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MotoGP, Silverstone: here are the paddock girls

25 April, 2020
As usual, we close the chapter of the British GP weekend with a nice collection of pictures starring some of the hottest ladies who attended the event. The show on the track did not let down the fans who went…

Ford Capri: a possible competitor for the Scirocco

25 April, 2020
Ford could be bringing back the Capri name for a coupè that would provide competition for the new Volkswagon Scirocco. The battle in the coupè sector could be back after nearly 30 years, when both brands’ original versions offered sports…

BMW R 1200 GS: how Utah was conquered (video)

25 April, 2020
BMW releases a new video starring the brilliant R 1200 GS, which a gang of enthusiasts led by the expert Joe Lloyd has ridden through the breathtaking landscapes of Utah. This professional footage gives us another chance to appreciate the…

Triumph Tiger accessories revealed

25 April, 2020
More from the new Triumph Tiger leaking campaign shows the accessories you can get with your Tiger 800 model. The more off-road oriented Tiger 800 XC model will be slightly different with a longer mudguard and possibly different tyres. Both…

Kymco Agility Carry scooter

25 April, 2020
Kind of like the station wagon model in the Kymco scooter line-up, the Agility Carry 50 4t is all about versatility and space on board the small scooter. Despite the popularity of Piaggio Group models in Europe, Kymco has been…

Pacific Raceways: video

25 April, 2020
Here are some great shots from Pacific Raceways participants with some high speed sliding going on. With a bit of tyre screech, the riders really get into it but a little attention is needed as the high side is just…

WSBK Aragon Testing: Max Biaggi fastest on Day 3

25 April, 2020
The last and final day of WBSK testing at the Motorland Aragon saw Max Biaggi on top once again and lowering Carlos Checa’s best time set on day 1. With a best lap of 1.58.00, the 2010 World Champion was…

Valentino Rossi Wins 'Caschi d'Oro' 2009

25 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has won the 34th edition of the “Caschi D’oro” (Golden Helmet), a prize awarded by the highly respected Italian magazine Motosprint. The nine times World Champion also took the 2009 Top Rider prize, an award that was voted…

2011 Motoczysz E1pc first pic

25 April, 2020
Here is the first pic of the new 2011 Motoczysz E1pc bike. It’s hard to tell from this angle what the bike’s style will be like, but A&R assure us it is hot looking, and super fast. From what we…

Ana Carrasco debuts with LaGlisse Moto3 team

25 April, 2020
Ana Carrasco will become the first female to compete in Moto3 next season. The Spanish teenager - she’ll turn 16 next March - got her debut with JHK T-shirt Laglisse team yesterday at the Almeria circuit where she tested alongside…

Dani Pedrosa's second surgery deemed successful

25 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa’s second surgery on his fractured collarbone has been deemed successful by Dr. Xavier Mir, Chief of the Pathology Unit of the Hand of Dexeus USP, and Dr. Cesar Garcia Madrid, vascular specialist of the Institute Planell at Teknon…

Tom Sykes grabs the Superpole in wet Misano

25 April, 2020
If someone would have said that Tom Sykes would be in pole position for tomorrows’s World Superbike round at Misano, they would have been judged nuts, but they didn’t take in account a rain shower that drenched the Italian circuit…

Motorcycle technology laser beams

25 April, 2020
I’d only just finished writing about the new technology on the Audi A2 Concept over on Eurocarblog when I saw this piece from A&R on BMW’s advances in laser beam technology. We don’t like to be picky, but we do…

Marco Melandri Indianapolis crash pics

25 April, 2020
This incredible pics show Marco Melandri’s flying crash at Indianapolis. With a frame-by-frame look at the crash, it will never cease to amaze me how these guys can just sit up and then walk away. The pics come from our…

Alberto Moncayo out, Jonas Folger in at Aspar

25 April, 2020
After parting ways with Toni Elias, Aspar Martinez is doing more house cleaning and has dropped Alberto Moncayo (2009 CEV 125 champion and 2010 125cc Rookie of the Year and the only rider in Aspar’s Moto3 team to have picked…

Vespa Polini special

25 April, 2020
Catching up on a couple of things from the EICMA show, here is a lovely Vespa Polini special edition. This Vespa 53 Special has been built down to the very last detail, with Polini exhaust, Mikuni carburettor, and special finishing…

2009 Superpole Video Highlights

25 April, 2020
Missed today’s WSBK Superpole? You can see a few highlights here or you can head over to the SBK official website and see the whole 50 minutes of the shoot out and also see tomorrow’s races in streaming. If by…

WSBK MMP: Carlos Checa pips Smrz in Superpole

25 April, 2020
The riders prayers were answered during today’s Superpole at Miller Motorsports Park, the rain held off for the 36 minute session and the track went from full wet in SP1 to patchy dry in SP3 and consequently lap times improved.…

MotoGP Valencia Riders Recap

25 April, 2020
This one photo need no explanation. Jorge Lorenzo dominated the entire 2010 MotoGP season with his 9 wins and amazingly was off the podium only twice in 18 races. Lorenzo has decided to use #1 instead of his racing number…

Riding and Sitting Postures Explained

25 April, 2020
Our friends over at Dutch website Oliepeil have found this poster that is pretty self explanatory, for every type of scooter or motorcycle there’s a correct posture. We’re betting that everyone is going to say they own a sportsbike, and…

Marco Melandri confirms talks with Kawasaki and Aprilia

25 April, 2020
Marco Melandri was expecting to be a title contender this season, but the Italian between his shoulder problems at the start of the year and finding a feeling with his BMW, has seen the podium only six times in fourteen…