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LCR Honda team presentation at Venice Casino

20 April, 2020
The city of Venice with the marvellous backdrop of it’s annual Carnival that recreates the atmosphere of the event as it was lived under the Serenissima Republic, hosted the LCR Honda MotoGP Team’s presentation at the reknowned Venice Casino. Last…

WSBK Donington OP1 – Fabrizio takes provisional pole

20 April, 2020
Michel Fabrizio took provisional pole position with a 1′30.775 lap this afternoon in a wet to dry qualifying session at Donington Park, only four tenths of a second from Troy Bayliss’s 2007 record.Leon Haslam was second, but four tenths from…

Kawasaki KLR650 Panama motorcycle tour

20 April, 2020
What would you give to be exploring the roads and offroads of Panama? In these videos from HalfThrottle, we get cool music, great landscapes and a battered Kawasaki KLR650 which keeps going the distance. The words from the man himself…

2011 EICMA: Ossa Enduro and Explorer

20 April, 2020
Spanish manufacturer Ossa chose the 2011 EICMA to unveil two brand new motorcycles: the ‘Exlporer‘ (inspired by an old 1972 Ossa model bearing the same name) and the ‘Enduro‘, both of which are expected to enter the market in 2012.…

Electric bikes BRD RedShift SM

20 April, 2020
This is what the electric motorcycle market needed - a bunch of guys to set out and build an electric bike that would be as fast as a fuel-powered counterpart, if not more so. That is exactly the philosophy BRD…

Ducati 1198 SP vs Mercedes AMG SLS at Nurburgring

20 April, 2020
The eternal dilemma, two wheels vs four wheels, which is faster? The Italians from Due Ruote pitted the Ducati 1198 SP against a Mercedes AMG SLS at the super fast and difficult Nurburgring circuit.According to the testers who battled on…

Further Surgery For Casey Stoner?

20 April, 2020
Casey Stoner admitted after the IRTA test that the wrist was not completely recovered, but does not expect it to be a problem during the race weekend.“It’s not 100 per cent, but the pain is almost zero now .We’ve understood…

Eugene Laverty to partner Max Biaggi in Aprilia in 2012

20 April, 2020
Eugene Laverty, according to Italian website motosprint.it will be riding for World Superbike’s Aprilia Alitalia Racing team and fielded alongside Max Biaggi in 2012.Laverty was tipped to ride for BMW Italia, who was offering him a contract for 300.000 euros,…

Olive branch between Liberty Racing and Infront

20 April, 2020
Following their controversial post-Monza press release and then continuing their protest at the Donington Park round without their hospitality, World Superbike Liberty Racing team who previous said that they would continue in the championship has decided to officially kiss and…

Rossi and Lorenzo Superstars in Indonesia

20 April, 2020
If there were any question about how important emerging markets are to motorcycle manufacturers just check out Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi’s and Jorge Lorenzo’s leathers and YZR-M1 bikes, that see the Semakin di Depan “One Step Ahead logos and the…

Bernice shows how to ride at Assen

20 April, 2020
Dutch rider Bernice Sangers lives very close to the Assen racetrack. And she likes to show us how to ride a lap on the well known race track. They mounted a bullet camera on her Ducati 748 for this occasion.Bernice…

Official: Cal Crutchlow to ride for Ducati in 2014-2015

20 April, 2020
As highly anticipated, Ducati has officially announced that Cal Crutchlow will be racing for their factory team in 2014 and 2015.The British rider will joining former team mate Andrea Dovizioso and will work on developing the Desmosedici and growing Ducati’s…

Andrea Dovizioso to undergo plate removal surgery

20 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso has decided to put off the removal of a plate from his shoulder until early next month. The new Ducati rider has been very busy since the end of the MotoGP season, he was at the EICMA show…

WSBK Phillip Island – What the riders had to say after QP1

20 April, 2020
Check out what some of the World Superbike riders had to say after today’s first qualifying practice at Phillip Island and find out who was happy, who wasn’t and why.Carlos Checa – 1st“I’m really satisfied with today’s test. I worked…

Bikes and condoms: Durex commercial

20 April, 2020
This amusing video comes to us from Durex and is an ad for their lubrificating gel. Which seems to have stupefying properties for the girl involved. We leave you with the comments, and thank Edu for the note.

Cal Crutchlow completes first test with Yamaha M1

20 April, 2020
As previously anticpated, Cal Crutchlow was at Yamaha’s Fukuori track in Japan to get his first taste of the M1 in a private two day test session ahead of next month’s official end of season testing in Valencia.Crutchlow will be…

Honda Shadow Black Spirit Cruiser

20 April, 2020
Bringing up the tail end of the new 2010 Honda models released is the Shadow 750 Black Spirit cruiser. The Shadow 750 was originally launched back in 2007 and was based on the VT750 Shadow. The classic American look-alike now…

Two hybrids from Peugeot-Citroen

20 April, 2020
Via Carscoop, the news that PSA Group is bringing two diesel-electric hybrid to Geneva: the Peugeot 307 and Citroën C4 Hybride HDi. PSA Group says that these hybrids’ fuel consumption and emissions are 25% lower than gasoline-electric hybrids: 3.4 liters…

MotoGP Laguna Seca: Jorge Lorenzo fastest in foggy FP3

20 April, 2020
A wet fog that hovered over the Laguna Seca circuit this morning forced the AMA Superbike practice to be cancelled, but the MotoGP riders didn’t get that luxury as the third and final practice session went ahead as scheduled -…

WSBK Nurburgring: Carlos Checa on top in QP1

20 April, 2020
Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa took the top spot in this afternoon’s qualifying practice 1 at Nurburgring and lead an almost all Ducati charge, with only Troy Corser able to put his BMW in second with a final lunge in the…

Arie Vos to World Superport in 2009

20 April, 2020
The Dutch Superbike Champion (ONK) Arie Vos will ride in the World Supersport Championship next year. He will ride in the Veidec Honda Team with German rider Jesco Günther and Dane, Robbin Harms.The three times Dutch Superbike Champion was planning…

Brammo Engage electric dirt bike

20 April, 2020
While the Italians and Spaniards are representative in Europe of the interest in motocross and offroad motorcycles, the Americans are actually the ones who are more readily pioneering the electric motocross scene. With summer coming up, it’s time for the…