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MotoGP on track to Singapore in 2012

4 April, 2020
Back in 2008 we reported that Singapore would be hosting one of the MotoGP rounds in 2011 after that Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta signed an agreement with an unnamed Singaporean company to promote MotoGP in that country.After two years, we…

Indian Chief Dark Horse and Chief Bomber

4 April, 2020
Indian Motorcycle Company revealed their two new models, the Chief Dark Horse and the Chief Bomber, for its 2010 line-up.The Bomber, named after WWII aircraft, and is a limited edition Chief model and comes with leather seats and saddlebags inspired…

Lego Helmet

4 April, 2020
A Lego inspired helmet by made by designer Sebastian Errazuriz.Luckily this visor will never be street legal.

Triumph kit for left-handed riders

4 April, 2020
For most of us the idea of riding a motorcycle with the accelerator on the left hand side would be a strange and uncoordinated feeling, but Triumph is helping out left-handed motorcyclists with a kit that will make things more…

WSBK Valencia Testing Day 1 – Haslam Fastest

4 April, 2020
Leon Haslam with his Alstare Suzuki was on top of the (unofficial) test times at on day one of two days of testing at the Valencia circuit. Pocket Rocket did 75 laps posting a best time of 1.34”5. Second Suzuki…

Troy Corser Ruled Out of Brno Race

4 April, 2020
Troy Corser has been ruled out of tomorrow’s Superbike race at Brno. The BMW rider highsided and crashed in the final minutes of yesterday’s QP 1 and suffered a concussion and breathing problems and bruising to his chest and neck…

2009 EICMA video

4 April, 2020
This video shows some of the highlights from the EICMA 2009 show, including the lovely KTM 125 prototype and some great close-ups of the BMW Concept 6. We also get a look at the Husqvarna stand and a brief glimpse…

Norton Motorcycles and Gucci video

4 April, 2020
The flaming wheels of the Norton Motorcycle in this ad are only really a small part of the Gucci Guilty commercial - the rest doesn’t leave much to the imagination to be perfectly honest. But it seems motorcycles are coming…

BMW S1000RR 2012: Hornig introduces new conversion kit

4 April, 2020
Hornig, a renowned aftermarket company from Germany, introduces its new conversion kit for the 2012 BMW S1000RR. In orderto adapt to the recent restyling of the Bavarian superbike, Hornig had to modify or redesign several parts of the kit used…

Valentino Rossi laughs off retirement story on radio show

4 April, 2020
You’re Italy’s most famous motorcycle racer (after Giacomo Agostini) and you wake up around noon and before you drink your first coffee of the day, you turn on your phone only to find out that the entire world is spinning…

Rossi 12th in Wales Rally

4 April, 2020
MotoGP Champion Valentino Rossi and Carlo Cassina have completed the three day Wales Rally GB and finished in twelfth position driving a Stobart backed Ford Focus RS WRC car.Rossi displayed an increasing confidence and affinity with his Ford Focus as…

Alfa Romeo 159 price cut in Germany

4 April, 2020
As Sergio Marchionne confirms the ambitious sales targets of 500,000 models by the year 2014 for the Alfa brand, we learn that the Alfa 159 is undergoing some serious price cuts in Germany in what we assume is an attempt…

Alessio Salucci: Out of the Shadow, Into the limelight

4 April, 2020
I bet most of you are thinking who the hell is Alessio Salucci? You’ve seen him hundreds of times at the parc ferme with a yellow towel and cap in his hands, he’s better know by his nickname “Uccio.”Salucci has…

Intermot 2008: exceptional Honda V4 prototipo

4 April, 2020
In 1948, after having founded his company, Soichiro Honda developed the company philosophy based on three principles of the satisfaction of production, the taste to sell and the joy of a purchase. And never were words so wise in the…

WSBK Portimao: Carlos Checa takes provisional pole

4 April, 2020
Carlos Checa set the pace in this afternoon’s QP1 at Portimao. The Althea Ducati rider had to work for it, as the top of the timesheet changed hands several times between Jonathan Rea, Sylvain Guintoli and Eugene Laverty in the…

Acerbis presents new OffRoad Dimension mask

4 April, 2020
For lovers of bush tours, Acerbis has released a new front bike mask with integrated head light for racing use. It’s a light-weight model compared to other options on the market and is called Dimension.The two-colour mask has ECE, DOT…

Jonathan Rea launches Honda CBR500R (w/video)

4 April, 2020
Ahead of the EICMA Honda staged a presentation in front of the world press showcasing some its new 2013 models and the CBR500R was unveiled by Honda’s Superbike rider Jonathan Rea who presented the racing version of the machine that…

Triumph Tiger 800 more spy shots

4 April, 2020
While Triumph has been running a teaser campaign to introduce its new adventure models, the Tiger 800 and the Tiger 800 XC, the message was clear - no photos. But as the bike is ‘unpacked’ we get a couple of…

More pics of Revolutionary Road from TPR Italian factory

4 April, 2020
We’ve already seen the TpR Triumph special a couple of times, but apparently the real name of this urban scrambler from the TpR Italian Factory is “Revolutionary Road” and you can see it in these live pics from the Motor…

Video: Aprilia USA pays homage to the Space Shuttle

4 April, 2020
What does the Aprilia RSV4 and the Space Shuttle have in common? Nothing … but that didn’t stop Aprilia USA from paying tribute to the space shuttle program and the last flight that ventured into space for the final time,…

BMW G 650 GS Sertão

4 April, 2020
BMW presents the new G 650 GS Sertão, a sporty single cylinder enduro suitable for both off-road and everyday use. The new model features an even more sporty look than the standard G 650 GS, and it is designed to…