Moto2: Aleix Espargaro signs with Pons team
To be dropped from Pramac Ducati at the end of the season to make room for Loris Capirossi and maybe Randy de Puniet, Aleix Espargaro had to turn to Moto2 to for a new ride and has found it with…
WDW 2012: the super hot Bike Wash
Most of the Ducati enthusiasts who attended the 2012 World Ducati Week at the Misano World Circuit had to travael a long way to get there, defying the super hot Italian weather dressed up in leather, helemts n gloves, and…
Fiat 500 Abarth – video at the Nurburgring
The Fiat Auto Group has developed a liking for the Nurburgring: after the photos of the Alfa 159 GTA here’s a video of the Fiat 500 Abarth doing the rounds. We absolutely love the sound of the engine and we…
Ryuichi Kiyonari end up racing in Asia Road Race Championship Series
They say you’re good only as your last race or in this case a championship, but seeing three time British Superbike Champion Ryuichi Kiyonari, end up racing in the FIM Asia Road Racing Championship and in the 600cc class to…
Ducati Hypermotard Stars in Upcoming Movie
The Ducati Hypermotard will have a place in Jim Carrey’s upcoming movie Yes Man. The film revolves around Carrey’s character Carl Allen being challenged to say ‘yes’ to everything - leading him to learn to ride a motorcycle. Check out…
WSB 2009: PSG1 riding Kawasaki
After the news on Twowheelsblog about WSB 2009 riders and team line up, we can bring you the first changes. The Kawasaki PSG1 Team from San Marino have renewed their website, showing Ayrton Badovini as a rider for the Kawasaki…
Lose one, gain one: Nicky Hayden to wear Dainese
Lose a rider, gain a rider. Apparently Nicky Hayden isn’t as capricious as Jorge Lorenzo, and doesn’t care that his former and now once again team mate, Valentino Rossi is a shareholder in Dainese. The former 2006 MotoGP world champion,…
MotoGP Estoril: Jorge Lorenzo fastest in FP2
With this morning’s MotoGP free practice at Estoril a washout, the Race Direction has officially decided to add another extra fifteen minutes to tomorrow’s Saturday morning free practice 3 and qualifying sessions.Free practice 2 saw all the riders, first on…
2012 Red Bull X-Fighters to begin tomorrow in Dubai (video)
The 2012 edition of the most celebrated freestyle motocross championship in the world, the Red Bull X-Fighters, will kick off tomorrow in Dubai. The first round will be staged at the Jumeirah Beach, with Dubai’s evocative skyline as a background,…
Piaggio Group company plan: Aprilia goes sporty and Moto Guzzi takes on BMW touring models
Moto Guzzi and Aprilia will have a new focus moving in to 2012 and 2013 as the Piaggio Group gets precise about what it wants from its two brands. According to Roberto Colannino, Moto Guzzi will take on the grand…
Valentino Rossi still considering shoulder operation
The open mikes of Sky Sport 24 may have picked up Valentino Rossi confessing to Giacomo Agostini that he’s in a lot pain and he’s going to have shoulder surgery at the end of season, but the Italian in yesterday’s…
Ferrari California sold at auction for 520.000 USD
Where would you expect to find a Ferrari California if not amongst Hollywood stars and at an exclusive Santa Monica party. All for a good cause though, as the first Ferrari California sold at auction went for $520,000, donated to…
Video: Repsol Honda to debut special livery for Aragon GP
Repsol Honda has decided to debut a special one off livery for the Motorland Aragon GP this weekend and gave the job to Spanish designer David Delfin to create the new livery (and we though he only designed high-end clothes).Repsol…
Lem helmets new range: Roger, Ranger and Junior
Something for the kids for summer comes from Lem, Italian manufacturer of motorcycle helmets. The “Retro” collection includes models Roger, Ranger and Junior.The range includes jet helmets with original designs, external shell in thermoplastic material and removable and washable internal…
Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa play with remote control bikes
Before last week's Silverstone GP, Repsol Honda riders Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez visited the Honda Motor Europe's head office near London for a little PR tour.Part of the tour included playing with a pair of remote controlled bikes with…
The World's First Two Harley XR 1200 Backflips
No one really associates Harley Davidson as a true stunt bike, but in this case we have two different riders on two different continents backflipping a Harley XR-1200.Australasian Freestyle Motocross Champion Kain Saul did one in Australia and pro motocross…
Video: Ruben Xaus and Jonathan Rea talk about round 1
Both Castrol Honda riders, Jonathan Rea and Ruben Xaus had very mixed fortunes at this weekend’s World Superbike round 1 at Phillip Island.Watch a shirtless Ruben Xaus who finished 16th and 10th in the double header talk about his races…
Electric naked with 100 mile range: the Brammo Empulse unveiled
Electric motorcycles are the new cool and this Brammo street-fighting naked electric bike proves the point. The Brammo Empulse, as it’s called, apparently has a top speed of about 160 km/hr and comes in range-differentiated models. The 6.0 goes the…
Craig Jones On Ice with a Buell
Take a look at extreme rider Craig Jones at Lake Dellen in Sweden to see how fast his modified Buell 1125R could go on ice.Here’s what Jones had to say after hitting 238 km/h (148 mph):“I firmly believe that your…
Repsol presents 2012 teams
After Repsol Honda’s MotoGP team presentation at Sepang at the end of January and the official Honda Racing presentation in Tokyo February 3rd, it was now sponsor Repsol’s turn to do their bit.The Spanish petroleum giant officially launched their 2012…
The Wildest Ride on Aprilia's Dorsoduro 750 Factory
The 2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro 750 Factory is such a fun and versatile motorcycle, that owning a Dorsoduro is capable of giving you so many different emotions that it can be easily compared to the excitement of a roller coaster ride,…
Hector Barbera signs with the new Aspar Ducati Team
When Jorge “Aspar” Martinez finally got his chance to field a team in MotoGP, his first pick was 250cc rider Alvaro Bautista who turned his back on a satellite Ducati Desmosedici ride preferring to sign up with Suzuki for the…
2° Video of the Ducati Desmosedici RR
Here’s Borgo Panigale second episode on Ducati Desmosedici RR which explains the technical aspects of this street legal MotoGP motorcycle.If you missed the first episode , check it out after the jump.
Lauge Jensen custom bikes from Denmark
The first country that springs to mind as creating custom motorcycles is hardly Denmark, but these pics show the design of Uffe Lauge Jensen, and we think you’ll agree his motorcycles are truly beautiful. They are elegant customs, with the…
The new Mercedes C-Class – official photos from an italian magazine
The official press conference for the presentation of the new Mercedes C-Class will be this evening from 7.00 to 7.40 (CET) live on the Internet from Stuttgart, but the february issue of Automobilismo was out this morning with the official…