Giving Motorcyclists a Second Thought
A very interesting safety awareness commercial based on optical illusions commissioned by Transport for London.
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Supersport BMW S 1000 RR road version
Finally arrived is the road version of the S 1000 RR, BMW’s superbike effort that will be presented at the World Superbike Championships at Phillip Island in March. After recent tests in Portimao and Valencia, riders Troy Corser and Ruben…
Maxime Berger loses his wheel in Race 1 (w/video)
With Marco Melandri taking his first exciting World Superbike win in race 1 at Donington Park, many may have overlooked the incredible thing that happened to Superbike newbie Maxime Berger, the rear rim shattered and the whole wheel fell off!…
Video: The Twist
There’s always a fifty-fifty chance that while you’re racing on a wet/damp track, you can bin it and take out the guy right behind you, it happens, it ain’t nice, but crashing out never is.So what happens when the two…
Giampiero Sacchi to return with new Moto2 team
Giampiero Sacchi (between Biaggi and Dall’Igna in the photo) Aprilia’s former director of Piaggio Group racing operations is heading a new two rider Moto2 team next season.Sacchi left the Italian manufacturer earlier this year after reported infighting with Leo Mercanti,…
Gino Rea forms own Moto2 team to wildcard in 2013
It looks like Gino Rea’s donation and sponsorship appeal website and his ad on MCN is slowly starting pay off, as the British rider is set on forming his own team and wants to compete as a wildcard in eleven…
Eicma 2008: Marco Simoncelli signs autographs
Fans went crazy over the arrival of Marco Simoncelli at Eicma in Milan, as seen in this Eicma gallery. The 250cc world champion declared he will stay in that class and will delay his passage to MotoGP. Simoncelli turned out…
Camp Atterbury goes Oohrah for Colin Edwards
Never to shy away from his ideals and his support for the troops, Colin Edwards visited mobilizing soldiers preparing for overseas deployment at Camp Atterbury in Edinburgh, Indiana on Wednesday.The Texas Tornado got the chance to try out weapons at…
Yamaha's racing legacy – video
As everyone knows Yamaha is celebrating its 50th anniversary in road racing and have released this video, which we hope will be one of many, with an array of their riders and racing scenes from the years in GP racing,…
Valentino Rossi Health Update – Out for 4 or 5 months – UPDATED
Whether you love him or hate him, Valentino Rossi breaking his tibia and fibula in this morning’s crash is big news especially in Italy where adoring fans are waiting outside the Florentine CTO “Careggi” hospital to have news about their…
World Superbike Monza Race 1 cancelled for safety reasons
World Superbike Race started dry however the Monza circuit presented several treacherous wet patches due to the shade of the trees, but everyone started on slick tires.Tom Sykes was in the lead on the third lap, when it started to…
Supermotard extreme slide
Ben Spies and Tony Elias are known for their serious sliding, but this guy really takes the cake! With a mega lean and slide, this is how to wear out the knees and elbows of your riding suit.Send your funny,…
Leon Haslam, body painting and Silverstone
Ahead of this weekend’s World Superbike round at Silverstone, BMW rider Leon Haslam underwent this gruelling (you try to stand still and on your feet for three long hours) body painting session to promote his home race (dad Ron also…
Extreme gardening: Guy Martin cuts the hedge at the TT
Things can get very hairy at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy but this is one move from Guy Martin that sees him brushing a little too close to the native vegetation. Absolutely incredible.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics…
Ducati Diavel spotted in Madrid
Two eagle eyed readers of Motoblog.it and Solomoto.es both spotted Ducati’s new muscle bike, the Diavel, cruising the streets of Madrid all decked out.The Diavel which looks like to be in it’s final spec before it’s debut at the EICMA…
WSBK Nurburgring: Max Biaggi tops in FP
Contrary to what he rarely does on Friday, it was Max Biaggi who topped the charts in the first free practice at Nurburgring. The Italian tested his Aprilia at the Mugello the other day to shake off some of the…
Yamaha Off-Road: the YZ 2009 range arrives
The YZF is a name that guarantees: it invented the four-stroke of the modern cross, showing the way for those who followed. And now the Yamaha YZ four-stroke (with an F), is among the bikes that have dominated motocross, starting…
Opel/Vauxhall Astra GTC gets Lotus input
Lucky UK customers of the new Opel Astra VXR will get some Lotus fine-tuning work done on the model as it will probably become the Astra GTC in the future. The high-performance version of between 280 and 300 hp is…
Tadayuki Okada debuts new Moto2 team
While Pol Espargaro headed the timesheets in yesterday’s first and only day of Moto2 post season testing at Valencia and besides all the rider/team switches it also saw the debut of a new squad, “Honda Asia Team Tady”, run by…
MotoGP Sepang: Monsoon rain, tires and red flags and rider quotes
The 16th round of the 2012 World Championship at the Sepang International circuit was full of joy, but it also had a lot of drama in this second consecutive race weekend. It started Friday morning when Maverick Vinales decided in…
Casey Stoner visits the Sandown 500 – Updated
The last news that we heard from Casey Stoner was from his Repsol Honda blog where he updated fans on his post-surgery conditions. The reigning World Champions was to undergo a further check-up on Thursday September 13th, but no further…
MotoGP gossip and rumors from Sachsenring
This weekend’s Sachsenring GP has been pretty calm so far with no rider vs another (just Barbera and Hayden in qualifying ,with the Spaniard getting a €1000 euro fine for flipping a finger at the Ducatista), no sniping and the…
WSBK Qatar Superpole Highlights
If you missed yesterday’s WSBK Superpole session, you can check out the best laps on this video.
Fausto Gresini Q&A interview
Fausto Gresini was a former two-time 125cc World Champion (1985-1987) before retiring in 1994 and becoming a team owner and manager and his sucessful satellite teams have been the most sought out in GP racing.Gresini has been a mentor to…
Yamaha Releases EC-03 Electric Scooter
We first saw the Yamaha EC-03 concept at the 2009 Tokyo Motor Show (see video after the jump) now Yamaha will launch the e-scooter on September 1st in Toyko and a month later in the rest of Japan and then…