Automotive

Live Kawasaki pics from EICMA 2010

4 April, 2020

Kawasaki has been generous to the crowds at the 2010 EICMA show, bringing its full range including the much anticipated new Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R. Other models at the show are the Kawasaki Z1000 in its semi-faired SX version, the Z750R,…

Casey Stoner getting closer to Supercar decision

4 April, 2020

Even before Casey Stoner officially retired from MotoGP racing at the end of the 2012 season, his name was linked to race for Triple Eight Racing in in the Dunlop series in 2013. Both parties denied the allegations that they…

Britten V1000E Motorcycle Concept

4 April, 2020

/It’s always interesting to see what designers can come up with when they set their mind to it. This electric motorcycle concept is what Kiwi designer Selwyn Shadbolt calls the “Britten V1000E” a design tribute to the original V1000.While no…

FIM feels the need to repeat itself regarding Moto1

4 April, 2020

We have to admit that the FIM has great timing. After the list of the new teams eligible to join the new Moto1 championship in 2012 was once again delayed, the FIM felt the urgent need to repeat itself regarding…

Suzuki passion, everywhere!

4 April, 2020

The new advertisement of the Suzuki Smash for the Asian market is quite funny - and unexpected! The character has Suzuki on his mind that it makes him lose control at the most inappropriate moments.Thanks to cheyenne note.

Video Stelvio Pass motorcycle meet

4 April, 2020

Italy’s legendary Stelvio Pass motorcycle meet took place last weekend. After having been cancelled for a couple of years, the 2011 Stelvio Pass Motoraduno started from its historical point of Sondalo, and saw 6,653 motorcycles registered for the event, with…

The Spyder Experience: three wheeled Can-Am Spyder Downunder

4 April, 2020

In what the Motor Report describes as a “jet ski on wheels“, this Can-Am Syder is currently touring Australia and New Zealand in a road show where early registrations to events get a test ride.In what looks to be a…

Breakfast for the Champion

4 April, 2020

World Champion Valentino Rossi in a Spanish commercial to sell Nutella, a hazelnut and chocolate spread created by the Italian company Ferrero.

Moto3, Mugello: the photo gallery

4 April, 2020

As it often happens, the Moto3 class put up quite a show at the recent Italian GP too, with Spanish star Maverick Vinales taking the win over local hero Romano Fenati by just 20/1000 of a second and championship leader…

Actors and motorcycles: Hugh Laurie

4 April, 2020

After Jay Leno and Valentino Rossi, our news of famous people and the motorcycling world continues with Hugh Laurie, or more famously, Dr. House. Italy’s business newspaper Il Sole 24ore has reported that everything Laurie earns, goes on his motorbikes.As…

Valentino Rossi to open La Biscia MX track in Tavullia

4 April, 2020

These are the first photos of the Biscia (which means snake in Italian) ranch near Tavullia, where Valentino Rossi is having built his own private 1800 meter motorcross track with adjacent parking lot.The Italian rider based his idea after seeing…

Audi Q7 V8 4.2 TDI

4 April, 2020

Audi announces the Q7 4.2 TDI, the most powerful diesel SUV on the market. For now (the Q7 6.0 V12 TDI is coming…).The Q7 V12 TDI has the same engine as the A8 4.2 TDI: a 4.2-liter V8 bi-turbocharged diesel…

MotoGP, Qatar: here come the paddock girls

4 April, 2020

The new, long-awaited MotoGP season has finally begun, and that means that our usual photo gallery featuring the most charming paddock girls of the weekend is back too. There’s no doubt that Valentino Rossi’s “resurrection” in Qatar had many fans…

More Images from the Red Bull Indianapolis GP

4 April, 2020

We’ve got another gallery of images from last weekend’s Red Bull Indianapolis GP to add to yesterday’s gallery for you to enjoy.Just click on one of the thumbnails to see more.

Davide Giugliano pips Sykes in QP2 at Assen

4 April, 2020

Althea’s Davide Giugliano took the top of this morning’s second qualifying practice at the Van Drenthe circuit at Asses was finally dry, and despite the very cold temperatures, lap times dropped. The Italian in his last flying lap of the…

WSBK Valencia: Max Biaggi takes QP2 by 0,002s

4 April, 2020

Max Biaggi took the top spot in highly competitive QP2 session pushing Althea’s Carlos Checa, who dominated most of the session in second by just two thousandths of a second with a last minute run of 1′34.218. The field is…

Aleix and Pol Espargaro star in Racing for a Dream video

4 April, 2020

Earlier this month the Aleix and Pol Espargaró were at the Catalunya circuit to help film the video clip called ‘Racing for a Dream’ by the Rock Romeo band, who are big fans of the two brothers who race in…

Photo of the day: on returning from the long weekend

4 April, 2020

All good things must come to an end and so, after a brief pre-summer sojourn, it’s time to return to work. A reader has sent us this funny image of an overloaded Vespa with a do-it-yourself storage compartment. We also…

MotoGP on track to Singapore in 2012

4 April, 2020

Back in 2008 we reported that Singapore would be hosting one of the MotoGP rounds in 2011 after that Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta signed an agreement with an unnamed Singaporean company to promote MotoGP in that country.After two years, we…

Indian Chief Dark Horse and Chief Bomber

4 April, 2020

Indian Motorcycle Company revealed their two new models, the Chief Dark Horse and the Chief Bomber, for its 2010 line-up.The Bomber, named after WWII aircraft, and is a limited edition Chief model and comes with leather seats and saddlebags inspired…

Jorge Lorenzo pole position and corner on birthday, Valentino Rossi okay after qualifying crash

4 April, 2020

There were mixed fortunes for Yamaha’s factory team during today’s qualifying session at Jerez de la Frontera.Reigning world champion Jorge Lorenzo celebrated a very happy 26th birthday with another pole position to add to his growing record (he has 27…