Man on Fire
Many of you may not know that MotoGP champion Barry Sheene once starred in a 1984 movie called Space Riders directed by Joe Massot and one the songs included in the soundtrack was Roger Taylor’s Man on Fire . Other…
Ducati 1098R Isle of Man TT bike: pic of the day
This Ducati 1098R will join other big-name manufacturers including BMW and KTM at the 2010 Isle of Man Tourist Trophy. Aprilia is still missing from that list, but by the time everyone gets out on the track, we might not…
MotoGP Assen: Jorge Lorenzo Wins Again
If you were expecting a duel between Jorge Lorenzo and the rest of the aliens minus one at Assen, you can forget it, because the Fiat Yamaha rider got off the starting line never looking back until he crossed the…
56 points and five rounds to go: Lorenzo vs Pedrosa
There was nothing like a non-podium finish for Jorge Lorenzo at MotoGP Aragon race yesterday to have punters speculating about whether he will hold his championship position for 2010. 56 points in five rounds is a tall order for anyone…
Fun at Festa Ducati 2008
It was a great event at Festa Ducati, sunshine, Desmorosso,nice bikes and lots of fun!Festa Ducati Photos Koen
Aprilia dedicates site to RSV4
After yesterday’s video of the Aprilia RSV4, the company has dedicated a site to it snew bike: www.rsv4aprilia.com. It contains all materials, photos, videos and more on the new Superbike. We recommend a visit.
Yamaha MotoGP team starts livery hype (w/video)
If Ducati is hyping the presentation of the Desmosedici GP12 next Monday, Yamaha is doing the same for the 2012 YZR-M1 livery, that will be officially presented during the last pre-season MotoGP tests at Jerez de la Frontera March 23-25,…
Jorge Lorenzo in Assen: I'm not worried about next year but let's keep Rossi
At a brief press conference at the MotoGP Assen, current number one in the rankings Jorge Lorenzo has stated that he’s not worried about next year. Commenting on the silly season contract rumours, Lorenzo has stated that he’s focusing on…
Marco Melandri: "That's why I crashed at Monza"
Last week we posted the transcript from the wire tap regarding the Monza circuit scandal. The smoking gun revealed circuit directors knew that the asphalt had problems before the start of the World Superbike round, but kept quiet about it,…
MotoGP Catalunya: Third Consecutive Pole Position for Jorge Lorenzo
State of grace again for Jorge Lorenzo who took his third consecutive pole position after Silverstone and Assen at his home track of Montmelò. The Fiat Yamaha rider with a fabulous fourth sector, stopped the clock at 1.42.046 leaving behind…
Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team at Daytona
The new Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies team finished in the top ten at the Daytona 200. This was the first ever race for the team and rider Chaz Davies besides finishing 7th also took the fastest lap of the event.…
Power Electronics Aspar team presentation
Yesterday evening at the Hotel Balneario de las Arenas in Valencia, Power Electronics Aspar Team officially presented Randy de Puniet and Aleix Espargaro and the 2012 race livery to the public (we already saw the new livery during the CRT…
WSBK Assen QP1 – Smrz leads the Way
This afternoon’s qualifying practice on the slightly modified Assen circuit, more or less confirmed what happened during the earlier free practice, except that Czech rider Jakub Smrz on his privateer Pata B&G Ducati snatched the top spot from Hannspree Ten…
Gigi Dall'Igna denies any Aprilia wrongdoings
When yesterday’s rumor broke that Aprilia had run a slightly different fuel injection pump on Max Biaggi’s RSV4 at Assen, and that the Italian manufacturer had been warned to replace it with the original homologated one mounted on their street…
Ducati 696 most sold bike in Italy in June
“The new Ducati 696 Monster is the most sold bike in Italy in June”. This are the words from Gabriele Del Tochio, CEO of Ducati Motor and he wrote it on the Ducati Desmoblog.Gabriele is very happy about the result…
Piaggio MP3 Hybrid to be launched soon
According to the Solomoto30 magazine, Piaggio’s three wheeled hybrid scooter, the MP3 Hybrid, will soon be ready for production.The hybrid scooter was presented at the 2008 Eicma show in Milan and is equipped with two engines: a four stroke, Leader…
Marc Marquez quickest in Misano post-race test
After taking second in the San Marino GP on Sunday, Repsol Honda rookie Marc Marquez took over the timesheets in the official post race test at the Misano today.Marquez moved ahead on the timesheets with his last flying lap of…
Valentino Rossi Admits he's only 65% Fit for Mugello GP
In yesterday’s pre-event press conference at the Mugello, Valentino Rossi revealed what was floating around the web this past week, that his shoulder injury picked up in a motocross accident more than a month ago is more serious than what…
Valentino Rossi laughs off Casey Stoner's attack
One of the hottest stories ahead of this weekend’s Indianapolis GP is MCN’s interview with reigning World Champion Casey Stoner, which will no doubt make this mid August summer day even hotter and turn tomorrow’s pre-event press conference into a…
Chris Vermeulen expects to be back by January (w/video)
Chris Vermeulen expects to be able to return to the track to begin testing Kawasaki’s 2011 ZX-10R early January. So far the testing of the new racing superbike has been carried out by Tom Sykes and Katsuaki Fujiwara.The Aussie who…
New Citroen C3: waiting for the debut at the end of 2009
The latest spy pictures by now date back to November 2008, but the developments of the next generation Citroen C3, awaiting the exclusive DS3, haven’t stopped. Actually the next C3 will recapture some stylistic aspects from this latest model, keeping…
MotoGP Donington -Dani Pedrosa leads the way in FP1
Dani Pedrosa set the fastest lap time in the dying seconds of the session to clock a best time of 1.38.627 in Friday’s practice at Donington Park. A heavy rain shower during the 125cc session left the track wet for…
Santa Claus and bikes: Father Christmas onboard a Ducati 748
Check out this great pic of the day of Santa Claus riding a Ducati 748, from the guys at Motoblog.it. The Christmas motorcycle decoration comes from reader desmoclau - it looks like Santa’s bike of choice so far is colour…
Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi happy with Aragon test
After finishing on top of the timesheets in the official post-race test in Barcelona on Monday, Jorge Lorenzo continued his perfect record during the private test at the Motorland Aragon circuit today.Lorenzo was able to lap under Casey Stoner’s 2011…
Meet Flossie, the Motorcycle riding Robot
When motorcyle racing teams will get tired of prima donna racers, riders who want pay increases and complain about this and that, Flossie could well become the answer in a not to distant future.Castrol, the makers of synthetic oil have…