Yamaha competitive in wet Jerez
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
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…
Jorge Lorenzo thinks that Pedrosa was too strong, tool left on Ben Spies' bike wrecks havoc
Jorge Lorenzo may have looked like he was going to win today’s Estoril GP for the fourth consecutive time, but he didn’t take in account another rider, Dani Pedrosa and his sheer determination. At least fans were spared the moonwalk…
Marc Marquez finally on track at Valencia
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
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…
Yamaha to celebrate 50 years of road racing with special logo and events
Yamaha will celebrating their 50th anniversary of Grand Prix road racing and to mark the special event they’ve organized several special events this year and are also going to be displaying this special logo on Jorge Lorenzo’s and Ben Spies’…
Spy shot: Ducati's new 2012 Superbike
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
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?
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
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…
Valentino Rossi to test the Ducati GP12 at Jerez this week
Valentino Rossi will be at Jerez de la Frontera on Thursday to test still another version of the GP12 1000cc (does that make it the GP12.2 now?), thus making it seven testing days of the eight allowed, that Ducati has…
SBK 2013 Imola: the paddock girls – photo gallery
Since there was not going to be any major racing event this weekend - meaning a couple of pretty slow news days - we thought it would have been a good idea to delay the release of our usual photo…
Tribute to the genius of Tamburini: MV Agusta F4 appears with Persian carpets
This is a happy marriage (or a bit strange), between modern art and the motorcycling world. These pics come to us from Kareem and show a lovely MV Agusta F4 Tamburini posing with persian carpets. Given the subject matter of…
MotoGP help wanted ad: Two temporary replacement riders needed
With both Dani Pedrosa and Colin Edwards out of action after surgery to their collarbones and the MotoGP grid down to just 15 riders, the discussion is turning on who could replace them if their recovery should take longer than…
More Slow Motion Footage from the 2009 TT
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
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
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
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
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"
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
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,…
Casey Stoner returns to motorcycle racing for the Aussie Speed Showdown
Retired two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will be returning to motorcycle action next month (March 9-10) when he’ll compete in the Top Gear Festival Sydney hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, James May, The Stig and Australian co-host Shane Jacobson.The race…
MotoGP Championship Trophy
Unless Jorge Lorenzo’s luck runs out, this will be the trophy he’ll be taking home when he wins this year’s MotoGP World Championship.The trophy fabbricated by Technopark Motorland is manufactured with the same high quality carbon fibre that is used…
The Jaguar Motorcycle
Based on the “leaper” cat logo from Jaguar Cars, Massow Concept Cycles has crafted this sleek and rideable motorcycle by designer Barend Hemmes renderings, but put together by motorcycle maker Polar Cycles. The bike is assembled from a 1200cc Buell…
Yamaha Super Ténéré 2010: pictures and details
The new 2010 Yamaha Super TĂ©nĂ©rĂ© is finally here, with Yamaha’s premier, Dakar-bred adventure bike revealed. The 2010 Super TĂ©nĂ©rĂ© can be ordered from March 8 this year, in the “First Edition” version, and will be on sale for a…