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Marco Melandri worried about shoulder fitness

24 March, 2020
Ever since his crash during race 1 at Portimao last September that sent him to the hospital with a suspected kidney injury and then kept him out of race 2, Marco Melandri has been nursing a nagging shoulder injury that…

Nicky Hayden promotes safe riding for the armed forces

24 March, 2020
Back in October, CNN ran an interesting story about Marine motorcycle deaths having killed more Marines in the past 12 months than enemy fire in Iraq and that the Navy was also reporting similar rises in motorcycle accidents by miltary…

Your photos: Italy's Motorcross Street

24 March, 2020
We have got to thank Lorenzo for sending us this photo - it’s fantastic! This is Motocross Street in Italy, at the Centro Federale FMI in Polcanto. If you can do better, let us know.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising…

BMW S 1000 RR goes Ice Racing

24 March, 2020
We’ve seen a Buell 1125R on ice and we had Vittoriano Guareschi doing Holiday on Ice numbers with a Ducati Desmosedici GP7 (video after the jump) now we’ve got the latest superbike the BMW S 1000 RR that instead of…

Suzuki RM-Z 450 and 250 M.Y. 2013

24 March, 2020
Suzuki releases images and details of its deeply renovated RM-Z bikes for the year 2013, more specifically the 250 and 450 cc, which will come with several substantial changes affecting both the engine and the chassis. According to the Hammamatsu-based…

WSBK Portimao – Craig Jones Statue Unveiled

24 March, 2020
The owner of Autodromo do Parkalgar circuit in Portimao Paulo Pinheiro, unveiled a statue at the entrance of the circuit to pay tribute to Craig Jones. The track already bears a corner dedicated to the English rider.Jones, who raced for…

Colin Edwards to undergo surgery in Spain

24 March, 2020
Colin Edwards will have to undergo surgery after breaking his right collarbone during this afternoon’s second free practice at Montmelo.Edwards was probably caught out by a cold slick tire after switching bikes and on the out lap crashed heavily at…

MotoGP Aragon: Nicky Hayden quickest in another wasted FP1

24 March, 2020
After last year’s power outages, today’s MotoGP’s free practice at the Motorland Aragon circuit was hugely delayed after Moto3 FP1 was red flagged following Danny Kent’s crash with his Mahindra. The four remaining minutes of the Moto3 session were then…

Yamaha Factory 2012 livery and interviews (w/videos)

24 March, 2020
The Yamaha Factory Team has officially revealed its 2012 racing livery and they’ve stayed with their handsome corporate blue and white livery and there’s barely a smudge of orange that indicates oil sponsor Eneos corporate color, but the main sponsor’s…

Subaru Legacy and Outback facelift

24 March, 2020
Subaru will be featuring at the 2012 New York Auto Show (6th-15th April) with the restyled Legacy and Outback models, subject to an aesthetic upgrade. The front section gets a styling update similar to the one proposed by the new…

Raffaele de Rosa as 2010 top crasher

24 March, 2020
Crashing unfortunately is part of motorcycle racing, and this year’s not wanted title of being the top crasher, goes to Moto2 rider Raffaele de Rosa.De Rosa rode for Herve Poncharal’s Tech3 Moto2 team this season (and will be with G22…

Randy de Puniet gets OK to race at Brno

24 March, 2020
Randy de Puniet beats Valentino Rossi three weeks to six weeks. This is how long it’s taken the French rider to return to racing after breaking his left tibia and fibula during the Sachsenring GP.De Puniet arrived at Brno limping…

First Look at Bimota's Moto2 (w/video)

24 March, 2020
A big thanks to Mito Evo a reader of Motoblog who found this first video of Bimota’s new Moto2 bike in action at the Binetto race track near Bari, Italy.Back in February the company announced that they were interested in…

Casey Stoner debuts in Honda Repsol colors

24 March, 2020
While not as exciting as the Vrooom affair, but it’s always a team launch, here are the first official pics of Casey Stoner and his RC212V in Repsol colors.Stoner will be fielded with Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso in a…

MT Helmets City Seven CS 20 Lady Collection

24 March, 2020
MT Helmets presents the Lady Collection, from the Demi-Jet City Seven CS 20 range. Made from thermoplastic fibres, the City Seven CS 20 Lady Collection is an elegant and clean demi-jet available in three colours: opaque green, pink and blue.…

Dani Pedrosa taking it day by day after surgery

24 March, 2020
A little less than a week has gone by since Dani Pedrosa underwent surgery to fix his fractured collarbone and the Spanish rider has decided to give an update on his physical condition via his blog sponsored by Repsol, but…

The future Cagiva Elefant 1125 sketches

24 March, 2020
Obiboi (Oberdan Bezzi) has surprised us again with preview design renderings of the new Cagiva Elefant 1125.With all probability this will be the model for the relaunch of the Cagiva brand and its twin cylinder, Buell BRP-Rotax engine. The aim…

Yamaha Majesty 400 test ride

24 March, 2020
We took the new Yamaha Majesty 400 for 2009 out for a test ride, to see where scooters are going these days. It can be appreciated for its progression and increase in performance that have seen it establish itself in…

Jorge Lorenzo to Star in the Red Eagle

24 March, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo will be debuting as an actor in a Spanish historical fictional television series called Red Eagle, that will air next season on channel TVE. Lorenzo will play the part of Francisco Pulido, a donkey racer that will be…

MotoGP: New Rizla Suzuki Livery Unveiling tomorrow

24 March, 2020
We thought we’d see the new Rizla Suzuki livery designed by Troy Lee Designs during the Qatar tests, instead Rizla Suzuki will be unveiling the new livery of the 2010 Rizla Suzuki GSV-R that Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista will…

Spy shots of the Porsche 997 GT3 RS

24 March, 2020
If the Porsche 911 GT3 isn’t extreme enough for you … if you want an even lighter and badder Carrera, the car for you might be coming this fall: the Porsche 911 GT3 RS 997, surprised in this photos by…

BMW S1000RR live test pics and video

24 March, 2020
These live test pics of the BMW S 1000 RR come courtesy of our colleagues at Motoblog.it, who have been lucky enough to test the new BMW superbike on the track at Portimao. Their conclusions are perhaps hardly surprising for…

Spy shots of future Honda CB300R

24 March, 2020
Apologies for the reduced quality of this pic, but in more news from South America, here is a spy shot of the next Honda CB300R, heir to the CBX 250 Twister and future version of the European CBF 250. We’ve…