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MotoGP rider quotes following a difficult Friday at Jerez

8 April, 2020
The drizzling weather and rain tires were the two main topics that the MotoGP riders talked about following today’s two difficult practice sessions at Jerez de la Frontera.Due to the constantly changing track conditions (wet, damp, drying and wet again)…

MotoGweek in Italy: August MotoGP event

8 April, 2020
If you find yourself in Italy in August before the MotoGP round at Misano, you might want to pop in to the MotoGweek from August 26 to 31. It’s the only event of its kind in Europe and will take…

Moto2 LaGlisse team owner sentenced to jail term

8 April, 2020
Moto3 JHK T-Shirt Laglisse team that will be fielding this season’s title favourite Maverick Vinales and first female Moto3 rider Ana Carrasco, just took a massive blow, as team owner Jaime Fernandez Aviles has been sentenced to serve a two…

Spy shot of the new Piaggio MP3 caught testing

8 April, 2020
Thanks to Spanish website MotorPassionMoto.com we can show you what is believed to be Piaggio’s updated version of their three wheeled scooter the MP3 or the Fuoco (fire) which was caught testing on the roads near Girona in Spain. Apparently…

Hello Kitty Engine Oil and We're not Joking

8 April, 2020
Italy is known for it’s style, Lamborghini, Ferrari you name it, some of the best looking things have Made in Italy on it, but when we find out that Agip, who is a subsidary of Italy’s leading energy company partners…

BMW S1000RR vs BMV M 510 (w/video)

8 April, 2020
The guys over at Eurocarblog passed on this video they found on AutoExpress and as always it’s car pitted against a motorcycle and features two of the finest BMW machines battling at Cadwell Park circuit, also known as the ‘Mini-Nurburgring’…

Audi A1 – first official sketches

8 April, 2020
Car Magazine has obtained official design sketches of the new Audi A1, Mini-rival from Ingolstadt. They write that these sketches have been “smuggled out of Ingolstadt’s design HQ”.The Audi A1 will join the B-premium segment (or supermini), a segment that…

Yamaha Workers Protest at Monza Rally Show

8 April, 2020
While Valentino Rossi was having fun and competing in the Monza Rally Show, about a hundred Yamaha workers from Gerno di Lesmo showed up at the event armed with whistles, bells and banners trying to gain more visibility from the…

Sing to Jorge Lorenzo 'X-Fuera' Song (w/video)

8 April, 2020
After songs dedicated to Valentino Rossi by Spanish band Sorry Mamma and Brit punk band March to the Grave and the usual fan songs that you can find on YouTube, we now have ‘X-fuera’ written and performed by Mallorcan rapper…

Urban Freestyler Julien Dupont

8 April, 2020
Julien Dupont is the inventor of the new sport called Trial X and the king of urban trial freestyle.Dupont travels around the world doing what he loves best in big cities.Check out is latest adventure in Athens, Greece, even if…

2011 Vespa World Days

8 April, 2020
The 2011 Vespa World Days event will take place north of Oslo, at Gjøvik, in about a week’s time and it seems like this meet only gets bigger every year. With registration still open, so far we can expect thousands…

Suzuki to decide WSBK and MotoGP plans at Motegi

8 April, 2020
What are going to be the fates of Alstare Suzuki and Rizla Suzuki next season? According to Alstare’s Francis Batta, the Hamamatsu manufacturer will reveal its 2012 plans during the Japanese GP at Motegi next week.Batta confirmed that after his…

WSBK, Brno: massive photo gallery from the pits

8 April, 2020
We close the chapter dedicated to the Czech GP with our usual photo gallery picturing the best moments of the weekend away from the track. The latest round of the World Superbike Championship saw Marco Melandri taking two wins to…

Quantya electric motorcycle: environmental fun

8 April, 2020
If you think that you can’t enjoy yourself on an electric motorcycle like the Quantya, check out this video of motorcycle fun in the snow. It’s quiet, environmentally friendly and will still give you some adrenalin - what more could…

Casey Stoner drives the Alfa Romeo 8C

8 April, 2020
That motorcycle riders enjoy having fun in cars, and drivers on motorcycles, has become a kind of tradition in the world of motorsports and here we see Casey Stoner taking and Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione for a spin on the…

2009 Kawasaki ZXR 1200

8 April, 2020
Kawasaki is updating its range for 2009 with the new version of the ZXR 1200, a muscular naked that’s not giving up its 70’s style, highlighting some of its characteristics from those years. Featured is a generous front headlight and…

Jonathan Rea nabs Superpole at Portimao

8 April, 2020
Jonathan Rea took his second Superpole of 2011 during the final round of the World Superbike season at Portimao. The Northern Irishman headed the top of the timesheets when it counted the most, in SP3 he stopped the clock with…

Axel Pons undergoes Surgery

8 April, 2020
Axel Pons, son of two times 250cc World Champion Sito Pons, now team owner underwent surgery yesterday morning at Barcellona’s USP Institut Universitari Dexeus clinic to remove two pins that were inserted in both tibias last year.The 18 year old…

Everyone wants to be an official Kawasaki team in WSBK

8 April, 2020
Teams Pedercini and Supersonic are just two of the squads that have put forward requests to become the official Kawaski factory team next season in World Superbikes.Paul Bird Motorsports is the current factory team, however Kawasaki’s technical director, Ichiro Yoda…

Desert Race 1970's Style

8 April, 2020
Flashback to California to the early 70’s and watch this impressive and grueling desert race, where one of these crazy riders was movie star icon and motorcycle lover Steve McQueen. No leathers, no full face helmets, no cell phones, no…

How to lose 144 licence points in only 15 minutes

8 April, 2020
This incredible story was told by a motorcyclist from Turin to Smania di Sicurezza (Italian Foundation for Road Safety), with proof of the adventure appearing on their blog.The genius in question in this episode was riding around with no helmet,…

Ducati concept: 599 Mono vs KTM RC4

8 April, 2020
Check out this sexy Ducati concept, called the 599 Mono, designed by Dan Anderson, of Voltra fame. This Ducati is designed as a single-cylinder sportsbike to rival the KTM RC4. The artist’s impression shows not only the hot looks, but…

T-Max Protex 01, 290 Km/h missile

8 April, 2020
As promised by our Italian colleagues, here is a truly special and unique T-Max.This is the T-Max Protex 01, manufactured by Fuorigirimoto. The look is that of the Japanese Maxiscooter, while the performance is of a twin-cyclinder bike. The T-Max…