Yamaha BW 125 Fi 2009
The team at Soloscooter gave us this news on the new Yamaha scooter BW 125.The scooter was seen as a prototype at the Tokyo show in 2007, and while the new version loses a little agression, the Booster changes slightly,…
Leon Camier quickest on day 1 of official WSBK testing
Today’s first day official World Superbike testing at Phillip Island saw twelve riders in less that one second and with Leon Camier leading the field taking up where he left off after last Thursday’s and Friday’s private test, but this…
Kevin Schwantz explains that he was banned from COTA
The legal battle between Kevin Schwantz and the Circuit of the Americas regarding the alleged rights to the 10-year contract to promote MotoGP went up a couple of notches during the recent MotoGP tests at the Austin circuit, when the…
Dani Pedrosa happy with 20 point take and Marc Marquez apologizes for DNF at Mugello
For 12 laps Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez were able to shadow Jorge Lorenzo and keep his pace but then on the 13th lap Lorenzo suddenly pushed the NOS button on his M1 and speed away leaving the two Repsol…
Katsuyuki Nakasuga to sub for Jorge Lorenzo at Sepang
Two time Japanese Superbike champion (2008 and 2009) and Yamaha M1 test rider Katsuyuki Nakasuga has been called on to sub for recovering Jorge Lorenzo in this weekend’s MotoGP race at Sepang.For Nakasuga it will be his first MotoGP appearance,…
Nicky Hayden's 'Just Married' helmet
Relax ladies, Nicky Hayden is still single but he’s decided to celebrate his sister’s recent wedding with this ‘Just Married’ design on his Arai helmet.It might be sort of corny, but most chicks will fall for this very romantic thought…
Harley-Davidson water cooled patent
The Americans are excited - a new Harley-Davidson patent which has emerged shows that the company is working on a new liquid-cooling system for a V-Twin engine. According to reports, the main purpose behind the water-cooled plant seems to be…
Alfa Romeo 8C: De Meo opens up about the GTA
This is a birthday presented signed with three simple words: Gran Turismo Alleggerita. It’s a birthday card dedicated to all the “alfisti” (alfa fans), written by Luca De Meo, general manager of Alfa Romeo. The words are the following: it’s…
Rider quotes from MotoGP Silverstone qualifying session
Even if you missed out watching today’s MotoGP qualifying action at Silverstone, you can find out what the riders had to say about it, right here.Casey Stoner - 1st“Everything has gone really well this weekend. We were lucky it stayed…
Indian Chief by Polaris
One of the US’ historic motorcycle brands, Indian, was ready to disappear from the market recently before being bought by Polaris Industries last April. Polaris bought the Indian brand clearly with the Chief model in mind as it was definitely…
Untouchable Marc Marquez blazes to his first pole position in Austin GP
That Marc Marquez was incredibly fast on the Circuit of the Americas was already well known fact, but he further stunned the paddock and fans, when he completely blitzed the field with two incredbile hot laps - and on the…
2010 Fischer MRX world premiere at Sydney Motorcycle Show
The Fischer MRX, the new all-US designed and built sports bike, will have its debut at the Sydney Motorcycle Show, for the lucky Aussies who’ll get to see it and some of the other new models that also appeared at…
World Superbike 2013 calendar still up in the air
Despite having run the first round of the World Superbike season at Phillip Island, who announced Sunday morning a contract extension until 2017, the 2013 World Superbike calendar is still remains pretty much up in the air.The Silverstone round that…
Gregorio Lavilla to replace Paolo Ciabatti in WSBK race direction?
Former World Superbike rider and 2005 British Superbike champion Gregorio Lavilla has been working for Avintia Racing’s MotoGP team this past season as Ivan Silva’s crewchief, but the Spaniard seems to be heading for bigger and better things and could…
Imola girls part one
Here’s the first part of our paddock girls gallery from Imola. Check out the ladies from Nurburgring, too and pick out your favourite.
Miss Yamaha girls at Donington
These two lovely ladies are the 2009 Yamaha girls. Present at the Donington Park MotoGP to accompany Ben Spies and Tom Sykes on the starting grid, Beckie Jane and Kaleigh Fabien won the Miss Yamaha Competition, judged by Yamaha Racing…
Two songs to help the Marco Simoncelli Foundation
Rainband will be performing live “Rise Again” at the British MotoGP at Silverstone next month. The song which will be officially released as a single on June 18th, is a tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli who tragically died during…
Max Biaggi's 2012 World Superbike championship Suomy replica helmet
Max Biaggi celebrated his second World Superbike championship title at Magny-Cours wearing this special celebratory helmet, and now Suomy will be releasing a special and limited edition of the lid.Bargy Design naturally did the graphics and it features six stars,…
2011 Suzuki GSR750 revealed
The 2011 Suzuki GSR750 was revealed by Motoblog.it when it discovered these pics in the download section of the Suzuki website. The new GSR750 will have the same engine as the GSX-R family and will be presented sometime today at…
The Big Toe – tallest motorcycle in the world sold at auction (w/videos)
The 1999 Big Toe was the tallest rideable motorcycle (and those training wheels?) in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records until 2005. Tom Wilberg of Sweden, took five years to build it and was sponsored by Smarter…
Max Biaggi fans want him to wildcard at Mugello GP
Max Biaggi fans have never really gotten over the fact that their beloved Roman Emperor was exiled, banned, kicked out (chose whatever term you prefer) of MotoGP and despite their idol having won a World Superbike championship in the meantime…
Marco Simoncelli Drifting with his BMW
Marco Simoncelli who has had his car driver’s license pulled twice for speeding, loves to drift with his BMW.In his autobiography Diobò che Bello!, SuperSic writes that he had two accidents in the same day while drifting his car on…
100,000 km on a motorcycle
In this tip from Desmoluca, we see a Yamaha Tenéré from 1991 reach 100,000 km. More than ten years ago now, there weren’t that many motorcycles, and riders we imagine, capable of the feat!
Dual clutch: Yamaha R1 and Honda CBR1000RR
Rumours have it that Yamaha and Honda could borrow the dual clutch transmission (DTC) technology from the automobile world for their next high performance R1 and CBR1000RR models. The new Honda VFR1200F already uses DTC, but the next step would…
Hector Barbera to return to action at Sepang
Hector Barbera is ready to return to action in the upcoming Sepang GP. The Spanish rider who fractured his collarbone in a high speed crash during the Motegi race and missed the Phillip Island round, admitted that he’s still not…