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BMW Concept C maxi-scooter live pics from EICMA 2010

28 March, 2020
It makes so much sense to us that BMW should create its own maxi-scooter model that we almost can’t believe it hasn’t done so before. The BMW Concept C has been presented live at the EICMA show and it made…

Photo of the day: a Vespa from Loret del Mar

28 March, 2020
Ninja17 on returning from his holiday at Lloret del Mar on the Costa Brava in Spain, sent us this photo of a Vespa used for postal deliveries. It really stands out in its canary yellow colours.

Pramac Ducati talks about Mugello test

28 March, 2020
Yesterday’s MotoGP test at the Mugello didn’t leave Pramac Ducati’s Randy de Puniet very satisfied, despite the fact that with his best time of 1:49.384, he was almost one second faster than his best lap during the actual race. The…

Michael Czysz track tests the E1pc

28 March, 2020
Here’s a video of Michael Czysz himself on track with his E1pc electric bike. What better way to build and develop a bike than to mix it with your testers on track? MotoCzysz is making quite a name for itself…

KTM Freeride electric bike price and details

28 March, 2020
After being leaked earlier this week, KTM has released details of its electric Freeride bike, although without any fanfare, which we can only put down to the sensible style of the Dutch company. The KTM Freeride models are two supermotard…

2011 EICMA Girls photo gallery: Part I

28 March, 2020
Here is the first bunch of images picturing the nice ladies currently attending the 2011 EICMA. Our colleagues from motoblog.it are right there, live on the spot, to check out the most interesting bikes and accessories on display at the…

Julien Welsch and Triumph Street Triple in the wild

28 March, 2020
Amost everybody is good at doing some nice trick offroad, but would you be able to do the kind of stuff that French freestyler Julien ‘RazarBack’ Welsch does in this video? And would you be able to do it on…

Red Bull X-Fighters in Madrid

28 March, 2020
Spanish rider Dany Torres grabbed the victory at Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour 2009 last Friday night in Madrid in the Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas bullfighting arena. Nate Adams took second, while Robbie Maddison was third.Maddison just four…

Pirelli brings specially striped tires for Monza Superpole

28 March, 2020
We know that it’s a gimmick and that after scrubbing in the tire you’ll probably barely see it during today’s Superpole session at Monza, but Pirelli has decided to bring its own special flag waving version to celebrate and honour…

MotoGP, Catalunya: the paddock girls

28 March, 2020
As usual, to close the chapter of a big race, we publish a photo gallery starring some of the nice ladies attending the latest MotoGP round in Barcelona. The show on the Montmelò track was indeed quite entertaining, but as…

Honda CB 1000 R Exan exhaust

28 March, 2020
Exan has proposed a new exhaust and muffler system for the Honda CB 1000 R, with a carbon cap finish available in both oval and conical style.The oval shape comes in stainless steel, titanium, carbon and black satin steel (from…

Ducati Multistrada 1200 test ride and pics

28 March, 2020
As we’re still not sold on the Ducati Multistrada 1200 all-things-to-all-people, we thought we’d take a closer look at the Multistrada test our colleagues at Motoblog.it had the opportunity to do. First up, the look of the bike is not…

Video: Toyota GT 86

28 March, 2020
Toyota has released yet another video of the GT 86, Japanese sports car developed in partnership with Subaru. Here is just a reminder of some basic features: the GT 86 measures 4.24 m in length, 1.28 m in height, 1.77…

Moto3: Ambrogio switches to Mahindra as Honda threatens to pullout

28 March, 2020
Moto3 squad Ambrogio Racing will be switching to Mahindra machinery starting from Misano. The team was fielding German rider, Luca Amato, and South African team-mate Brad Binder on Honda/Suter machiney, but team owner Fiorenzo Caponera decided to switch to the…

Leon Haslam: 25 years with Arai celebrated on new helmet

28 March, 2020
At the first round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship - which will take place in Phillip Island, Australia, over the last weekend of February - BMW Motorrad’s rider Leon Haslam will debut a new Arai helmet designed by Drudi…

Italian Ministry of Transportation runs out of funds

28 March, 2020
You might know that Italians are being taxed left and right to save the country from default and the government is cutting back on budget spending (but very little from their own paychecks) and this has led to certain ministries…

Aluminium Polini kit for Vespa PX200

28 March, 2020
The world of scooters, and especially the iconic Vespa brand, has plenty of scope for accessories and aftermarket parts - whether purely for style or to create technical upgrades. Polini accessories have always focused on Vespa as their brand of…

Women's California Superbike School

28 March, 2020
The California Superbike School is holding its first ever women’s session in the UK at Silverstone on September 11. We don’t normally do the feminist thing on Two Wheels, but for you lady bikers in the UK, this could be…

MotoGP Jerez Qualifying – Results and Quotes

28 March, 2020
MotoGP leader, Jorge Lorenzo got his first pole position of the season in yesterday’s qualifying in Jerez. Displaying that he’s already learned everything about Bridgestone tires, the Spaniard set a blazing lap of 1m 38.933s, with Dani Pedrosa second just…

Israeli Bikers Protest – Video

28 March, 2020
This video shows us one of four protests that took place in Israel against the Finance Ministry’s decision to raise insurance fees for motorcycle owners. It seems that these protests hasn’t moved the Government in rethinking their decision, so other…

Hell's Angels arrested in Italy in Europe-wide police operation

28 March, 2020
In a Europe-wide police effort, more than 20 Hell’s Angels members have been in arrested in Italy, with other operations being undertaken in Germany and France. The infamous motorcycle gang has been accused of a series of robberies and extorsion,…

Ronnie Renner sets Guinness World Record in Chicago

28 March, 2020
Ronnie Renner does it again and breaks his own Guinness World Record for the highest motorcycle jump off a quarterpipe.During the Red Bull High Rise event in Chicago on Saturday, Renner, a professional freestyle motocross athlete launched himself 63 feet,…