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Althea Racing to field two riders in WSBK in 2012

1 April, 2020

We already knew after Sunday’s race 2 at Portimao that after very intense last minute negotiations between Ducati, Althea Racing and Carlos Checa that the newly crowned World Superbike champion would be staying with the Italian team.We also imagined that…

Swarovski Blinged Up Kymco Scooter

1 April, 2020

This bling bling studded Kymco”Mitch” scooter was featured at the at this year’s 37th Tokyo Motorcycle show. 100,000 Swarovski crystals went into this piece of craftmenship and we bet that if it was ever ridden on the road it would…

Motorcycle history: New Fraser Motorcycles store in Sydney as institution gets facelift

1 April, 2020

Growing up in Western Sydney, Australia, often meant passing the Fraser Motorcycles store on Parramatta Rd. It’s a place where you would take any bike loving visitor when in Sydney, and has always been an institution in the city. With…

Alvaro Bautista with Gresini Honda in 2012

1 April, 2020

It is now officially official, Alvaro Bautista will be riding for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini in 2012. Suzuki announced earlier this morning that they had released Bautista from his contract and now the Spaniard is currently on track with…

Paolo Simoncelli downplays rescue incident

1 April, 2020

Marco Simoncelli’s father Paolo, has decided to talk about the video that many of you have already seen, where track recuse workers dropped his son as they were rushing to put him into the waiting ambulance.Paolo Simoncelli was arriving at…

Joey Dunlop's and Barry Sheene's bikes up for auction

1 April, 2020

A very very interesting auction will take place on the 16th of April, conducted by H&H and providing the opportunity to judge two examples of priceless value for fans of motorcycling.We’re talking about Joey Dunlop’s 1982 Honda RSC 1000, British…

Max Biaggi denies MotoGP rumors

1 April, 2020

More rumours about Italian Superbike rider Max Biaggi have emerged. After Max’s idea to replace Troy Bayliss at the Xerox Ducati team, we posted for you news about his return to Aprillia, signing a two-year contract. Today, more rumours are…

KTM 125 and 200 Duke now with ABS

1 April, 2020

There’s no doubt the prototype of the new 1290 KTM Super Duke R was the undisputed star at the KTM stall of the recent 2012 EICMA exhibition in Milan - arguably the real star of the whole show, actually -…

Ten Kate Racing confirms agreement with Gresini CRT

1 April, 2020

The rumor that Fausto Gresini had turned to Ten Kate to supply his new CRT team with engines and electronics has been officially confirmed by Ten Kate Racing Products on their website:Ten Kate Racing Products goes MotoGP!!TKRP did sign a…

Shell opens motorcycle only gas station in Indonesia

31 March, 2020

In a country like Indonesia who has more that 52 million motorcycles (mostly small displacement) it’s natural to cater this demanding consumer market, and Shell in cooperation with the Indonesian government opened in December the first gas station called ‘Shell…

World Performance Racing to take MV Agusta to Isle of Man TT in 2012

31 March, 2020

Iconic Italian brand MV Agusta will be making a notable return to compete in the Isle of Man TT Races, campaigned by the World Performance Racing team. WPR is a family run business based in Chesterfield who, in association with…

Confirmed: John Hopkins to ride for Stiggy Honda

31 March, 2020

The rumors that were having John Hopkins in Stiggy Honda’s WSBK team after Kawasaki’s pullout from MotoGP have finally been confirmed today, when Hopper’s agent Bob Moore confirmed to Roadracing World that the 25 year old Anglo-Californian will riding a…

Biaggi vs Chili

31 March, 2020

Troy Bayliss may have won both races in Portimao and finished his career on a high, but it was Ducati’s Sterilgarda’s rider Max Biaggi and Pierfrancesco “Frankie” Chili who stole the show for Italian fans by getting into an argument…

Aaron Yates to ride MotoGP CRT at Indianapolis GP

31 March, 2020

Back in May we reported that the Indianapoli GP (August 17-19) will see two CRT wildcard entries, Attack Performance. and GPTech. Attack Performance will be fielding Steve Rapp on CNC/Kawasaki machine - Rapp will also be riding at Laguna Seca…

James Toseland breaks wrist at Aragon test, undergoes surgery, out for 6 weeks

31 March, 2020

The upcoming WSBK round at Donington Park and the following one at Assen will be one rider short, because BMW Italia’s rider James Toseland broke his right wrist during private testing at the Motorland Aragon circuit The English rider crashed…

Katja Poensgen returns to racing in the FIM and TTXGP series

31 March, 2020

Before Elena Rosell in Moto2 and after Taru Rinne in 125cc, there was Katja Poensgen in 250cc. This season Poensgen will be competing in the FIM e and TTXGP series with Muench Racing team on board the Munch TTE alongside…

Yoshimura limited edition GSX-Rs

31 March, 2020

Yoshimura and Suzuki are synonymous especially for developing racing solutions, so it isn’t strange that the aftermarket tuning firm would team up with the Japanese manufacturer to bring a limited edition set of Yoshimura 2011 and 2012 Suzuki GSX-R’s, ranging…

Luca Scassa to replace Karel Abraham in Aragon GP

31 March, 2020

World Supersport rider Luca Scassa will be debuting in MotoGP for the first time during the Aragon GP next week when he will replace injured Karel Abraham in the Cardion AB Motoracing team. Abraham has been forced to skip the…

Ducati Monster Colour Therapy

31 March, 2020

Ducati is calling it their new Colour Therapy, it’ s the Kit Monster Art (consisting of tank mudguard, micro bikini fairing and seat covers) to allow new Ducati Monster (696 and 1100) buyers to dress their bikes in 10 brand…

Dani Pedrosa and Loris Capirossi ruled out of Phillip Island race

31 March, 2020

Tomorrow’s MotoGP race at Phillip Island will only have fifteen riders on the starting grid, with both Dani Pedrosa and Loris Capirossi having decided to withdraw from the Australian GP.The Honda Repsol rider underwent surgery to fix his fractured collarbone…