Ducati Monster "cowboy style"
It’s hard to figure out what the owner of this Ducati Monster was expecting to get when he decided to customize it that way, putting random pieces of leather on the bodywork in an attempt it to give it some…
Eugene Laverty regains top position in FP2 at Aragon
The second World Superbike free practice at the Motorland Aragon saw Eugene Laverty regain the top of the timesheets with a blistering lap of 1’57″409, that lowered Tom Sykes QP2 time by more three tenths of a second in preparation…
Wakan back to life as Avinton Motorcycles
Seven years ago diminutive French manufacturer Wakan Motorcycles introduced its own Wakan 1640, a gritty naked sportsbike designed around a S&S-sourced 1640 cc V-Twin encrusted in a deliberately minimal frame. The idea behind this model was to emulate what AC…
Big Battery SE electric motorcycle concept
This hefty looking motorcycle concept from Paolo di Giusti. Described as a ‘big battery’ electric motorcycle, the idea is that it would have an electric motor in the rear hub and another one up front. The larger rear motor and…
Suzuki RM-Z 450 and 250 M.Y. 2013
Suzuki releases images and details of its deeply renovated RM-Z bikes for the year 2013, more specifically the 250 and 450 cc, which will come with several substantial changes affecting both the engine and the chassis. According to the Hammamatsu-based…
WSBK Portimao – Craig Jones Statue Unveiled
The owner of Autodromo do Parkalgar circuit in Portimao Paulo Pinheiro, unveiled a statue at the entrance of the circuit to pay tribute to Craig Jones. The track already bears a corner dedicated to the English rider.Jones, who raced for…
WSBK Imola progressive results: Race 1
As we wait to see whether Max Biaggi can steal a win off the Race 1 winner Carlos Checa in Race 2 at Imola today, the local Italian crowd has had the pleasure of seeing Michele Pirro win in the…
Vespa Sidecar on sale on Ebay
In returning to our Vespa discussions, we’ve discovered a sidecar is up for auction. The team at Le Blog Moto has found an unusual auction on Ebay: up for betting is a completely restored Vespa VBB 150 Sidecar from the…
MotoGP, Estoril: the paddock girls (photo gallery)
Did you enjoy the photo gallery of the umbralla girls seen at the World Superbike round in Monza we published yesterday? As if that was not enough, here’s another bunch of pics of the nice paddock girls hanging around the…
Moto2 and Moto3 almost as popular as MotoGP in Spain
Yesterday we did a post on Italy’s viewing audience for all three classes of Le Mans GP, wondering if Valentino Rossi’s second place in the race had anything to do with the rise in the numbers and if in other…
Star Wars Moto X: Space Balls freestyle /video
What drives a man to spend money and two days of his life to go in the desert and shoot a short film which has as its protagonists two freestyle motocrossers disguised as Star Wars “Stormtroopers”? No, it’s not dementia.…
WSBK Donington: Rea's fall sequence (gallery)
Our mates from twin site Motoblog.it got ahold of a quite interesting sequence of pics showing Jonathan Rea’s crash in Donington during this morning Free Practice. We are not allowed to publish it because of copyright reasons, but you can…
KTM LC8 special Racer by Spirit of the Seventies – images and info
As for now it is just a graphic concept designed around the gritty engine of KTM LC8, but by the look of it we are somewhat drooling already. It comes from England and is the brainchild of Kent-based custom motorcycle…
Transport Committee of the European Parliament to harmonize Road Worthiness Testing: for whose advantage?
Yesterday the Members of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament (TRAN) had their first discussion on Rapporteur Werner Kuhn’s report on the Commission’s proposal to harmonize Road Worthiness Testing (RWT) throughout Europe. Despite strong opposition from the Federation of…
Casey Stoner's new $4.25 million crib
If you thought that Casey Stoner was going to retire and settle down spending the rest of his life raising cattle and farming on his 3000 acres ranch, and doing some hunting and fishing and racing around his property with…
Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa Sepang videos
With the Sepang2 tests that start tomorrow, Repsol has decided to upload to video interviews with some action footage from Casey Stoner and Dani Pedrosa from the previous test in Malaysia. The first part of the interview with Stoner is…
Tony Cairoli bets on Valentino Rossi
While racing legend Giacomo Agostini is tipping Jorge Lorenzo on winning the 2013 MotoGP title and believes that it will be difficult for Valentino Rossi to fight for the title due to his age, former MotoGP veteran rider Loris Capirossi…
Sexy Bikers: Belen Rodriguez and the Ducati D16 GP
Argentinian showgirl/model Belen Rodriguez is our sexy biker of the day. Instead of being undressed the lovely Belen is wearing Ducati leathers and is onboard the Desmosedici GP10 to promote TIM, one of Ducati’s sponsors.The pics are from the TIM…
Romano Fenati and Alessandro Tonucci raise awareness for quake victims
Maverick Vinales dominated the first Moto3 free practice this morning at sunny and very warm Catalunya (track tempertures were at 33°C and rising) with almost a half a second lead over Miguel Oliveira and Sandro Cortese, who were second and…
MotoGP – Back to 1 Hour Sessions
Today at Motegi, the MSMA and Grand Prix Commission will be holding another meeting to discuss several adjustments to the new 2009 rules and the first to be changed will be the 45 minute free practice format. The new format…
Ducati 1199 Panigale vs Air Fighter vs Porsche 911 GT3
Can a Ducati 1199 Panigale outrun a jet-fighter? MotoGP star Karel Abraham answered this question at Brno International Airport last Sunday, when he challenged a jet L-29 Dolphin and a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (driven by Czech national champion Tomas…
Freestyler Rok Bagoros sets his home town on fire video
In just three years of activity at a professional level, Slovenian freestyler Rok Bagoros has quickly become one of the most well-known figures of this discipline - and we have actually talked about his stunts quite often on these pages…
Official Pics: Valentino Rossi fitness test on the Ducati 1198 – UPDATED
We didn’t have to wait for some fan photos and videos to show up on the web showing Valentino Rossi in action for the first time on the Ducati 1198, because the Ducati website posted these pics.So far no word…
Eye catching Ducati Diavel Commercial
This is Ducati’s latest commercial for the Diavel with the usual AMG car product placement in it. The Diavel is still getting rave reviews and who’s already test ridden this mix between a custom and a naked bike have been…
Randy de Puniet and his Ducati Diavel
Randy de Puniet’s weekend at Le Mans wasn’t what he expected, first he got love tapped in the shoulder by Casey Stoner and hauled in front of the Race Direction to get a talking to for obstructing the Australian rider…