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Julien Dupont Over the Arches in Israel (w/video)

24 March, 2020
You’ve already seen the footage of Julien Dupont during his 2010 Israel Tour, but the Snowdrum film crew sent us this extra video of the French urban trial X rider going over the arches of an Israeli bridge.Enjoy.

Video: Max Biaggi crash at Vallelunga

24 March, 2020
SBK Vallelunga last weekend. During the start of race two Max Biaggi and Kenan Sofuoglu crashed in a very spectacular way. The crash looks really terrible but luckily the riders were not hurt. Never forget to use your own protection!

SBK Silverstone: Tom Sykes sets blistering pace in QP1

24 March, 2020
If Tom Sykes was already dominating in this morning’s free practice at Silverstone, this afternoon in the first qualifying practice the Kawasaki rider left everyone grasping for straws to come up with a solution in order to come even close…

Ben Spies gets sick during Yamaha Indonesia tour

24 March, 2020
The Far East doesn’t seem to agree with Ben Spies’ stomach. The Yamaha rider is currently in Indonesia with team mate Jorge Lorenzo for a Yamaha PR tour and fell sick with a bout of food poisoning. This is the…

MotoGP Indianapolis: Casey Stoner on top in FP2

24 March, 2020
Ducati Marlboro’s Casey Stoner was again the fastest rider in an exciting second practice for the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix. The Australian set down his best lap of 1′40″331 in an final last lap lunge, where the riders in…

Brad Pitt spotted on Kimura cafè racer

24 March, 2020
Brad Pitt was spotted in L.A. on Monday riding this splendid café racer that he ordered last year from custom builder Shinya Kimura.Dubbed ‘Flash’ and built around a 1974 Ducati 750 SS engine, the Kimura bike according to celebritygossip.net had…

April Fool's Day Motorcycle News – Updated, Again

24 March, 2020
It’s that day of the year again where motorcycle websites try to outdo themselves with best April Fool’s day stories. We’ve already found a few that has made us smile and if you guys find any others let us know…

Seat IBX Concept first pics

24 March, 2020
The Seat IBX Concept will show live at the Geneva Motor Show tomorrow and is a follow-up Seat off-road model to the previously seen Tribu. Styling cues from the Seat IBE concept have been used including triangular shapes and side…

2010 Motocross GP album: motorcycle stuff for Christmas

24 March, 2020
If you’ve got a die-hard motocross or dirt bike fan in your household, this could be the perfect gift for them for Christmas. The2010 Motocross GP Album has all the best images, interviews and results from the season just gone,…

Aprilia RSV4 R new pics from Imola presentation

24 March, 2020
The new Aprilia RSV4 R 2010 presentation at Imola has taken place in occasion of the Imola superbike round. New pics of the RSV4 R are below, and some new details from the company have also been released.The compact V4…

Moto Bellini revival with Bellini B1 and B2 scooters

24 March, 2020
The Moto Bellini brand is being revived with two new scooter models from the country best known for its scooters: Italy. The brand was established between the two world wars by the grandfather of the current owner. Now, after 70…

WSBK Brno: Michel Fabrizio Returns to the Top in QP2

24 March, 2020
Four Ducati’s in the top five spots with a lonely Aprilia in second spot. Michel Fabrizio headed the top of the timesheets in this morning’s QP2 at Brno with an impressive 1′58″695 lap grabbed in the dying minutes of the…

WSBK Donington: Shake-up sees Melandri win his first race

24 March, 2020
Hot damn! Race 1 at Donington Park was everything that any hot blooded racing fan could hope for and get. If anyone was expecting to see Carlos Checa run away with it again will be slightly disappointed, but Marco Melandri’s…

Kawasaki Z1000 onboard video

24 March, 2020
Here’s an onboard video of the Kawasaki Z1000 from the guys at MCN. The new Z1000 is a totally revamped model, and was recently presented at the 2009 EICMA show. Check out all the pics in the colourful Z1000 gallery,…

Photo of the Day: The Vespa Rocking Horse

24 March, 2020
One of Motoblog’s readers sent these wonderful pics of Vespa rocking horse created for his grandson Diego. This spetacular piece of handicraft is made out of fiberglass, metal and imitation leather, and re-creates the Vespa right down to the Vespa…

WSBK: Lorenzo Lanzi to Return to DFX Corse

24 March, 2020
According to Italian website Motosprint, Italian rider Lorenzo Lanzi will be returning to Superbike team DFX Corse to subsitute Regis Laconi once again.Lanzi subbed for Laconi for five rounds before being axed for Fonzie Nieto. Both Anthony West e 125…

Ducat and Rossi magic: Mugello GP presales up 45%

24 March, 2020
Talk about black, but in this case red and yellow magic. Put Valentino Rossi and Ducati together and what do get, presales event tickets going through the roof, at least for the Gran Premio d’Italia at the Mugello that takes…

WSBK Testing at Magny-Cours a washout

24 March, 2020
Wet and blustery conditions hampered the first day of World Superbike testing at the Magny-Cours circuit in France which was almost a washout so no lap times were recorded.The day did see several riders who’ve switched teams for 2011 getting…

New Fiat 500 – press release and hi-res images

24 March, 2020
Update: the Fiat 500 has been officially launched on the 4th of July. You can find the full text of the press release, a huge photo gallery of the exterior of the 500 (55 photos) and of the “>interior and…

Subaru presents the Advanced Tourer Concept

24 March, 2020
Subaru introduces the Advanced Tourer Concept at the 2011 Tokyo motor Show. The model is basically an evolution of the previous Hybrid Tourer Concept, presented in 2009, which laid the foundations for the design style currently adopted by the Japanese…