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Luca Scassa denys deal with ParkinGO MV Agusta team

5 April, 2020

The biggest news ahead of the 2013 World Supersport Championship was the deal signed late last month between ParkinGO and MV Agusta, however the team has yet to official announce which rider will be spearheading their campaign on the three-cylinder…

Gabor Talmacsi pulls out of Le Mans and Splits with Aspar Martinez

5 April, 2020

Former 2007 125cc world champion Gabor Talmacsi will not take part in the French Grand Prix that will be held in Le Mans this weekend following a split from the Aspar Aprilia team Jorge “Aspar” Martinez, after just three rounds…

MX1: Toni Cairoli celebrates the title with a double win in Germany

5 April, 2020

After winning the 2012 MX1 world title in his home race in Faenza, Italy, a few weeks back - meaning he’s now a six times World Champion - Motocross legend Tony Cairoli went to Teutschenthal, Germany, to finish off his…

MotoGP Estoril: Marco Simoncelli in charge in FP2

5 April, 2020

Marco Simoncelli continued his form in the second free practice at Estoril despite a low side crash halfway during the 45 minute session at turn 3, but his fastest lap of 1’37″663 remained untouched, even though Jorge Lorenzo and Dani…

WSBK News – Waiting for Misano

5 April, 2020

With the 8th round of WSBK Championship just around the corner and will take place at the Italian circuit of Misano Adriatico, here is some up date news from the teams and about the riders.Tommy Hill has split from his…

No Alstare -MV Agusta racing team in Supersport

5 April, 2020

Francis Batta’s dreams of fielding MV Agusta F3 in World Supersport have been definitely put aside for the 2012 season along with their idea of a couple of wildcard partecipations, which was confirmed by Batta’s wife, Patricia Dethor via their…

Italy discovers they have a new racing star: Romano Fenati

5 April, 2020

Casey Stoner: He really impressed me in the first race, but to win by 36 seconds, that must be a record in the smallest class.Jorge Lorenzo: I think we have a really good star, he can keep his calm and…

Lorenzo to Decide at Indy

5 April, 2020

All the leaks, speculation, rumors and gossip regarding Jorge Lorenzo’s eventual switch to Ducati in 2010 that has been keeping MotoGP journalists, websites and forums awake this past week, but it also produced a certain effect, because Lorenzo’s manager Marcos…

Travis Pastrana New Year's Eve Jump

5 April, 2020

Here at TwoWheelsBlog, we just love Travis Pastrana. All his crazy ideas, wild motorcycle stunts keeps us entertained and always asking for more, and even if this year’s Red Bull: New Year. No Limits event was done on four wheels…

Plates that change numbers: avoiding radars and speeding fines

5 April, 2020

After our piece on the motorised numerplate to avoid speed radars which can be raised at the touch of a button, here is another piece of mischief designed to avoid radars. An intricate mechanised system on this Ducati enables the…

Marc Marquez takes 5th pole position at Assen

5 April, 2020

.After three perfect free practices at the TT Circuit Van Drenthe at Assen Pol Espargaro had to concede the pole position to rival Marc Marquez, his fifth of the season. After posting the best lap in qualifying a 1′37.133, the…

Suzuki Crosscage electric concept live at EICMA 2010

5 April, 2020

We’ll be bringing you more details of the new Suzuki Crosscage electric concept but for the moment here are live pics from EICMA from the Suzuki stand. The concept model from Suzuki is a surprise for the 2010 EICMA show…

Casey Stoner – King of Qatar

5 April, 2020

A perfect race for Casey Stoner and his third consecutive win on the Losail race circuit in the rescheduled MotoGP race this Monday night. The Malboro Ducati rider dominated the entire race from the starting grid to the finish line,…

Yamaha Superbike team reveals 2011 livery, no title sponsor yet

5 April, 2020

Yesterday Yamaha reveiled their official 2011 livery, with more or less the same color scheme as last year but with one very important element missing, they haven’t a title sponsor, at least for the moment.Sterilgarda, their sponsor for two years…

Video: Marco Melandri's first taste of the Yamaha R1

5 April, 2020

Marco Melandri and Eugene Laverty are currently testing at Phillip Island and we can now give you a video courtesy of Italy’s Superbike.TV, who followed the former MotoGP rider to Valencia earlier this month and filmed his first outing on…

Pedrosa to work on stability and Marquez on calmness following practice at Jerez

5 April, 2020

Dani Pedrosa was another rider not completely satisfied with his results during two practice session at Jerez, but historically the Spaniard has never the fastest rider on a Friday, so being third fastest and just a little less than two…

Jorge Lorenzo vs Lewis Hamilton in fitness test

5 April, 2020

From ‘When Playboys ruled the World’ (video here) where fitness in the ’70s for certain motorsport stars - Barry Sheene and James Hunt - was based on’riding and driving and shagging’ to today’s stars where fitness, both physical and mental,…

WSBK: Shane Byrne to Althea Ducati?

5 April, 2020

It looks like Shane Byrne is going to be leaving Marco Borciani’s Team Sterilgarda BRC Racing and is heading towards Althea Ducati in 2010.The British rider had been spotted entering the Althea Honda (before switching to Ducati ) truck during…

Yamaha Riders at Jay Leno's Garage – Video

5 April, 2020

On Tuesday before the Laguna Seca GP, MotoGP championship leader Jorge Lorenzo, Tech3 Yamaha riders Ben Spies and Colin Edwards (minus Valentino Rossi); Yamaha legends Kenny Roberts Sr., Eddie Lawson, and Wayne Rainey and AMA Superbike championship leader Josh Hayes…