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Suzuki e-Let's electric scooter prototype

6 April, 2020
Every motorcycle company and lately even car manufacturers (Smart and Mini) are looking at electric scooters and Suzuki not wanting to be left out is proposing their e-Let’s electric prototype .The e-Let’s developed in collaboration with Sanyo, began it’s testing…

Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday?

6 April, 2020
If Ben Spies wins a race at Nurburgring does Yamaha actually sell more R1’s ? If NitroNori Haga wins with his Xerox Ducati ,does Ducati automatically sell more 1198’s? You’ve all heard the win on Sunday, sell on Monday mantra,…

Motorcycle design Hyundai motorbike

6 April, 2020
The Japanese brands are legendary in the world of motorcycling and frankly, we’re often suprised not to see new entries on the market from famous Asian automotive brands. Designer Min Seong Kim fixes that problem for us today with this…

Valentino Rossi Fastweb Commercial

6 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi is Fastweb’s (a broadband telecommunication company) testimonial and here’s the World Champion in a commercial with one of Italia’s craziest comedians Paolo Cevoli. Cevoli, who in real life is actually a big fan of Rossi and attends several…

Spy Shots, New Ducati Spotted

6 April, 2020
One of Motoblog’s readers captured these spy shots outside of Bologna of this new motorcycle that has the unmistakeable trellis frame of a Ducati. Judging from the side shots this new Ducati model could actually be the Mega Monster performance…

1982 Suzuki 500 XR400 Championship Bike to be Auctioned

6 April, 2020
Former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion Franco Uncini will join Coys auction house in Monaco on May 18th when his Suzuki 500 XR40, on which he won the 1982 World Championship goes up for auction:This lucky number 13…

HRC wants Andrea Dovizioso in LCR Honda

6 April, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso has been a faithful Honda rider for almost a decade and this season he’s having his best MotoGP results ever and is currently third in the standings and just 25 points behind Jorge Lorenzo and he’s losing his…

MotoGP riders review Friday at Laguna Seca

6 April, 2020
Laguna Seca is a tight and twisty track and finding the proper set-up is essential to avoid excessive tire wear. The softer tire that Bridgestone brought in works well in the morning, but the MotoGP riders have already decided that…

Moto2 Qualifying: Claudio Corti On Pole for the First Time

6 April, 2020
Forward Racing had an excellent Moto2 qualifying session at Silverstone with Claudio Corti taking the pole position and team mate Jules Cluzel on second and Stefan Bradl on third and Julian Simon in fourth making it an all Suter chassis…

Moto3: Miguel Oliveira domimates FP3 with flying lap

6 April, 2020
Moto3’s third free practice at Jerez started with very cool temperatures and the now characteristic rain, but Miguel Oliveira continued to show his particular feeling on the slippery Spanish track as he again posted the best time in the last…

Helmet Turnstiles

6 April, 2020
The Mugello circuit has come up with this original idea for it’s turnstiles in one of Italy’s biggest motorcycle racing events of season, the Gran Premio D’Italia Alice. Odd thing about this helmet-turnstile, it’s a Suomy replica, identical to the…

Tom Sykes rockets to Superpole at Assen

6 April, 2020
Today’s World Superbike’s Superpole at Assen was declared wet, even if the track was more dry than damp with just a few spots of water crossing the tarmac making it tricky riding for everyone, especially in the first half of…

250cc Team Toth to Join Balatonring Aspar?

6 April, 2020
Mattia Pasini won his first race of the 2009 season in a fantastic race under the rain at the Mugello, dogfighting with Marco Simoncelli to the end. Now that he’s fourth in the 250cc World Championship standings he may have…

Casey Stoner Rumors Confirmed

6 April, 2020
The rumors regarding Casey Stoner pulling out of Brno has been confirmed by Italian website Corriere dello Sport that has Ducati’s team manager Livio Suppo stating that “Stoner was very sorry and that this decision was very painful, but necessary…

MotoGP Jerez post qualifying quotes

6 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa gave MotoGP fans a thrilling qualifying session at Jerez swapping the top spot at least a half a dozen times, but track conditions were less than optimum with Lorenzo defining them as “dangerous”, but all…

Good financial results for Ducati

6 April, 2020
Ducati has not only been voted one of the best brands in the UK, but has also experienced strong financial results during the economic crisis. The Italian bike manufacturer’s income grew by 25% for the first nine months and the…

Skoda Superb President Zeman Presidential Limo

6 April, 2020
Volkswagen are trading on Skoda’s national heritage by linking up with one of the country’s most famous people. President Milos Zeman, who took office in March 2013, has been given a brand new Skoda Superb by the Czech car manufacturer.…

Erik Buell Racing 1190RS street bike released

6 April, 2020
Bolted-on fairing never looked so good as on the 2012 Erik Buell Racing 1190RS road bike - and it never cost as much, either. The hot new creation from reborn Erik Buell’s racing bike building outfit is going on sale…

BMW Concept Active Tourer in video

6 April, 2020
German manufacturer BMW releases a new video starring the BMW Concept Active Tourer, a new an MPV developed on the same platform of the 1-series which we first saw at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. With an exterior length of…

2012 Husqvarna motocross offroad range

6 April, 2020
Let’s forget for a moment about the Husqvarna Nuda 900R and get back to its offroad roots, checking out the Husqvarna dirt bike range for 2012. These Husqvarna cross bikes follow the enduro range with a few updates, but nothing…

BMW G 650 X Country my 2009

6 April, 2020
BMW Motrrad has shown its model year 2009 scrambler offering, with the re-done G 650 X Country. A new captivating colour emerges, Sunset Yellow, while seat height has been reduced for a broader public, including women.The German company has modified…

MotoGP Brno – Chris Vermeulen talks about Qualifying

6 April, 2020
Chris Vermeulen talks about his 11th place in today’s qualifying session at Brno.Vermeulen’s place in Rizla Suzuki is on the line for the 2010 season. According to the Spanish press Vermeulen’s ride may be going to 250cc rider Alvaro Bautista…