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Interview: Ducati models at EICMA 2009

23 March, 2020
The economic crisis is weighing heavily on the motorcycle industry, and tellingly, Honda and Yamaha have absented themselves from the EICMA show this year. The Milan show, however, is going ahead and is shaping up to be an important and…

Audi R8 spider – official sketch

23 March, 2020
Second installment of the leaks to Car Magazine from Audi’s Design Team. After the Audi A1, it’s time to see how the Audi R8 Spider will look.We can see some intriguing details, like the two humps behind the headrests, somewhat…

MV Agusta Brutale 1090 RR wins Brazilian Golden Motorcycle Award

23 March, 2020
MV Agusta Brutale 1090 RR was chosen by the Brazilian Motociclismo magazine as “Moto de Ouro 2013” in the Naked category. With this award, Brutale kicked aside 10 other rivals of leading manufacturers currently active in the Brazilian market. The…

Harley Davidson Night Road Special by Custo and Ferry Clot

23 March, 2020
Give free creative reign to Custo Dalmau, the Spanish fashion designer famous for his colourful t-shirts add the Spanish King of custom bike builders Ferry Clot and here’s what they can come up with on this Harley Davidson Night Road…

Dakar 2009 Argentina- Chile Stage 10

23 March, 2020
Heavy fog caused a delay and a course modification in Stage 10 of the Dakar Rally, however riders still faced one of the longest and most difficult routes that took them though the desert of Atacama. Spanish rider Jordi Viladoms,…

Rider Quotes after MotoGP Silverstone Qualifying

23 March, 2020
Today’s MotoGP qualifying session at Silverstone was quite eventful with Jorge Lorenzo taking his first pole position of the season and Dani Pedrosa and Randy de Puniet both crashing in the dying moments of the hour, fortunately both Honda riders…

Fun at the SBK bowling event

23 March, 2020
During a World Superbike event there’s also some time for fun. At Brno a group of racers and the media were invited to take part in a ten pin bowling competition held in a huge shopping complex outside the centre…

MotoGP 2013: the paddock girls of the Laguna Seca round

23 March, 2020
The Laguna Seca round showed us for the umpteenth time that the incredibly talented Marc Marquez is indeed a serious contender for the MotoGP crown, but obviously this did not make everyone happy, first and foremost his main rivals for…

Althea Racing presents "Our Best Lap" book

23 March, 2020
When Ducati decided to officially withdraw their factory effort in World Superbikes at the end of 2010, but continue to support private teams, there was some massive complaining from offended fans, who blamed Gabriele Del Torchio for re-routing the funds…

Ducati XTreme 1199 spy pics

23 March, 2020
The 2011 EICMA show will see the new Ducati 1199 superbike debut on home turf, and although it looks like the XTreme name might not be confirmed, more “spy shots” show off some of the design and technical details. The…

Valentino Rossi spends Valentine's Day in court

23 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi spent the better part of Valentine’s Day in two different Pesaro court rooms. The MotoGP rider had to testify in two separate proceedings, one criminal and one civil.The first is a criminal suit that sees Rossi’s former manager…

Motorised mechanism that raises numberplate

23 March, 2020
This week we’ve been looking at fines in Italy for motorcycling infringements. Riding with the number plate up is an old trick used by riders to escape speed cameras - but some have even gone beyond that. A rider, discovered…

Mazda's i-Activsense safety system explained in a video

23 March, 2020
The recently unveiled 2014 Mazda3 has introduced several all-new safety systems under the umbrella known as i-Activsense. These technologies use sensing devices such as milliwave radars and cameras to support the driver in recognizing hazards, avoiding collisions and minimizing damage,…

New Ducati 1199 technology rumours

23 March, 2020
The new Ducati 1199 Superbike - or Ducati Xtreme - is apparently going to depart from Bologna tradition and use a gear-driven camshaft in the place of the previous belt-driven one. The new technology is the kind that Aprilia used…

New BMW GS model caught testing

23 March, 2020
Why are first spy shots always lousy? No matter, because thanks to one of Solomoto’s readers who actually chased this BMW bike on a highway near Tarragona to get this pic, it allows everyone to get a not so great…

Nicky Hayden is a Ducati teaser

23 March, 2020
Probably remembering the time he got scolded by Filippo Preziosi after taking a picture of the Ducati Desmosedici GP10 before it was officially revealed to the world, this time Nicky Hayden, who was back at Borgo Panigale for some more…

SBK USA: Paddock Girls

23 March, 2020
After the double gallery of the paddock girls at the Motomondiale (the paddock girls of the teams and and the testers), we close off with the ladies from the Salt Lake City Superbike.The guys over here say they’re sorry for…

Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa on Day 2 at Sepang

23 March, 2020
After missing the first day of testing yesterday due to back problems (something he says he suffers from a couple of times a year since 2003) World Champion Casey Stoner enjoyed good track conditions on his first outing of 2012.…

Sete Gibernau's New D16 Livery

23 March, 2020
Sete Gibernau and his Ducati Desmosedici GP9 showed up at Jerez della Frontera IRTA test with an all new livery. Gone is the elegant white-gold-and black color scheme used during winter testing, his bike is now sporting a white- green-red…

Lawson always a Winner

23 March, 2020
He may be a retired 4 times motorcycle world champion, but Eddie Lawson is still unbeatable even on four wheels. During the Super Stars of Superkarts event at Laguna Seca Raceway. Lawson racing a Yamaha superkart started on pole and…

More from Yamaha: Jorge Lorenzo Q & A Interview

23 March, 2020
We’ve got another video from the Fiat on the Web team with a Q&A session with Jorge Lorenzo. Since we’re are a little wicked, we were wondering if one of Lorenzo’s answers: “Yes, I am happy to be with Valentino.…