Country Lion electric scooter: Elettra
Here is a preview of an electric scooter on sale in Milan, which needs to be seen in person to get a proper idea of it. While the brochure makes no mention of the country of production, you could probably…
MotoGP, Silverstone: Marc Marquez eyes 5th consecutive win in Silverstone
Repsol Honda's Spanish duo, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa, will arrive in Silverstone at the top of the MotoGP standings, with the former leading by 26 points over the latter and coming from a series of four consecutive wins (the…
Valentino Rossi receives Italian National Olympic Committee award
Valentino Rossi may no longer be podium regular in MotoGP since his ill-fated switch in 2011 to Ducati (he has only two podiums and no wins), but he still is a highly popular rider, a racing legend, and his nine…
Harley Davidson to buy MV Agusta
Harley Davidson could be considering the acquisition of MV Agusta, Claudio Castiglioni’s historical Italian brand. Negotiations are said to be at an advanced stage and are involving the credit banks of the Varese company - at the head is the…
MotoGP Jerez races safe until 2016
While Spain is currently hosting four MotoGP races, the idea of losing one of the best loved and best attended venues as Jerez de la Frontera just didn’t sit right, but fans can now rest assured as the Andalucian regional…
Rizla Suzuki reveals 2011 livery
Rizla Suzuki has revealed the new livery on their GSV-R by Troy Lee Designs with the usual distinctive blue and yellow Rizla graphics with a little black to give it a more aggressive look.Having pared down to one bike this…
Hummer driving academy opens in Morocco
General Motors has presented an interesting initiative for Hummer fans: between November 7 and 12, a small caravan of 17 Hummer H3’s will travel 1300km of Morocco, where offroad vehicles can really be thrashed.The trip takes in the Sahara desert…
MotoGP Catalunya: Casey Stoner still on top, but Lorenzo catches up in FP3
With the sun shining in Barcelona, the track conditions at Montmelò started to improve and dry out and lap times tumbled, but it was Casey Stoner who again set the bar for the rest of the field. The Repsol Honda…
WSBK – Chris Vermeulen on the Mend, Expects to Race at Assen
Chris Vermeulen expects to be fit enough to race at the upcoming World Superbike round at Assen on April 23-25th.The Austrialian badly injured his right knee at the season opener at Phillip Island underwent keyhole surgery to repair the extensive…
Tom Sykes on Superpole at Istanbul
Tom Sykes has taken his 7th pole position of the 2013 season during today's first ever World Superbike Superpole session at the Istanbul Park raceway.The Kawasaki rider who hasn't sat in pole position since Imola (three rounds have gone by)…
MotoGP Sepang Test Day 2: Chasing Ben Spies at 3pm
It’s boiling hot at Sepang for day 2 of MotoGP testing, and currently leading the charts at 3pm local time is Ben Spies, closely followed by team mate Jorge Lorenzo. Reigning World champion Casey Stoner is back on track after…
MotoGP Catalunya: Casey Stoner leads in tight FP1
This morning’s first MotoGP free practice at dry and sunny Catalunya saw Repsol Honda’s Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa dominate the session from the start. Pedrosa lead the timesheets for the better part of the practice and the first to…
Moto2: Raffaele de Rosa confirmed in G22 Racing Team
Raffaele de Rosa through his personal website has officially confirmed that he’ll be in Pablo Nieto’s Moto2 G22 Racing Team for the 2011 season.The 23-year old Napolitan rider who raced for Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 Tech3 team in 2010, will be…
Jorge Lorenzo hammers out the pole position at Laguna Seca
Track temperatures were much higher for this afternoon’s 60 minute exciting qualifying session at Laguna Seca and the pole position went to the Martillo, Jorge Lorenzo.Lorenzo who picked up some bruising to his right hip after his highside crash in…
Audi RS 5 promo video
Here’s another video of the Audi RS 5 coupe, this time complete with funky music and commentary. Audi has produced some not-so-interesting cars over the years, but it would be difficult to deny that the RS 5 is the hot…
Opee, The Motocross Dog
We thought that Cash was a great dog because he rode shot gun on a sportsbike, but take a look at Opee, a 70-pound Blue Merle Australian shepherd, who takes part in motocross races. This dog is a pro and…
Marc Marquez takes 2013 Indianapolis pole position with record breaking lap
Marc Marquez grabbed his fourth pole position of the 2013 season with record breaking laps at the Indianapolis circuit. The MotoGP rookie broke the 2012 pole position record that his team mate Dani Pedrosa held by three tenths of a…
MotoGP Valencia tests: Dani Pedrosa tops the charts on Day 1
At the end of the first day of Moto 1 testing at Valencia saw Dani Pedrosa top the timesheets and take over from his team mate Casey Stoner who lead for most of the testing session on the Honda RC213V.…
Pfeiffer vs Langen or BMW pits G450X bike vs bobsled
BMW is certainly on top of the game for viral videos! Breaking and entering the Innsbruck Olympic Run and playing chicken (more like slicing the footage) with Chris Pfeiffer on a BMW G450X against retired Olympic gold medalist, Christoph Langen…
Waiting for Valentino: official Rossi site to be launched…when?
Motoblog had reported some time ago that Valentino Rossi was set to have, finally, his own official blog. But after a few months of waiting, it seems the official Rossi blog is still under construction. The site, Valentino Rossi -…
Alexey Kolesnikov Backflips Over KAMAZ truck (w/video)
Check out the the number of stunts that Russian FMX rider Alexey Kolesnikov performed over a truck . You’ll probably be saying what’s so unusual about the trick, it’s been done thousands of times.The trick is that the 8.5 ton…
Spies, Haga and Biaggi on Races 1 and 2
Race 1 Quotes:Ben Spies (Yamaha World Superbike): “It was an extremely tough race, I had an OK start and when I got to the back of Nori and Max, we were all very strong on separate parts of the track.…
Volkswagen Jetta commercial pokes fun at motorcyclists
The video starts like a low budget wannabe remake of the movie Wild Hogs, instead it’s a car commercial for Volkswagen’s Jetta and naturally the German manufacturer has to poke fun at motorcycle riders.The theme is that riding a motorcycle…
Another surgical bulletin: Jonathan Rea has surgery on right arm
Jonathan Rea also underwent surgery yesterday to secure the radius bone in his right arm, that he fractured at Misano during warm-up, where he also picked up fractures to his right foot and chipped his left collarbone and will be…
Jorge Lorenzo is the 2010 MotoGP World Champion!
Jorge Lorenzo has won his first MotoGP Championship title finishing in third at the Sepang circuit in one of the most exciting races of the season and becoming Spain’s second premier-class champion, after Alex Criville’s 500cc title in 1999.‘Porfuera’ debuted…