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Tom Sykes wins truncated Race 2 at Monza

7 April, 2020

This weekend’s World Superbike round at Monza will probably go down in history and it won’t be for the 25th anniversary of the series, but rather to the capricious weather and the tires.After race 1 was finally cancelled for safety…

Ducati Sterilgarda team changes name

7 April, 2020

Marco Borciano’s team for 2009 in the World Superbike Championship will change names to become “Team Sterilgarda”.The partnership with “Go Eleven” expired and the team wants to thank the company for the partnership during the last season.The Italian team with…

2011 EICMA: Yamaha T-Max m.y. 2012

7 April, 2020

Maxi-scooters seem to be the real stars at the 2011 EICMA, and obviously the most successful of them all couldn’t miss the chance to reaffirm its supremacy. The T-Max for the year 2012 shows several differences in comparison to the…

Micron silencer for Triumph Street Triple

7 April, 2020

For the small but agressive English naked, the Triumph Street Triple has announced the arrival of new silencers from Delta Sport, to increase performance and make the three cylinder range even more sort after.The Delta Sport silencer is available in…

Jonas Folger to ride for Ioda Racing in Moto3

7 April, 2020

Jonas Folger was to ride for MZ Racing this season, but since the German ended up with budget troubles due to the bankruptcy of a parts suppliers and he was relegated to the role of test and substitute rider.Over the…

2011 EICMA: CRP Racing "Energica" 2012

7 April, 2020

CRP Racing is a small Italian manufacturer that started life as a racing team of high performance parts maker CRP Technology in 2006, and then became an independent electric motorcycle manufacturer in 2010. This year they showed up at the…

WSBK Brno: Jonathan Rea Dominates in Race 1

7 April, 2020

Jonathan Rea made a strong comeback overcoming his recent problems to win his third World Superbike race of the season in a dominating fashion in the first race at Brno. The Honda Ten Kate rider grabbed the lead with an…

2010 Kawasaki ER-6N video

7 April, 2020

Unfortunately the Kawasaki ER-6N 2010 video is no more exciting than the infomercial for the Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, but at least it’s a bike that doesn’t really need to prove itself. We get a good look at the ER-6N which…

2012 World Superbike rules: one bike, weight increase for twins and testing ban

7 April, 2020

The FIM has issued a series of important new rules for the 2012 World Superbike Championship and most are aimed at cost saving measures.As highly anticipated, Superbikes will be limited to a single bike per rider as it is currently…

Valentino Rossi and Bridgestone's new Battlax T30 (w/video)

7 April, 2020

Just the other day Bridgestone confirmed that Valentino Rossi would continue as their tire development advisor and the Japanese manufacturer has already putting the Italian back to work on promoting their new sport-touring tire, the Battlax T30. Filmed at Bridgestone’s…

Video Stoner vs Massa Ice Kart Race

7 April, 2020

The annual Ducati-Ferrari Wrooom event drew to a close last Friday in Madonna di Campiglio with Ducati’s factory MotoGP riders Stoner and Nicky Hayden and test rider Vittoriano Guareschi, taking on Formula One championship runner-up Massa and Ferrari’s test driver…

Valentino Rossi: "I have to undergo surgery"

7 April, 2020

Sky Sport24 caught Valentino Rossi talking off camera to Giacomo Agostini during Dainese’s promotional event Italian Legendary Tour that took off from the Mugello circuit, where Rossi confessed to Agostini that he’ll have to undergo shoulder surgery, saying: “My shoulder…

Yamaha loses an petroleum sponsor and picks up another

7 April, 2020

After announcing that Yamaha and Petronas had parted ways leaving the factory team without a big name sponsor and consequently having to shoulder almost the entire financial burden of racing by themselves, out of the blue comes the rumor that…

Ducati Hypermotard 1100s by SC Project

7 April, 2020

SC Project Advanced Exhaust Systems is one of Pramac’s Racing official sponsors in MotoGP and at the Brno round two weeks ago presented this one off Ducati Hypermotard 1000S with Ducati Pramac GP9 livery colours by Bargy Design.Xerox Ducati’s Michel…

Mick Doohan's hot laps at Phillip Island (w/video)

7 April, 2020

One of the promotional events in this year’s AirAsia Australian GP will be GP legend Mick Doohan riding a Repsol Honda RC213V MotoGP machine for some demonstration laps around the famous circuit.To promote the upcoming race and organized by Honda…

Video: 2011 Daytona 200 – last lap thriller

6 April, 2020

This year’s Daytona 200 was won by Jason DiSalvo and Team Latus Motors Racing with the new Ducati 848 EVO, however the exciting (just check out the video) and shortened race was fraught with such overwhelming controversy and criticism, that…

Honda takes home its 60th Constructors Championship title thanks to Casey Stoner

6 April, 2020

Thanks to Casey Stoner and least we forget the man who made the move possible Livio Suppo, who brought the Australian champion into the welcoming arms of Honda this 2011 season, Honda Motor Company was able to take its 60th…

Vespa back to India: Piaggio enters Indian scooter market

6 April, 2020

Piaggio is re-entering the Indian scooter market with the Vespa LX 125, which will be produced in India itself at a rate of 150,000 units a year, from 2012. The Vespa is planned as a competitor to the Honda in…

Vintage: 1916 Indian outside Carriker and Crowl motorcycle shop

6 April, 2020

Have a look at this fantastic vintage motorcycle pic of Carriker and Crowl Motorcycles shop back in 1916. The photographer has taken a guess at the motorcycle types, saying they’re an Indian Powerplus Model F. He says:The three motorcycles in…

Max Biaggi in cameo role on Italian TV show

6 April, 2020

Just like Jorge Lorenzo who turned actor to play the part of Francisco Pulido in Spanish TV show Red Eagle, the newly crowned Superbike champion Max Biaggi will also appear in a cameo role in tonight’s episode of the Cesaroni,…

Highlight video of the 2011 Ducati MotoGP Team presentation

6 April, 2020

While we’re waiting to see the official pics of Ducati’s GP11 machine, or as Nicky Hayden fondly calls it “the weapon”, here’s a highlight video of the team presentation at the Vrooom event. For those of you who don’t understand…

Misano Paddock Girls By Silvio Tosseghini

6 April, 2020

Here’s some other shots from the Misano Superbike weekend, sent to us by Silvio Tosseghini. Check out the gallery for the splendid girls from an unforgettable weekend.

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…