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Marco Melandri gets suspended sentence for tax evasion

16 April, 2020
Tax evasion in Italy is pandemic and estimated to be over 150 billion euros (the fiscal burden has now reached on average 55 percent of tax payers income) and to fight the debt crisis, the technocratic government run by Mario…

Noriyuki Haga in British Superbikes?

16 April, 2020
When Pata Racing announced that they had signed Lorenzo Zanetti for the upcoming Superbike season many fans were left wondering where Noriyuki Haga would be heading.Persistant rumors put the Samurai of Slide in a new team put together by DFX…

Claudio Castiglioni passes away

16 April, 2020
Claudio Castiglioni 63, the President of MV Augusta Motor S.p.A passed away early this morning in a clinic in his beloved Varese. The far seeing and charismatic Italian manager owner of Cagiva with his brother Giancarlo, helped create along some…

MotoGP – Livio Suppo to leave Ducati for Honda HRC?

15 April, 2020
The rumor that Ducati’s MotoGP project manager Livio Suppo will be leaving the team at end of season started gaining steam after Casey Stoner’s return from his three race break and after the Sepang GP. Michael Scott from GP Week…

Matt Wadsworth to attempt world record jump (w/video)

15 April, 2020
Matt Wadsworth isn’t only a world class lutenist, he’s also blind, but this handicap won’t stop him from trying to attempt a a Guinness Book of World Records in trying for the longest jump on a motorcycle, but he’ll have…

Monza's white line and unrest among Biaggi fans

15 April, 2020
Two days after race 2 at Monza, Max Biaggi’s ride-through penalty is still being hotly debated here in Italy. We’ve read a zillion things so far regarding what many consider a Draconian application of the rules, but rules are rules,…

Round 3 – Hayden Responds

15 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden has finally decided to set the record straight regarding a number of Alberto Puig’s accusations, stating that that he’d really prefer not to get into a public cat fight with Pedrosa’s manager, but he did say: “That wall…

MotoGP – Jorge Lorenzo Injured in Motocross Accident

15 April, 2020
The other day we saw a video of Jorge Lorenzo training in the rain and yesterday Lorenzo told fans from his Facebook page that he was heading out to have fun training with a motocross bike near Montmelò with best…

Dani Pedrosa publicly apologizes to fans for 'mistake'

15 April, 2020
Just a few hours after the news ran wild in the internet that Dani Pedrosa had been allegedly involved in a cheating scam to obtain a boating license, the Spanish rider had the following statement released by his lawyer to…

Nicky Hayden Opens Ducati Showroom in India

15 April, 2020
Nicky Hayden besides finding one of the most tiredless and hardest working MotoGP riders in the world is also an excellent man to do Ducati PR work. After seeing the new Ducati D16 GP 10 bike at the Ducati factory…

Pink rides an Indian?

15 April, 2020
Don’t laugh, as this isn’t a joke…. On Yuku.com we’ve found these amusing shots of Pink. The American singer, known for her hard-core attitude, has been seen riding around with what seems to be an Indian Motorcycle. Debates have broken…

Max Biaggi becomes a Father

15 April, 2020
Four times 250cc World Champion and Aprilia Superbike rider Max Biaggi and his girlfriend, Eleonora Pedron, a former Miss Italy have announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, called Inès Angelica.2 kilos and 600 grams, Inès Angelica was…

Jorge Lorenzo: Help Haiti

15 April, 2020
After Bridgestone Tires who donated more than $75,000 to help with relief efforts in Haiti and the Indianapolis Speedway who donated $10,000, MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo has gone on line to help Intermon Oxfam raise funds for Haitian earthquake survivors.“Hi,…

Rossi Yamaha R1 Project to be auctioned by Bonhams

15 April, 2020
Some of you may remember the one off Valentino Rossi Yamaha YZF-R1 that was unveiled at Cycle World International Motorcycle Show at Long Beach, California last year.The bike was specially prepared to raise funds and create awareness for Riders for…

Valentino Rossi: "Our races have become boring"

15 April, 2020
Valentino Rossi has always been tipped to finish his racing career in World Superbikes and the former World champion has always followed the ‘other’ championship with close interest and almost every year rides down from Tavullia (and causing a small…

Happy 90th birthday Geoff Duke /video

15 April, 2020
Today, March 29, 2013, Geoff Duke celebrates his 90th birthday. The legendary British rider, who dominated the scene in the early 50s with six world titles between 350 and 500 cc (including the ‘double‘ in 1951 with Norton and three…

Video: Lin Jarvis talks about Sepang test

14 April, 2020
Lin Jarvis, Managing Director for Yamaha recorded this brief video yesterday during the second day of testing at Sepang, and seems pretty optimistic for the 2012 season and talks about riders Ben Spies, Jorge Lorenzo, Cal Crutchlow and Andrea Dovizioso,…

Valentino Rossi: lacklustre or misunderstanding a champion?

14 April, 2020
When you’re a champion expectations are high, and sometimes unreasonably so as demonstrated over the weekend at the Indianapolis MotoGP. With Valentino Rossi’s performance after the free practice sessions described as a ‘debacle’ and then variously criticised during the race…

Max Biaggi: My heir in WSBK? It could be Rossi

14 April, 2020
Max Biaggi decided to hang up his lid after winning his second World Superbike title and the 41-year old Roman Emperor is now a very rich, famous and retired pensioner, and 100% family man who will have the luxury of…