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New 900cc Husqvarna engine

1 April, 2020
As part of its new Husqvarna road bike range, the company is investing in some new technology despite borrowing parts from big sister, BMW. The new path that the company is taking provides it with a challenge in making road…

Althea Racing to field two riders in WSBK in 2012

1 April, 2020
We already knew after Sunday’s race 2 at Portimao that after very intense last minute negotiations between Ducati, Althea Racing and Carlos Checa that the newly crowned World Superbike champion would be staying with the Italian team.We also imagined that…

Alfa MiTo courtesy car for Maserati

1 April, 2020
The Alfa Romeo Mito gets a smooth new colour in “Maserati Blue Ocean” for the set of Mito courtesy cars to Maserati. 100 of the cars will be exclusively produced and the limited edition Alfa MiTo will be equipped with…

Swarovski Blinged Up Kymco Scooter

1 April, 2020
This bling bling studded Kymco”Mitch” scooter was featured at the at this year’s 37th Tokyo Motorcycle show. 100,000 Swarovski crystals went into this piece of craftmenship and we bet that if it was ever ridden on the road it would…

Alvaro Bautista with Gresini Honda in 2012

1 April, 2020
It is now officially official, Alvaro Bautista will be riding for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini in 2012. Suzuki announced earlier this morning that they had released Bautista from his contract and now the Spaniard is currently on track with…

Ducati thanks Yamaha for allowing Rossi to test at Valencia

1 April, 2020
Ducati is breathing a collective sigh of relief when they heard that Masao Furusawa had given permission to Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati in the post-season sessions at Valencia next month. Alessandro Cicognani, Ducati’s Project Manager speaking to the…

VW Tiguan – official design study

1 April, 2020
Volkswagen has a press release out, confirming the choice of the Tiguan name for its future compact SUV; coming out in 2008. The press release is accompanied by a nice design sketch, anticipating a car that is (fortunately) very different…

Dakar 2013: French rider Thomas Bourgin dies

1 April, 2020
French motorcycle Thomas Bourgin, who was taking part the 2013 Dakar rally raid with the KTM n.106, was the victim of a fatal accident on the link route of today’s Stage 7, Calama-Salta, 806 km. The accident took place at…

Custom Wolf Porsche tribute bike

1 April, 2020
Low, dark and menacing looking, German bike builders Custom Wolf wanted to try their hand in a tribute to a legendary and exclusive car brand, and this is their Porsche tribute bike.The Porsche tribute bike is powered 113 cui engine…

Termignoni titanium silencer for Ducati Streetfighter

1 April, 2020
A new Termignoni silencer for the Ducati Streetfighter is on the market. The silencers are made from titanium and have a redesigned outlet end and caps. They come with catalytic converter and new high performance air filters and meet road…

Apinestars video: Beyond the Riders with Ben Spies

1 April, 2020
Alpinestars has released another of their Beyond the Riders videos, and after the interviews with reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo, this time it’s with his Yamaha team mate Ben Spies.Who would have expected that the apparently calm and collected,…

Renault Laguna Coupè – teaser

1 April, 2020
A new Renault coupè is coming, based on the Laguna III. An image was seen during the presentation of the new saloon, and Car Magazine got a snap. Then, someone from the Planète Renault forums managed to make a full…

Several World Superbike teams in two day test at Motorland Aragon

1 April, 2020
Ahead of next month’s seventh round of the World Superbike championship that will take place at the Motorland Aragon circuit, several teams will begin a two-day private test session at the Spanish circuit.Aprilia will be present with standings leader Max…

Sterilgarda to Sponsor Yamaha World Superbike Team

1 April, 2020
During last night’s Italian TV show “Paddock, uomini e corse” (Paddock, men and races) it was revealed that Sterilgarda will be Yamaha’s new main sponsor and will make their first appearance on the liveries of Ben Spies and Tom Sykes…

John Hopkins to get another MotoGP wildcard ride

1 April, 2020
John Hopkins has made no secret that after cleaning up his act, he wants to return to the international racing scene, and the Anglo-American rider’s last wildcard appearance in MotoGP at Brno in August, which unfortunately ended up with him…

Save the Ring petition online

1 April, 2020
Incredible but true that the legendary Nurburgring could face closure, but given its status around the world, it seems that a fairytale could be feasible. An online petition to save the ‘Ring has opened, and the official Facebook page “Save…

First Look at Portimao Circuit

1 April, 2020
Those lucky people over at MCN had the opportunity for a first see of the new Portimao circuit in Portugal and SuperSport rider Miguel Pria also gave the them a guided lap tour of where the World Superbikes will be…

Your pics: Triumph Bonneville Streetracker

1 April, 2020
These pics come from Ralph in London and show his 2003 Bonneville Streetracker built by Mule motorcycles in San Diego. The bike is equipped with a 904cc engine, 595 forks and a handmade alloy fuel tank holding just seven litres…

Aspar Racing riders take a field trip to a nuclear power plant

1 April, 2020
Almost every rider in the GP paddock has more or less decided to go to Motegi (of their own free will?) and since knowing about radiation, nuclear plants isn’t part of a professional rider’s cultural baggage, Jorge ‘Aspar’ Martinez decided…