Michael Czysz track tests the E1pc
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
Casey Stoner vs Valentino Rossi sparring to be carried over at Le Mans?
It looks like we haven’t heard the last on Casey Stoner vs Valentino Rossi entertaining verbal catfight that we had at Estoril, and by all chances it will be carried over big time during this weekend’s Le Mans GP, if…
Italian Ministry of Transportation runs out of funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,…
Lucky Valentino Rossi takes 3rd at Le Mans
You take a podium whenever you can and let’s admit it Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi were pretty lucky at Le Mans, with Dani Pedrosa out of the running and Marco Simoncelli getting a ride-through, Rossi actually got to celebrate…
Valentino Rossi 5th highest paid motorsports athlete
Valentino Rossi still may not be winning MotoGP races like he used to do, the fabulous trio of Jorge Lorenzo, Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa are making sure of the that, but he is still one of the top earning…
Alex De Angelis to Sub for Hiroshi Aoyama in Interwetten Racing?
Alex De Angelis is still be unfit and has had a torrid season so far in Moto2, but Honda HRC doesn’t seem to mind, because finding riders who have experience on a 800cc MotoGP isn’t easy, so they’ve asked RSM…
Molenaar 125cc Racing Team pulls out of 2011 championship
Dutch Molenaar Racing Team who has been in Grand Prix racing since 1994 (with two World titles) has decided to withdraw from the 2011 125cc championship. The problem is as usual for everyone, sponsorship funding.The team who were to have…
Mercedes Ocean Drive Concept
Mercedes-Benz has released the first official images of the 4-door cabriolet based on the S-Class. The official name is Ocean Drive Concept design study.The Ocean Drive is based on S 600, with its long chassis and wheelbase and its V12…