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MotoGP Qualifying: Olé! Jorge Lorenzo Gets the Pole

19 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi lead most of the qualifying session at Mugello but in the last seventeen minutes Casey Stoner took the lead taking away Rossi’s provisional pole by 0.073s.The last five minutes of qualifying was a series of red lights turning…

KTM wants clearer rules before entering World Superbikes

19 March, 2020
KTM has already confirmed they will be in Moto3 next year, but they would also like to bring their RC8R Superbike to the international racing scene and compete in World Superbikes, however they need assurances regarding the rules that still…

Enduro: Graham Jarvis enjoys himself in Spain (video)

19 March, 2020
English extreme enduro legend Graham Jarvis stars in a cool video that shows just how a top-class enduro rider kills the time while waiting for the start of a new World Championship. This footage comes from Spain - where Jarvis…

Yamaha competitive in wet Jerez

19 March, 2020
On a fully wet Jerez track Jorge Lorenzo was second fastest rider on the second day of testing, putting in a full 28 laps on his Yamaha M1, but opting not try to ride when the track improved in the…

MotoGP Catalunya: Dani Pedrosa takes over in FP3

19 March, 2020
The temperatures were slightly lower for the third and final free practice at the Catalunya circuit and the top of the timesheets was firmly back in the hands of the Repsol Honda riders, with Dani Pedrosa taking the lead in…

Marc Marquez finally on track at Valencia

19 March, 2020
MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez’s patience was probably wearing thin after having to sit out yesterday’s first day of testing at Valencia and all this morning waiting for the track surface to dry out enough to try his Honda RC213V for…

KTM 1190 Super Duke 2013: spy shot

19 March, 2020
KTM continues its work developing the new 1190 Super Duke, which will become part of their offering in 2013. A prototype still in its testing stage has been immortalized in this spy photo published by website KTM Mania, which comes…

Spy shot: Ducati's new 2012 Superbike

19 March, 2020
Thanks to Italy’s Motosprint.it and their spies at the Mugello, we can show you the first glimpse of Ducati’s new 2012 Superbike that graces their magazine cover this week.The bike in it’s Superbike and Superstock version, underwent three days of…

Lincoln MKZ : new panoramic glass roof preview

19 March, 2020
Lincoln has released a video showing a preview of the new MKZ saloon, awaited in its final form at the 2012 New York Auto Show (6th-15th April) and designed respecting the new styling standards of the brand. The MKZ is…

Moto2: RSM Team Scot to skip Brno and the rest of the season?

19 March, 2020
That Moto2 RSM Team Scot is having economic woes isn’t exactly new news, however the San Marino based team who fields former MotoGP riders Niccolò Canepa and Alex de Angelis, who is currently subbing for Hiroshi Aoyama in Daniel Epp’s…

Lexus GS Coupè could hit the market in 2013

19 March, 2020
By the end of 2013, Lexus will introduce a new large coupe based on the new GS to its range: the car will be the successor of the two-door SC 430 convertible, discontinued in 2010. Lexus has previously expressed the…

More Slow Motion Footage from the 2009 TT

19 March, 2020
This is another video from ITV with more slow motion footage from the 2009 TT that will absolutely blow you away and no matter what your opinion is on road races like the legendary Isle of Mann Tourist Trophy no…

NCR Leggera: superlight, street-legal Hypermotard

19 March, 2020
This NCR Leggera 1200 Special is reportedly the lightest hypermotard ever made, using mostly titanium parts, and is also NCR’s first street legal bike. The Ducati Hypermotard it’s based on has been reduced by a full 57kg, and has even…

Video: Dakota Mamola promos Alpinestars

19 March, 2020
It’s going to be interesting to see what type of promos Alpinestars will have Jorge Lorenzo doing this year, but for the moment we have 16-year old Dakota Mamola, son of the legendary Randy, strutting his stuff for the Italian…

Michelin bets on Andrea Dovizioso

19 March, 2020
Splendid Dovi! The first round of the MotoGP season has shown off the talent of new arrivals and in particular the youngs ones of 250. If Jorge Lorenzo in the seat of his M1 managed to “annoy” his idol a…

BMW 3-series Hybrid: Spy Shots

19 March, 2020
It was no surprise to find out that the new BMW 3-series, code named F30, will be available in a Hybrid version as well. Even though plans for the X6 Active Hybrid have been dropped, BMW still has the ActiveHybrid5…

Officine Rossopuro turns Moto Guzzi Stelvio into "Motard One"

19 March, 2020
We have never seen a customized Moto Guzzi Stelvio before, but Mr. Filippo Barbacane and the other people at Officine Rossopuro went a little further than that, transfroming the massive adventure tourer from the Italian manufacturer into this aggressive supermoto…

Suzuki DR 600 Scrambler by North East Custom

19 March, 2020
What do you do when the urge to customize strikes you but you do not have that much money at your disposal? Italy’s North East Custom is a small customizer ran by young brothers Diego and Richard Coppiello in Padua,…