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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…

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…

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…

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…

Nate Adams wins Red Bull X-Fighters in Brazil (w/videos)

31 March, 2020
100,000 plus Brazilian FMX fans (it’s nice to know that soccer isn’t the only sport they follow) showed up at the “Esplanada dos Ministerios“ in the heart of Brasilia to watch Nate Adams defeat Robbie Maddison in the second round…

WSBK: Luca Scassa finally signs with Supersonic Racing

31 March, 2020
While Luca Scassa was already listed in the World Superbikes entry list with Supersonic Racing team, the fact was that Scassa officially signed on the dotted line only last Saturday morning, to the relief of his numerous fans who were…

Suzuki V-Strom 1000 m.y. 2014 on the way – pics and details

31 March, 2020
The new Suzuki V-Strom 1000 is about to give up its ‘concept’ status and become a proper production bike, as recently confirmed by the Japanese manufacturer itself. The model was actually showcased at the main European Motor Shows last fall…

Stefan Bradl undergoes foot surgery

31 March, 2020
2011 Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl underwent surgery yesterday. The new MotoGP rookie who recently signed a two year deal with LCR Honda tweeted “today I had an operation on my left feet. Which was succesful. They removed a plate…

Randy Mamola on the Vyrus Moto2 at Imola

31 March, 2020
This weekend at Imola saw not only the massive presence of 150 CIV riders in pre-season testing (Superstock 1000, Superstock 600, Superbike, Supersport 600/Moto2, GP 125/Moto3 and Yamaha R6 Cup), but also included MotoGP rookie rider Michele Pirro giving his…