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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
The 2013 World Superbike calendar will be back to its usual fourteen rounds in 2013 according to the FIM website, and not an expected fifteen as indicated in the provisional calendar released last October.The round that has been dropped was…
Erik Buell Racing (ERB), the company created by Erik Buell from the ashes of the old Buell, has posted on its Facebook page this image of what appears to be the already known EBR 1190RS (the only model so far…
In almost every Grand Prix season some rider breaks a certain record and this year was no different. We’re not talking about Valentino Rossi’s 373 points earned in just one season or Casey Stoner’s circuit breaking lap records, but the…
Here are more official pics of the Mercedes E Class Coupé and an accompanying video as part of a press release, with a reminder of the plethora of electronic options that come with the vehicle. The video shows the elegant…
While we thought that Grillini Progea Superbike team wouldn’t be at Miller Motorsports Park for this weekend’s sixth round of the World Superbike season after parting ways with Mark Aitchison, instead they’ve gotten AMA Pro Road Superbike racer Jake Holden…
Jorge Lorenzo took the first pole position of the 2013 season in the exciting new 15-minute qualifying format. The reigning World Champion on led only the first free practice during this long weekend that started on Thursday, working more on…
Casey Stoner did it again. The Australian once again lead the field during free practice 3 at the Losail circuit, even if this time he took a little longer that his usual three laps to do it, but he still…
We are guilty of having neglected the latest product of Citroën’s collaboration with the champions of sober elegance: the C1 Pinko, can’t-do-without accessory for whoever absolutely has to have a modicum of pink in his/her citycar.
Yesterday the FIM released a statement that they are going to organize a hearing to review the incident between Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner at Jerez, but it’s probably going to be more on whether the marshals acted accordingly also…
If there has been a rider that has always suffered tremendously from injuries which in turn conditioned in his racing career that has to be John Hopkins. The popular American racer has barely had a season that hasn’t been marred…
After showing the first version of Mid Concept scooter at last year’s EICMA, Honda has released the first picture and details of their new engine and maxi scooter concept dubbed Integra (did Honda run out of original names?) that we’ll…
The latest Evoluzione from Beta is a new trial bike that really shows the style of this company. Evo is a pure trial bike, with a combination of technology, lightweight chassis and excellent weight distribution.The new frame is in alloy…
After Michel Fabrizio’s departure from the Red Devils Roma Aprilia team, the Italian based squad has decide to replace him with Toni Elias for the rest of the season.The former 2010 Moto2 World Champion will ride the Aprilia RSV4 and…
The BMW Concept ActiveE will be released at the Detroit auto show in January. Based on the 1-Series coupe, it is equipped with an electric engine with 170 hp and lithium ion batteries. This video teaser of the Concept ActiveE,…
Over 200 Jorge Lorenzo fans showed up at a dinner to celebrate the new World Champion at a restaurant outside Barcelona.A very emotional Lorenzo, thanked all his ‘Spartans’ for coming to the races and supporting him during the good and…
If you’ve been following Grand Prix racing for a number of years, many of you may remember Franco Battaini. The Italian rider who presently races in the Italian Supersport series, may become Ducati’s new test rider, replacing the recently promoted…
You’re looking at official Lamborghini images taken as the 10-day Aventador LP700-4 Roadster media launch began. The tour to educate dealers and entice the public really kicked off when it reached the south runway at Miami-Dade Airport, where videos and…
It seems that when thinking of a Fiat Group coupé design, the model should generally be Ferrari-branded and built by Pininfarina. We’ve got no complaints there, although this design study is actually of a Fiat Coupe. British designer Peter Norris…