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Sandro Cortese to switch to Moto2 in 2013

25 March, 2020
Current Moto3 points leader Sandro Cortese will be switching to Moto2 next season. The German rider who has a very hefty 46 point lead over rival Maverick Viñales, has confimed that he has signed a two-year deal with a new…

Ferrari Motorcyle Up for Sale

25 March, 2020
This unique beauty is the 990cc Ferrari motorcycle built by David Kay Engineering. It bears the Ferrari prancing horse badge and was officially approved by Enzo Ferrari’s son Piero and now its being auctioned this month at Bonhams starting at…

Official, Mika Kallio out of Pramac Ducati

25 March, 2020
We known for several weeks that Mika Kallio was suffering from continuing shoulder pain and that after Carlos Checa tested the GP10 at the Mugello it was just a question of time before Pramac Ducati would announce Kallio’s pull-out from…

Triumph opens in India

25 March, 2020
Triumph has announced it will soon enter the Indian motorcycle market, and will build a local team to do so. The historic English motorcycle manufacturer, established in 1902, could be the perfect blend of quality bikes and attractive design for…

Alpinestars Tech Air and Repsol Honda riders

25 March, 2020
Alpinestars started experimenting an airbag system back in 2003 with John Hopkins, and then Casey Stoner, Ben Spies, Mika Kallio and Dani Pedrosa all began wearing data logging suits to help Alpinestars come up with the new Tech Air electronic…

Gardner and Moriwaki team up again

25 March, 2020
In 1981 Wayne Gardner launched his international career with Moriwaki Engineering. Now, thirty years later the famous Gardner/Moriwaki pairing are set to further cement their historical partnership.Team Gardner prepares to relocate to Barcelona Spain to advance the road racing careers…

Casey Stoner becomes poster boy for a tractor company

25 March, 2020
When we read that Casey Stoner has recently signed a two year deal with an Italian tractor company to become their testimonial, we couldn’t imagine someone better than the two time World MotoGP Champion as their poster boy.As Stoner is…

MV Agusta: the next new bike will be called Rivale

25 March, 2020
Giovanni Castiglioni, president and CEO of the legendary Italian manufacturer MV Agusta and son to the late and great Claudio, has confirmed that their next three-cylinder machine will be named ‘Rivale’ and it won’t be a Supermoto, it will rather…

Damian Cudlin to sub for Loris Capirossi at Motegi

25 March, 2020
With Loris Capirossi out of this weekend’s Japanese GP due to the shoulder injury that he picked up at Aragon, Pramac Ducati has decided to replace him with Damian Cudlin.The 29-year-old Australian’s only experience on a MotoGP bike has been…

Five engine limit in MotoGP in 2013 and not 2014

25 March, 2020
MotoGP prototypes will be using five engines instead of the six this 2013 season to contest the entire 18 rounds of the calendar.When the FIM released the new sporting and technical regulations last November, the five engine rule was listed…

EICMA 2009: new KTM road bike and MV Agusta F5

25 March, 2020
Juicy information from interviews with the MDs of KTM and MV Agusta by Motorevue has revealed that the two companies are preparing some interesting presentations for the 2009 EICMA show to take place in Milan in November.Reihnold Zens from KTM…

PBM officially confirms Yonny Hernandez and Michael Laverty

25 March, 2020
As widely expected - their names were listed the 2013 MotoGP entry list - PBM UK has officially confirmed that they will expanding to two riders next season and fielding Yonny Hernandez and Michael Laverty.PBM debuted in 2012 in MotoGP…

Stefan Bradl to test LCR Honda RC212V

25 March, 2020
Yesterday we posted that 2011 Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl had been gifted with a MotoGP test ride by Honda for winning the title, and it has now been confirmed he’ll be doing it out of LCR Honda team garage.With…

Ducati Art – Troy Bayliss Honour&Glory Collection

25 March, 2020
While we are all waiting to see if Troy Bayliss will be making a wildcard appearance at the World Superbike round at Misano, Ducati Art has introduced an art collection dedicated to Troy Bayliss by Polish expressionist artist Pat Kuleta.The…

USA: McCain visits Sturgis Motorcycle Rally

25 March, 2020
US presidential candidate McCain has made a stop in the Badlands of South Dakota to speak to thousands of motorcyclists during the 68th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. During a pause to honor American veterans, McCain criticised his Democratic presidential opponent…

Last chance to get a Moto Morini Granpasso or Scrambler

25 March, 2020
As everyone know Moto Morini is being shutdown after going into voluntary liquidation, and the court with Piero Aicardi (who is following the shutdown) has informed the media that the factory will be opening up again for a brief time,…

Paolo Simoncelli launches Squadra Corse Sic 58 team

25 March, 2020
On Saturday evening, for the second consecutive year the Buon Compleanno Sic (happy birthday) event took place to remember the late and still very much missed Marco Simoncelli who would have turned 26 on January 20th.The event was organized by…

Ducati Story Now Available on DVD

25 March, 2020
All you Ducatisti out there make room on your DVD library shelves, because Ducati is presenting its amazing history in a stunning movie on DVD (no Blue Ray yet). The DVD will be premiered at the 2010 World Ducati Week…

Suzuki to close factory in Spain

25 March, 2020
While everyone is flustered by the fact that Suzuki has decided that their subsidary, the American Suzuki Motor Corporation will be filing for Chapter 11 (US bankruptcy laws) regarding its auto business to focus on the longterm growth of its…

WSBK: Gadea to replace Lascorz in Monza on the ZX-10R

25 March, 2020
Accordingly to a Tweet unleahed on the internet by Italian journalist Fabio Di Palma, Guim Roda, team manager of the Kawasaki Racing team, has announced that the Ninja ZX-10R left available by injured Joan Lascorz will be ridden this weekend…