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Extreme wheelie challenge with Ducati Hypermotards

10 April, 2020
Take two professional stunt riders of the caliber of Luke Emmons and Aaron Twite, give them a pair of 2013 Ducati Hypermotards and have them challenge each other in a series of riding skills and call it the 'Game of…

Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Ebony Special Edition

10 April, 2020
Black is definitely in this year, as we can see with Kawasaki launching its Ebony Special Edition of the Vulcan 900 Custom. What’s more, this isn’t just a fashionable touch-up, but a real competitive offering, with the price at only…

Hector Barbera apologizes to Dani Pedrosa

10 April, 2020
Hector Barbera was returning to action after missing the last GP races due to separte injuries - a fractured tibia and fibula picked up in training and then some cracked vertebrae at Indianpolis, the Spaniard who is out of ride…

Bad weather hampers Jerez testing

10 April, 2020
Rain hampered yesterday’s first day of testing at Jerez. The Spanish track is hosting several Moto2 teams, World Superbike BMW’s Troy Corser and Leon Haslam, Ducati MotoGP test team and rookie Karel Abraham’s Cardion AB Racing and Suter’s highly hyped…

Robot Bike vs MotoGP Bike

10 April, 2020
Designer Yutaka Igarashi has come up with still another concept, a robotically controlled motorcycle. This bike would be driven by a high power electric motor with a built in battery pack thus ensuring that the space available is utilized quite…

Pramac Ducati confirms Carlos Checa for next two races

10 April, 2020
It wasn’t exactly a closely guarded secret after Carlos Checa informed fans via Twitter he would be at Estoril and Valencia, but now Pramac Ducati has officially confirmed his presence in the next two MotoGP races.The Spaniard who has spent…

Suzuki Gladius 650 Rizla with MotoGP livery

10 April, 2020
This pic comes from Daniele, who’s reworked the Suzuki Gladius 650 in Suzuki MotoGP colours. If anyone else is playing with some renderings, let us know what you’re working on and why!

From Misano Rider Quotes after Qualifying

10 April, 2020
Dani Pedrosa took his fourth pole position of the season ahead of the San Marino Grand Prix at Misano and after a very exciting qualifying session, here’s what all the riders had to say about the session and their expectations…

Roberto Locatelli on the eCRP 1.2 at Castelletto

10 April, 2020
The eCRP 1.2 was created by CRP Racing, CRP Technology and Roberto Cevolini and was first introduced at Birmingham last January and on Friday for SkySport news program ICARUS had a very special rider to introduce this electric motorcyle racer…

Moto Guzzi California 90 unveiled

10 April, 2020
During the recent GMG 2011 (Giornate Mondiali Guzzi - Guzzi World Days 2011), Moto Guzzi unveiled the new California 90 model. The bike is a special limited edition California and is meant to honor Moto Guzzi’s 90th anniversary as well…

Dani Pedrosa to return for Estoril GP

10 April, 2020
After withdrawing from the Australian GP two weeks ago, Dani Pedrosa will attempt to ride this weekend at Estoril.According to the Spaniard, the two Friday practice sessions will be also be fitness test, to see if he’s recovered enough strength…

Electric scooters bicycles BMW Pedelec

10 April, 2020
BMW has been developing motorised scooters and electric bicycles as part of its sponsorship of the 2012 London Olympics. The little electric two-wheeler is called the BMW Pedelec and has a powered top speed of 18 mph, which can be…

Disappointing weekend for the Ducati Junior Team

10 April, 2020
Not only Superbike at Magny Cours, also all the teams and riders from the Superstock 1000 FIM Cup arrived and fought for points. For the Ducati Xerox Junior Team it was a difficult weekend. Some technical problems came up with…

Stefan Bradl signs a two year deal with LCR Honda

10 April, 2020
It was just a matter of waiting a few days after the Valencia test and the final contract details to be ironed out, but as expected Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl will be riding for LCR Honda, and for two…

World Superbike 2013 provisional calendar released

10 April, 2020
The FIM has released the 2013 World Superbike calendar and the series will be jumping from the traditional fourteen rounds to fifteen. As we already know after the recent press releases by Infront, the World Superbike championship will be switching…

Rolls Royce RR4 – new spy shots

10 April, 2020
Edmunds’ Inside Line has published some new spy shots of the RR4, the baby-Rolls Royce that will be positioned halfway between the Phantom and a BMW 7 Series.According to rumours, there will be some similarities to the BMW 7 Series,…

Photo of the Day: Stage Prop or Real Motorcycle?

10 April, 2020
Twowheels is calling on our readers for help. We want to know if this is it really a functional motorcycle and eventually who modified it or is it just a stage prop used by the German pop/rock group Tokio Hotel…

Video: the Freddie Spencer Riding School

10 April, 2020
If you want to work on your Grand Prix technique, you should check out the Freddie Spencer Riding School, where you will learn step by step how to ride faster and faster. You will learn about corner speed, braking, and…

WSBK- Ruben Xaus to miss Nurburgring?

10 April, 2020
While BMW teammate Troy Corser scored an excellent 5th place and a 10th place during the WSBK round at Brno, Ruben Xaus was not so lucky. The Spanish rider crashed out in in the first lap of race 1 and…