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Tom Sykes Testing the 2011 Kawsaki ZX-10R at Autopolis

11 April, 2020
While Tom Sykes has admitted he’s not sure that he’ll be retained by Kawasaki for the 2011 season, but the British rider, filling in for injured Chris Vermeulen, is currently at the Autopolis circuit in Japan trying out the new…

John Hopkins first test with Stiggy Honda

11 April, 2020
John Hopkins has concluded his first test onboard the Stiggy Racing Honda Superbike at the Almeria track in southern Spain before making his World Superbike Championship debut in Valencia this weekend. Hopkins took to the track for the first time…

Video: Mike Hailwood in Francorchamps

11 April, 2020
Twowheels presented the launch of NCR’s Mike Hailwood TT bike that was shown at the EICMA, but we thought we’d go back in time and show you how riders in Mike’s period enjoyed racing. Look at the video and imagine…

Hector Barbera signs with Sito Pons

11 April, 2020
The Pons Racing WRB team managed by Sito Pons has signed rider Hector Barbera to head their new 250cc team in 2009 championship. Barbera will ride an Aprilia RSA and will continue to be sponsored by the Spanish company Globalia…

For hardcore Valentino Rossi fans only

11 April, 2020
If you don’t give a rat’s ass about Italian gossip regarding Valentino Rossi, you can skip this post, we’ll understand, but if you’re a super fan and need to know what’s happening in the life of the MotoGP star, besides…

Absurd Motorcycle Law in Vietnam

11 April, 2020
In Vietnam, an absurd law has been made about motorcycles, which could bring some problems for the Vietnamese people, but it has not yet been approved.

Moto2 Jerez: Pol Espargaro wins rain flagged race

11 April, 2020
The difficult track conditions at Jerez de la Frontera continued into today’s Moto2 race but it was the rain and the moment that the red flag was shown cutting the race to just 18 laps, who decided who won the…

Casey Stoner to test the RC213V at Sepang

11 April, 2020
With just two races left in the MotoGP 800cc era, Casey Stoner will be heading to Sepang with the 2011 Championship crown already on top of his head and wanting another pole position and another win to add to the…

Poncharal changes Moto2 line-up in 2011 with Smith and Di Meglio

11 April, 2020
Herve Poncharal’s Moto2 Tech3 team will be completely changing it’s rider line-up next season. The French manager has announced he’ll be fielding Bradley Smith and Mike di Meglio in 2011, dropping both Raffaele di Rosa and Yuki Takahashi. Bradley Smith…

Chris Vermeulen talks Sachsenring FP

11 April, 2020
Chris Vermeulen talks about today’s free practice at the Sachsenring circuit in Germany. Vermeulen highsided during practice after hitting a wet patch and was seen hobbling away after landing heavily, but it looks like he only took big knocks to…

BMW HP2 Sport SpeedCruiser by Wunderlich

11 April, 2020
We just talked about the special relationship between German after-market company Wunderlich and talented French designer Nicolas Petit just a few days ago, when we presented the wicked BMW R1200S Wunderlich Concept (a graphic rendition of a sportsbike powered by…

Yamaha FZ8 "Fazer" leaked pics?

11 April, 2020
The Yamaha FZ8 Fazer is not set for its official debut until May, but Motociclismo.it says these are leaked pics of the final version bike. The Fazer 8 will have both faired and naked versions, as seen in the pics…

Ducati Diavel pics and details

11 April, 2020
The Ducati Diavel will probably get a mixed reception as it’s unveiled at the 2010 EICMA show this week. A Ducati cruiser presented on home turf in Italy might not win the crowds and we’ve already had inklings that this…

More MotoGP Aragon paddock girls

11 April, 2020
Here are more pics of the paddock girls from the MotoGP Aragon to close off our week on the last MotoGP round. We’ll be bringing you all the action from this weekend’s Imola Superbike and obviously more of the girls…

Mercedes SLS AMG 2010 German car of the year

11 April, 2020
The Mercedes SLS AMG has been voted Germany’s car of the year by AutoBild readers, and so would we have done if we were Germans and AutoBild readers. The SLS AMG tops the rankings above the new Mercedes E-Class Cabriolet,…

Back to school with Supermoto and Gozzini

11 April, 2020
If you’re an aspiring motard rider or simply just a fan of this speciality, open your ears because in April there is not-to-be-missed appointment. The 15th of April on the Ottobiano track in Italy there will be an exceptional supermotard…

New Star '08 Befast jacket

11 April, 2020
motoabbigliamento.it is presenting the new Star’08 Befast jacket. This is a durable jacket with removable inner lining and breathable water proof interior membrane for all-season wear.The Star’08 Befast has adjustable velcro straps around the waist, wrists and collar. Removable padding…

New crossovers BMW X4

11 April, 2020
Here’s one of the first BMW X4 renderings in which we can see that it won’t be an oversized X3, although Theophilus Chin has imagined it as rather an undersized BMW X6. In fact, BMW has itself declared that the…

MotoGP: Typo Error, Marco Melandri to race with #33

11 April, 2020
When the FIM released the provisional MotoGP entry list today, we were surprised to see that Marco Melandri would be racing with Toni Elias’ #24 and not his usual #33. According to several websites who contacted Team Gresini’s press office…