While this video is in Italian, it gives you a close-up of the Aprilia RSV4, the new Aprilia superbike that will be used by Max Biaggi and Shinya Nakano in the 2009 SBK series. To say that the guys at…
The special SuperSic Honda CBR1000RR designed by Aldo Drudi that was donated by HRC to the Marco Simoncelli Foundation was auctioned on e-Bay during this last week to help raise funds to build a day care center in Coriano for…
The Belgian government is planning to measure the time a vehicle spends between two speedometers. From the beginning of next year a new project will start on the highway in the Belgian city of Gentbrugge.The time spent by a vehicle…
The FIM has finally announced that the Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril will take place on May 6th, thus confirming that we will indeed be having 18 races this season.In the provisional calendars that were released over the winter, Estoril…
Just last week we reported the rumor that Karel Abraham and his father were negotiating with Ducati about fielding another bike in MotoGP in 2011, well people the deal has gone through and we’ll be seeing the 20-year-old in the…
When Alvaro Bautista was still in the 250cc championship had his own series of cartoon videos created for him by Mapfre Moto10. Currently there is another Spanish cartoon series Los MiniBikers who relieves every MotoGP weekend in their own unmistakable…
You might remember the story of 20-year-old Nora or Noora Naraghi, Iran’s first woman motorcross champion and her dream is to race in the U.S.Noora and her mother Shahrzad (also a motocross racer) are currently training a small group of…
Ben Spies took his seventh consecutive Superpole yesterday at Miller Sportspark and while he was at it also broke fellow American Doug Polen’s record that had been standing since 1991.The first stint of the session saw Jamie Hacking, who is…
In an exclusive interview in issue no.49 of Motosprint magazine Andrea Dovizoso talked about his life-long rivalry and relationship with the late Marco Simoncelli, who he knew from the age of six.The two riders were completely different character wise, even…
Grieving in Parma today, after the death yesterday evening of former motorcycle champion Baldassarre Monti. In a head collision at about 6:30pm Monti lost his life while returning home on his scooter.Monti was forced to interrupt his career after a…
After all the brouhaha over Rossi’s win, we look at the attractive Japanese girls from the Motegi round in Japan. Returning to the orient, the Japanese paddock girls were a lovely addition to the day.
KTM is renewing its single cylinder model and it’s likely that 2010 will see the arrival of the Duke 690R. In these spy shots we see a more agressive Duke that will probably be more powerful with better handling and…
With the 2nd round of WSBK race just aroung the corner, Francis Batta of Alstare Suzuki has tried to throw water on his bombshell statement regarding Aprilia’s RSV4 1000 Factory status and explain his position on the matter.“I’m not against…
The 2010 EICMA will host the new Aprilia Tuareg adventure tourer as more competition to the BMW R1200GS. It joins other new models in the segment, including the more extreme Yamaha Tenere for 2010, and the Ducati Multistrada, whose off-road…
Moto2 rider Thomas Luthi was expected to return to action at the beginning of May for the third round of the season at Jerez, however the popular Swiss rider will attempt to ride in the first free practice in this…
It’s almost hard to believe in looking at this Aprilia RS250 Racing model in the photo that we’re talking a bike that was built a good 12 years ago now. The two-stroke model certainly brings back memories of the heydays…
Last year Spanish riders ruled all three Grand Prix classes, Marc Marquez in 125cc, Toni Elias in Moto2 and Jorge Lorenzo in MotoGP, and what better way for Spain to promote tourism in their fantastic country, than use the three…
Whether you’re a Ducati fan or not, you have to admit that the Monster 1100 is a beautiful bike. And it’s red, which is always an indication of true Italian style. Below we give you a complete gallery of the…
I know it seems like an April Fool’s joke, but fortunately or if unfortunately, it depends on what you think of Paris Hilton, as the ‘celebutante’s’ name to fame is only on the gossip rags, reality shows and a couple…
Italian manufacturer Diesel has created this helmet for people who fit the following profile: “You’re a hotshot – you’re a maverick renegade, speeding through life to hell and back at up to 30 mph straight, 25 hours a day, 8…
After our piece on the Opel HydroGen4 and how it’s being overtaken by modern electric cars, here we with a golden question – just how fun can an electric sports car get? We got to know the Venturi Volage open…
Prince Harry has now officially become part of the Ducati family, just like his brother William. The bike-mad prince, who who rode pillion with Randy Mamola on the Ducati Desmosedici twin seater at Donington last year and asked Chris Vermeulen…
Carlos Checa returned to his home town of Sant Fruitós de Bages to celebrate his World Superbike championship title, that he wrapped up at the Magny Cours round on Sunday and with two splendid victories.The new World Superbike champion who…
The official pics of the Pagani Huayra and the accompanying press release are well beyond enough to convince us of the hyperbole of this vehicle. We were going to try and write something equally as exaggerated, but at the understated…
With the debate is still on if Yamaha will allow Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati Desmosedici after the final race at Valencia, team Gresini Honda has already made their choice and have denied Marco Melandri’s request to test Yamaha…