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MotoGP – Valentino Rossi talks about his title, season and race (w/video)

13 April, 2020

Valentino Rossi celebrated his 9th World Championship title on the warm down lap with his fan club’s usual celebration t-shirt and new helmet designed by Aldo Drudi and a live rooster wearing Rossi colours carried on track by Uccio’s dad.“Gallina…

Valentino Rossi wants to become the oldest rider to win a race in MotoGP

13 April, 2020

For those who thought Valentino Rossi was a washed-out rider, and was just taking up a factory bike that some other rider deserved more, and that he should retire before the end of his two-year contract, may be dismayed to…

The season for records: Valentino Rossi vs history and Agostini, Doohan and Biaggi

13 April, 2020

With the Moto GP kicking off in Qatar, and the Superbike underway, it looks like it will be a season of record making and breaking. And the names to beat will be Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi, as both in…

Filippo Preziosi at the end of his tether?

13 April, 2020

It must be hard to be Filippo Preziosi these days. Your brainchild, that unique machine that you’ve nutured from drawing board up (okay, a CAD/CAM) is being massacred by fans this year with everyone becoming a wannabe motorcyle engineer who…

Jorge Lorenzo at EICMA: "I would have loved to face Valentino on a Yamaha again"

13 April, 2020

As we reported yesterday, MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo was at the EICMA Show and after attending the opening ceremony with Italy’s PM Berlusconi, visited the Yamaha stand and his helmet manufacturer Nolan to meet fans and sign autographs.Lorenzo talked…

Jorge Lorenzo and Ricky Carduz to take part in the 24 Hours of Barcelona car race

13 April, 2020

It’s official, Jorge Lorenzo has gotten the car racing bug. The reigning MotoGP World Champion will be taking part in the 24 Hours of Barcelona this upcoming weekend, after his Copa de España de Resistencia (CER) partecipation earlier this month,…

Valentino Rossi's dream girlfriend

13 April, 2020

It must be the heat wave that’s hit Italy or it’s something in the water that Italian journalists are drinking lately, but they’ve suddenly become obsessed in finding out the sex lives of MotoGP riders. To tell the truth they…

Brad Pitt has Bike Problems

13 April, 2020

What happens when you’re Brad Pitt and you’re rolling down the streets of Los Angeles on your expensive custom motorcycle and it suddenly conks out? You ask those bothersome paparazzi that are always following you for a ride.Pitt also has…

Colin Edwards changes his mind and wants to stay in MotoGP

13 April, 2020

Just how many things change in one just month? In July we reported that Colin Edwards was very high up on Xerox Ducati’s shopping list and he was already in negotiations with Ducati for a return to the World Superbike…

Max Biaggi to become Mediaset WSBK commentator

13 April, 2020

Even if it isn’t official yet, former two-time World Superbike champion Max Biaggi will be returning to World Superbikes this season - not that he has had a change of heart on his decision to retire - but as a…

Valentino Rossi, Ducati museum's new tour guide (w/video)

13 April, 2020

The Ducati museum is a must see for all Ducatisti and any motorcycle lover, but it becomes even more special when your tour guide is 9-times World Champion Valentino Rossi, who is in his own way a racing history buff,…

Chris Vermeulen back to MotoGP?

13 April, 2020

Chris Vermeulen has had two horrible seasons so far in World Superbikes due to ongoing and continuing injuries and his contract with Kawasaki Racing is up at the end of the season and very unlikely to be renewed, however the…

Ducati's Paolo Ciabatti: Ben Spies is a very talented rider

13 April, 2020

Probably the biggest disappointment in the last pre-season test at Jerez was Ben Spies, with his 18th best time, two seconds off the pace and behind five CRT riders.The new Pramac Ducati rider seems to be still struggling with shoulder…

Hector Barbera and girlfriend receive suspended sentences for altercation

12 April, 2020

Justice is swift in Spain. Hector Barbera who was allegedly accused of beating up his girfriend in a hotel room in Jerez de la Frontera has already been sentenced and released.The Avintia Blusens rider and his girlfriend were both tried…

Kato on the custom Harley Davidson V-Rod Muscle

12 April, 2020

The Green Hornet premiered worldwide last month, and featured this slightly customized Harley-Davidson V-Rod Muscleridden by Kato, played by Taiwanese song writer/singer/actor Jay Chou.This HD features a chopped rear fender, V-Rod Destroyer wheels, rear-set foot controls, and a one-off LED…

Masao Furusawa about Valentino Rossi and the M1 Yamaha

12 April, 2020

Masao Furusawa, Executive officer, Engineering Operations for Yamaha Motor Company gives his mid-season review. We will give you a part of the review, by the most 5 important questions:1. What’s been te biggest change to the M1 this year?“We have…

Mattia Pasini Concludes Testing with Ducati

12 April, 2020

While Marco Simoncelli was in the media limelight with his two day test on the Aprila RSV4, Mattia Pasini was quietly concluding his three day test on the Ducati Desmosedici GP9, despite two spills, one yesterday and one today. The…

Rossi donates 650,000, hometown changes speedregulations

12 April, 2020

New traffic regulations have been enacted in the Italian town of Tavullia. Tavullia is a small town, 30km from Rimini, the place to be if you like night life and a beach holiday, and 12 km from the International racetrack…

Shinya Nakano to Announce Retirement

12 April, 2020

According to Italian website Bikeracing Shinya Nakano will announce his retirement from racing in a press conference Wednesday.Nakano, who turned 32 this month, has decided to retire after thirteen years of racing, which is probably due to continuing health problems.…

Mark Wahlberg rides motorcycle – with no shirt or helmet

12 April, 2020

Perhaps a throw back to times gone past, Mark Wahlberg has been spotted cruising around on his motorcycle, half naked, in Mulholland Drive. Which is a nice way to enjoy a bit of sunshine until someone knocks you off and…

Valentino Rossi to continue his role as Bridgestone tire development advisor

12 April, 2020

Despite two highly disappointing and winless seasons with Ducati, Valentino Rossi’s marketing star power hasn’t diminished one iota and the former World Champion, who was probably behind Yamaha getting Monster Energy onboard as an official sponsor, has also renewed his…

Video: Dani Pedrosa in 3900 images for AMV Seguro

12 April, 2020

AMV Seguro is a Spanish insurance company for motorcycles and one of Dani Pedrosa’s personal sponsors (you can see their logo on the front of his leathers just above the big Repsol one) and this time lapsed video begins with…

Diego Maradona Dedicates Argentina Victory to Valentino Rossi

12 April, 2020

Even if you don’t follow football, you’ll certainly have heard the name Diego Maradona, former superstar football player and highly controversial figure who’s life was paved with cocaine addiction, weight problems, troubles with the Italian tax man, last year became…

Travis Pastrana in Training (w/video)

12 April, 2020

Travis Pastrana’s life is isn’t all stunting with bikes and cars and winning competitions, sometimes jumps go bad and he ends up with injuries that would keep us normal people in bed for weeks on end and popping painkillers like…

Carlos Checa dives with the sharks

12 April, 2020

2011 World Superbike champion Carlos Checa took a dive today at the L’Aquarium Barcelona where he swam with the sharks (last year it was Jorge Lorenzo’s turn) tweeted, “Just arrived at Barcelona Aquarium, where I will swim with sharks, I…