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Rossi from Hospital Bed Jokes: "I hope no one Wins"

18 March, 2020
While Valentino Rossi wasn’t at the Mugello and for this first time in his career missed a race start following surgery to repair his broken right tibia after Saturday’s highside, the Italian wasn’t going to miss the race, albeit watching…

BMW introduces the new F 700 GS and F 800 GS

18 March, 2020
BMW Motorrad presents the new F 700 GS and F 800 GS, which are bound to replace - respectively - the F 650 and F 800 launched back in 2007. The main goal of the Bavarian house is to offer…

Marco Melandri wins race 1 at Aragon, Checa crashes

18 March, 2020
Marco Melandri used the same technique to win todays’ race 1 at Aragon that let him grab yesterday’s Superpole by tailing and pressuring Max Biaggi for almost the entire race.Melandri’s tatics proved correct because the Roman Emperor outbraked himself with…

Ferrari California: the opening roof function

18 March, 2020
It takes just 15 seconds - I counted and although I got distracted by the music, it’s a pretty accurate estimate of the function of the new Ferrari California’s roof. The roof transforms the smaller “cavallino” from a coupè to…

Megelli 250r available soon in US

18 March, 2020
Asphalt and Rubber reports that Megelli will export a 250cc version of its road bike to the US. The Megelli 250r will be distributed through QLINK and can be ordered online. While availability is still unknown as the company waits…

Casey Stoner's second test a washout

18 March, 2020
Casey Stoner can’t catch a break. The second day of the second programmed development test at the Twin Ring Motegi with the former two time MotoGP champion was another washout.Wet conditions on both test days in Motegi prevented Stoner from…

Valentino Rossi back for Laguna Seca?

18 March, 2020
Despite the prognosis of a full recovery for Valentino Rossi being 5-6 months, it looks like there is a rush to get the Italian rider back. Be it for MotoGP television ratings, or the need for the Fiat Yamaha team…

Zero S named European e-Motorbike of the Year 2013

18 March, 2020
The 2013 Zero S was voted the European e-Motorbike Of The Year 2013, followed in second place by the Zero DS during the third annual Europe’s Clean Week 2020 elections.Hosted at the Zolder circuit in Belgium, Clean Week 2020 is…

Citroen C-Cactus hybrid spy shots

18 March, 2020
These spy shots of the Citroen C-Cactus are purportedly its final version, although the C-Cactus isn’t expected until 2012. The look is an evolution on the concept car and the compact dimensions confirm its role as an ecological city car.…

Yamaha MotoGP picks up another sponsor

18 March, 2020
Yamaha Factory Racing will be joined by new Official Sponsor BM Group for the remainder of the 2012 season and through 2013 and 2014. The BM Group already has strong ties with Yamaha having been a key sponsor of the…

Rome to host "Get NUMB" for the second time

18 March, 2020
After the great success of last year with more than 5,000 visitors in one night, Get Numb, the electronic arts festival, returns with a series of even more interesting and exciting events. The 2010 festival which will take place at…

Next SBK round: visit the paddock at Vallelunga

18 March, 2020
We are all waiting for the next round of World Superbike and finally this weekend we can watch again, live or on television, our favorite sport. All the teams and riders are returning to Italy to race on the Vallelunga…

Ben Spies explains why he left Yamaha

18 March, 2020
“You need luck and preparation, not make mistakes and be focused. Those are the things that Ben clearly has to work on this season,” said Yamaha boss Lin Jarvis in January of last year who also added “I also think…

Actress Luisa Ranieri, a sexy Italian Beauty

18 March, 2020
Actress Luisa Ranieri with her dark looks and curvy pin-up figure reminded us of Sabrina Ferilli. Miss Ranieri is poised to become a household name and this thanks to Leonardo Pieraccioni, an important Italian film director, unknown abroad, but with…

Ostoure Super Naked Concept by Mohammad Reza Shojaie

18 March, 2020
Inspired by designs of Persepolis, Iranian designer Mohammad Reza Shojaie has come up with this super nake bike concept dubbed “Ostoure” (Legend in Persian).According to Shojaie his concept features a power transmission system consisting of two differentials; the steering in…

2013 Mugello: more rider quotes from Friday's practice sessions

18 March, 2020
Marc Marquez wasn’t the only rider to crash during Friday’s two practice sessions at Mugello. Yamaha Tech3s rookie, Bradley Smith highsided due to a cold tire during FP2 at the Casanova Savelli - Rossi’s bulging eyes and open-mouthed 2008 Mugello…

Riding a bike without a helmet while having sex…?

18 March, 2020
Safe sex? A helmet? How about ‘riding’ the right way round…? Come to think of it, we’re sort of speechless. I don’t where our friends at Motoblog got this photo from, but we second their advice: don’t try this on…

Hopkins, Tamada, Parkes Crash at Nurburgring

18 March, 2020
Fortunately for the three riders involved in this horrific pile up at turn two on the opening lap of Race 1 at Nurburgring, all came out with minor injuries.John Hopkins was was hit from behind and high siding wiped out…

Opel Insignia Sport Tourer CrossFour images leaked

18 March, 2020
The first images of what should be the new Opel Insignia Sport Tourer CrossFour have leaked on the internet. Based on the Opel Insigna saloon, the model is expected to give Audi A4 Allroad and the upcoming Volkswagen Passat Alltrack…

Vectrix wins European e-Scooter of the year award

18 March, 2020
Electric scooters are becoming more and more important in urban transportation and Vectrix, one of the leading companies has won the “European e-Scooter of the Year” for their VX-1 Li/Li+ and VX-2 scooters.The award was given at the Circuit Zolder…

World's Longest Motorbike

18 March, 2020
What do you do if you yearn to be famous and want to break records and are a sort of prankster? You do exactly what the young fellow in the video did, you build the world’s longest motorbike and then…