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MotoGP in Chile? New circuit to be built

19 April, 2020
After the rumor that MotoGP could be heading to Chile in the near future, we now get the news that former world champion Kevin Schwantz has attended the official presentation of new circuit that is going to be built in…

Jorge Lorenzo goes astronaut for Anima Charity Calendar

19 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo has already worn his NASA moon landing inspired helmet twice, loves doing the moonwalk for fans and planting his Lorenzo Land flags wherever he wins, and for this year’s ANIMA Foundation 2011 charity calendar the World Champion posed…

Scooters: Kymco People S 300i

19 April, 2020
The model is a lot sexier than we’re used to seeing and we’re not talking about the scooter! But if we were we would discuss Kymco’s new People S, updated with new 300i power. People S 300i is, in fact,…

Ben Spies interview (w/video)

19 April, 2020
Interview Ben Spies from Racesport.nl on Vimeo.The Iveco TT Assen is scheduled for June 25th and Yamaha is going to debut the special YZR-M1 WGP 50th Anniversary Edition livery and kick off a series of special events for their 50th…

BSB 2007 Caldwell Park

19 April, 2020
When commentators say ‘these guys are flying’ they probably had Jonathan Rea and Leon Haslam in mind.

Infront and team rivals on Ducati factory pull out

19 April, 2020
While fans were shocked when they heard that Ducati would be pulling out their World Superbike factory team in 2011. Infront Motorsports, the rights holder to the World Superbike Championship series may have been disappointed but they weren’t completely surprised…

Carlos Checa on provisional pole at Magny Cours

19 April, 2020
It was a hot and a electrifying World Superbike first qualifying practice this afternoon at Magny Cours and it was a super tight session that saw Carlos Checa once again top the timesheets with a best lap of 1.39.651, followed…

Pic of the day: Vintage Ossa 250 cc monocoque

19 April, 2020
Spanish motorcycle brand Ossa is undergoing a revival, starting with a new Ossa trial bike released this year. While the brand seemed to be history, there is plenty of past experience and pedigree to work with, as seen in this…

Honda's flying riders talk about Day 2 at Sepang

19 April, 2020
The Honda machine is currently occupying five of the top seven positions, with only poor Toni Elias floundering in 17th and here’s what all the riders said they were working on today.Casey Stoner who has held the top of the…

Ducati Strada Aperta becomes Ducati Cayenne?

19 April, 2020
According to Slovenian website moto.avtomanija and visordown Ducati’s new Strada Aperta (open road) is going to be renamed Cayenne.We can’t even begin to imagine why an Italian company would even choose a name that is always associated with that plush…

La mia Toscana in Vespa: book by Ben Birdsall

19 April, 2020
If you’ve ever wanted to tour Tuscany on a vintage Vespa, now is your chance - only you’ll have to read a book. On June 20, Ben Birdsall’s book, “La mia Toscana in Vespa”, will be presented at the Castello…

Marco Simoncelli worried about his fuel consumption

19 April, 2020
During yesterday’s qualifying session at Qatar, Marco Simoncelli missed out on a front row start by just 0.041s, but the Gresini rider is slightly worried about his fuel consumption during the long race.Simoncelli is the tallest rider (183cm, the same…

Misano circuit to be dedicated to Marco Simoncelli

19 April, 2020
A petition had been started to have the Misano World circuit named after Marco Simoncelli, but the president of the circuit said it was too soon to be making decisions about the matter, as they have in the past rejected…

Dani Pedrosa against the odds wins at the 'Ring

19 April, 2020
If the Mugello race was considered very good by most fans, the Sachsering GP will satisfy everyone. It had more overtaking passes in this single race than we’ve seen all season and watching five-six riders open up in a fan…

Borile B450 Scrambler launched in Milan

19 April, 2020
Just a few days ago, at the ‘Spazio Acquadimare‘ in Milan, Italy, we attended the official presentation of the new Borile B450 Scrambler, the new model of the little but fierce Italian manufacturer which is blatantly inspired by the mighty…

2012 Beta Enduro and Motard models

19 April, 2020
After updates to the Beta RR Enduro 350 4T for 2012, the smaller RR Enduro 50 and RR Motard 50 get new features for 2012, too. The 50cc models are designed to offer some of the options of the larger…

MotoGP Jerez: Dani Pedrosa dominates wet FP2

19 April, 2020
MotoGPs second free practice at Jerez was wet, then damp and then wet again, but Dani Pedrosa with a best lap 1.50.780 on rain tires, propelled him to the top of the timesheets with just ten minutes left in the…

2011 EICMA: BMW C600 Sport and C650 GT

19 April, 2020
At BMW Motorrad’s stand at the EICMA, the two new maxi-scooters are the real stars this year. Both C600 Sport and C650 GT were developed on the same chassis and mechanicals, but each one has its own personality and distinctive…

Wayne Rooney designed Lauge Jensen custom bike goes up for auction

19 April, 2020
Danish motorcycle manufactuer Lauge Jensen last year created this custom bike designed by England’s famous striker Wayne Rooney which features bike features Rooney’s celebration after his amazing overhead goal against rival Manchester City in February 2011, that helped his team…

Customer Spec Ducati Hypermotard wins Hill Climb

19 April, 2020
The customer Ducati Hypermotard from Greg Trachy won in Colorado the 86th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race.Greg won using his 1100s Ducati Hypermotard in the 1200cc motorclass and took a incredible 4th over all classes. The Hypermotard, stock-trimed…