Métisse Desert Racer Video
Remember the Steve McQueen Métisse Desert Racer? Since it’s associated with the King of Cool, even the BBC decided it was worth a story.
Monster 696: women always choose the best
Think women don’t anything about motorcycles? Check out this funny video of the Ducati Monster 696 and you might change you’re mind. After the jump…
Vespa slidings
We have seen MotoGp powerslides. Today a videoclip about Vespa Special slidings!
WSBK Nurburgring: Max Biaggi Takes Superpole
Max Biaggi took his second Superpole of the season after a crash in this morning’s Q2 session left him with bruises on his hand. The Roman Emperor set down a blazing lap of 1′54.595 at the Nurburgring circuit that was…
Valentino Rossi shows off the rod and pins from his leg
Once upon a time before Facebook and Twitter you only used to know when a rider had surgery and metalwork removed because teams issued press releases, now the riders are taking command of their lives and getting one-on-one with their…
Aprilia RXV 4.5 first Dakar victory
The Aprilia RXV 4.5 has just won its first 2010 Dakar stage, with rider Francisco Lopez on board. The whacky but cool bike is a new entry for Aprilia, with the change to 450 cc models making it competitive this…
Triumph Daytona 1200 made from lego
This “special” version of the Daytona 1200 comes from Legoland UK, and we love the fact that they invested time and energy into creating a full-size lego Triumph. We would love to have been on the team to build this…
Guangzhou Auto Show: Chery M14CC with Pininfarina design
At the Chinese Guangzhou motor show, the new Chery M14CC debuted. This is quite an attractive coupè cabriolet, with an unusual style for the Chinese market, that was designed by Italian motorcar design house, Pininfarina.The Pininfarina cabriolet features a metal…
WSBK: Another head falls in BMW, Gobmeier to replace Hauser
The clashing and infighting between former team manager Davide Tardozzi and Berthold Hauser on how to run BMW’s Superbike team seems to affected the BMW’s head honchos in more ways than one, because after the divorce by mutual consent just…
Andrea Iannone: 'cornering is like having sex'
MotoGP rookie Andrea Iannone is an extrovert and often reminds us a mix of a younger Valentino Rossi and the late Marco Simoncelli, rather rough-cut and with a devil-may-care and who gives a s@#t attitude.The Italian rider was interviewed by…
Max Biaggi fends of Melandri to win race 2 at Brno
Race 2 at the Czech circuit of Brno was almost an exact carbon copy of race 1, with Max Biaggi and Marco Melandri duelling for the entire race and Carlos Checa hanging on, but never actually getting between the two…
WSBK MMP: Leon Camier leads in QP2 washout
The expected rain and cold hit the Miller Motorsports Park track right on schedule and qualifying practice 2 was a total washout, with the riders venturing out for a lap or two and then wisely electing to return to their…
Javier Fores to replace James Toseland in BMW Italia for last Superbike rounds?
Spanish website motoworld.es is reporting that BMW Italia has asked former Aspar Moto2 rider ‘Xavi’ Fores to replace the James Toseland who was forced into retirement, for the final three rounds of the World Superbike championship.The Italian Superbike team after…
WSBK Portimao QP1 – Jonathan Rea takes provisional pole
Jonathan Rea edged out Jakub Smrz to take Friday’s provisional pole position at Portimao. Smrz on a satellite Ducati, who lead the first free practice finished second.Ben Spies jumped up from his 7th place in FP session to take third,…
Aleix Espargaro to Pramac Ducati in 2010
According to GP Week Aleix Espargaro will be riding with Pramac Ducati next season as their second rider, next to the already confirmed Mika Kallio.Espargaro, older brother of Pol, who won yesterday’s 125cc race, was hotly tipped as getting the…
Max Biaggi gets a black flag at WSBK 2011 Donington Park Superpole
Sometimes Max Biaggi can be his own worst enemy. Every rider can have a bad weekend, but the Donington Park round revealed a very nervous and erratic Roman Emperor. Not only did he get into a handbag fight with Marco…
Vintage pics: Renzo Pasolini and Giancarlo Cecchini tune their Benelli
Here’s another lovely vintage motorcycle pic of the day, showing two historic figures in Italian motorcycle racing: Renzo Pasolini and Giancarlo Cecchini. Pasolini was a genius bike rider until the infamous Monza crash, and Cecchini was equally as clever with…
Motorbike Gang caught on Camera
A motorbike gang escaped with jewels and watches in a broad daylight robbery on the Leslie Davis store on London’s Oxford Street, using sledge hammers and revving engines to cover the noise. CNN got lucky and caught most of the…
WSBK – Regis Laconi Seriously Injured
During the first lap of this morning’s free practice session at Kyalami, Règis Laconi (Ducati DFX) crashed in the section between turn 11 and turn 12. Unfortunately in the crash the French rider, despite not hitting any obstacle, suffered a…
Zero MX electric stunts: company joins TTXGP eGrandPrix
Electric freestyling is in these videos with the Zero MX doing some moves at the Sydney Motorcycle Expo. Boring? Just a motorised mountain bike? You decide, but in news from Hell for Leather, Zero is joining the TTXGP in the…
Video: Castrol Honda Team launch
video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo playerLucky for us Bike Channel was present at the unveiling of the Castrol Honda World Superbike team and we can now see and listen to first hand what Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus (who speaks pretty…
Yamaha France GMT 94 Ipone Team drops out of WSBK Championship
Economic woes and budget problems have hit another WSBK satellite team, after Stiggy Honda Racing, Yamaha’s GMT 94 Ipone team has also decided to drop out of the 2010 championship.The team backed by Yamaha France and run by Christophe Guyot,…
Moto Morini's New Motard
Those lucky guys at Motociclismo were present at the Adria racetrack when they caught the sound of a big twin cylinder motorcyle and then saw the motard version of what will be Moto Morini’s brand new motorcyle.Andrea Strada, Morini’s development…
Pata Negra by Radical Ducati
Just a few days after the launch of the Dirt-RAD, which is based on a 1989 Yamaha XT 600, the nice guys from Spanish aftermarket company Radical Ducati go back to their first love, the Ducatis, introducing this new special…
Moto2 – RSV Motors chosen by Cardion AB Team, Team Aspar leaning towards same choice
After Aprilia’s late decision to pullout from Moto2 that left several teams without a bike to use and needing to find last minute replacements, the Cardion AB Motoracing team that will line up Karel Abraham as their rider has decided…