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Valentino Rossi says: "It's really a matter of me not being physically right"

20 March, 2020

While seventh place in last evening’s Qatar GP race is not even worth texting home about and despite Ducati’s team manager Vitto Guareschi voicing hopes that Valentino Rossi could pull off something similar to what Andrea Iannone did in Moto2…

Scoota, The Electric Scooter

20 March, 2020

Designed by Stuart Emmerson, this is the latest concept of a light weight, urban and compact electric scooter, aptly named Scoota.Scoota can be opened or closed in five easy steps and it’s easy handling and ultra compact size makes it…

WSBK Brno: Max Biaggi Runs Away with Race 2 – Ducati's to Shed Another 3 kilos

20 March, 2020

Max Biaggi decided to dominate and win Race 2 at Brno to celebrate the announcement that his girlfriend Eleonora is expecting their second child. The Roman Emperor with this race, took his 9th victory of the season and a massive…

Jorge Lorenzo wins car endurance race (w/video)

20 March, 2020

While Valentino Rossi was fooling around with his girlfriend Marwa and friends at the Aquafan park in Riccione, and Nicky Hayden was at Monza for the Formula 1 race, reigning MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo with his free time and…

Video: Julian Simon – our Le Mans Moto2 hero

20 March, 2020

Thomas Luthi may have took a splendid victory in yesterday’s wet Moto2 race at Le Mans, but our personal hero (kudos to everyone who managed to stay upright) has to be Julian Simon.The Blusens Avintia rider was 9th on the…

Marc Marquez enjoys battle with Lorenzo, Pedrosa rues Brno strategy

20 March, 2020

When Marc Marquez, who is sensationally ruling in MotoGP with his fifth victory of the season says he ‘will always attack’ and he’s ‘not feeling any pressure’, instead his team mate Dani Pedrosa and Jorge Lorenzo are definitely feeling the…

Marco Melandri confirmed to WSBK with Yamaha Sterilgarda

20 March, 2020

As we reported yesterday, Marco Melandri has joined the World Superbike championship and will be riding for the Yamaha Sterilgarda team next season. The announcement came after Team Honda Gresini’s press release announcing that Melandri and the team were parting…

MotoGP Silverstone: Casey Stoner confirms pace in FP3

20 March, 2020

MotoGPs final free practice at Silverstone was done in the worst possible conditions, the track were treacherously damp as it first started drizzling during Moto3s practice session and several drops of rain wet the surface occasionally during the 45 minutes…

Video: Casey Stoner takes TeamVodafone V8 Supercar for a spin

20 March, 2020

While several of his European MotoGP collegues were having some off season fun in motocross charity races and taking part in rallies, reigning World Champion Casey Stoner got his wish granted to drive a V8 Supercar after attending the Sydney…

WSBK Valencia: Carlos Checa leads in FP1

20 March, 2020

Carlos Checa got off to an excellent start in the first session of free practice at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. The Spanish rider on his AltheaDucati hit the top of timesheets with a best lap of 1′35.154 and…

Honda redubbs Moto3 racer NSF250R

20 March, 2020

Honda has finally released the first real clear photo of its already hyped 250cc four-strokeMoto3 racer, which has been given a new name, NSF250R.Previously called the NRS250 (NRS for “Next Racing Standard”) the Honda NSF250R inherits elements from the Honda…

Yamaha confirms MotoGP engine lease agreement

20 March, 2020

Yamaha has officially announced that it will lease YZR-M1 MotoGP engines to teams starting in 2014.Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd can confirm it has entered into an agreement with the MotoGP World Championship Promoter, Dorna Sports S.L., to supply YZR-M1 engines…

Pic of the day: 1922 Megola Sport bike

20 March, 2020

This 1922 Megola Sport is so lovely it looks like it could easily be the inspiration for modern motorcycle design concepts. It was built in Germany in 1922 by the Megola company - a fusion of the names Meixner, Cockerell…

Laguna Seca also added to World Superbike 2013 calendar

20 March, 2020

Just hours after announcing that Jerez de la Frontera will be added to the 2013 World Superbike Championship calendar, Infront has now announced that the championship will be returning to the famed Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the event will…

MotoGP Brno Test: Casey Stoner leads with Honda RC213V

20 March, 2020

The MotoGP riders were back on track at Brno bright and early this morning for the post-race testing that will be going on until 6pm, that is if the weather holds up.Casey Stoner is currently on top the charts with…

Photo of the day: the desmo tank of a Ducati Monster

20 March, 2020

Check out the paint job on this Ducati Monster with the tank done up in a Desmodromico system. Sent to us by reader CromoX.Send your funny, bizarre or surprising pics to us and we’ll post them, with your name. We’d…

Ducati's video of Valentino Rossi at Misano

20 March, 2020

It makes you kind of wonder why Ducati would take so long to put up their video of Valentino Rossi riding around the 1198SP at Misano when we’ve already shown you Sportmediaset’s video.No matter, this video is much better with…

New Honda RVF to use 1000cc engine for racing?

20 March, 2020

Honda could be building a new superbike machine that would revive the historic RVF name and would be placed above the CBR1000RR model. The Honda RVF750F, otherwise known as the RC45, would get a new 1000cc engine as a racing…

FIM Motorcycle Racing TV Series Launches Globally

20 March, 2020

Press release -FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) and Sportsbrand Media Group today announced the launch of the official television series, ‘FIM Moto Show’, with the first episode going to air as of Wednesday, 28th January, 2009.The half-hour weekly show is…

Rossi's White Stripe Mystery Solved

20 March, 2020

We posted yesterday the controversy regarding the missing white stripe on Valentino Rossi’s front tire that he used during the Sachsenring GP race.The mystery surrounding the stripe has been solved thanks to English website Crash.net who talked to a Bridgestone…