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Gabor Talmacsi in 12h Car Endurance Race

10 April, 2020
While 3 times World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss was crashing at the Bathurst 1000, MotoGP rider Gabor Talmacsi was driving in the 2nd edition of the Hungary 12-hour Endurance Race at the Hungaroring race track, taking a first and second…

Ben Spies to Race in MotoGP with Number 11

10 April, 2020
Ben Spies will be taking back his original number 11 that he used while racing in the AMA series, when he moves to the MotoGP World Championship next year to ride in Yamaha Tech 3.The American will have to give…

Loris Capirossi Laps the Isle of Man

10 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo wasn’t the only MotoGP rider at the Isle of Man Tourist Trophy, Rizla Suzuki rider Loris Capirossi was also present to lead the Suzuki parade that was part of the Japanese manufacturer celebrations of 50 years of international…

Très Chic ! Keira Knightley, Chanel and a Ducati 750 Sport

10 April, 2020
English actress Keira Knightley was shooting her latest Chanel commercial on Sunday afternoon at Concorde Place in Paris, France.Knightley was wearing a beige colored suede Chanel catsuit and boots and a Ruby Belvedere jet helmet and was fake riding (the…

Steve McQueen biography to become film

10 April, 2020
MCN spoke to Marshall Terrill about his Steve McQueen biography, Portrait of an American Rebel. A new McQueen film to be based on the book is to be released, with Brad Pitt or Daniel Craig starring, according to reports.Terrill discusses…

James Toseland retires from racing

10 April, 2020
Two-time World Superbike Champion James Toseland has been forced to announce his retirement from racing.The British rider’s long battle to return to fitness after the wrist injury he sustained in a crash with his BMW Italia Superbike during private test…

Wooden motorcycle art by Vyacheslav Voronovich

10 April, 2020
Vyacheslav Voronich is an avid motorcycle rider, but the Ukrainian biker got into the hobby of wood carving just a year ago and these are his fantastic results.These handcrafted wooden models are in 1: 12 scale, and include a Honda…

Cal Crutchlow signs two-year deal with Ducati, maybe

9 April, 2020
We wonder how Cal Crutchlow will react on Twitter when he finds out that he has signed a two-year deal with Ducati?According to Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis, Crutchlow was likely to decide which team he would be riding for in…

Troy Bayliss says good-bye to Ducati as a test rider

9 April, 2020
Ever since Troy Bayliss retired at the end of 2008 he has worked for Ducati a image man and test/ development rider especially on the 1199 Panigale, but after last weekend’s World Ducati Week the former three-time World Superbike champion…

Max Biaggi's autobiography 'Oltre'

9 April, 2020
Many expected that Max Biaggi would pen an explosive, tell-all autobiography especially after leaving MotoGP at the end of 2005 after his controversial season with HRC, instead the six-time world champion decided to wait until he retired to publish his…

Vitto Guareschi talks about his new role in Ducati

9 April, 2020
We revealed two weeks ago in another post that Ducati’s official test rider Vittoriano Guareschi had been promoted to play liaison between Filippo Preziosi and the Ducati riders and you saw Guareschi on the podium at Sepang next to Stoner.The…

Livio Suppo confirms that Stoner will be at Estoril

9 April, 2020
With Mattia Pasini testing the Ducati Desmosedici at the Mugello, rumors started up again that Casey Stoner would not be back for his programmed return for the Estoril GP in October and that Ducati was looking for another substitute, however…

Leon Haslam wears Dainese D-Air

9 April, 2020
Jorge Lorenzo may have left Dainese for Alpinestars, but the Italian company will sponsor not only Nicky Hayden, but also Leon Haslam.We obviously missed the fact (shame on us) that the BMW rider during the Eastern Creek test had given…

Colin Furze and his mobility scooter (w/video)

9 April, 2020
Our favourite prankster and record breaker Colin Furze, has come up with another of his crazy ideas. After the longest motorbike and the flame throwing scooter, the British plumber decided to modify a mobility scooter and make it into the…

Troy Bayliss at Bathurst 1000 – Crash Video

9 April, 2020
This weekend’s Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 endurance race at the iconic Mount Panorama circuit wasn’t easy for the debuting former three times World Superbike Champion Troy Bayliss.Bayliss was scheduled to make his debut at the L&H 500 at Phillip Island…

Randy de Puniet to undergo surgery before Estoril

9 April, 2020
With almost a month off between the Spanish GP and the upcoming Estoril round, several MotoGP riders have gone into the health maintence mode.Dani Pedrosa is recovering from his shoulder operation, Cal Crutchlow from arm pump surgery, Loris Capirossi is…

FIM awards Jorge Lorenzo Personality of the Year

9 April, 2020
More than five hundred guests packed into the prestigious ‘Salle des Etoiles’ room of the Sporting Monte-Carlo to enjoy a very special evening that rewarded the exploits of the World’s best motorcycle riders. Broadcast live on TV in several different…

SBK boss Alonso responds to criticism on Moscow round

9 April, 2020
Dorna’s World Superbike boss Javier Alonso wasn’t quite happy with the harsh comments made by Marco Melandri following the difficult Superbike round in Moscow, especially after the tragic death of Andrea Antonelli.In a previous interview, Alonso was reported as having…

Design Andrea Iannone's AGV helmet for the Indianapolis GP

9 April, 2020
Pramac’s Andrea Iannone will be debuting a special helmet design for the Indianapolis GP (August 16-18) and fans of the Italian MotoGP rider can partecipate in a design contest that AGV has prepared so you can design his helmetThe contest…

Chaz Davies World Superbikes 2012 Rookie of the Year

9 April, 2020
Chaz Davies debuted in World Superbikes in 2012 and with his 164,5 points and 9th place in the overall standings is this year’s WSBK Rookie of the Year.The ParkinGO rider made an almost seamless transition into the Superbike class after…

Video: Jay Leno custom V-Max

9 April, 2020
Jay Leno’s customised Yamaha V-Max sold at auction for 75,000 pounds, with proceeds going to charity. Above is the video of the bike, which was custom designed by Jeff Palhegyi in just two weeks. The V-Max is equipped with a…