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MotoGP – Bets are on for Balatonring

30 March, 2020
The MotoGP riders who are part of the Safety Commission met up with Dorna’s CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta on Friday before the Sepang GP and one of the topics discussed was the Balatonring circuit.Loris Capirossi, who is one of the founding…

Randy de Puniet to skip Estoril test

30 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet finished 10th in yesterday’s race at Estoril, but it was a real struggle for the French rider, who suffered some pretty bad leg pain, so much pain that he’s decided to skip today’s important MotoGP test to…

No Rossi vs Alonso at Vrooom?

30 March, 2020
The long awaited racing battle between Valentino Rossi and Ferrarista Fernando Alonso may not take place at all in this year’s Vrooom event.Apparently Rossi is still not in tip top shape after his shoulder surgery (which doesn’t sound good) and…

Wayne Gardner tests Superbikes at Portimao

30 March, 2020
Wayne Gardner, the 1987 500cc World Champion and four time winner of the Suzuka 8 Hours and motorcycle icon of the ’80’s alongside the likes of Kevin Schwantz, Eddie Lawson and Wayne Rainey, got to try seven different Superbikes marques…

Lotus Exige S featured in new video

30 March, 2020
Historic British band Lotus has released a new video starring their Exige S (whose new Roadster variant is about to hit the markets this summer). The model is powered by a 3.5-liter supercharged V6 engine producing 345 horsepower and, in…

Special bikes: Ducati Monster MS4R by Paolo "Tex" Tesio

30 March, 2020
Paolo “Tex” Tesio is an Italian car designer who got started with his career in 1995 and has always shown a taste for high performance motorbikes. Today we are going to talk about his Ms4R concept, a project that rose…

Video: Yamaha's Another Day at the Office

30 March, 2020
Three year’s ago Yamaha USA released a video ahead of the 2009 US Grand Prix called a A Day at the Office (starring Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Colin Edwards and James Toseland) that became an instant hit amongst racing fans…

The Tumbler at the Gumball 3000

30 March, 2020
Team Galag will take part in the Gumball 3000 with quite a unique and unconventional vehicle, bound to stir much more talk and curiosity than the supercars it will share the road with. The car is called The Tumbler and…

BMW M3 Cabrio E93 – spy shots

30 March, 2020
News.auto.cz has a nice gallery of spy-shots of the next BMW M3, in its coupè version, in its saloon version and, a novelty, in its cabrio version (E93), with the folding metal roof.As with the coupe and saloon siblings, the…

WDW 2012: the mighty Scramblers

30 March, 2020
The World Ducati Week 2012 was like the ultimate celebration for all Ducati owners regardless of the type of bike, age, nationality and so on, but there is one particular family of Ducati models that many enthusiasts of the Italian…

Offroad 2009: the new Kawasaki KX-F 450 and 250

29 March, 2020
After the new YZ 2009 offering from Yamaha the MX model year is being enriched with the arrival of Kawasaki. The lovely green will present itself at the starting blocks this year with some interesting news.The protagonists are always the…

Max Biaggi: "Donington Park and my superbike future"

29 March, 2020
Having concluded the long summer break (five weeks), the extraordinary spectacle of the World Superbike championship returns, kicking off at Donington Park. Troy Bayliss heads the news with a possible third victory in his retirement season.For Max Biaggi the next…

Red Bull Don Quixote Video

29 March, 2020
This has to be the most historical way to launch the Red Bull Don Quixote enduro race that takes place in Herencia, Spain in the heart of La Mancha, on November 29, 2009.As many as 1,000 riders (pros and amateurs)…

Ducati Monster Rossi and Hayden GP Replicas

29 March, 2020
Everything is almost ready in Bologna for tomorrow’s (March 4th) big Ducati event in Piazza Maggiore, even if the weather isn’t quite collaborating for the Ducati MotoGP Night, it’s been snowing on and off all day even if forecasts say…

Andrea Dovizioso meets his Ducati D16

29 March, 2020
Andrea Dovizioso will have two years to turn around the Ducati D16, and try to do what only Casey Stoner could do, make the GP machine into podium scoring weapon, again.Dovizioso has spent all his career on Japanese bikes, and…

Nissan live @ 2012 Paris Motor Show

29 March, 2020
Nissan showed up at the 2012 Paris Motor Show to launch some interesting new models, most notably the new Nissan Note, the facelift of the Nissan 370Z, the new Nissan Micra Elle, the Nissan Juke Nismo and the Nissan Terra…

Simoncelli in Japan: ordering in a restaurant

29 March, 2020
Ah, the world of international travel. Here we see Italian rider Marco Simoncelli from the 250cc class ordering to eat in a restaurant in Japan at the Motegi gran prix. With some confusion, the video doesn’t show the outcome of…

Jorge Lorenzo takes dominating victory at Catalunya

29 March, 2020
Reigning World champion Jorge Lorenzo took another stunning victory - his second in a row - and his third of the season with a dominating lights-to-flag win over Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez.Despite his stunning and record breaking qualifying lap…

Paola Cazzola in World Supersport?

29 March, 2020
We may finally see a woman racing for an entire season in World SuperSport in 2010. Paola Cazzola, a 31 year old from Vicenza Italy may get the opportunity of a lifetime because she’s been offered a ride in this…

'Sexy Bike Wash' gone wrong video

29 March, 2020
'Sexy Bike Washes' have become a sort of 'classic act' in motorcycle culture, and nowadays it is not uncommon to find one at the most diverse rallies and venues (as well as plenty of videos on youtube and the likes).…

Brands Lambretta sues fake products

29 March, 2020
Lambretta has started an international campaign against fake copies of its iconic scooters. The Lambretta Consorzio group has launched its campaign against non-original LN125 and LS125 scooters using the Lambretta name. What’s more, this isn’t just some fluffy effort at…

Video Husqvarna naked Nuda 900R

29 March, 2020
Just in case we weren’t sure that the Husqvarna Nuda 900R could actually go, here is the first official video of the new 900cc Husqvarna. We like the funky music but it does mean we don’t actually get to hear…