Automotive

Alpinestars Process Makes Perfect Video

15 April, 2020

PROCESS MAKES PERFECT: ADVENTURE TOURING Italian motorcycle gear manufacturer Alpinestars has produced this interesting video called ‘Process Makes Perfect’ that coincides with the release of their Fall 2010 Touring products as well as the new Tech Touring website. From concept,…

Ducati Diavel DVC by Motocorse

15 April, 2020

Motocorse - an Italian company specialized in the production of special parts for sportbikes - introduces its own rendition of the Ducati Diavel, dubbed Ducati Diavel DVC Motocorse. The model has been built on the base of the 2011 Diavel,…

New 2011 Aprilia Scarabeo 125 and 200

15 April, 2020

Part of the beauty of riding scooters in Europe are the ladies that ride them. If you think the fashion in these pics is just for the press kit, you might well be lucky enough to find women actually wearing…

Marco Melandri let's loose frustrations at Dedikato event

15 April, 2020

The 4th edition of DediKato event, which is part of the Motogweek was held at at the Portoverde Piazza at Misano on Thursday evening to pay tribute to Daijiro Kato was a big success. Kevin Schwantz, Marco Lucchinelli and Randy…

BMW S1000RR "Mad Max" by Wunderlich

15 April, 2020

Today we would like to introduce a special bike that has been created by tyre maker Continental in cooperation with two ‘big names’ of the scene: BMW’s aftermarket specialist Wunderlich (which is also responsable for the Piranha kit) and renowned…

FIM Reveals Entry Lists for MotoGP, Moto2 and 125cc

15 April, 2020

The FIM has revealed still another provisional entry list for the 2010 MotoGP, Moto2, and 125cc championships.In MotoGP there will be 17 riders. We’ve lost Hayate Racing, Scot Honda that pulled out at the end of the 2009 season, while…

Two Team Managers in HRC Repsol Honda

15 April, 2020

HRC Repsol Honda is readying itself for the upcoming 2010 season and is giving the team a partial makeover. After wooing away three techs from Yamaha (Andrea Zugna, Carlo Luzzi and Christian Battaglia) and Ducati’s Livio Suppo who will be…

Yamaha not keeping the door shut on a Valentino Rossi comeback?

15 April, 2020

Jorge Lorenzo launched the first and very tenuous lifeline to solve Valentino Rossi’s predicament of where he’ll be ending up in 2013, by saying he wasn’t against a return to Yamaha of his former team mate, “I wouldn’t mind at…

Thousands of "Vespisti" meet at Cefalù for the Vespa World Days 2008

15 April, 2020

More than 5000 Vespa fans from 15 countries coloured the streets of Cefalù and Palermo, invading the north coast of Sicily. This was a great success for the second edition of Vespa World Days: the most important world gathering dedicated…

Valentino Rossi's retirement? It's a big lie says Sportmediaset

15 April, 2020

It took very little time for Sportmediaset.com who is very close to Valentino Rossi, to shoot down The Telegraph’s article regarding Rossi’s retirement, calling it a ‘balla colossale’ (a big lie).The Italian website immediately contacted members of Rossi’s entourage who…

Lamborghini Aventador takes on cows on Italian roads: video

15 April, 2020

The Lamborghini Aventador takes a drive through the Italian countryside in this video (in fact there are two Aventadors) and while the storm brewing of the previous video gives way to the colours of the Belpaese, the hefty music and…

Ducati Diavel Arrow exhaust

15 April, 2020

The Ducati Diavel gets its own Arrow exhaust in an example of how to fit a sports exhaust to a cruiser bike. The Diavel Arrow ehxaust is from the Race-Tech range and comes in titanium, aluminium and carbonfibre. The aluminium…

George Clooney tours Lake Como on a Harley Davidson

15 April, 2020

How come I never get to see George Clooney at Lake Como on a motorcycle, dammit?! I live on the lake (the non-Clooney side, where the normal people live), and in my brief trips around in my little Opel Corsa…

WSBK Assen: Jakub Smrz on top in QP1

15 April, 2020

This afternoon’s first qualifying practice at Assen, continued to see Jakub Smrz on top of the timesheets, confirming his good form on the Ducati after his second place in race 1 at Donington. The Czech rider put in a best…

Ratthapark Wilairot discharged from hospital

15 April, 2020

Two weeks after his road accident, with a pair of very lucky big ones and an almost kevlar body, Ratthapark Wilairot was released from the Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok on Thursday.The Thai rider had been in the intensive care unit…

Colin Edward's Texas Tornado Boot Camp (w/video)

15 April, 2020

MotoGP veteran Colin Edwards is building the Texas Tornado Boot Camp, a special motorcycle training facility 40 miles north of Houston, Texas. The 20 acre facility will include a 300’ x 150’ covered TT track with lighting for night racing,…

2013 MotoGP Austin – more from the riders plus images

15 April, 2020

After reading what the Repsol Honda and Yamaha Factory team riders had to say following yesterday’s first day of practice at the stunning Circuit of the Americas, you can catch up on what some of the others riders had to…

Ducati Streetfighter vs Benelli TNT 1130

15 April, 2020

This video from the guys at Motorcycle.com pits the Benelli TNT 1130 against the Ducati Streetfighter in a road test. After dyno testing, the bikes are said to be quite similar, though you may think it’s a bit unfair to…

MT Helmets: Defender Relic 2009

15 April, 2020

With some mean looking designs, MT Helmets has released a new collection for 2009, called “Defender Relic”. The full face helmet is made from thermo-plastic materials and is characterised by its new and agressive design, aimed at young, sporty customers.The…

Nico Terol leads final day of testing in Jerez washout

15 April, 2020

The final day of Moto2 testing at Jerez de la Frontera was a washout, with only twenty riders of the previous 33 that were present deciding to take to track only during the morning session, after the rain returned to…

Ducati GP11.1 and GP12 get more testing

15 April, 2020

Apparently after Valentino Rossi’s latest words on the GP12 and its current potential, “the truth is that in the tests with the 1000cc I went slower than today’s fastest riders on the 800’s, and this means that there is still…

Santa Rides a HOG – The New Christmas Carol

15 April, 2020

With just seven days till Christmas and looking for something for the holiday season, we came across this video in Youtube. So forget about all those traditional Christmas carols, like White Christmas and Jingle Bells, because this guy has absolutely…