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Fabrizio and Melandri share a podium at Phillip Island

4 April, 2020
After dominating most of the practice and qualifying practices during the weekend, Michel Fabrizio wasn’t able to transform his performances into a win, but he did obtain a third place podium in race 1 and a fourth place in race…

Amarok P1A to take on the TTXGP 2013 /video

4 April, 2020
Canada’s Amarok Racing has completed the first stage of testing for the latest version of their P1, an all-electric racer that in the aftermath of these tests got renamed P1A (where ‘A’ stands for ‘Advanced’): the bike basically went through…

WSBK Silverstone Paddock Girls

4 April, 2020
After the video highlights, the rider quotes and two great galleries of pics, the only thing missing from this World Superbike weekend at Silverstone were the brolly girls, but now we’ve got a fantastic gallery of those pretty English paddock…

Ghezzi & Brian Furia kit for Moto Guzzi V11

4 April, 2020
Moto Guzzi aftermarket expert tuners, Ghezzi & Brian, have produced this “Furia” kit for the Moto Guzzi V11. The company still has the name of the two founders, although it is currently directed by just Brian, with Ghezzi moving to…

More from the MotoGP riders at Misano

4 April, 2020
Misano MotoGP mistakes. Blame it on the the weather that conditioned track conditions and everyone more or less lost out on all three practice sessions and the fact that they only had part of the qualifying session and a 20…

Jakub Smrz and Team Guandalini together again in 2010

4 April, 2020
With a very brief press release Team Guandalini Racing has confirmed that they have excersied their option on Jakub Smrz for 2010.This is the second season that the Czech rider is with the Guandalini team and his third in the…

Video: Super scary motorcycle crash in Texas

4 April, 2020
We’ve got another of those super scary motorcyle crashes caused by car driving zombies who drive around with their heads up their arses, eyes wide open shut and with no freakin’ license and insurance.This very unlucky 25-year-old Army veteran that…

Video: Tom Sykes at 339.5 km/h at Monza

4 April, 2020
In this afternoon’s final World Superbike free practice at Monza, Tom Sykes when through the speed traps (in Max Biaggi’s draft) on board his Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R recording 339.5 km/h (210 mph)!This new record beats the previous one of 334.8…

Alex Polita also joins British Superbikes

4 April, 2020
After the likes of Noriyuki Haga, Anthony West and Luca Scassa, Italian rider Alex Polita will also be joining this season’s British Superbike championship.Polita is a former Italian CIV Superstock and Superbike and FIM Superstock 1000 Cup champion, and has…

Jorge Lorenzo takes off his leathers to play Fashion Model

4 April, 2020
Playing male model for this month’s Spanish magazine DT, Jorge Lorenzo took off his Dainese D-Air leathers and his Nolan X-lite helmet to don some high class threads for this photo shoot.Thankfully they didn’t do the extreme makover that Riders…

Best sportsbike of 2009: Triumph Daytona 675

4 April, 2020
Before the Tourist Trophy kicked off, MCN had a little ride around the Isle of Man to elect the sports bike of the year, 2009. In a test ride, it compared the KTM RC8 R, the Yamaha YZF-R1, the Aprilia…

First test of the new Ducati 1198S

4 April, 2020
Some lucky journalists were invited by Ducati to ride the new Ducati 1198S, Ducati’s new Superbike after the 1098 model. Trevor Franklin from MCN was present at the launch at the Circuito de Algarve near Portimao in Portugal.The 1198 is…

Yamaha R1 Replica Valentino Rossi

4 April, 2020
In this marvellous video you can see a Yamaha R1 2008 Replica Valentino Rossi, prepared by the Brasilians from Motostore. With this kind of a bike, maybe Rossi could run shoulders with the likes of Noriyuki Haga in the Superbike…

Melandri and Davies conclude two-day test at Jerez

4 April, 2020
BMW Italia concluded their first winter test at Jerez hampered by cool and wet weather conditions, however Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies were able to complete 149 laps over the two-day test.The Italian team, which has taken over BMW’s factory…

Updates following Nicky Hayden and Valentino Rossi's surgeries

4 April, 2020
On Monday morning Nicky Hayden underwent successful arthroscopic surgery on the right shoulder that he had injured in late December in a pre-season training accident. The 40 minute procedure was carried out in Fremont, California by Dr Arthur Ting who…

Triumph Timeline Video

4 April, 2020
Another excellent video by Triumph that takes us on short journey through the history of this iconic British marque.

MotoAirbag by Tucano Urbano (w/video)

3 April, 2020
Italian motorcycle gear maker Tucano Urbano presented at this year’s EICMA Show a unique type of airbag motorcycle protection gear. Not as high tech as Dainese’s D-Air or Alpinestars New Tech Air leathers, but it’s much more versatile and has…

Nicky Hayden fractures scapula and ribs in training accident

3 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden was still recovering from his scaphoid surgery when on Tuesday, December 27, he broke his left scapula and fractured two ribs while training near his home in Owensboro, Kentucky. Hayden was training at a private indoor flat track…

Porsche Panamera: official release

3 April, 2020
The question with this new Porsche model is: has Porsche managed to propose the same alluring style with its Panamera as the rest of the models in the range? After our previous post on some of the basics of this…

Triumph and Kawasaki renderings from Dario Caroselli

3 April, 2020
Every so often, you need to let your imagination run free, especially if you have one of the calibre of designer Dario Caroselli. The Kawasaki and Triumph renderings you see here are Caroselli’s work, who has decided to share his…

Bernhard Gobmeier: more evolution than revolution

3 April, 2020
Bernhard Gobmeier was officially presented to the public during this week’s Wrooom event, but new Ducati Corse Department manager has already some clear ideas on which direction to take in trying to make the Desmosedici a winning machine again, but…

Malaguti Phantom F12R Ducati Corse Superbike

3 April, 2020
After the Phantom F12R Replica Ducati Corse Malaguti has this new Ducati Corse Superbike.The Phantom F12R Ducati Corse Superbike is the fruit of an agreement with the Borgo Panigale company, only a few kilometres away from the Malaguti factory. The…