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GSE Racing signs with Yamaha

1 April, 2020

British GSE Racing announced today that it will enter a new partnership over the next 3 years with Yamaha. GSE Racing will ride the next coming years with direct Yamaha factory support with the YZF-R1.Yamaha Managing Director Andrew Smith is…

HRC Honda Boss Nakamoto races in mini bike endurance race

1 April, 2020

You don’t often see the top brass of the biggest motorcyle company of the world don leathers, a helmet and hit a race track to personally compete in a race, but HRC Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto did just that yesterday…

Valentino Rossi receives Laureus Comeback of the Year Award

1 April, 2020

If you thought that Valentino Rossi’s return to racing just 41 days after his horrific crash at the Mugello and then duelling with Casey Stoner at Sachsenring GP, with the two swapping places at least eight times, before Stoner finally…

WSBK: Sheridan Morais with Aprilia-Alitalia at Kyalami?

1 April, 2020

South African Superbike rider Sheridan Morais, who has already done two WSBK rounds subbing for Broc Parkes at Echo CRS Honda, may get a chance to ride a full factory Aprilia Alitalia RSV-4 when the Superbike Championship arrives in South…

Santa's Team vs Three Kings Racing (w/video)

1 April, 2020

Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi aren’t the only ones to have their own personal dirt tracks, former Moto2 GP and CEV Moto2 rider (3rd in the overall standings this year) Kenny Noyes also owns a track located near the Aragon…

Shane Byrne to replace James Ellison at Le Mans

1 April, 2020

Shane Byrne just took his first race win in the third British Superbike race at Oulton Park today and in two weeks time will find himself aboard an ART/CRT machine temporarily replacing James Ellison in the upcoming MotoGP race at…

Moto Guzzi creations by our reader Marco Lo Cascio

1 April, 2020

These pics come from the creations of Marco Lo Cascio who has re-designed some Moto Guzzi models for our pleasure. His creations even include a “transformer” white Griso 8v. If you have any of your own designs or tunings you’d…

Valentino Rossi: "Sic was like my younger brother"

1 April, 2020

Valentino Rossi has finally broken the silent despair in which he retreated in after the terrible and untimely death of his dear friend Marco Simoncelli, in which he and Colin Edwards were unfortunately involved in.Marco was one of Rossi’s closest…

Nicky Hayden to test Ducati GP12 at Mugello

1 April, 2020

Nicky Hayden will be at Mugello tomorrow (Wednesday) and Thursday for the final two days of a three day private test that Ducati’s test team is currently carrying out at the Italian track.Hayden who finished sixth in Qatar, will be…

Piaggio Group at 2010 EICMA: Aprilia Tuono V4R and more

1 April, 2020

The Piaggio Group will be bringing some new models to the 2010 EICMA although unfortunately we don’t expect anything that will knock our socks off quite like the Moto Guzzi concepts last year. In any case, we’ll get to see…

Videos: Mike Alessi Crash and interview 2008 Red Bull MI

1 April, 2020

High drama for Mike Alessi in a crash that finished with more than one rider subsequently riding over the top of him. Mike has a contract with Team Makita Suzuki Racing in the Supercross and Motorcross class, and is looking…

MotoGP, Sepang: all the pics from the paddock

1 April, 2020

There’s no doubt the MotoGP paddock went through a quite emotional afternoon in Sepang yesterday: with so many riders sliding off the track when the weather conditions turned really bad and a possible second start of the race that could…

WSBK Portimao Race 1 – Spies wins and Haga crashes

1 April, 2020

Ben Spies put one hand firmly on the title when Noriyuki Haga crashed out on the seventh lap while he was in sixth place in Race 1 at Portimao. Spies won the race and gained 25 points, fifteen more that…

Rossi-Monster sponsorship deal: Rossi marketing machine strikes again

1 April, 2020

Despite economic downturns and Kawasaki’s MotoGP cost-cutting, it seems that the MotoGP world will stay afloat just on Valentino Rossi and Yamaha. A marketing machine in himself, Rossi has just signed a new contract with energy drink Monster, ex-sponsor of…

World Superbike super gallery from Misano

1 April, 2020

We’ve got a super hot and massive gallery of pics (226) from this weekend’s spectacular seventh round of the World Superbike championship at the Misano World Circuito Marco Simoncelli. Max Biaggi left the third Italian round with a double victory…

Honda Launches the CB Twister

1 April, 2020

Honda may have launched the new VFR 1200F in big style, but their new CB Twister may be even more important in terms of sales to the Japanese manufacturer.The CB Twister launched in India on Friday, is fitted with an…

MotoGP, Indianapolis: all the images from the paddock

1 April, 2020

The tricky tarmac of the Indianapolis circuit turned out to be quite problematic for several MotoGP riders, but that was not Dani Pedrosa’s case. The Spanish star of the Repsol Honda team showed excellent shape throughout the whole weekend and…

Shoei X-Spirit Replica Toni Elias

1 April, 2020

Shoei comes up with another helmet, the X-Spirit Toni Elias replica, with some great aerodynamics and the carbon fibre and AIM (Advanced Integrated Matrix) system.The ultra-light helmet comes in at only 1250 grams, and has a rear aero-spoiler, cutting down…