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Akrapovic exhaust for Yamaha V-max

30 March, 2020
Akrapovic has developed a new titanium exhaust for the Yamaha V-max. The twin exhaust has a conical design and gives the bike both an impressive sound, and a brand new look. The end caps are made from alluminium, and the…

WSBK Misano: Carlos Checa takes over in final free practice

30 March, 2020
The last final World Superbike free practice ahead of this afternoon’s Superpole at Misano Adriatico saw Carlos Checa regain the top of the timesheets. The Althea Ducati rider lapped in 1′36.172 leaving Jonathan Rea in second and 0.152 adrift and…

Honda World Superbike team concludes three-day test at the Island

30 March, 2020
Jonathan Rea and Hiroshi Aoyama have concluded their three-day test session at Phillip Island. For both riders it was coming to grips with the 2012 CBR1000RR Fireblade and testing an array of new chassis and suspension components and continuing development…

Audi A1 Speedster – rendering

30 March, 2020
Auto Motor und Sport has a rendering of the Audi A1 Speedster. The speedster is the open-air version of the future super-mini from Ingolstadt, and this rendering is a nice addition to the sketches of the A1 hatchback coming from…

MotoGP 2009: Toni Elias at Gresini

30 March, 2020
Toni Elias will not ride next year for the Ducati Alice Team nor the Kawasaki Team, having decided to return to the Honda Gresini Team to ride a Honda RC212V factorybike.Toni rode in 2006 and 2007 for the Italian Gresini…

Motorcycle wheel change stunt

30 March, 2020
How do you change the wheel of your motorcycle while still riding? It’s a very good question and these stunt guys have the answer. It’s a curious motorcycle stunt, very German in some ways, and while I don’t speak the…

Chris Vermeulen says Casey Stoner may struggle this Season

30 March, 2020
While Chris Vermeulen is sitting out this weekend’s WSBK round in Valencia after undergoing keyhole surgery on his damaged right knee, the Aussie rider got around talking about friend Casey Stoner and his chances of snaring a second MotoGP title…

Ducati Multistrada 1200 S Pikes Peak Special Edition

30 March, 2020
It’s not true, but sometimes when we see this sort of stuff, it feels like the Americans just get it all! In any case, the new Ducati Multistrada Pikes Peak Special Edition is a European-specified bike with plenty of juicy…

Comic: Marco Simoncelli faces the MotoGP Inquisition

30 March, 2020
Luca Ruggeri has come up with another of his devastating comics and the target has to be this weekend’s most talked about rider, Marco Simoncelli.Simoncelli at Estoril was first accused of being an aggressive and dangerous rider and in France…

Moto2 – Mattia Pasini with Team JIR

30 March, 2020
Another 250cc rider has found a home in the new Moto2 series. This time it’s Mattia Pasini who’ll be with Gianluca Montiron’s JIR Moto2 team next season. Pasini has had a torrid 2009 season with Team Toth who got their…

Ducati Hypermotard and 1098 Martini

30 March, 2020
After Motoblog.it published the pics of the Ducati 749 Martini, the Ducati delearship in Florence gives us these shots of a Hypermotard and a 1098, both in “Martini” versions. With thanks to the dealership for their photos.

MotoGP Aragon: Casey Stoner on top in wet FP2

30 March, 2020
This afternoon’s MotoGP second free practice at Aragon was wet with rain disrupting the session, however it was Ducati’s Casey Stoner who came out on top with a best time of 2′01″710 leaving the second spot to Jorge Lorenzo who…

Harley-Davidson XR1200 Trophy Replica kit

30 March, 2020
Harley-Davidson Italy has developed this XR1200 Trophy Replica as a kind of middle ground between the XR1200 road version and the Trophy track racing version. It should meet the needs of fans who want the maximum sports performance from their…

VW celebrates 15 millionth Passat at Emden plant

30 March, 2020
Today, the 15 millionth Passat produced throughout the world rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Emden plant. Official DKMS ambassador Sybille Beckenbauer accepted the vehicle as a donation from Prof. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management of…

WSBK, Aragon: photo gallery from pits and paddock

30 March, 2020
The latest World Superbike round at the Aragon circuit surely did not let the fans down in terms of excitement and sheer entertainment, and here is a nice collection of pics taken at the Spanish track capturing some of the…

Video Mission Impossible 4 BMW i8

30 March, 2020
Well! Mission Impossible 4 has Tom Cruise, Eminem rap, the Mission Impossible theme, hot women and the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics Concept as an i8 preview. And that’s a lot to pack into just the trailer. Confirming that we will see…

BMW X4M: the new performance Crossover

30 March, 2020
New details on the 2015 BMW X4 M: according to a reliable source, who revealed a few details on the xBimmers forum, the model will be like an “M3 on stilts”, strongly influenced by the style of the X3 and…

WSBK Magny -Cours: Ben Spies rides away with Superpole

30 March, 2020
Ben Spies, who is just 3 points behind Noriyuki Haga in the WSBK standings, took his 10th Superpole at Magny-Cours this afternoon.Spies put in a blistering 1:37.709 in the last stint, breaking the circuit lap record and was the only…