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WSBK Valencia Preview

22 April, 2020
The 2009 Hannspree FIM Superbike World Championship returns to European soil this weekend for the third round at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit and riders and teams are ready for action.Here is some rider comments about the upcoming Valencia round: Alstare…

Video: How Rizla Suzuki packs up

22 April, 2020
Alex Brigg’s makes it sound easy when he Twitters that he’s got go because he has to pack up the team’s garage because they’ve got a plane to catch, but check out this video of Rizla Suzuki garage on how…

2010 Scooters: Piaggio NRG Power 50

22 April, 2020
The Piaggio NRG Power 50 has new graphics for 2010, showing plenty of flair on this small sports scooter. The NRG is one of Piaggio’s sportiest scooters available, equipped with 50 cc engines and 13-inch wheels.The distinctive design includes a…

Another Desmosedici RR in the US: this time for Jay Leno

22 April, 2020
Ducati in America has always been somewhat of a legend, although recently it’s passed from legend status to some serious sales for Ducati North America. We can add this Desmosedici RR for Jay Leno to the list. The historic tv…

Photo Gallery and rider quotes from Phillip Island

22 April, 2020
The first round of the 2011 World Superbike Championship officially got underway today at Phillip Island in perfect racing weather, where Carlos Checa easily dominated both free practice 1 and qualifying practice 1 which puts him in provisional pole position.Tomorrow’s…

Honda releases new promo clip for the Crosstourer 1200

22 April, 2020
Honda released a new promotional video starring the recently unveiled Crosstourer model. The new enduro bike from the Japanese manufacturer has been one of the most sought-after model at the EICMA and this footage and will surely be one of…

Video: Harley-Davidson IRON 883 2009

22 April, 2020
Here’s the official Harley Davidson IRON 883 2009 video, showing the rebellious spirit of the Milwaukee company. You can see the Evolution 883cc engine in use, with drag bar handles and old style fork. The engine has dusted black varnish…

Jorge Lorenzo's highside at Laguna Seca (w/video)

22 April, 2020
Check out the video (before you know who finds it) of Jorge Lorenzo’s horrific looking highside at Laguna Seca during FP3, but three hours after this crash and downing a couple of painkillers, he stormed to pole position.The reigning World…

Mapfre Aspar Moto2 Livery Unveiled

22 April, 2020
With the upcoming Moto2 championship season that will kick off on April 11th in Qatar, the Moto2 teams are starting to reveal their official liveries for the upcoming inaugural season.Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez with Moto2 riders Julian Simon and Mike di…

Sepang 2 Day 1 – Rider quotes and pics

22 April, 2020
Honda dominated this first day of testing at Sepang 2, with Repsol riders Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa taking the first and second spots on the time charts, both testing different aspects on their machines, Stoner on chassis comparison, while…

MotoGP rookie Karel Abraham to test at Jerez

22 April, 2020
With the current MotoGP bikes so hard to learn and testing cut to a minimum, rookie riders, in this case Karel Abraham and his new MotoGP Cardion AB Motoracing team will be permitted extra testing sessions.Abraham and his team will…

Carlos Checa takes comfortable win in race 1 at the 'Ring

22 April, 2020
Carlos Checa took a firmer grip on the 2011 World Superbike championship today even before the race began, as title contender and reigning World Champion Max Biaggi had to withdraw from the 10th round at Nurburgring sidelined with a fractured…

Here Comes the Bride in the Trike Carriage

22 April, 2020
You and your bride-to-be hardcore bikers? You don’t want to give up your bikes for one day, but she wants to leave her leathers in the closet and go classic, with a formal wedding gown, veil or train. This Harley…

WSS: Nikolett Kovács to Ride with Kuja Racing

22 April, 2020
Kuja Racing will be fielding another female racer in this upcoming weekend World Supersport Championship at Misano.After Paola Cazzola who was dropped after four rounds, but is now making a comeback in a new team, Kuja Racing has entered 28…

Pirelli interested in supplying tires to MotoGP in 2012?

22 April, 2020
With Bridgestone still unsure if they will continue to be the single tire supplier in MotoGP when their three year contract is up at the end of 2011, another manufacturer could show up and take their place for the 2012…

BRD RedShift SM pics

22 April, 2020
Here is the first full gallery of pics of the new BRD RedShift SM electric supermotard. As the US outfit attempts to achieve electric bike performance that can surpass that of fuel-powered bikes, hop on over to A&R to find…

Niccolo Canepa hurt after heavy highsider

22 April, 2020
Niccolo Canepa must take about 2 weeks rest after his highsider during the SBK test in Mugello. Niccolo broke his clavicle during the nasty highsider and was not able to do anything against the heavy fall.He also broke his thumb…

2010 Victory Vegas limited edition

22 April, 2020
There will be a new Victory Vegas Limited Edition for 2010 for those wanting a power-cruiser with speed and power. Recently unveiled at the New York Motorcycle Show, it’s up for some hard competition with Harley Davidson, currently in some…

MotoGP Sepang 2 test riders quotes from Day 3

22 April, 2020
After quotes from Yamaha, Repsol Honda and Ducati riders, here are several more from the rest of the riders from the final day of testing at Sepang. The final pre-season test for the majority of the riders will be at…