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Marco Melandri on provisional pole at Aragon

13 March, 2020

The higher temperatures at the Motorland Aragon circuit meant lap times were also slightly higher in this afternoon’s QP1 session, but Marco Melandri came away as the fastest rider after having lead almost the entire session until Max Biaggi tried…

MotoGP Misano: Dani Pedrosa dominates free practice

13 March, 2020

Dani Pedrosa’s dominating MotoGP win at Indianapolis has carried over to the first free practice at Misano Adriatico where the Respol Honda topped the timesheets with a best lap of 1′34.772 and the only rider under 1.35″ and that left…

Hero Motocorp interested in Ducati?

13 March, 2020

When Andrea Bonani chairman of Investindustrial, the private equity group who owns Ducati, said he was interested in finding a partner (read sell the company) we felt the tremours and subsequent moaning up and down the Italian boot, with Ducatisti…

Double victory at Istanbul bolsters Eugene Laverty's title chances – hints that he will not be in Aprilia in 2014

13 March, 2020

Eugene Laverty's double victory at Istanbul Park yesterday was a big shot in the arm regarding his title chances as he has now moved to third place in the standings, just 26 points from the leader Tom Sykes. The Irishman…

Moto2: Mika Kallio signs with Marc VDS Racing

13 March, 2020

MotoGP rider Mika Kallio dropped out of the final two races of the season due to lingering shoulder problems, has found a ride in Moto2 for 2011 with Marc VDS Racing Team.Kallio will be replacing Hector Faubel and will be…

Honda CBR500RR, CB500F and CB500X @ 2012 EICMA in Milan

13 March, 2020

Honda is at the 2012 EICMA exhibition in Milan to launch a new range of models sharing the same basic architecture, meaning the same engine and chassis. This new CB500 family of products is made of three brand new models…

Kawasaki's ZX-6R 636 Isle of Man behind the scenes video

13 March, 2020

Kawasaki’s commercial of ZX-6R 636 at the Isle of Man is one of the finalists in the prestigious International Advertising Awards in the Production design/art direction, Cinematography and Event categories.Kawasaki has now released ‘the making of video’ of the same…

FIM and Dorna request minor tweaks to the Circuit of the Americas

13 March, 2020

In his new role as Grand Prix Safety Officer for the FIM (he used to be Dorna Safety advisor in MotoGP) Franco Uncini accompanied by Dorna’s Managing Event Director Javier Alonso visited the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas…

A Mini tour of Dainese's À toute épreuve" exhibition in Paris

13 March, 2020

If you’re going to Paris anytime between now and the 8th of August why not take in Dainese’s A toute épreuve exhibition that’s being held at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie.Dainese presents the history of protection from its…

Andrea Dovizioso: 'They distorted my words'

13 March, 2020

You can tell we’re still in for a long and boring winter, when a couple of simple statements are used to stir up a little off-season controversy between riders. We’ve already mentioned what Andrea Dovizioso had to say about Valentino…

A Pictorial Evolution of the Ducati Desmosedici from the GP2 to GP10

13 March, 2020

Here’s a small pictorial evolution of the Ducati Desmosedici GP bike designed and developed by the creative genius of Fillipo Preziosi, from it’s debut in 2002 to the current 2010 bike that will contest this season’s MotoGP championship with Casey…

Yamaha R1 on ice /video

13 March, 2020

‘Theoretically’, climatic conditions such as snow, ice, frost and the likes are not exactly ideal for most bikers. This unwritten rule is particularly obvious when it comes sportsbikes, which rely on the best possible road grip to unleash their full…

Kia Sportage Wonder Woman – images and details

13 March, 2020

In an attempt to wow the crowd at the ongoing 2013 New York International Auto Show, Kia Motors America (KMA) teamed up with DC Entertainment and Super Street magazine to put together a special variant of the Sportage crossover inspired…

Chris Vermeulen cuts short testing in Sepang

13 March, 2020

Chris Vermeulen has decided to cut short his testing the ZX-10R in Sepang. The Austrialian rider who finally returned to his Kawasaki team on Monday to take part in the four day testing session in Malaysia was getting his first…

Safe Sex Bike

13 March, 2020

We’ve had riding a bike without a helmet while having sex on a motorcycle picture of the day, so we’ve decided to become advocates for safe sex while having fun with this condom shaped motorcycle. This bike is one of…

2011 Dolomite Ride: the pics

13 March, 2020

The 2011 Dolomites Ride motorcycle tour has taken place with about 120 riders taking part, and here we have some photographs from the guys at Motoblog.it. There’s nothing better to encourage some summer riding than pictures of a motorcycle tour…

Troy Bayliss wants a new career

13 March, 2020

Three-time World Superbike Champion, Troy Bayliss attended Queensland Raceway V8 Supercar pre-season test day to announce his four-wheel ambitions. Bayliss retired from WSB at the end of 2008 after dominating the series and moved back to Australia and the Gold…

Johann Zarco switches to Moto2 with JiR Racing

13 March, 2020

This year’s 125cc runner-up Johann Zarco (he crashed out yesterday at Valencia - Nico Terol became the 2011 World Champion) will be moving up the GP ladder and will be riding for Gianluca Montiron’s JiR Racing Moto2 team in 2012.Zarco…