Automotive

Your pics: Ducati Multistrada mountain tour

26 April, 2020

Think of cruising around Italy’s beautiful alpine countryside, enjoying some great Italian food and wine in the evenings and you’ve got a general idea of what we’d like to be doing this summer. This lovely picture of a new Ducati…

Jorge Lorenzo Loves Comic Hero Helmets

26 April, 2020

Last year Jorge Lorenzo won the Indianpolis GP wearing a Captain America helmet, this year the Fiat Yamaha rider has decided to sport another Marvel Comic book hero design on his Nolan X-Lite X-802 and has picked out Iron Man…

Suter-BMW Moto1 racks up testing time at Estoril

26 April, 2020

With the FIM releasing the number of teams interested in next year’s Moto1 and further details on CRT teams and Dorna’s Corrado Cecchinelli trying to explain them we can probably safely say that Marc VDS Racing Team and the Suter…

Boxer Superbob V-Twin concept

26 April, 2020

This week’s Le Salon de la Moto in Paris saw the debut of this V-Twin superbike concept dubbed Superbob, a brainchild from Thierry Henriette’s Boxer Design firm. The Superbob’s powerplant is a turbo boosted 88° 1000cc V-Twin developed by Akira…

Ducati Multistrada 1200 gets a nose job: new Multistrada rendering

26 April, 2020

The Ducati Multistrada 1200 has generated much debate about its looks and new style, and has even gained itself a few nicknames for its unusual front profile, with elongated beak. With everything from “tapir” to “baboon”, Marco, reader at Motoblog.it,…

B&B tuning for Volkswagen Scirocco R

26 April, 2020

This Volkswagen Scirocco R tuning by B&B takes the 261 hp up to an impressive 306 hp. Torque has also been increased from the R version’s 350 Nm to a new level of 410 Nm at 1,900 rpm, and that’s…

EICMA 2011 Borile B450Scrambler

26 April, 2020

The 2011 EICMA show will host the new Borile B450Scrambler. Quite the retro café racer, the new B450Scrambler gets a new Ducati engine and components, and while not much has been released so far, what we do know from the…

Cristine le Duc and Bernice in Endurance

26 April, 2020

Cristine le Duc and Bernice Sangers are posing in this picture with their bike. Sunday, the girls will ride in the last race of this season, the 500 km from Assen. We’ll give you some updates on their efforts.

Street artist pays tribute to Marco Simoncelli with 11mt mural (w/video)

26 April, 2020

While the Ricardo Tormo circuit is paying their respects to the late Marco Simoncelli by placing a 16mt long and 1.60mt high mural at the entrance to the circuit so fans and paddock personnel can write their own personal tribute…

B-2 Stealth Chopper Video

26 April, 2020

Remember the Orange County Chopper B-2 Stealth Chopper? Here’s the unveiling video with OCC boss Paul Teutel Sr. giving a little details on the bike dubbed the Spirit of Innovation.I know it’s the proverbial drop in the bucket for a…

Nissan GT-R: end of an era?

26 April, 2020

The future of the Nissan GT-R is not as bright and predictable as many of its fans thought would be. InsideLine writes that the next-generation of the Japanese sportscar might not be given the go-ahead by the top management team…

MotoGP, the travelling hotel invented by the brothers Nieto

26 April, 2020

The MotoGp travelling hotel idea dates back to 2008 and it’s property of the Nietos’ brothers.

Bajaj Auto to make compact car in India

26 April, 2020

Traditionally a two-wheel manufacturer famous in India, Bajaj Auto will be working on a new project with Renault-Nissan Indian operations to create a low-cost car. The move is part of Renault’s expanding operations in India, although it will see Bajaj…

Corser and Fogarty: SBK 1999 video

26 April, 2020

We go back to the year 1999 on Phillip Island to see two great heros fighting it out. Remember Carl Fogarty #1? And Troy Corser #11? Watch to see how it panned out.

Colin Edwards to ride a Suter-BMW

26 April, 2020

Forward Racing couldn’t have picked a more popular rider and mouthpiece than Colin Edwards to announce that the team will be fielding a Suter-BMW machine next season.The veteran MotoGP rider confirmed he would be riding for the Claiming Rule Team…

Marc Coma plays MRW courier for a day (w/video)

26 April, 2020

Ahead of the 2012 Dakar ready that kicks off next Sunday, multi-rally champion Marc Coma did a little promo work for title sponsor MRV for their campaign Marc Coma, Our Messenger.MRV is a courier service and they had the Spanish…

Ducati Hypermotard 796 live pics from test ride

26 April, 2020

This lovely gallery of the Ducati Hypermotard 796 is a set of preview pics from the guys at Motoblog.it, who are currently conducting a test of the new Hypermotard. We’ll be bringing you more details soon, but in the meantime…

GIMA 125 French motorcycle renaissance: country lane motorcycling is back

26 April, 2020

An exact replica of a 1950’s French motorcycle is born again in the form of the GIMA 125 revival. GIMA (Groupement Industriel Métallurgique l’Automobile) was a French motorcycle manufacturer specialising in a 125 cc bike. While nothing speedy or fancy…

WSBK Portimao: Carlos Checa takes the win in race 1

26 April, 2020

Carlos Checa gave himself a great birthday gift (he turned 39 yesterday) by taking another victory, his 15th of the season by taking the win in race 1 at Portimao. The Althea Ducati rider who still has announce where he’ll…

How does the Ferrari 458 Italia cockpit work? Video explains Ferrari controls

26 April, 2020

The Ferrari 458 Italia is not exactly an F1 car but there are a few components that the Prancing Horse borrowed for its roadgoing 458 Italia that apparently need explaining. This video is obviously interesting for those who might potentially…

2012 Suzuki GSX-R 1000

26 April, 2020

Currently, the future of Suzuki appears far from rosy. Both in racing and its production bikes, the Japanese company is far from enjoying a heyday, especially on the European motorcycle market, with buyers looking elsewhere. In fact, the Suzuki GSX-R…