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3 Year Deal for Bridgestone

24 April, 2020
Bridgestone has now officially become the MotoGP tire supplier with a contract for the next three years (2009-2011) after signing a deal with commercial rights holders Dorna Sports.Bridgestone was the only company to submit a proposal when Michelin failed to…

Marc Marquez gets light wrist slap over Kallio incident

24 April, 2020
Marc Marquez has gotten another light slap on the wrist - his third this season after Qatar with his run in with Thomas Luthi and Catalunya which ended in tears for Pol Espargaro - from the Race Direction for punting…

Video: Valentino Rossi at Vrooom – first look and words

24 April, 2020
While bad weather at Madonna del Campiglio may have postponed the official opening of the 2011 Ferrari/Ducati Vrooom, all the riders/drivers were present and what every journalist and crazed fan was waiting for to see, Valentino Rossi finally dressed in…

Casey and Marco ready for the next round at Misano

24 April, 2020
Casey Stoner and Marco Melandri are returning to Italy for the next round of the MotoGP Championship. Casey is trailing Rossi in the rankings at second place and has said: “We had a great result at Misano last year and…

Chaz Davies tests electronics at Jerez

24 April, 2020
Joining the Aprilia World Superbike team at a private two-day test at Jerez de la Frontera circuit in Spain, was also BMW Motorrad GoldBet’s Chaz Davies (GBR) who got another chance in testing the BMW S 1000 RR after the…

Andrea Dovizioso and Tony Cairoli for Inter Campus Charity

24 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso along with Kopron, Inter (football club), Tony Cairoli and RCS Sport takes the field to help the charity association Inter Campus, to restore the right to play to children around the world. Inter Campus has been working since…

Peugeot BB1 based on motorcycle

24 April, 2020
The Peugeot BB1 Concept looks more like a car than a motorcycle, but its technological inspiration in fact comes from the latter. The handle bars are pure motorcycle style, and the wheel axes are put together in such a way…

Bridgestone thinking of making MotoGP teams pay for tires

24 April, 2020
Bridgestone has been the sole tire supplier for MotoGP since 2009, after most of the riders demanded a switch to Japanese tire manufacturer, leaving Michelin with no option than a pull-out. At the end of next year Bridgestone’s contract with…

Yamaha Stryker 2011: colours, technical specs, photos and video

24 April, 2020
Yamaha cruiser motorcycle subsidiary, Star Motorcycles has debuted the 2011 Stryker. This new chopper wants to enter into direct competition with Honda’s Fury.Much more muscular and aggressive looking than the Fury, the Stryker mounts a 1304cc V-Twin engine, based on…

Michel Fabrizio gets Red Devils Roma ride for 2013

24 April, 2020
Earlier this month Michel Fabrizio was linked to ride for Red Devils Roma team after the team picked up General Invest as their new sponsor and the Italian has now been officially confirmed in Andrea Petricca’s outfit in 2013, and…

Class 50, new Italjet scooter

24 April, 2020
Italjet presents its Class 50, a new scooter available from September, it’s comfortable, practical and light.The wide foot rest allows for some great space while the larger seat means carrying a passenger is comfortable on longer trips as well. The…

WSBK Misano: Super cool Carlos Checa wins race 1

24 April, 2020
Carlos Checa did it again at the Misano World Circuit, taking a comfortable victory in race 1 under a sunny Italian sky and his seventh of this seasonThe Althea Ducati rider who currently leads in the standings, had so so…

Sexy Bikers: the seDUCATIve 1199 Panigale

24 April, 2020
Since it first appeared at the end of 2011, we all got mesmerized by the jaw-dropping beauty of the new Ducati 1199 Panigale, the new flagship model from the legendary Italian manufacturer. In order to emphasize its fascinating lines, USA’s…

Tucano Urbano's Termoscud has more uses than one (w/video)

24 April, 2020
Italian motorcycle and scooter gear maker Tucano Urbano has come with a very interesting and intriguing advert to promote their Termoscud leg covers, that provides warm protection from cold, wind and rain to scooter riders and their passengers.The commercial is…

Colin Furze breaks his own record longest motorcycle record

24 April, 2020
The saying idle hands are the devil’s tools certainly can’t be applied to Colin Furze, because the 31-year old plumber/inventor is back with another world record. Furze, in 2008 broke the world record for the longest and ridable motorcycle that…

Eicma 2008: BMW Lo Rider customise your bike

24 April, 2020
BMW has conquered the world of touring, enduro, naked and Gran Turismo and now, in an example of further investment in the motor cycle sector, is trying out a new marketing campaign with a BMW custom design motorcycle project. The…

Italian supermoto rider Davide Gozzini conquers Australia

23 April, 2020
I wonder if Davide Gozzini knew what was in store for him, being the only European rider invited to participate in Australia’s Supermoto Championship on the weekend in Perth. Whatever he was expecting, he didn’t let it show and impressed…

Valentino Rossi invites Marc Marquez to ride at his Motoranch

23 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi’s personal track, the Biscia, is already home for a number of his cronies, and he often welcomes other riders from the Moto3 and Moto2 championships to train and have fun at his motoranch, where they often organize races.…

Ducati Desmosedici GP10 Pics

23 April, 2020
After this afternoon’s video of the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 from Wroom 2010 at Madonna del Campiglio, we’ve finally got some great pics of the bike that you can really enjoy.

Sete Gibernau: "Rossi is very good, he can tame the Ducati"

23 April, 2020
While most MotoGP fans seem to be already writing off Valentino Rossi next season, following his Ducati debut at Valencia, despite the positive words from crew chief Jeremy Burgess who says there’s no need to panic and “anybody who bets…

Triumph 1600 Thunderbird Cafe Racer

23 April, 2020
Take a look at this Triumph Thunderbird 1600 in café racer guise. The bike has been put together by Swede Sivert Raask from Raask accessories specialist, and has a new tank, seat and fairing. The exhaust has also been given…

MotoGP Misano Gallery of Pics – Part 2

23 April, 2020
Here’s our second gallery of pics from the GP Aperol di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini weekend. After 12 rounds Jorge Lorenzo leads the championship with 271 points followed by Dani Pedrosa with 208.

Vintage video: Capirossi vs Harada in 1998

23 April, 2020
Loris Capirossi takes out Tetsuya Harada back in 1998 at the last Moto GP in Argentina at the Buenos Aires circuit. In the 250cc class, both riders are using the Aprilia RSW 250 and are vying for the championship spot.12…
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