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Valentino Rossi in Ducati? Silly Season starts at Wrooom

3 April, 2020
Ducati and their sponsors have never hidden the fact that they would love to have 9 times World Champion Valentino Rossi in their team, but to say it however slyly during the official 2010 MotoGP team presentation lacks a certain…

Matchless Motorcycles and Kate Moss in ad campaign

3 April, 2020
Matchless is the oldest marque of British motorcycles (founded in 1899) and this upcoming June will be launching its clothing collection and has enlisted top model Kate Moss to star in their advertising campaign, which sees Moss drapped on Marlon…

MV Agusta and ParkinGO together in WSS in 2013

3 April, 2020
Just a couple of days ago we posted the rumor that ParkinGO was in negotiations with MV Agusta to bring back the iconic Italian manufacturer to the world scene with a World Supersport entry, now MV Agusta has officially confirmed…

Ducati GP12 test at Mugello a washout

2 April, 2020
Ducati’s final day of private testing at Mugello was another washout, with the weather conditions at the track once again hindering any hope of getting some work done as Nicky Hayden and official test rider Franco Battaini spent more time…

Cardion AB to switch to Aprilia CRT in 2013

2 April, 2020
Karel Abraham was already thinking of switching machines next season, unhappy with the performance and development of his Ducati GP12 (he is using the satellite ‘Valencia Zero’ with just some electronic upgrades) and with the new rules that each manufacturer…

Valentino Rossi to race in the 2012 Monza rally

2 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi will be back on four wheels after taking part in the 5th round of the Blancpain Endurance race at Nurburgring last month (where he Alessio “Uccio” Salucci and Andrea Ceccato finished 19th overall and 9th in the Pro-Am…

Fabio Alberti becomes Effenbert Liberty Team Manager

2 April, 2020
Effenbert Liberty Racing Team debuted last year in World Superbikes taking three podiums with Sylvain Guintoli who finished sixth overall, while team mate Jakub Smrz was less luckier, even though he too was on the podium three times, but having…

Fitness test for Marc Marquez at Alcarras

2 April, 2020
Several British Supersport teams were at the Alcarras circuit in Spain testing and one of their very private guests was Moto2 GP rider Marc Marquez.Marquez has been out of action since his crash at Sepang last October which left him…

The Ducati Diavel is coming

2 April, 2020
After spy shots and now with this teaser photo, Ducati confirms via it’s website and facebook page that the Diavel, (they’ve confirmed the name) their muscle bike or power cruiser or whatever you prefer to call it, will officially debut…

Jules Cluzel meets his Suzuki and World Superbike crew

2 April, 2020
FIXI Crescent Suzuki new signing Jules Cluzel made his first visit to the team’s headquarters in Verwood, England today to get his first chance to meet his crew and try out for size the Suzuki GSX-R1000 that he will be…

Loris Baz to also miss Laguna Seca WSBK round

2 April, 2020
More bad news for Loris Baz. The Kawasaki rider will also be forced to miss the 12th round of the World Superbike championship at Laguna Seca.Baz crashed out during warm-up practice at Nurburgring fracturing his T4 vertebra and was forced…

Marc Marquez penalty overturned!

2 April, 2020
Following Marc Marquez team’s appeal against the one minute penality that he received several hours after his controversial clash with Pol Espargaro in Moto2 that resulted Espargaro ending up in the gravel pit. After several more hours the previous ruling…

Honda to officially present NSF250R in Catalunya

2 April, 2020
We’ve already seen a couple of photos and a teaser video of Honda’s new Moto3 now dubbed NSF250R, but will Honda has decided to present the bike officially during the Catalunya GP weekend with former World Champion Alex Criville riding…

Triumph Bonneville Diamond Jubilee Limited Edition

2 April, 2020
Triumph Motorcycles has gifted a limited edition Diamond Jubilee Bonneville to The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust as a token of appreciation for the 60 years of the reign of Her Royal Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Triumph’s chairman himself, Lord…

Sarath Kumar, first Indian to race in the 125cc GP Championship

2 April, 2020
After the announcement of the three-year partnership between WTR and Ten 10 Racing, the first Indian team that will compete in the 2011 125cc World Championship will be fielding 18-year-old Sarath Kumar as one of their riders.Kumar besides being one…

WSBK – Davide Tardozzi becomes BMW’s Team Manager

2 April, 2020
The rumors were circulating for several weeks, but Italian website Motosprint has now former Ducati Xerox manager Davide Tardozzi almost signed up with WSBK’s official BMW team.Tardozzi left Ducati after almost twenty years of service and eight Riders’ Championships, first…

Honda Germany launches two LCR Honda special editions

2 April, 2020
Honda Germany, who sponsors Stefan Bradl in MotoGP has released this month CB1000R LCR Edition and a NSC50R scooter LCR Edition for their customers.The CB1000R, with its 998cc inline four cylinder DOHC, four valve liquid cooled engine and six speed…

Motorcycle dealership staff thwarts thieves (w/videos)

2 April, 2020
You’d think that after watching zillions of crime and procedural police TV dramas and movies, wannabe thieves would be a slightly brighter and a little more organized, but not this gang of six scooter riding robbers that had the gall…