2010 BMW Motorrad Days gallery
I’ll admit that when I first started writing about bikes, there was a lot of focus (here in Europe) on sexy Italian style - you know, lots of Ducati red, legends like MV Agusta and the EICMA show in Milan…
World Superbike releases new 2012 calendar
The FIM has released a new 2012 World Superbike calendar and this one features fourteen rounds instead of fifteen as the provisional calendar previously indicated.The March 4th TBA round has been dropped and Imola has been reconfirmed only it will…
Andrea Iannone Sponsor Punishment
If you follow the 125cc Championship, you’ll certainly remember the incident at Misano between Andrea Iannone and Pol Espargaro. Iannone head butted the Spanish rider and then in a post race interview with Italia 1 had a meltdown, seasoned with…
WSBK: Broc Parcs Injured, will miss 1st Round
Aussie rider Broc Parkes will miss the World Superbike season opener at Phillip Island after breaking the tibia of his right leg in a training accident.Parkes who raced last year for PBM Kawasaki, was to debut with Echo CRS Honda…
Nurburgring Superpole highlight video and rider quotes
WSBK’s may now be under the the same umbrella as MotoGP, but they still work better, because they’ve already posted a highlight video of today’s Superpole action at Nurburgring that saw the seemingly unstoppable Carlos Checa take another pole position…
Dani Amatriain: “Jorge is like a son to me”
After Dani Amatriain’s arrest the other day and questioning in regards to death threats made towards his former clients, Jorge Lorenzo and the Espargaro brothers, Amatriain who was released after 24 hours wants to set the record straight and issued…
Test: Piaggio Beverly Tourer 250 and 400
Recently we had the opportunity to undertake a brief test of the Piaggio Beverly Tourer 250 and 400 and while it wasn’t a complete test, we had a little taste on some varied urban routes.A high wheel scooter, the Beverly…
Tom Sykes to be stronger at other circuits, Loris Baz hard work paying off
Kawasaki’s Tom Sykes headed to the Aragon round with extremely high hopes (after testing extensively at Aragon) after scoring his first pole position of the season, but his hopes in race 1 were dashed after just three laps as his…
MotoGP Qatar – Both factory Ducati riders say "not bad" after day 1
Both Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden were able to reduce their lap times in this first session of night testing at the Losail circuit. Both riders made it into the top ten, eighth and ninth respectively and were also finally…
Honda prepares anti T-Max maxi scooter for Milan show
According to the Spanish magazine, Solomoto30, Honda has a big surprise in store for the Eicma show in Milan, starting next week on November 4.The interesting news is that we could see a new maxi-scooter appear, providing some competition to…
2013 MotoGP test Jerez – more comments from the final day
Yesterday was the final day of the last pre-season test at Jerez and now the opening round in Qatar is finally looming on us after four long, long months of waiting and all the riders are ready to hit the…
Sylvain Guintoli to race at the 8 Hours of Doha
The Suzuki Endurance Racing Team who won the 2010 Bol d’Or will be fielding WSBK rider Sylvian Guintoli in the final round of the Qtel FIM Endurance World Championship, the 8 Hours of Doha.Guintoli who debuted in WSBK’s last year…
MotoGP vs WSBK: Dorna doesn't want Infront at Valencia
Dorna and Infront Sports are squaring off to have the exclusive rights to race at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia. The World Superbike Championship has had Valencia on their calendar since the year 2000, but they may be forced…
WSBK Silly Season: Jonathan Rea in BMW and Cal Crutchlow in MotoGP?
Have you had enough of MotoGP silly season yet? Valentino Rossi in Ducati, Casey Stoner 99,9% sure in Honda, Jorge Lorenzo to stay in Yamaha, Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso … who knows? Now we’re going to start with World…
WSS Misano: Paola Cazzola Returns With New Team
Paola Cazzola will be returning to the World Supersport Championship with a new team. Cazzola who was to race an entire season in the series, suddenly disappeared from the Kuja Racing Team after just fours rounds to be replaced by…
Panamera road test video
The guys at Autocar have been among the first to road test the Porsche Panamera, testing the 4.8 litre, V8 turbo charged version with 500 hp and 700 Nm. The whole point of the test drive? To check whether the…
Troy Bayliss becomes Sidi spokesperson
Three times Superbike World Champion, the now retired Troy Bayliss, can’t sit still and enjoy basking in the sun of Australia’s Gold Coast and taking his kids to school, so besides being Ducati’s image man and help test their superbikes…
Moto 2: Julian Simon on Top on Day 2 at Valencia
The second day of the Moto2 IRTA tests at Valencia, saw Julian Simon with the RSV on top of the chart with a best lap of 1’37”156, followed by Kenny Noyes of the Antonio Banderas team who was second and…
Jorge Lorenzo goes with Rockstar Energy
Jorge Lorenzo is currently in Indonesia with Yamaha’s Communications Manager William Favero, drumming up business for the company and probably looking for a new title sponsor for the team.Before leaving Spain, Lorenzo took part in this photoshoot for Rockstar Energy…
Bikes for the snow: Govecs Slidescooters
We can see some motorcycling in the snow with this video of the Govecs electric SlideScooters from Riminimoto. The Italians have adapted their passion for motorcycling to the winter season as well, and with the snow that Europe has seen…
Maverick Vinales dominates day one of Moto3 testing at Valencia
After reportedly being the the fastest rider during KTM’s private test at Almeria, Maverick Vinales arrived at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia for the first official Moto3 test of the 2013 season to top the time sheets in all…
Suzuki GSX-R 1000 Limited Edition MotoGP
If you’re a Suzuki fan, or you support Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi, you’d better stop by your bank and get your cash ready because this is really worth it.Suzuki has announced the market launch of the GSX-R1000 Limited Edition…
Stefan Bradl picks new racing number
After the FIM and Dorna decided to retire Loris Capirossi’s #65 to honour his long and fruitful career, reigning Moto2 World Champion Stefan Bradl who took the title with the same number (actually it was his sponsor’s 6,5%) had to…
Eicma 2008: Suzuki Sixteen Footable
We checked out some of the crazier examples at the Eicma show in Milan, taking a look at the Suzuki scooter prototypes. We give you some more shots of the Sixteen Footable, Suzuki’s reproduction of a fooze ball table on…
A Self Building Suzuki GSX-R
A great video with the assembly of a Suzuki GSX-R. It gives the impression that the motorcycle is itself, but building itself. The bike was actually built up in 30 hours, but using timelapse photography it looks like it was…