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Karel Abraham to skip Mugello GP – no replacement rider on call

22 March, 2020

Folllowing doctors orders, Karel Abraham will not be taking part in this weekend’s Italian GP at Mugello. The Czech rider is nursing a lingering hand injury sustained during the tests at Aragon and has already missed the last three rounds.During…

Buying a new bike? In India you've got to get a helmet, too

22 March, 2020

New bike owners in India will be forced to purchase a new helmet along with their motorcycle after an Indian Supreme Court mandate. Any motorcyclist purchasing a new bike will have to purchase a helmet along with it, as part…

Paolo Flammini says everything and nothing on Dorna taking over WSBK's

22 March, 2020

When Bridgepoint announced the other day - and just before the World Superbike championship finale - that WSBK’s will now be run under Dorna’s command there was an immediately backlash from fans afraid that Dorna will soon start to change…

Valentino Rossi undergoes surgery

22 March, 2020

Both Ducati riders underwent surgery today, Nicky Hayden on his injured left shoulder and Valentino Rossi to remove a pin from his right leg, the same leg he fractured during practice at Mugello in 2010.Rossi’s surgery which was already programmed…

Louis Rossi to switch to Moto2 with Tech3 Racing

22 March, 2020

This year’s Le Mans Moto3 winner Louis Rossi will be switching categories next season and will be moving up to Moto2 to ride the Mistral 610 for Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 Racing team. “I am delighted that Louis has decided to…

Mark Aitchison to ride for Grillini BMW in World Superbikes

22 March, 2020

Grillini Racing Team will be making a welcome return to World Superbikes after four years and have signed Mark Aitchison as their rider for the upcoming season.“Atcho” will be riding the 2012 version of the BMW S1000RR that Andrea Grillini…

Liberty Racing to continue in World Superbikes for the rest of the season

22 March, 2020

Just hours before the start of this weekend’s World Superbike round at Donington Park, Liberty Racing has issued yet another statement trying to clarify the controversial one that they released immediately after the Monza fiasco.Apparently everyone misunderstood the first one…

Brett McCormick to return to racing in 2 or 3 months

22 March, 2020

Just the other day, Brett McCormick personally informed fans during a phone interview with CBC Radio on his health and of his two fractured cervical vertebrae and one in his lower back, but luckily he didn’t sustain any spinal damage…

Mash Seventy 125cc

22 March, 2020

We know what everyone thinks about motorcycles built in China, but this is the Mash Seventy, a four stroke, air cooled single cylinder 125cc motorcycle has this really cool vintage and retro look about that we could help but admire.This…

Marco Simoncelli shows off New Sponsor

22 March, 2020

While Marco Simoncelli has had a torrid off season in all six official testing sessions and the rookie MotoGP rider has yet to come to grips with the 2010 Honda RC212V (and he’s not the only one) he can at…

2011 EICMA: Honda NC700S

22 March, 2020

Honda is trying to make motorcycling history by using the same platform to develop different kinds of bikes, just like many carmakers do. Three models should be built with it, and one of them is the NC700S, currently on display…

Ducati and Dorna hook up with Generali

22 March, 2020

On the eve of the Italian Grand Prix at the Mugello circuit, Generali and Ducati have announced an important partnership marking the debut of the Generali Lion logo in the MotoGP motorcycle World Championship, through the support of the red…

Ben Spies to skip Jerez GP – Updated

22 March, 2020

In last weekend’s GP race at the Circuit of the Americas in Texas, Ben Spies said that he was suffering from nerve pain in his chest believing that it was caused by overcompensating his lingering shoulder issues, and then during…

Niccolò Antonelli undergoes shoulder surgery

22 March, 2020

Gresini’s Moto3 rider Niccolò Antonelli has undergone surgery on his right shoulder following a training accident that may put his partecipation in the the first Moto3 tests scheduled for the 12th to the 14th of February at Valencia at risk.…

Davide Brivio says Valentino Rossi is not stopping

22 March, 2020

We all saw the despair on Valentino Rossi’s face yesterday at Sepang and some were speculating that the Italian would not take part in the upcoming season finale at Valencia, or that that he would actually retire from racing following…

Casey Stoner Fishing at Top End

22 March, 2020

When Casey Stoner withdrew from three MotoGP races due to a mysterious fatigue illness, a lot of things have been written, some true and some was downright speculation, but it’s nice to see Stoner smiling and feeling better and looking…

Parkalgar Honda withdraws from World Supersport

22 March, 2020

The World Supersport championship may have acquired WTR Ten 10 as a new entry, but they’ve just lost the long standing Parkalgar Honda team.The team run by Paulo Pinheiro has decided to withdraw their WSS efforts after six years of…

Kenan Sofuoglu breaks foot – ruled out of Indianapolis Moto2 GP

22 March, 2020

This is Technomag-CIP’s Kenan Sofuoglu horrific highside during yesterday’s Moto2’s first free practice at Indianapolis.The former two-time World Supersport champion crashed out at Turn 16 and suffered a broken right foot and also injured his left knee. The incident has…

MV Agusta gains 12% market share in Italy

22 March, 2020

MV Agusta, during a difficult period for the world markets, is reporting a significant increment of its 3 cylinder and 4 cylinder model registrations in the first two months of the year with a 100% increase compared to the same…

San Carlo Gresini to field FTR/Honda CRT in 2012

22 March, 2020

Instead of running two very expensive Honda RC213Vs in next season’s MotoGP championship, Fausto Gresini has decided to split his garage and also run a CRT machine thus confirming the recent rumors.The Italian manager has opted for a chassis made…

Valentino Rossi's Crew to Ducati

22 March, 2020

In a long and very interesting interview with Sport Rider website, Jeremy Burgess finally let the world know that he’ll be definitely going to Ducati with Valentino Rossi next season as will Brent Stephens and Matteo Flamigni. Now one of…

New Ducati factory: Ducati moves to new facilities

22 March, 2020

In a historic moment for Ducati, the traditional headquarters at Borgo Panigale will make way for a residential complex, with Ducati facilities moving to Persicetana and a new factory measuring 165,000 square metres.The reason for the move includes the need…

Sylvain Guintoli rode at Donington with undiagnosed fractures

22 March, 2020

Effenbert-Liberty’s Sylvain Guintoli has had rough start to his 2011 season. The French rider crashed out during race 1 at Phillip Island and didn’t ride in race 2, but reports at that time said he wasn’t suffering from any serious…

MotoGP : Wilco Zeelenberg, Jorge Lorenzo’s new Team Manager

22 March, 2020

Straight from Yamaha’s winning Supersport team with Cal Crutchlow, Wilco Zeelenberg has been confirmed as Daniele Romagnoli’s replacement and will be Jorge Lorenzo’s new Team Manager.Zeelenberg, a former Gran Prix and Supersport rider, before joining Yamaha Motor Europe as a…

MotoGP: Honda gets 'One Heart' Logo

22 March, 2020

Honda HRC has picked up a new sponsor for the final race of the season and for 2011 (it looks like Livio Suppo has been doing something else besides poaching Casey Stoner from Ducati and infighting with Alberto Puig) that…