Brazilian road rage
How to provoke road rage in Brazil in seven easy steps:1. Lane split with your Kawasaki2. Get squeezed by a woman driving a Fiat3. React with some word exchange and a weak kick to the car4. Woman drivers exits her…
Victory line-up for the year 2012
American motorcycle manufacturer Victory showed up at the 2011 EICMA without actual new products but with a consistent number of upgrades of its existing models. The main thing is that they have equipped the whole range with the 106CI engine…
Valentino Rossi Bedrooms for Kids
Back in September we told you that 9 time World Champion Valentino Rossi had teamed up with Berloni, the famous Italian furniture company based in Pesaro, to design an exclusive line of customised bedroom furniture for children and teenagers that…
On Casey Stoner – Best Rumor Yet
When Casey Stoner denied that the slight gastritis and mild anemia diagnosed by Dr. Ting’s staff in California, was the root of his physical problems, and then decided to go AWOL for three races, speculation about what the Aussie was…
Jorge Lorenzo super fast and consistent in Mugello warm-up
Jorge Lorenzo was the fastest rider during this morning’s warm-up practice at Mugello. The Yamaha rider showed a devasting pace in the brief session, almost all of them under the 1.48 mark and topping the timesheets in 1.47.558.Following the Yamaha…
Casey Stoner has tire troubles and DNF's in Dunlop V8 debut (w/video)
After qualifying an excellent 12th out of thirty drivers in his first ever V8 car qualifying session in the Dunlop Series at Adelaide, and just 1.030s from the pole sitter, Casey Stoner’s first ever car race came to an abrupt…
Sensual bike friend of romance: spot the bike in the Old Spice commercial
After reading and enjoying the Old Spice Man video saga rolling out on Hell for Leather, we couldn’t but share this with our other biker girls out there. Do you dream of being some guy’s “sensual bike friend of romance”?…
Honda unveils the CBR400R for the Japanese market
In the end, the rumors about the arrival of a 2014 Honda CBR400R have proven true. Directly from Honda Japan, here are the first official images and details of the latest addition to the sporty CBR range, which will position…
MV Agusta F3 675 on sale in Japan with big ugly exhaust – images
Some time ago we witnessed the questionable treatment administrated to the beautiful Ducati 1199 Panigale at the time of his landing in Japan, when the strict local regulations regarding noise pollution forced the Italian manufacturer to spoil the clean silhouette…
WSBK – Ernesto Marinelli new Ducati Xerox Team Manager
Ernesto Marinelli, who was Xerox Ducati’s technical director has been promoted and will take over Davide Tardozzi’s role as SBK project manager.Marinelli’s promotion came after Tardozzi’s decision to step down from his position to seek new challenges because he lost…
Headbanger stand at the 2012 Verona Motor Bike Expo
Italian manufacturer Headbanger Motorcycles did not miss out on the opportunity provided by the 2012 Motor Bike Expo to show off its most recent creations, and once again they surely did not disappoint the audience. The model that probably got…
Win on Sunday, Sell on Monday Theory doesn't work for Yamaha
Yamaha took three world titles on Sunday, Ben Spies in WSBK, Valentino Rossi in MotoGP and Cal Crutchlow in Supersport and that’s not counting James Stewart’s World Supercross title or Leon Camier’s title in BSB, but Yamaha is still deeply…
Marc Marquez does PR tour of Repsol
Two-time World champion Marc Marquez (2010 and 2012) and new factory Repsol Honda rider has always been backed by the Spanish petroleum giant since his debut in racing, and the newest GP sensation- just look at the media hype behind…
Argentina GP in doubt following expropriation of Repsol oil subsidiary YPF?
Following Argentina’s nationalization of the oil and gas company subsidiary YPF which is 57% owned by Repsol Spain, many racing fans were left wondering what would now happen to the three year deal that Dorna and the Argentinean government signed…
Traffic Lights for the Color Blind
This isn’t exactly motorcycle news, it’s goes more into the road safety category, but it’s interesting because three designers have come up with this brilliant idea, called UniSignal to help color blind riders and drivers (about 8% of the male…
The Usual Ducati Superbike Lament – The Twins are Penalized
Althea Ducati’s Carlos Checa and team owner Genesio Bevilacqua were more or less complaining that the twin cylindered Ducati’s are struggling against the four cylinders and they were lacking in acceleration and top speed and the current rules are penalizing…
More rider quotes from MotoGP Estoril
We’ve got another batch of rider quotes following today’s third race of the MotoGP season at the Autodromo Fernando Pires da Silva at Estoril.Andrea Dovizioso - 4th “I am very satisfied with my performance in today’s race and particularly with…
Valentino Rossi on the Ducati GP12 – video and pics
Wow! We certainly didn’t expect that Ducati would reveal photos and a video with sound of the GP12 and Valentino Rossi in action to the watchful eyes of competitors and fans when they tested today at Jerez, but they did…
Valentino Rossi Bicycle Collection
The fact that the 8 times World Champion, Valentino Rossi is a virtual gold mine when it comes to endorsements is a well known, besides all his VR46 tagged merchandise that includes T-shirt, caps, cell phone covers and lately even…
MV Agusta Brutale 1090R 'Phatos' by Officine GP Design
Italian customizer Officine GP Design introduces a pretty interesting ’special bike’ based on the 2012 MV Agusta Brutale 1090R and re-dubbed ‘Phatos’. This classy model comes with a pretty evident 70s flavour to it, and is the brainchild of brothers…
2011 EICMA: MV Agusta Brutale 920, 1090 R, 1090 R America m.y. 2012
MV Agusta hottest products at the 2011 EICMA are obviously the brand new 675s (Brutale and F3), but its older sisters are there too. The Brutale 920 maintains its typical handling and dynamic features and sports an impressive 180/55 rear…
Casey Stoner breaks Estoril duck with dominating win
Casey Stoner has finally broke his Estoril duck by winning today’s MotoGP race, dominating from almost the start to finish, despite being pressured from Jorge Lorenzo for almost two thirds of the race, but the Yamaha rider lacked one or…
Valentino Rossi returns to old set-up and saves face with 6th place at Jerez
Valentino Rossi ended the final day of testing at Jerez a little more relaxed after having taken the sixth spot on the final day of testing at Jerez and managing to shave off more than eight tenths of second from…
Biker Fest 2012: a report from the Italian rally
The 26th Biker Fest, one of the most renowned motorcycling festivals in Italy, took place last weekend in Lignano Sabbiadoro - a popular summer resort in north-eastern Italy - and here is a nice photo gallery documenting some of the…
MV Agusta Rivale Preview
MV Agusta reveals one of the brand new models we will see at the 70th edition of the EICMA show in Milan (November 13-18). The Italian manufacturer will in fact introduce the first version of the Rivale, which is meant…
