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EICMA 2009: new KTM road bike and MV Agusta F5

25 March, 2020
Juicy information from interviews with the MDs of KTM and MV Agusta by Motorevue has revealed that the two companies are preparing some interesting presentations for the 2009 EICMA show to take place in Milan in November.Reihnold Zens from KTM…

Barracuda, Gresini Racing's new sponsor

25 March, 2020
We were kind of wondering why we didn’t see Jorge Lorenzo posing for Barracuda’s calendar this year with super hot Russian model Vera Sapojnikova and now we know why. Barracuda has stepped up its game and has become one the…

Shock Doctor partners with Rizla Suzuki

25 March, 2020
Shock Doctor, Inc., the global brand leader in sports protective gear, announces its partnership with Rizla Suzuki MotoGP, supplying the crew and racers with its line of technologically-advanced luggage, backpacks and various Power Dry™ System products. The Power Dry System…

Marco Melandri to test in Qatar

25 March, 2020
Marco Melandri has written on his Facebook profile that he will be present at the official night test this weekend in Qatar and will be joining the other Motogp riders after his appearance at the SpeedCar Series in Dubai, the…

MotoGP Qatar test – Yamaha's closer than in Sepang

25 March, 2020
Ben Spies and Jorge Lorenzo were encouraged by their 4th and 5th positions, with the American rider just 0.292secs from the Honda trio in the final pre-season MotoGP test in Qatar.“We made the bike go in a pretty good direction…

MotoGP Aragon: Stoner wins in easy race

25 March, 2020
The MotoGP Aragon race saw Ducati take spots one and three on the podium today, with Casey Stoner winning in one of his classic races - starting first, riding fast and finishing off in a mostly uncontended top place for…

Summer motorcycle gear: Dainese Air 2 jacket

25 March, 2020
The Air 2 is the new breathable jacket from Dainese, designed as summer motorcycle gear. The Quick Dry material has a double front feature with breathable material for the chest, back and arms.It has padding across the shoulders and on…

BMW's Cursor vs Corser

25 March, 2020
Want to try to beat BMW’s World Superbike rider Troy Corser on a BMW S1000RR? The German manufacturer has set up on their website a pretty simple online race called “Cursor vs Corser.”If you’re bored and haven’t anything better to…

Ducati's CEO Confirms Rossi and Hayden line-up in 2011 UPDATED

25 March, 2020
UPDATE: Ducati Press ReleaseRegarding the recent allegations attributed to Gabriele Del Torchio - Ducati CEO and President, Ducati states that no agreement has been reached with the riders Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden for the future Moto GP season, although…

PBM officially confirms Yonny Hernandez and Michael Laverty

25 March, 2020
As widely expected - their names were listed the 2013 MotoGP entry list - PBM UK has officially confirmed that they will expanding to two riders next season and fielding Yonny Hernandez and Michael Laverty.PBM debuted in 2012 in MotoGP…

Stefan Bradl to test LCR Honda RC212V

25 March, 2020
Yesterday we posted that 2011 Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl had been gifted with a MotoGP test ride by Honda for winning the title, and it has now been confirmed he’ll be doing it out of LCR Honda team garage.With…

Aprilia RSV4 On the Road

25 March, 2020
Take a trip on the Aprilia RSV4 with MCN’s test rider from the factory in Noale, Italy to Cannes and Monaco and find out more about this fantastic new superbike and how it handles on the road.

Ducati Art – Troy Bayliss Honour&Glory Collection

25 March, 2020
While we are all waiting to see if Troy Bayliss will be making a wildcard appearance at the World Superbike round at Misano, Ducati Art has introduced an art collection dedicated to Troy Bayliss by Polish expressionist artist Pat Kuleta.The…

Dakota Mamola signs with Alzamora Monlau Team

25 March, 2020
Another kid is going to try to follow in his dad’s footsteps and this time it’s Dakota Mamola, son of former Gran Prix rider and commentator Randy Mamola.Dakota, a red headed kid with braces on his teeth will ride with…

Hitler wants to ride a Harley to Sturgis (w/video)

25 March, 2020
We’ve got another of those very funny Hitler video spoofs. This time Hitler wants to take part in the world famous Bike Week at Sturgis and wants to do it in style and that naturally means riding into town on…

MotoGP rider quotes on day 3 at Sepang

25 March, 2020
The final day of MotoGP testing at Sepang saw improvement by the top seven riders in lap times, but for the rest of the field, recovering the gap was slightly less impressive than yesterday.Everyone seemed to be satisfied with the…

Tom Sykes to stay with Kawasaki for another season

25 March, 2020
While in MotoGP all the factory bikes and satellite teams - minus one (Gresini Honda) have already settled their 2013 line-ups, World Superbikes silly season is still very much up in the air.Only Marco Melandri has another year on his…

Ben Spies becomes brand ambassador for Jorg Gray Watches

25 March, 2020
MotoGP’s Casey Stoner is Same Deutz-Fahr Group poster boy for tractors, Valentino Rossi is Bridgestone’s consultant/ambassador, Nicky Hayden is one of Tissot watches ambassador’s and now Ben Spies has signed an agreement with Jorg Gray, an American watch brand (that…

2011 EICMA: Triumph Tiger Explorer 1200 m.y. 2012

25 March, 2020
The most anticipated Triumph novelty at the 2011 EICMA is definitely the new Tiger Explorer 1200. Following the success of its little sisters - namely the 800 and 800XC - Triumph introduces a new version of the Explorer equipped with…

Winds stop CRT testing at Aragon

25 March, 2020
It wasn’t the rain in Spain that halted the first day of CRT testing at Aragon today, but high winds and cool temperatures.With gusting winds reaching up to 60 km/h, the three CRT teams that are present at the Spanish…

Video: Rizla Suzuki 1 hour of qualifying in 1 minute

25 March, 2020
Remember Rizla Suzuki’s amazing one minute video of how to pack a MotoGP garage? They’ve now released another video with an hour of last year’s Misano GP qualifying practice squeezed into sixty seconds, that shows what happens behind the scenes…

A little fun with a Ducati plate

25 March, 2020
Do you know what the result of the possibility of a good test on the seat of two Ducati’s like the Hypermotard and the 1098s could be? Especially if the bike’s not yours, a whole lot of fun! Check out…

Barry Veneman to sub for James Toseland at Assen

25 March, 2020
39 year old Dutch rider Barry Veneman has been chosen to replace injured James Toseland in BMW Italia at the upcoming World Superbike round at Assen in two week’s time.Veneman has considerable experience on the BMW S1000RR having been the…

Ride Safe so you Can Ride Again Motorcycle Safety Ad

25 March, 2020
Swiss insurance companies did their motorcycle safety ad with a singing guardian angel and halfway around the world the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning did their ad with another winged creature, a fairy godmother.The “ride safe so you can…