Luca Marini, Valentino Rossi’s step-brother: a future champion?
If he keeps racing like that, the young boy from Tavulla could become a legend like his brother.
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FB Corse Launch Video
You saw the pics of the FB Corse team launch last week that took place at the Virgin Radio station (who is also one of the team’s sponsors) and here’s a video that shows us a little more close-up detail…
Peugeot 308 RC Z Concept
Peugeot has announced the 308 RC Z concept car, a novel 2+2 coupè 2+2 with with sporting aspirations.The front is strongly reminescent of the current Peugeot family feeling, with the “big mouth” of the radiator grille. The belt-line has a…
Jorge Lorenzo out of Assen GP with fractured collarbone
Jorge Lorenzo’s run for the championship title was dealt a cruel blow this afternoon when the Yamaha rider was pitched off of his M1 during a wet second free practice at the Dutch circuit at Assen, suffering a left collarbone…
Motorcycle cameras: Bobbycam!
Did you see them walking on the street asking for your passport or identity card? You might have wondered about the new contraption on their uniform. Some time ago the British government asked Dutch company “x-sportscam” to develop a connection…
Marco Melandri apologizes to Loris Capirossi for his comments
We’ve already described what happened between Marco Melandri and Loris Capirossi at the 4th edition of DediKato event at Misano. Melandri who’ll be riding in WSBK next season with Yamaha Sterilgarda, has decided to apologize saying that it was a…
Ducati Electric Bicycle by Italwin
Ducati Motor Holding and the Italwin Group have gotten together to produce an electric bicycle with the Ducati logo.The new Ducati electric bicycle produced by Italwin named City Pearl was unveiled at a worldwide launch at Eurobike, the top bicycle…
30 years of the Volkswagen Jetta
In honour of the 30th birthday of the Volkswagen Jetta, here’s a historic Jetta gallery which shows the model that was originally designed back in 1979 by Italian Giorgetto Giugiaro. While the smaller car has never been particularly successful in…
MotoGP Mugello weekend gallery
While we are waiting to see how the post-race test at Mugello is going to pan out - yesterday’s winner Jorge Lorenzo is still the fastest rider at 3pm (with Colin Edwards testing different CRTs, Honda debuting a new RC213V,…
Yamaha MotoGP Riders Moonlighting
Valentino Rossi and teammate Jorge Lorenzo, Monster Tech 3 Yamaha riders Colin Edwards and James Toseland dropped in at Yamaha Motor Corporation’s U.S. headquarters in Cypress, California the other day, but they didn’t just go to shake hands and have…
Suzuki (GB) announces a limited edition GSX-R 1000
The English over on MotorCycleNews have reported that the British branch of Suzuki will be producing a limited edition GSX-R 1000 in pearl white and silver.We’re not sure what sense there is in producing a limited version motorbike just to…
MotoGP Qualifying: Rider Quotes
After today’s exciting qualifying session at Mugello, here are some rider quotes picked up from the MotoGP teams various websites.Jorge Lorenzo 1st:“I’m really happy about this because it’s a great pole position and I’m really excited to be starting from…
Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden talk about Stefan Bradl
During last week’s Ducati & Ferrari Wrooom event, Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden has time to comment on the 2011 Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl who will be debuting in MotoGP this season.Bradl who tested the LCR Honda 800cc at Valencia,…
Aprilia Pokes Fun at BMW (w/video)
The Aprilia RSV4 and BMW S1000RR broke cover on the motorcycle market at the same time, while BMW’s marketing and product placement has been over the top, Aprilia has kept a slightly lower and serious profile, trusting more in the…
Moto2 rider Dominque Aegerter to take part in ice speedway race
Even if Moto2 rider Dominque Aergerter is a native of Switzerland, (snow, ice, the Alps), apparently he never tried his hand at ice racing, and before Christmas, the Technomag-CIP rider got into the saddle of a 500cc bike with no…
Jorge Lorenzo reveals he may have a new engine at the official Estoril test
Yesterday Jorge Lorenzo presented his new book Jorge Lorenzo: El Nuevo Rey De Moto GP in Spain and naturally the questions for the reigning World Champion weren’t all focused on his book.Lorenzo revealed that Yamaha may be bringing in a…
2010 Ducati Monster 796: new engine and colours
We’re not really keen on the Ducati Monster 796 in lilac, but we’re definitely sold on the idea of a Monster that sits between the 696 and 1100. The new Monster 796 is equipped with Ducati’s 803 cc engine from…
MotoGP Jerez: the paddock girls gallery
The third round of the 2013 MotoGP season surely didn’t let us down, especially because of the furious duel between reigning champion Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) and the ‘new kid’ Marc Marquez (Honda), which ended with a collision between the two…
Update on Dani Pedrosa's shoulder condition
When Dani Pedrosa started to fade during last weekend’s Qatar GP to be overtaken first by Casey Stoner and then by Jorge Lorenzo, we thought that his Honda RC212V was having problems (talk of excessive fuel consumption had been bandied…
Buick live @ the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is also an excellent opportunity to take a look at the stands of those brands which are not being marketed in Europe (though quite a few of them actually do with just a different…
Motorcycles now at Concorso d'Eleganza, Villa d'Este
Italy’s Villa d’Este Concorso d’Eleganza for automobiles is a world famous concours hosting some of the most beautiful concept and vintage cars you’ll ever see. To give you an idea, the 2011 Villa d’Este event will host a new Aston…
Special: Ducati Cafe 9
Not every custom or special bike lasts forever, most of them are just the offspring of some short-lived style or trend that becomes terribly outdated just a couple of years later. But there are exceptions to this rule, there are…
Nolan workers accept solidarity contracts
Motorcycle manufacturers aren’t the only ones feeling the difficult economic situation, even companies who produce accessories for motorcycles and motorcycle gear are feeling the hard pinch of dropping sales, and Nolan, who produces helmets entirely made in Italy have decided…
Victory new models released with biker babe advertising
Pretty ladies and motorcycles are a winning combination it seems, as Victory Motorcycles releases its new range with a bikini-clad girl draped over the CORE concept bike. The CORE is a new rigid-frame concept for Victory, featuring a cast alluminium…
Marco Melandri: "If I'm dreaming, don't wake me up"
Marco Melandri’s incident with Max Biaggi at Donington Park may have been made into a media frenzy (hell, you don’t exactly see bitch slapping in garages every day), especially after all those Biaggi post race interviews with the Italian media,…