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John Hopkins withdraws from Malaysian GP

20 April, 2020

John Hopkins has been forced to withdraw from the rest of this Sepang GP weekend. The American rider has suffered a relapse of the same hand injury that ruled him out of his wildcard appearance at Brno last August. At…

MotoGP Laguna Seca: Casey Stoner Fastest in Friday's Free Practice

20 April, 2020

Casey Stoner commanded today’s free practice at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, the Ducati rider was the first rider to break the 1.22 mark and seemed untouchable throughout the one hour practice session laying down a best lap of 1′21″699…

LCR Honda team presentation at Venice Casino

20 April, 2020

The city of Venice with the marvellous backdrop of it’s annual Carnival that recreates the atmosphere of the event as it was lived under the Serenissima Republic, hosted the LCR Honda MotoGP Team’s presentation at the reknowned Venice Casino. Last…

Marc Marquez breaks top speed record and Pedrosa suffers corner entry issues in FP1

20 April, 2020

Marc Marquez spent the better part of the first free practice in Qatar having to relearn the lines and braking points - he ran off track a few times trying to find it - and he ended up posting the…

WSBK Donington OP1 – Fabrizio takes provisional pole

20 April, 2020

Michel Fabrizio took provisional pole position with a 1′30.775 lap this afternoon in a wet to dry qualifying session at Donington Park, only four tenths of a second from Troy Bayliss’s 2007 record.Leon Haslam was second, but four tenths from…

Kawasaki KLR650 Panama motorcycle tour

20 April, 2020

What would you give to be exploring the roads and offroads of Panama? In these videos from HalfThrottle, we get cool music, great landscapes and a battered Kawasaki KLR650 which keeps going the distance. The words from the man himself…

Moto Guzzi V11 special edition by Barbacane: the Coppa Acerbo

20 April, 2020

This Moto Guzzi special edition by Filippo Barbacane, called the “Coppa Acerbo” is based on the beautiful Moto Guzzi V11. The ‘Coppa Acerbo’ name refers to a race that was held in Pescara, Italy, from 1924 to 1961, which was…

2011 EICMA: Ossa Enduro and Explorer

20 April, 2020

Spanish manufacturer Ossa chose the 2011 EICMA to unveil two brand new motorcycles: the ‘Exlporer‘ (inspired by an old 1972 Ossa model bearing the same name) and the ‘Enduro‘, both of which are expected to enter the market in 2012.…

Electric bikes BRD RedShift SM

20 April, 2020

This is what the electric motorcycle market needed - a bunch of guys to set out and build an electric bike that would be as fast as a fuel-powered counterpart, if not more so. That is exactly the philosophy BRD…

Ducati 1198 SP vs Mercedes AMG SLS at Nurburgring

20 April, 2020

The eternal dilemma, two wheels vs four wheels, which is faster? The Italians from Due Ruote pitted the Ducati 1198 SP against a Mercedes AMG SLS at the super fast and difficult Nurburgring circuit.According to the testers who battled on…

Further Surgery For Casey Stoner?

20 April, 2020

Casey Stoner admitted after the IRTA test that the wrist was not completely recovered, but does not expect it to be a problem during the race weekend.“It’s not 100 per cent, but the pain is almost zero now .We’ve understood…

Eugene Laverty to partner Max Biaggi in Aprilia in 2012

20 April, 2020

Eugene Laverty, according to Italian website motosprint.it will be riding for World Superbike’s Aprilia Alitalia Racing team and fielded alongside Max Biaggi in 2012.Laverty was tipped to ride for BMW Italia, who was offering him a contract for 300.000 euros,…

Olive branch between Liberty Racing and Infront

20 April, 2020

Following their controversial post-Monza press release and then continuing their protest at the Donington Park round without their hospitality, World Superbike Liberty Racing team who previous said that they would continue in the championship has decided to officially kiss and…

Rossi and Lorenzo Superstars in Indonesia

20 April, 2020

If there were any question about how important emerging markets are to motorcycle manufacturers just check out Fiat Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi’s and Jorge Lorenzo’s leathers and YZR-M1 bikes, that see the Semakin di Depan “One Step Ahead logos and the…

Bernice shows how to ride at Assen

20 April, 2020

Dutch rider Bernice Sangers lives very close to the Assen racetrack. And she likes to show us how to ride a lap on the well known race track. They mounted a bullet camera on her Ducati 748 for this occasion.Bernice…

Official: Cal Crutchlow to ride for Ducati in 2014-2015

20 April, 2020

As highly anticipated, Ducati has officially announced that Cal Crutchlow will be racing for their factory team in 2014 and 2015.The British rider will joining former team mate Andrea Dovizioso and will work on developing the Desmosedici and growing Ducati’s…

Andrea Dovizioso to undergo plate removal surgery

20 April, 2020

Andrea Dovizioso has decided to put off the removal of a plate from his shoulder until early next month. The new Ducati rider has been very busy since the end of the MotoGP season, he was at the EICMA show…

WSBK Phillip Island – What the riders had to say after QP1

20 April, 2020

Check out what some of the World Superbike riders had to say after today’s first qualifying practice at Phillip Island and find out who was happy, who wasn’t and why.Carlos Checa – 1st“I’m really satisfied with today’s test. I worked…

Bikes and condoms: Durex commercial

20 April, 2020

This amusing video comes to us from Durex and is an ad for their lubrificating gel. Which seems to have stupefying properties for the girl involved. We leave you with the comments, and thank Edu for the note.

Cal Crutchlow completes first test with Yamaha M1

20 April, 2020

As previously anticpated, Cal Crutchlow was at Yamaha’s Fukuori track in Japan to get his first taste of the M1 in a private two day test session ahead of next month’s official end of season testing in Valencia.Crutchlow will be…

Honda Shadow Black Spirit Cruiser

20 April, 2020

Bringing up the tail end of the new 2010 Honda models released is the Shadow 750 Black Spirit cruiser. The Shadow 750 was originally launched back in 2007 and was based on the VT750 Shadow. The classic American look-alike now…

Two hybrids from Peugeot-Citroen

20 April, 2020

Via Carscoop, the news that PSA Group is bringing two diesel-electric hybrid to Geneva: the Peugeot 307 and Citroën C4 Hybride HDi. PSA Group says that these hybrids’ fuel consumption and emissions are 25% lower than gasoline-electric hybrids: 3.4 liters…