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Valentino Rossi 'The Doctor' turns 31

29 March, 2020
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi turns 31 today, February 16th and the Fiat on the Web team has prepared this short video for all his fans who in turn can wish Happy Birthday to Valentino by posting a video on…

Gabor Talmacsi's racing career at a crossroads

29 March, 2020
Gabor Talmacsi’s racing career is at a crossroads. The former 125cc World Champion finished 6th in this year’s Moto2 championship with Fimmco SpeedUp and was set to race the 2011 season with the Jack&Jones by Antonio Banderas squad.Unfortunately, the 29-year…

Marco Melandri undergoes ankle surgery

29 March, 2020
After completing 237 laps during his third and latest test on the Aprilia RSV4 at the Spanish circuit of Jerez de la Frontera, Marco Melandri underwent ankle surgery yesterday at the Policlinico Universitario in Modena. The Italian suffered the injury…

Chris Vermeulen Tries Riding a Trials Bike (w/video)

29 March, 2020
Chris Vermeulen may be skipping this weekend’s WSBK round in Valencia after his keyhole surgery, but that doesn’t mean he’s become a potato couch waiting to heal. Check out how Vermeulen’s post surgery recovery is going.

Gabor Talmacsi to test Kawasaki ZX-10R at Sepang

29 March, 2020
Gabor Talmacsi may be at a crossroads in his career, but not wanting to leave any stone unturned and despite revealing that the World Superbike championship is hardly known in his native Hungary. Talmacsi is still deep in talks with…

BMW R 1200 GS "Tom Lüthi Edition"

29 March, 2020
The 2012 Swiss-Moto show will be opening its doors in Zurich on February 16th and BMW Motorrad will be bringing a special edition of the R 1200 GS ABS dedicated to Switzerland’s most famous rider, Tom Lüthi. This special model…

Chris Pfeiffer Snowcat video

29 March, 2020
Here’s a look at Chris Pfeiffer snow motorcycling with a modified version of the BMW G450X for the snow. With the winter season coming on, we’ll be seeing more snow-tuned motorcycles out for some off-road, on the snow fun, though…

Karel Abraham gets his bachelor degree in law

29 March, 2020
In Europe most riders start very young with their careers and end up sacrificing part their education as they try to attend high school or get their GED’s, but not Karel Abraham. The Czech rider who finished 9th in his…

Video of Colin Furze's 72ft scooter in action

29 March, 2020
Earlier this month we reported that Colin Furze had attempted another Guinness World record by building and riding the longest motorbike, 72ft or 22mt whichever you prefer, because now it’s official as this nutty, but genial inventor has got the…

Marc Marquez overtakes Dani Pedrosa as highest rated rider in Spain

29 March, 2020
How popular is a motorcycle racer in Spain? And how much does personality and racking up wins count when it comes to selling products?Last year, Personality Media, a marketing consultancy agency, who indicates to advertising companies which celebrity personality, in…

Manuel Poggiali to leave racing at 25 years old

28 March, 2020
The news that has been circulating for a few days now seems true, unfortunately. Manuel Poggiali is leaving racing due to physical problems. It appears that the Campetella Racing Team rider will definitively leave Motomondiale racing.The rumours have been confirmed…

Yamaha to deny Rossi Valencia test?

28 March, 2020
Most rider contracts end December 31, but riders are usually released immediately after the final race so they can begin testing their new bikes. One exception was Valentino Rossi. Honda HRC at the end of 2003 refused to release him…

IOM honours McGuinness and Molyneux with corners

28 March, 2020
Giacomo Agostini, Geoff Duke, Jimmy Guthrie, Mike Hailwood and Joey Dunlop all have corners named after them at the iconic Isle of Man Mountain Course, and now so will John McGuinness and Dave Molyneux.The newly named course points comes as…

Max Biaggi: "I'd like to finish my career in Aprilia"

28 March, 2020
Max Biaggi lost a bag of points during the last round at Silverstone, but the Roman Emperor continues to lead the championship heading into round eleven, when the World Superbike championship debuts for the first time at the Moscow Raceway…

Nolan Helmets celebrates Jorge Lorenzo with special painting

28 March, 2020
Nolan Helmets tied in their company’s Christmas party for their sponsored riders, with the opportunity to celebrate Jorge Lorenzo’s MotoGP title, and instead of giving the rider the usual and somewhat expected special edition helmet or trophy gave him a…

Valentino Rossi updates on shoulder recovery

28 March, 2020
Valentino Rossi promised his fans that he’d give regular updates on his shoulder condition and two weeks after his shoulder surgery, the Italian champion is reporting that his surgeon has removed the stitches (sorry, no video of the event) and…

Jonathan Rea's burn and crash at Phillip Island – video

28 March, 2020
Thanks to Superbike TV, we are able to show you the footage of Jonathan Rea’s burn and crash during the second day of official testing at Phillip Island.Rea crashed out at over 200km/h (130mph) but came away with just some…

Valentino Rossi vs Jorge Lorenzo: what's in a wink

28 March, 2020
That Jorge Lorenzo is the 2010 MotoGP champion is all well and good but you’ve got to wonder if he isn’t asking himself what he needs to do to have the glory he deserves. In an incredible race from Valentino…

Back to the Future with Valentino Rossi (w/video)

28 March, 2020
Here you don’t need a DeLorean to time travel and remember a very young and wild Valentino Rossi when he was starting out, just a TIM commercial.Who would have ever thought that some skinny Italian kid from a back woods…

John Hopkins talks about Phillip Island testing crash

28 March, 2020
John Hopkins start to the 2012 season will begin with an uphill battle to recover from the broken hand bone he suffered earlier today during World Superbike’s first day of private testing at Phillip Island and as a result, with…

Leon Haslam: 25 years with Arai celebrated on new helmet

28 March, 2020
At the first round of the 2012 World Superbike Championship - which will take place in Phillip Island, Australia, over the last weekend of February - BMW Motorrad’s rider Leon Haslam will debut a new Arai helmet designed by Drudi…

Lucky Valentino Rossi takes 3rd at Le Mans

28 March, 2020
You take a podium whenever you can and let’s admit it Andrea Dovizioso and Valentino Rossi were pretty lucky at Le Mans, with Dani Pedrosa out of the running and Marco Simoncelli getting a ride-through, Rossi actually got to celebrate…