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Randy De Puniet, Aleix Espargaro and Alvaro Bautista Crash Sequence

16 March, 2020

With Dorna patrolling Youtube, we haven’t found a video showing yesterday’s horrific accident that Randy de Puniet had at the Sachsenring GP, but we do have a photo sequence which may just be more explicit of how everything went down.Check…

Venice tours: Burano island and its colourful houses

16 March, 2020

After our look at some alternative tours around Venice, if you want to get out of the city for a day, and check out the surrounding area, this video is perfect. Relaxing in the quiet atmosphere of Burano, you’ll want…

Pearl white for the Multistrada and Hypermotard

16 March, 2020

Ducati has announced the extension of its colour range. Pearl white will be added for the two top models, the Hypermotard and the Multistrada.“Pearl white will create an eye-catching and competition style contrast against the red frame and the new…

A Fish called Wanda: do you speak Italian?

16 March, 2020

A Fish called Wanda, one of the brilliant commedies of the 1980s, has one of the funniest scenes I have ever seen in my life! Of course I’m talking about the scene in which Kevin Kline stirs Jamie Lee Curtis’s…

Anthony West to Stiggy Honda

16 March, 2020

After losing his Kawasaki seat to Marco Melandri and having no other offers in Motogp, Anthony West will be returning to World Supersport and will be riding for Team Stiggy Motorsport Honda. “Im very happy to be joining the Stiggy…

Miu Miu Diamond leather bag

16 March, 2020

This Miu Miu carryall is really special; you can wear it over your shoulder by day and then if you feel like spending a night out on the town all you have to do is to take off its strap…

Marco Melandri's extorsionist sentenced to jail

16 March, 2020

This story dates back to 2007 when Fabrizio Corona who runs photo agency Coronàs, with dozens of paparazzi under his wing, tried to extort € 10,000 from MotoGP rider Marco Melandri.Corona telephoned Melandri’s manager Alberto Vergani, who also the president…

The Husqvarna Nuda 900R according to Mauno Hermunen. Video and official picture gallery

16 March, 2020

Mauno Hermunen not only is a very promising Supermoto rider who has already won several national championships, he is also the only person, excluding official testers, to have been given the opportunity to try out the new Husqvarna Nuda 900R.…

BMW Motorrad to give i3 car range-extending engine

16 March, 2020

BMW has an unbelievably strong brand in both cars and motorcycles, but the two rarely meet. That could be about to change with reports that BMW’s new i3 luxury electric citycar will get a range-extending engine borrowed from BMW Motorrad.…

Marc Marquez: '20 points feel like a win', Pedrosa disappointed with Silverstone result

16 March, 2020

Following his crash during warm-up practice this morning their were some doubts that Marc Marquez could race after sustaining a dislocated shoulder - Andrea Iannone is still feeling the after effects of his Sachsenring shoulder injury - but when Dr.…

Niccolò Canepa's Future to be Decided Today

16 March, 2020

It’s no secret that Pramac Ducati’s Niccolò Canepa has been one of those several riders who has been struggling to come to grips with the Desmosedici GP bike, despite the fact that the 20 year old won a Superstock 1000…

In the footsteps of Don Quixote by motorcycle

16 March, 2020

While many motorcyclists see South America as the mecca of legendary motorcycling, Jeff Buchanan has gone right back to Spanish roots, and retraced the steps of mythical literary figure Don Quixote, by motorcycle.Travelling through the La Mancha region to the…

Valentino Rossi to announce Ducati move at Catalunya?

16 March, 2020

I had heard myself from our behind the scenes at the MotoGP Assen from a member of the Fiat Yamaha team that Valentino Rossi would be announcing a stay or go decision with Yamaha at Barcelona this coming weekend. According…

Top crashers in 2011 GP racing

16 March, 2020

Riders would rather be remembered for championship titles, the number of wins and podiums and not for the number of crashes they had during a particular season.In 2011, in all three GP classes the top marks for the number of…

Aquila remembers 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

16 March, 2020

This video shows 25,000 people walking the streets of the town of Aquila, hit by an earthquake a year ago on April 6 in the dead of the night. 308 people died in the earthquake, all of whom were remembered…

Discovering Piedmont: Gino's grotto at Moncalieri, Turin

16 March, 2020

If you’re planning to spend a few days visit in Turin and its surroundings, don’t forget to pay a visit to the lovely town of Moncalieri. Located only a few miles from Piedmont’s capital, Moncalieri has a lot of offer.…

LCR Honda awarded at "Rinasci_Mente” Convention for Ecostyle Project

16 March, 2020

Pramac Ducati wasn’t the only team who went green in 2010, Lucio Cecchinello’s LCR Honda team has been trying to be eco friendly since 2009, when they launched their EcoStyle project. The team uses hybrid truck fleet to reduce CO2…

Falcon Motorcycles Black Falcon

16 March, 2020

Originally the project for the new Falcon Motorcycles model, The Black, started life as a conversion of the Vincent Black Shadow. But it got to be much more than that. It’s the third model in a series of ten concepts…

Eicma 2008 gallery: Ducati Streetfighter 2009

16 March, 2020

These pics come from the Ducati Streetfighter and Streetfighter S presentation at the Eicma show in Milan. Expectations were high leading up to the event, with photos of the Ducati naked on the internet prior to Eicma.The Streetfighter gallery shows…

Study in Italy: Milan's Bicocca University and the sociology faculty

16 March, 2020

It’s a mistake to attend the Sociology faculty at Milan’s Bicocca and think that you’ll become a sociologist. Two exams and a few words to blather in any conversation that will make you look like a sophisticated analyst of social…

Marc Marquez leaves Moto2 with a legendary win at Valencia

16 March, 2020

Marc Marquez was penalized with a back of the grid start following his incident with Simone Corsi in free practice, but this didn’t stop the new 2012 Moto2 World champion from taking a truly phenomenal victory in today’s Moto2 race…

Cal Crutchlow confirms MotoGP move to Yamaha Tech 3

16 March, 2020

Cal Crutchlow will be riding in MotoGP for the next two years as announced today by the Yamaha Tech 3 team. The British rider already has plenty of experience riding Yamaha bikes, but it will be interesting to see how…

Yamaha Factory team to share data between riders next year, but the wall stays up

16 March, 2020

When Valentino Rossi decided that the wall that kept him separated from Jorge Lorenzo in 2008 (due to two different tire manufacturers) should stay up in 2009 he took a lot of flack, and when in 2010 the Italian rider…

Mo2or No.1 Cafe Racer by Arnau Sanjuan wins design competition

16 March, 2020

After reporting last week on the closing stages of the Mo2or design compeition and project here is the winner. Simply called No.1 it is a cafe racer by Arnau Sanjuan and Mo2or describes it as the world’s first crowdsourced motorcycle.…

Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden in their new Ducati leathers

16 March, 2020

This is what everyone was waiting to see, how Ducati would blend in Valentino Rossi’s trademark yellow in their traditional red leathers and here’s the result that was presented this morning at the Vrooom event.While Nicky Hayden looks great in…