MotoGP Sachsenring Gallery of Pics – Part 1
Here’s our first gallery of pics from the MotoGP racing at Sachensring. Check back with us tomorrow for part 2 and to see the paddock girls. Enjoy.
Valentino Rossi ready to write off the GP11.1
During today’s MotoGP qualifying session, Valentino Rossi hit a new time low, qualifying only sixteenth on the starting grid of seventeen riders with the highly tooted Ducati GP11.1 (2012 chassis and the DST) which debuted at Assen which was supposed…
MotoGP Assen: Marco Simoncelli continues to lead also in FP2
Due to yesterday’s free practice cancellation, this morning’s longer second practice session started under cloudy skies and a dry track, but halfway through it started to drizzle, and then with 20 minutes left it started to rain with the riders…
Moto2 Valencia Test: Simon and Bradl fastest
Thirty-five Moto2 riders took to a cold and windy Valencia track yesterday for one day of official testing alloted to the teams. Several rider have yet to be officially confirmed, and were more or less auditioning for a ride in…
Pic of the day: Louis Vuitton Vespa
This lovely little Vespa with Louis Vuitton paint job and finishings was photographed at the 2010 ‘Vespata’ in Bologna. Apparently the seat is made from leather (so we’re not talking those cheap knock-offs you find sold on street corners) with…
Nicky Hayden Gets his Own Ducati 848
Remember the Ducati 848 Nicky Hayden Special Edition that Ducati unveiled at the Laguna GP? Well Ducati has given Nicky Hayden his own replica bike. You’ve got to love Nicky’s line when he say’s he hopefully he knows how to…
Gallery of Pics From Brno
After the video highlights from the World Superbike races at Brno, we’ve also got a big batch of pics from the entire weekend that you can enjoy.
MotoGP Motegi rider quotes after Friday's sessions
After the last two Friday practice sessions at Misano and Aragon with mixed conditions, the MotoGP riders finally found almost perfect weather conditions at Motegi. Dani Pedrosa was not only the quickest rider of the day and he actually broke…
Ducati Goes Logo and Colour Mad (w/videos)
The launch of of the Ducati Monster 796 has sparked the Italian marque to brink out some interesting promo videos to compliment the Monster 796’s smashing colours by adding them to their Monster Art Colour Therapy project. Not happy with…
Knee Down with a Honda Goldwing (w/video)
You thought you were cool because you could get your knee down with a trimmed down sportsbike? Check out this guy who does it with a 400kg Honda Goldwing.
Bell Aurens Longnose: one over-the-top Land Rover
The Bell Aurens Longnose offers the more audacious purchaser the option of Rolls Royce Merlin V12 engine at 27 litres - 27 litres!! This re-edition of the Land Rover pre-series III offers a turbo compressor capable of 1,500hp which was…
Why the Misano Moto2 wasn't red flagged
The entire Race Direction, the Clinica Mobile, the marshalls and the astroturf at Misano have come under attack by outraged fans, and we say rightly so, regarding how the horrific and tragic accident that took the life of Shoya Tomizawa…
Casey Stoner – The Final Lap
If you are a Casey Stoner fan - and even if you are not - you absolutely can’t miss this wonderful video prepared by Australia’s Channel 10 to celebrate the two-time World Champion’s sixth consecutive win at Phillip Island and…
Special edition Ducati Desmosedici RR at G8 summit in Italy
Ducati has prepared this one-off special edition Desmosedici RR for the G8 summit in the earthquake stricken town of Aquila, in Italy’s Abruzzo region. The Desmosedici RR special livery has been created by Ducati and Fiera Milano, on suggestion from…
WSBK -Blake Young to ride at Donington with Alstare Suzuki
According to Italian website GPone, 21 year old American Blake Young with be riding at Donington Park for the next round of WSBK championship with Alstare Suzuki’s Brux team. Young will be replacing Max Neukirchner who is still out from…
Cringe, SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton 125cc team livery revealed
I may like pink and glitter occasionally, but certainly not on a racing bike, not even on a 125cc bike and personally this livery for for the SuperMartxé VIP by Paris Hilton 125cc racing team makes me want to cringe.This…
Moto2: Raffaele de Rosa axed, replaced by Carmelo Morales in Team G22
With only four races completed in the Moto2 championship, the axing has already started. The first rider to get chopped is Raffaele de Rosa.De Rosa who hasn’t scored a point so far this season, will be replaced by 32-year old…
Eicma 2008: vintage Vespa GTV Sidercar prototype
Piaggio presented quite a curious prototype at the Eicma show in Milan in the form of a Vespa GTV Sidecar. This is a vintage Vespa prototype that picks up stylistic elements from the 50’s.It’s not really a new idea as…
Honda again, Stoner and Pedrosa blow 2 minute mark to smithereens on day 3
If we were to base the upcoming 2011 season on the results of this three day test at Sepang 2, we could close up the championship right now, with either Casey Stoner or Dani Pedrosa walking away with the title…
The New Shoei XR1100 Helmet
Shoei launched their new XR1100, their new sporty touring helmet to the world press in Spain on Monday.The new XR1100 will be replacing the already high performance and successful XR 1000, but improves the lid in all areas from ventilation,…
Harley Davidson Ads Continue Bad to the Bone Attitude
Check out this very interesting Harley Davidson ad campaign by Ogilvy South Africa. No bikes appear in the ad, except the HD logo in the lower right hand corner, but all three convey that anyone who rides a Harley is…
Only Ducati Hypermotards Used in Knight and Day Movie
When eagle eyed Wes Siler from Hell for Leather caught out that the Ducati Hypermotard that Tom Cruise was riding in Knight and Day was actually an Aprilia, everyone picked up on this juicy little faux pas.Obviously this didn’t go…
BMW 450 X, Dakar 2009
From the Motociclismo we get some juicy news with these shots of the Dakar Rally Raid BMW 450 X.The images come from the ToolEnduro site, a French magazine from the sector, reporting that the shots were taken outside a dealership.…
Ducati fan's private war against Valentino Rossi
After the protest banners at Imola against the demise of the Ducati factory team in World Superbikes, one hard core Italian Ducatista took it further and made up these 46 volte no grazie (46 times, no thank you) stickers that…
MotoGP: FB Corse gets Waiver, McCoy to Test
According to the FIM MotoGP rulebook, even riders for new teams are not allowed to test outside the official testing calendar decided by IRTA, and this was a big hurdle for FB Corse, who has yet to turn a wheel…