Miu Miu Diamond leather bag
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…
MV Agusta back to Italy cartoon
This ‘go back home’ comic piece from the guys at Motoblog show the patriotic sentiment many had when MV Agusta returned to Italian ownership recently. Harley-Davidson basically paid Claudio Castiglioni to take back his brand only two years after Castiglioni…
Noriyuki Haga signs with Aprilia DFX-Borciani for 2011
On writing our coverage of the WSBK Imola round we had said that Noriyuki Haga’s future for 2011 and beyond was uncertain but it had escaped our notice that in the last couple of days he has actually signed with…
FIM Promotes Female Riders (w/video)
Take the FIM Speed World Record Holder Leslie Porterfield, Livia Lancelot the FIM’s Women’s Motocross World Championand Laia Sanz, FIM’s Women’s Trial World Champion put them on a video called “Women Ride”as role models to encourage more women to take…
Baroque festival in Italy at Foligno, Umbria
Italy’s Baroque festival starts on Saturday in the town of Foligno, Umbria. The “Festival Segni Barocchi” has reached its 30th edition and will take place from August 29 to September 20 at the Palazzo Trinci, Auditorium San Domenico, Teatro San…
Mussolini's granddaughter Playboy model: Italian politician Alessandra Mussolini shows sexy past
Speechless! Check out these pics of Alessandra Mussolini nude for Playboy Italia back in August 1983. Who would have thought that the right wing politician, granddaughter of no less an historic figure than Benito Mussolini, had a secret sexy past?…