Automotive

Ducati Hypermotard 796 official video

28 March, 2020

The new Ducati Hypermotard 796 will debut at the 2009 EICMA show next month, but you can also get a closer look at it in this official Hypermotard 796 video. The new bike has a mean-looking style and should certainly…

Back in the 80's Amarcord pics

28 March, 2020

Here are some great historic pics from Amarcord in the 80’s and memories of “those were the days”. See motoblog.it for a look at the first gallery, with a young Barry Sheene at the fore. Thanks to Giorgio for the…

New pics Fiat Punto Evo debuts

28 March, 2020

The Fiat Punto Evo made its appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show and has now been officially presented with new pics and details. We’re still waiting on the full press release, but below are the details from Frankfurt.The Punto Evo…

New colours for the 2010 Suzuki GSX R 600, 750 and 1000

28 March, 2020

Here’s a bunch of new colours for the Suzuki GSX-R in 2010, which otherwise remains as is, to the disappoint of those who wanted new updates to the GSX-R next year. It’s a conservative choice for Suzuki at the moment…

Julien Dupont Freestyling in Oslo

27 March, 2020

French freestylerJulien Dupont did another of his urban raids to launch of his sponsor’s drink, Red Bull in Norway. This time around Dupont took on Oslo’s new opera house before a couple of security guards got wind that he was…

Ducati 848 in "I am Number Four" movie

27 March, 2020

Ducati gets another big promo in the newest sci-fi action flick “I Am Number Four,” that is currently in the movie theatres.Australian actress Teresa Palmer who plays the role of ‘Number Six’ rides Ducati’s 848 twin-cylinder 134hp superbike featured in…

MV Agusta F4 pics and video

27 March, 2020

As promised yesterday, here is a look at the new MV Agusta F4 with pics and video, before it’s presented at the EICMA next week. The new F4 superbike will appear at the MV Agusta EICMA stand with the 2010…

New Fiat Yamaha Website

27 March, 2020

The Fiat Yamaha Team has launched a new official new fan website www.FiatYamahaTeam.it, where you can catch up on team news, check out some great racing photos, including some of the best looking Fiat Yamaha grid girls, enter competitions (that…

New Audi A4 – official images and data

27 March, 2020

Official images of the new Audi A4 are here. The design of te B8 model of the mid-premium saloon from Ingolstadt seems to be a very moderate evolution of the previous model. Maybe too conservative.The proportions seem to be a…

Carlos Checa gets a his own personal statue

27 March, 2020

If a small Italian town like Tavullia can get on the map because of Valentino Rossi, so can Sant Fruitos de Bages, in Catalunya.This Spanish town’s name to fame is that Carlos Checa was born there and they decided to…

Giacomo Agostini To Ride his 1975 YZR500 OW23 at Assen

27 March, 2020

For those of you who will be attending the Dutch GP this year will have a further treat besides the usual top notch racing, motorcyle legend Giacomo Agostini will be attending the event to pay homage to the 80th Assen…

Repsol GP riders having fun (w/video)

27 March, 2020

Repsol may not be at the level of funny as Yamaha USA is in making videos with their Grand Prix racing stars (because they don’t have the awesome Colin Edwards) but at least they’re trying to promote them, something they…

Valentino Rossi confirmed in the 6 Ore di Vallelunga Car Race

27 March, 2020

Valentino Rossi has confirmed that he’ll be racing in the 6 Ore di Vallelunga endurance race this upcoming weekend.The 9 times motorcycle champion will be driving a Ferrari F430 Scuderia GT3 from Kessel Racing Team. The car’s number according to…

Gianluca Vizziello to Stiggy Honda

27 March, 2020

Team Stiggy Honda has signed Italian rider Gianluca Vizziello to ride alongside Anthony West to complete their Supersport Championship line-up for 2009. The 28-year-old Italian has a long racing history in the Supersport class and has ridden several seasons in…

Koenigsegg CCX – 806 hp, 395 km/h

27 March, 2020

Official data is out and the answer is: “No, the Koenigsegg CCX is no Veyron-beater, in the top speed stakes”.Koenigsegg declares a top speed of “more than 395 km/h”, while Bugatti can claim 407 km/h. The 0-100 km/h sprint (3.2…

Coriano inaugurates Marco Simoncelli memorial and exhibition

27 March, 2020

Yesterday may have been a holiday in Italy and despite the freezing temperatures and an overnight snowfall, hundreds of fans still turned up in the small town of Coriano to see the inveiling of the memorial and be the first…

Sexy bikers: 60 years of Vespa girls

27 March, 2020

Vespa might not be the brand that first springs to mind on thinking of sexy bikers, but there’s a bevvy of sexy Vespa girls doing their thing for the Vespa image. Check out this video from SoloMoto30 and its collection…

Crazy Art Helmets

27 March, 2020

Maybe AGV Helmets and Aldo Drudi could take a look at a couple of these helmets and give a couple of ideas to Valentino Rossi.Art Helmets

Video: Motorcycle racer feigns fainting after crash

27 March, 2020

If you’ve ever seen a soccer match, you’ve see even million dollar players dive to the turf and begin holding their leg or foot and scream bloody hell or grimace in pain only to bounce back a couple minutes later…

Arrow parts for Suzuki GSX-R 600 and 750

27 March, 2020

New Arrow special parts exhausts and mufflers are available for the 2011 Suzuki GSX-R 600 and 750 models. The supersports bikes can now come with six different Arrow silencers with materials ranging from titanium to stainless steel, carbonfibre and aluminium.All…

Why was Ben Spies wearing Colin Edwards Helmet?

27 March, 2020

After the computer theft from the Aspar team garage that occured at Sepang, there was another small mystery in the paddock surrounding Ben Spies’ helmet. The Texas Terror usually wears a HJC FC-15 lid, but on Thursday Spies was sporting…

Repsol Honda riders have chatter issues in Qatar

27 March, 2020

The chatter issues that plagued the Repsol Honda riders during the pre-season tests in Sepang, but not at the IRTA test at Jerez came back with a vengeance during tonight’s first free practice session in Qatar.Casey Stoner despite his chatter…

Chris Vermeulen talks about Catalunya FP1

27 March, 2020

Chris Vermeulen talks about today’s free practice and about Bridgestone’s asymmetric slick rear tires they’re using this for this particular circuit. Vermeulen finished 13th and only 17th in terms of top speed. It would been interesting to know if the…

Jonathan Rea bags victory in Race 1 at Imola

27 March, 2020

The new electronics that Jonathan Rea’s Castrol Honda is sporting, may have helped him in today’s race 1 at Imola, but it was all the Northern Irishman’s talent and determination that let him keep a faster and reborn Noriyuki Haga…

More Pics of Rossi, Hayden and the Ducati GP11

27 March, 2020

Filippo Preziosi (preziosi btw means precious in Italian) has called the GP11 in these pics ’step zero’ because as he said during yesterday’s press conference “it represents the initial level from which we plan to evolve.” So that could mean…