Automotive

Official – Yamaha parts company with Valentino Rossi

21 April, 2020

Yamaha has released their official press release confirming that that another part of this year’s silly season is finally over and that Yamaha and Valentino Rossi are parting, as if this comes as a surprise after months of gossip and…

Michael Jackson vs Mr. Bean on a Vespa

21 April, 2020

This cute little animation video should brighten up your Friday morning, with the one and only Mr. Bean who gives up his British Leyland Mini to ride a vintage Vespa scooter to take on Michael Jackson and match his dance…

SBK, Melandri: "There's a lot of catching up to do"

21 April, 2020

Before going to Imola - where the 7th round of the 2013 World Superbike Championship will take place this coming weekend - Marco Melandri and the BMW Motorrad Goldbet SBK team met fans and journalists in Milan at the Italian…

The tales of why Dani Pedrosa was MIA at Catalunya

21 April, 2020

When Dani Pedrosa withdrew from taking part in the Catalunya GP many were surprised by his decision, considering that the Repsol Honda rider and his rivals are widely known to try to return to track in record breaking time, even…

Video Test: Ducati Monster 1100

21 April, 2020

As we gather our news from the opening press day at Milan’s Eicma show, we give you this video (in Italian) of a road test of the Ducati Monster 1100, from the guys at MotoTV. Over the next few days…

Casey Stoner's post-Laguna Seca dummy spit: buy the dummy!

21 April, 2020

It seems that Casey Stoner’s complaints after Laguna Seca haven’t been taken well in the UK, with Stoner coming across as immature and childish. So after his dummy spit, in great irony on Ebay you can find “Stoner’s dummy”, as…

Colin Edwards ruled out of final race of the season at Valencia

21 April, 2020

Colin Edwards will have to miss the MotoGP season finale at Valencia and his last race with Yamaha Tech3 following the injuries he sustained during that fatal lap 2 at Sepang that claimed the life of Marco Simoncelli last weekend.The…

WDW 2012: a frolic through the Ducati museum

21 April, 2020

The roar of the legendary Ducati V-Twins was the unofficial soundtrack of WDW 2012, a sound that could be heard everywhere at all time in Misano, inside and outside the racetrack. Ducati fans from all over the world were just…

MV Agusta F4 rear teaser

21 April, 2020

Here’s a look at the tail end of the new MV Agusta F4, to be presented at the upcoming 2009 EICMA. The all-new model from MV Agusta has been completely redesigned by Massimo Tamburini and is exciting debut for the…

Roof Rat's offroad helmet: American football meets camouflage enduro

21 April, 2020

Looking for some commando motorcycle gear this summer? Roof helmets has the perfect solution for you with its Rat’s helmet, created in collaboration with animation designer Ptiluc. The Roof Rat’s helmet is a hard-core offroad helmet with a chin piece…

Toth pays, Pasini rides

21 April, 2020

There will be no repeat of what happened in Team Toth at Assen, and Mattia Pasini can take a deep breathe this weekend, and concentrate only on his riding at Sachsenring,Team Toth has come up with the 100,000 euros to…

Valentino Rossi's TT Yamaha R1 on eBay

21 April, 2020

We last saw Valentino Rossi’s Yamaha YZF-R1 that he rode a parade lap during the 2009 Isle of Man TT in front of Highbarn Motorcycles that owner Steve Shaw tracked down to let his grandmother Hilda Wright sit on for…

Video: Julian Simon's bike not the cause of Randy de Puniet's start crash

21 April, 2020

Randy de Puniet’s weird crash at the start of the Le Mans GP was generally thought by many to caused by some sort malfunction on his launch control - or as it has happened in the past just forgetting about…

WSBK: Aprilia will not use gear drive cam motor

21 April, 2020

During last month’s WSBK round at Phillip Island, Aprilia showed up with a gear driven cam motor on their Aprilia RSV4 Factory that Max Biaggi tried using during QP2, but not actually use during the two races. When rival manufacturers…

Russian Roulette or Rain Dance?

21 April, 2020

Luca Ruggeri has come up with another of his special comics and if you check out Motoblog you’ll see no one escapes from his caustic wit and this time Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden really deserve it with the wet…

Recalls for Honda VFR 12ooF in France, UK and Italy

21 April, 2020

Honda is recalling several numbers of their new VFR 1200F in Europes that may present aluminium metal shavings in their engines that could cause engine seizure . So far the recall has affected VFR’s in France, the UK and Italy.…

MotoGP Sepang: Valentino Rossi surprises with win

21 April, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo took the 2010 MotoGP Championship title, but it was once again Valentino Rossi who offered racing fans one of the best races so far at the Sepang circuit, winning his second race of the season and his 46th…

Opel Ampera first official pic

21 April, 2020

The Opel Ampera’s first image has been released, although the presentation as such is actually a trip from Rüsselsheim to Geneva, where it will likely appear at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The Opel Ampera is the European sister to…

Tourist Trophy 2009 pics from qualifying round

21 April, 2020

Here are the first shots of the qualifying rounds of the 2009 Tourist Trophy on the Isle of Man. The famous road race kicks off tomorrow when we’ll see the superbikes and the sidecars competing.

New Troy Bayliss replica helmet

21 April, 2020

This is the helmet every World Superbike or Ducati fan wants to buy! The helmet made by Suomy features the hand-painted design that World Champion Troy Bayliss will wear in the next round of World Superbike at Portugal on November…

Valentino Rossi to race at Motegi

21 April, 2020

During this afternoon’s pre-event press conference at the Motorland Aragon circuit, Valentino Rossi confirmed that he’ll be taking part in the Japanese GP at Motegi in October.With Yamaha already confirming that Jorge Lorenzo, Ben Spies, Colin Edwards and Cal Crutchlow…