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Ducati Fans at Imola against Valentino Rossi

19 April, 2020
The idea of Ducati pulling out their factory team from the World Superbike championship has not gone down well with Italian Ducatisti and they’ve put the blame of this decision squarely on the shoulders on Gabriele Del Torchio, Ducati’s CEO…

Tying the knot at Infineon Raceway

18 April, 2020
Riding to your wedding wearing leathers and helmets isn’t that unusual for bike lovers, but Danielle La Fave and Timothy Duffield outdid themselves when the celebrated their marriage in the in the Wine Country Winner’s Circle at the Infineon Raceway…

The secret life of bikers: hibernation video

18 April, 2020
This amusing video uses a nature documentary format to satirise the ’secret life of bikers’. The only thing missing is commentary by David Attenborough, although the guy speaking comes close. This particular episode is about the hibernation of the biker…

Milan on a Vespa: your favourite riding moments

14 April, 2020
If you’re interested in trying a classic motorcycle itinerary in Italy, you can go just about anywhere as long as it’s on a Vespa. I had a little ride in Milan on a Vespa the other day (full story on…

Motorcycle fuel consumption guide

10 April, 2020
If you’ve been reading HFL lately, you will have seen Wes Siler’s link to his own article on Wired.com about riding bikes vs cars. It’s an old debate but one of the most important things to come out of his…

Semper Ride – The Marines Motorcycle Safety Video Trailer

8 April, 2020
The Armed Forces are really taking to heart the safety of their personnel who ride motorcyles after statistics revealed that more servicemen are dying in motorcycle related accidents than soldiers killed by enemy fire in Iraq.They’ve had MotoGP’s 2006 World…

New Zealand Biker Protest

6 April, 2020
Over 550 New Zealand bikers got together to protest against the Govenment’s proposed hike on ACC levies. Under the proposed levies, owners of bikes over 610cc will have their annual ACC levy increase from $252.69 to $745.77, for medium-sized bikes…

Mo2or start-up motorcycle design competition

2 April, 2020
If you’re a budding motorcycle designer, or you’re just fed up with the same old designs from the same old companies, you might want to head over to Mo2or to see what’s going on at Steve Pritchard’s start up company.…

Motorcycle safety: stay a hero video

1 April, 2020
The Sussex Safer Roads partnership is doing some great stuff with their public awareness campaigns on road safety. This motorcycle safety video portrays the dreams of a little kid on a bicycle in his garage, who is lucky enough that…

2011 EICMA Girls photo gallery: Part I

28 March, 2020
Here is the first bunch of images picturing the nice ladies currently attending the 2011 EICMA. Our colleagues from motoblog.it are right there, live on the spot, to check out the most interesting bikes and accessories on display at the…

Israeli Bikers Protest – Video

28 March, 2020
This video shows us one of four protests that took place in Israel against the Finance Ministry’s decision to raise insurance fees for motorcycle owners. It seems that these protests hasn’t moved the Government in rethinking their decision, so other…

EU reviews power limits to motorcycles

28 March, 2020
The European Union is proposing new motorcycle laws that are likely to upset many riders, as plans are underway to introduce super sports bikes sold with a 100 hp limit to their performance. This limit has already been imposed for…

Mika Ahola tribute TwoWheelsBlog.com

28 March, 2020
Finnish enduro legend and five-time world champion Mika Ahola died because of severe internal injuries on 15 January 2012, at a hospital in Barcelona, just a few weeks after crashing while training in Girona, Spain, and two weeks after the…

WDW 2012: the coolest Ducati sportbikes in the paddock

27 March, 2020
The 2012 edition of the World Ducati Week has just closed its doors and the success in terms of numbers and attendants definitely lived up to the expectations. Over 65,000 passionate ‘Ducatisti’ showed up at the event gathering from every…

Ducati safety program continues

24 March, 2020
The successful Ducati safety campaign in collaboration with Dainese continues this year, with a Ducati-branded back protection, having sold 5,000 units in Europe so far.Starting from last October every customer who buys a new Ducati in Europe receives a top…

Crashproof bike fails test: video

23 March, 2020
This incredible video is so bizarre that I don’t know what to make of it…. Hoping the guy is okay, though, it almost seems like a spoof because really - could anything go this wrong when filming? The idea is…

Joey Dunlop: the TT wins DVD to be released

14 March, 2020
I can imagine what you significant other might think of this request for a present, but here you have it: there are plans to release a full DVD pack of Joey Dunlop’s Tourist Trophy wins. After 26 wins, I don’t…