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Jorge Lorenzo and Ben Spies to race at Motegi

25 March, 2020
After all the negative hype and declarations of not wanting to ride at Motegi due to radiation leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, another two riders have now capitulated to the growing pressure by their team bosses to take…

Update on Ratthapark Wilairot's conditions

25 March, 2020
There have been a couple of conflicting reports regarding the conditions of Moto2 rider Ratthapark Wilairot, who was seriously injured early Monday morning, after a serious motorcycle accident, that saw the driver of the bike die at the scene.While Stay…

250 cc rider Raffaele De Rosa's Wild Save

25 March, 2020
If you missed the 250cc qualifying session, then you missed one of the best saves ever and it’s being compared to Randy Mamola’s 1985 save at Misano, even if Mamola was on one of the meanest 500cc bikes.Check out the…

SBK 2009 Kawasaki factory Team

24 March, 2020
Kawasaki Motors Europe has announced that the Paul Bird Motorsport Team will be the official 2009 World Superbike Team. Makoto Tamada and Broc Parkes will ride the World Superbike Kawasaki ZX-10R.Steve Guttridge, Kawasaki’s European Race Planning Manager, said: “We had…

Jerez Moto2 test day 1

24 March, 2020
The first day of private testing at sunny Jerez saw a potpourri of machines, a factory MotoGP, three CRTs and a bevy of Moto2s and one lonely World Superbike team.Ducati had their test team out on the Spanish track with…

Rossi and Hayden will test only the GP11's at Brno

24 March, 2020
As we expected, also because Ducati team manager Vitto Guareschi had confirmed it early July, Ducati will not be testing their GP12 during Monday’s official post race test at Brno, but only their 800cc machine.Ducati perfers to continue testing their…

Maverick Vinales retakes top position on day 2 at Jerez

24 March, 2020
After finishing just 7th yesterday in a wet Jerez and not taking any risks, Maverick Vinales returned to top of the timesheets on the second day of Moto3 testing and leading another two Spanish riders in another KTM domination.In the…

2011 Triumph Speed Triple live pics from presentation

24 March, 2020
These live pics of the 2011 Triumph Speed Triple come direct from the Facebook page of Triumph Italy where the new Speed Triple is undergoing a presentation. With the new bike being put through its test ride paces, we can…

Aragon to stay on MotoGP calendar till 2016

24 March, 2020
Spanish MotoGP fans can be more than satisfied, because the Motorland Aragon circuit after taking IRTA’s ‘Best Grand Prix’ award last year, will now be on the MotoGP calendar till 2016.Aragon had been placed on the calendar as reserve circuit…

Piaggio MP3 Hybrid video

24 March, 2020
The Piaggio MP3 Hybrid is set to revolutionise urban motoring with this unique hybrid scooter. It was released recently and for full MP3 hybrid details and pics of the scooter, check out our original post. Here’s video for you to…

BMW R 1200 GS Alpine White Version

24 March, 2020
BMW Motorrad has developed this new R 1200 GS Alpine White Version to celebrate 500,000 GS units produced. 300 models of the special version will be made, after the last GS was produced on May 12th.The R 1200 GS has…

Gabor Talmacsi still undecided on Pedercini offer

24 March, 2020
Gabor Talmacsi lost his Moto2 ride after the Jack& Jones by Antonio Banderas team dropped out of the 2011 championship after losing their title sponsor, was invited to Sepang to test for Pedercini’s Kawasaki team to see if he could…

Ducati safety program continues

24 March, 2020
The successful Ducati safety campaign in collaboration with Dainese continues this year, with a Ducati-branded back protection, having sold 5,000 units in Europe so far.Starting from last October every customer who buys a new Ducati in Europe receives a top…

Jorge Lorenzo: I'm going to quit racing in 4 or 5 years

24 March, 2020
Max Biaggi quit racing at 41, Troy Bayliss at 40, the same for Loris Capirossi, Valentino Rossi still wants to race and he’s going on 33, others wanted to continue, but injuries stopped them, but the younger generation of riders…

Ducati contest offers 5 passes to see GP12 unveiling live

24 March, 2020
Ducati is continuing the hype on the unveiling the the GP12 and has started a contest that will give five fans the opportunity to meet Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden and personally see the presentation of the new Desmosedici GP12…

MotoGP 2008 Final Standings

24 March, 2020
After the MotoGP finished its final round at Valencia on the weeked, we give you the final standings from the MotoGP Championship, with the two rivals Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner appearing on top. Standings continue after the jump.1. Valentino…

Get Your MotoGP Motegi Fix with TwitGP

24 March, 2020
If you are one of the million of racing fans that was left disappointed and frustrated by the postponement of the Motegi GP,who is the first sporting casualty caused by Eyjafjallajökull, you can now have a different kind of fun…

Julien Dupont Takes on Mexico City Traffic

24 March, 2020
Julien Dupont, our favorite urban freestyler, has started the new year with another wild escapade in Mexico City to add to his collection of Ride the World videos. Dupont decides to take on a Mexican traffic jam and here’s the…

Video: Freddy Foray meets the BSB championship

24 March, 2020
Freddy Foray’s is riding in this season’s British Superbike championship for Quattro Plant Kawasaki Superbike Team. Foray made a very promising debut during the opening round at Brands Hatch where he qualified 5th and finished 9th in Race 1. Take…

The mother of all 2012 WSBK silly season rumors

24 March, 2020
With five rounds already completed and still another eight to go in the 2011 World Superbike championship, the 2012 silly season is about to take off with the first rumor that regards the BMW Motorrad Motorsports team.According to Italian website…

Heather Williams at the X Games

24 March, 2020
Heather Williams was the first female to participate in the X Games Freestyle Motocross event.The lady is multifaceted because she also enjoys drag racing and playing guitar and is currently recording her first rock album to be released at the…