, when the Spaniard collided at high speed with Thai rider Ratthapark Wilairot (we did have the video, but you guys know Dorna).The…
Bartels Harley Davidson (Harley Davidson dealer to the stars) in Marina Del Rey, California, finally unveiled Jack Armstrong’s, $1,000,000 “Cosmic Starship Harley Davidson” paint job. For those of you unfamiliar with this artist’s work, his unique painting style is called…
If you’ve every been to a large motorcycle shows you’ll see a number of blatant knock offs of other manufacturers bikes and scooters, and a number of manufacturers who want to protect their propriety rights will call in the cops…
The city of Coriano has decided to dedicate December 8th to the memory of Marco Simoncelli. Next Saturday will also be an important date as they will inaugurate and open to the public, inside the Palazzo della Cultura, the museum…
This has to be the worst story of the day, according to The Telegraph UK Border Agency has allegedly found a large quantity of drugs and a firearm in trucks belonging to Paul Birds WSBK Kawasaki team.The trucks were stopped…
During the last MotoGP race of the season at Valencia, Alvaro Bautista debuted this very particular livery on his San Carlo Gresini Honda. The fairing was full of messages from fans who took part in an initiative organized by Gresini’s…
Suzuki presents the final version of the Inazuma 250, a motorcycle clearly designed and built to suit the current situation of the motorcycle market and, generally speaking, the faltering global economy of these days. The model was initially presented at…