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WSBK – Fonsi Nieto in DFX Corse

20 March, 2020
After subbing for injured Max Neukirchner in Alstare Suzuki for three rounds, Fonsi Nieto will be back in the WSBK championship, this time with the DFX Corse.Nieto, who didn’t find a team for the 2009 season has been picked up…

Stivali Sigma BT250

20 March, 2020
A new offering from Tec.O is dedicated to lovers of quads and on-off enduros. The new Sigma BT 250 has been created to offer the best in comfort and riding protection for quads and ATV. Lighter and less restrictive compared…

New Circuit of Wales gets Dorna's approval

20 March, 2020
Despite talks of opening MotoGP to new venues in South American and the Far East to cash in on the booming motorcycle markets, Dorna still remains very Eurocentric, as Carmelo Ezpeleta visited the new proposed Circuit of Wales facility that…

Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V

20 March, 2020
The new Moto Guzzi Stelvio 1200 4V has been revealed in the historic Siena seat of Monte dei Paschi. The new Stelvio is Guzzi’s answer to recent releases from BMW. As discussed by CEO Tomasso Giocoladelli: “Guzzi can’t afford to…

Ducati Leans Over With Piega Wine

20 March, 2020
Ducati isn’t new to in bringing wine into their merchandising line, the Desmorosso was the first red wine that Ducati licensed, but during this year’s World Ducati Week, the Italian manufacturer introduced two brand new wines, the Piega (lean angle…

Vespa Wheeling Show Italian style

20 March, 2020
The tip we got for this video reads “this is the presentation of what’s possible with a Vespa in 100% Italian style”. And really, for this Vespa freestyle video, we can say no more.

Pic of the day: exercise bike furniture

20 March, 2020
A little off-topic but we had to share this one-wheeled exercise bike invention with you. Designed by Luca Schieppati for Lamiflex Spa, the ‘ciclotte’ is supposed to be an exercise bike that doubles as a snazzy piece of furniture, meaning…

WSBK – Aprilia to field 3rd Bike at Portimao

20 March, 2020
According to crash.net Aprilia Racing has decided to field three RSV-4’s for the final round of the WSBK Championship at Portimao this weekend.Regular rider Shinya Nakano will be returning for the last round of season after missing Imola and Magny-Cours…

Yamaha getting into the Moto3 game

19 March, 2020
Yamaha’s Masao Furusawa may be retiring in a month and half, but the driving force behind Yamaha’s MotoGP racing effort has revealed that the Iwata company has started a Moto3 project.Moto3 will be replacing the present 125cc class next year…

Pininfarina 1960 X Concept on sale

19 March, 2020
This amazing X Concept from Pininfarina has been put up for sale by Aero Toy Store for $3 million. The 1960 prototype was designed to explore aerodynamic principles and was equipped with a Fiat engine with 43 hp. Other features…

Vespa: Italian scootering style

19 March, 2020
Did we mention we love Vespa? I want one, especially if it’s the GTS 300 Super. Anyway, in this strange little video, you can see that Vespa is not about big boys showing off. Vespa is about subtle Italian romance…

Mini Cooper S R56 – official preview

19 March, 2020
BMW has given an official preview of the Mini Cooper S R56 at the dutch circuit of Zandvoort to selected journalists. Now an ample official preview of the next generazion Mini, is available. Below the fold you can find the…

Official: Ducati confirms Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone

19 March, 2020
It wasn’t exactly a state secret, so the fact that Ducati has officially announced that Ben Spies and Andrea Iannone will be riding for Pramac Racing in 2013, will no longer be a big surprise for anyone after all the…

Althea Racing threatens to leave World Superbikes

19 March, 2020
Althea Racing’s boss Genesio Bevilacqua was clearly upset after the last round of the Superbike championship at Moscow and is now threatening to pull out of the series if the weight rules regarding the 1200cc twin cylinders aren’t modified in…

Photo of the Day – Not for the Squeamish

19 March, 2020
I sincerely hope that this photo was retouched by some oddball and that this poor rider who binned his bike did not get his arm runned over and his head hit.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and…

Casey Stoner denies end of the season retirement rumors

19 March, 2020
As expected one of the first questions posed to Casey Stoner during today’s pre-event press conference at Estoril was the rumor that the reigning World Champion was thinking of retiring at the end of 2012 to spend more time with…

2001 Daytona 200 – Scott Russell

19 March, 2020
When I posted the other day about Scott Russell driving at the Rolex 24 at Daytona, his 2001 Daytona 200 horrific accident instantly came back to mind.Anticipating the flag on a re-start, he stalled his Ducati 996. As he coasted…

Max Neukirchner to ride a Ducati in World Superbikes?

19 March, 2020
We know that Max Neukirchner will be forced to skip of the final rounds the Moto2 championship following his hand injuries, however the German rider is now in the middle of new rumor that could see him return to World…

Elena Myers to Ride Suzuki MotoGP at Valencia Test

19 March, 2020
If you don’t follow AMA Pro Racing the name Elena Myers may not mean anything to you, but this pretty and very spunky 16 year girl is currently second in the SuperSport West Division (Joey Pascarella has already won the…

Jerez on lockdown for Ducati GP12 test

19 March, 2020
Very little leaked out from Ducati’s first day of testing at Jerez de la Frontera. The circuit was on lockdown and no one got a glimpse of the highly awaited GP12, also due to the fact that the expected shakedown…

Paris Hilton posing on the GP Bike

19 March, 2020
I imagine you guys were dying to see Paris Hilton actually posing on the Aprilia 125cc, so I had to do something I’ve never contemplated doing before, I hit her Twitter page to get you this pic, so please relate.The…