Yamaha YZF-R6 my 2009
A winning model should never change and so Yamaha is keeping its successful YZF-R6 as it is for 2009, offering just a couple of extra colours - Racing Red and Midnight Black.
BMW K 1600 GT voted the 2011 International Bike of the Year
BMW can be more than satisfied after posting record sales in 2011 , a +6.4% increase from 2010 despite a waning world wide economy and now their super six cylinder tourer, the BMW K 1600 GT has been voted the…
Batman motorcycle leathers for Comic-Con
Universal Designs has developed Batman motorcycle leathers in occasion of the San Diego Comic-Con event this week. The Batsuit leathers look accurate and are actually functional, though they don’t include cape and helmet (we recommend care with the cape lest…
MotoGP, Assen: Lorenzo vs Bautista sequence /gallery
There’s no doubt Alvaro Bautista made quite a gross mistake last saturday when he took down championship leader and fellow Spaniard Jorge Lorenzo at the first corner of the Dutch GP. On the famous Assen track, the Honda Gresini rider…
Jorge Lorenzo promises more improvement, Valentino Rossi ready for qualifying
Jorge Lorenzo may have been edged out of the top spot by Marc Marquez during FP3 in Qatar by just one thousanths of second, but the reigning World champion is still the fastest rider in the field, if you consider…
Marlboro wants to sponsor Valentino Rossi in Yamaha?
Marlboro (Phillip Morris) , Valentino Rossi and Yamaha. Put these three word together and and you’ve got the latest and the juiciest rumor of the 2013 silly season (even better than the previous one, Coca Cola, Rossi and Yamaha), but…
Max Biaggi Fan Club Logo
A fan of Max Biaggi? Check out this great new Official Fan Club logo that the Italian rider put together to celebrate his return to Aprilia with the all new RSV4.The logo represents all the symbols dear to Biaggi, the…
Ducati revs up welcome for Claudio Domenicali
Claudio Domenicali took over his new role of CEO of Ducati Motor Holding yesterday at Borgo Panigale from Gabriele Del Torchio, and despite the fact that the 47-year old engineer has been with the Italian company for 21 years, the…
Black Douglas Motorcycle presents the Sterling 2012
Among the new bikes introduced at the 2012 Motor Bike Expo in Verona there was also this ‘Sterling 2012′, produced by young Italian manufacturer “The Black Douglas Motorcycle Co.” The design of the model is clearly inspired by the old…
Jet helmets CGM Neon CGM Street
New CGM jet helmets are available in two new models: 120 Neon and 121 Street. The jet helmets are designed for urban riders and have been made with a new shell design from CGM. The CGM 120 Neon jet helmet…
Vespa chariot
What do you get when you cross a Roman chariot with a Vespa? This Vespa chariot livery. Up close this funny motorcycle pic looks more like a Roman-medieval mix but the only thing missing for us is a little extra…
Donington WSBK Superpole highlight action with rider quotes
While air and tarmac temperatures were down right chilly at Donington Park for yesterday’s Superpole, temperatures and tempers were sizzling hot on and off track. Check out this highlight video of the session and decide for yourselves if Marco Melandri…
MotoGP – Alex DeAngelis in LCR Honda?
Alex DeAngelis still hasn’t lost hope in finding a ride in MotoGP next season. DeAngelis finished eighth in the standings and was in negotiations with Scot Racing, but the team had to withdraw from the premier class, as the team…
Erik Buell Racing sells first bikes to Pegasus
Buell’s new-look racing company has sold its first race bikes to the Pegasus Race Team, who will use them in the European Sound of Thunder Series. The two bikes are 1190RR-B European spec superbikes, and will join other bikes, the…
Akira Yanagawa to Sub for Chris Vermeulen in Kawasaki
It must be the latest rage in racing teams call in older riders when their regular riders are out injured. We first saw MotoGP Interwetten bring in HRC official test rider Kousuke Akiyoshi to sub for Hiroshi Aoyama and then…
2009 Triumph Thunderbird 1600
Triumph has revealed its new Thunderbird 1600 equipped with a twin-cylinder transverse engine. As reported by Motociclismo.it who have published the photos, this is a six-speed cruiser with a cog or tooth wheel transmission.The new Triumph enters the long-distance cruiser…
Ducati, Ducati and Ducati – win 2012 Motorrad Magazine awards
Three Ducati’s the Diavel, the Multistrada 1200 and the magnificent 1199 Panigale were voted the “Best Motorcycle of 2012” in three of the eight categories by over 39,000 readers of the prestigious German magazine, Motorrad.Motorrad, is one of the highest…
Qatar Race 1- Highlights and Best Lap Videos
If you’ve missed the WSBK races, check out these two videos, the first is race 1 highlights while the second after the jump is the best lap.
Sylvain Barrier 2012 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Champion – Tribute gallery
Max Biaggi was not the only rider to claim his crown at Magny Cours last sunday: with a comfortable second place behind fellow countryman Jeremy Guarnoni (Kawasaki MRS), local hero Sylvain Barrier (BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet) conquered the 2012 Superstock…
MotoGP Qatar FP1 – Results and Quotes
Under the bright and powerful floodlights of the Losail race track in Qatar, the MotoGP weekend has finally took off and with little surprise it was Casey Stoner who hit the top of the charts during FP1 clocking in at…
WSBK Assen Race 1 & 2 Video Highlights
We’ve got both video highlights from yesterday’s World Superbike races at Assen. So if you were so unlucky to miss some of the best racing seen so far this year, you’ve got a chance to catch up and see Hannspree…
Tragedy hit Valentino Rossi’s family
Despite initial doubts, the medical examiner ascertained that the death of Mauro Tecchi was undoubtedly a suicide.
Good news for MotoGP, not so good for Suzuka 8 Hours
Honda Motor Co. said yesterday it was pulling its team out of one of Japan’s most popular and high profile races, the Suzuka 8 Hour World Endurance Championship Race as a part of cost-cutting amid a global slowdown.Honda’s works team…
Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa comment their Assen GP race
Casey Stoner took a fantastic win in today’s MotoGP race at Assen (he hadn’t won at the Dutch circuit since 2008). There were a lot murmurings from fans speculating that he wasn’t winning like he should have been after announcing…
WSBK Gossip: Max Biaggi to become a Father
Max Biaggi’s longtime girlfriend, Eleonora Pedron a former Miss Italy, is expecting their first child that will be born in September. The couple revealed the news to Italian weekly “A”during an interview :“As soon as we knew that Ele was…