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MotoGP Le Mans: Casey Stoner devastating in FP2

4 April, 2020

This afternoon’s free practice 2 at Le Mans once again saw a Honda 1-2-3, with a devasting Casey Stoner leading the field with a blistering 1.33.782 and the only rider to break the 1.34 mark, shaving off another three tenths…

Ben Spies takes Superpole

4 April, 2020

Yamha rider Ben Spies took 1st place again in the Superpole knockout and while was at it also broke lap record at the Losail circuit in Qatar.Spies took his Yamaha YZF-R1 to a best time of 1.57.280 ahead of Guandalini…

Triumph 2013 Speed Triple R Dark – very limited edition

4 April, 2020

Triumph has teamed up with custom paint shop 8 Ball to produce a very limited production of the 2013 Speed Triple R in a special “Dark” livery just for the U.K. market.The British manufacturer will produce 30 units of the…

MotoGP Sepang Test Friday: More Pics and Rider Quotes

4 April, 2020

We’ve got more exclusive pics from the final day of testing from Motoblog’s Lallai who was with the Fiat on the Web team in Sepang and all the riders quotes.Valentino Rossi - 1st 2′00″925 (32 laps)“After yesterday this second day…

EV-12: DIY electric bicycle

4 April, 2020

I’ve decided this 48v Electric Flat Tracker bicycle with Briggs Stratton Etek motor could be just for me. Pedalling for me was always too much like hard work and cycling was not exactly my favourite sport (dowhilling on the other…

Moto3 Jerez: Alex Rins takes maiden pole position

4 April, 2020

Moto3’s qualifying session started damp but began drying out with riders out on both rain and slick tires, and it was an intense fight to the chequered flag, but Emilio Alzamora’s rookie rider and last season’s CEV 125cc champion Alex…

Valentino Rossi's Monza Rally Car livery

4 April, 2020

We’ve already mentioned that this upcoming weekend’s Monza Rally Show will be dedicated to late Marco Simoncelli and friend Valentino Rossi will also be taking part as he usually does every year (last year he missed it, as he was…

Valentino Rossi explains Bridgestone's Battlax S20 w/video)

4 April, 2020

After Valentino Rossi’s first video as Bridgestone’s ‘ambassador,’ promoting the Japanese manufacturer’s Battlax BT-023 here’s the second giving the low down on the Battlax S20 tires.The Doctor becomes The Professor (he does have a degree honoris causa in communications from…

Valentino Rossi hints again at WSBK switch

4 April, 2020

Valentino Rossi is a fan of World Superbike racing and in many interviews talks about how much he enjoys watching WSBK racing (he’s always present at the Misano round), how much more exciting it is compared to MotoGP, and the…

John Hopkins breaks hand during WSBK testing at Phillip Island

4 April, 2020

Almost all the World Superbike teams (except for Honda) are currently testing at Phillip Island as the 2012 season kicks off at the end of the month, but Crescent Fixi Suzuki rider John Hopkins who just returned to action after…

Moto2: Mattia Pasini and JiR Racing Break Up

4 April, 2020

That Mattia Pasini was profoundly unhappy with his MotoBI/TSR chassis Moto2 bike and that he was on the outs with Gianluca Montiron of JiR (Japan Italy Racing) was a well known fact, but in the past few days the rumors…

Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez talk Repsol Honda history

4 April, 2020

Before flying to the US for next week’s private MotoGP test in Austin, Repsol has released another video with Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez in a double interview talking about the history of Repsol Honda, from 1995 in the Spanish…

Citroen C-Crosser and Peugeot 4007

4 April, 2020

Here are all the photos released by PSA Group of the two new SUVs developed jointly with Mitsubishi: the Peugeot 4007 and the Citroen C-Crosser.There is no doubt that the Citroen is the more aesthetically pleasing of the two…The engine…

BMW M5 Touring – first official photo

4 April, 2020

Together with the photos of the 5-Series Facelift, BMW has published a first official image of the M5 Touring.The engine is the same as the one of the M5 sedan (5.0-liters, V10, 507 ps, 520 Nm). The M5 Touring will…

Carlos Checa on top on final day of WSBK testing at Misano

4 April, 2020

The second day of WSBK testing at the Misano World Circuit ended up with Carlos Checa leading the six rider time chart. The Althea Ducati rider and standings leader completed over 140 laps in the two day session and with…

It's been a great race book, just like the Pirelli calendar

4 April, 2020

If you thought that the love fest between Valentino Rossi and Yamaha was over and done with, and the Japanese manufacturer had moved on to bigger and better things with Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies, you can forget it.Yamaha has…

Alfa and Abarth on the Neubauer blog

4 April, 2020

Move over Nick Reilly, there’s a new auto blog in town, this time from the guys at Neubauer. That’s right - you can get all your drooling done for Fiat group and Abarth models at the NDF Paris wordpress site,…

AGV Hi-Jack Diesel helmet

4 April, 2020

This AGV Diesel helmet called Hi-Jack is all about that distinctive Diesel design on a classic jet helmet. It’s the latest from the Diesel Creative Team and uses various chrome features and motifs from the world of aviation, specifically helicopters.The…

Yamaha Motocross 2010 Monster energy team and bikes presented

4 April, 2020

The Yamaha YZ450F and Yamaha YZ250F from the Monster Energy Motocross 2010 team have been revealed, showing the bikes and the livery that riders David Philippaerts, Gautier Paulin, Ken De Dycker, Loic Larrieu and Alessandro Lupino will use. The team…

Jeremy Burgess: Ducati's new crewchief

4 April, 2020

Jeremy Burgess in an exlusive interview with Enrico Borghi (who also co-authored Valentino Rossi autobiography “What if I had never tried it”) of Italy’s Motosprint magazine comes across as usual; pragmatic, calm and almost seraphic in the way he talks…