Spring is on its way and it’s time to start riding again. Especially for those not able to ride during the winter months, it can be hard to refrain from rushing out onto the roads after dragging your bike out of the garage. However! If you manage to refrain or even better, pre-plan your [...]
MCN man to race at TT MCN Senior Road Tester Adam Child will compete in this year’s lightweight TT race aboard a Kawasaki ER-6 with help from road racing expert Ryan Farquar. Child – or Chad as he’s known at MCN – has been professionally testing… Hottrax bikes at Brands Hatch The first Hottrax bike [...]
Ducati: Lease price limit means lower spec machinery A 1m Euro (£830,000) cap on the cost of leasing a MotoGP bike in the future will make it impossible for Ducati to deliver the same high level of technology featured on its existing customer bikes. To ensure MotoGP is… Yamaha not worried by Casey Stoner’s testing [...]
Chris Burns returns to Dutch Superbike championship Chris Burns will return to the ONK Dutch Superbike Championship this season after signing a deal to remain with the GS Racing Team with official support from Ten Kate Racing. The Newcastle rider finished third in his rookie season of The… Team WFR complete six days of testing The [...]
Michael Dunlop’s TT programme: Honda, Suzuki and Kawasaki machines Michael Dunlop has concluded his plans to race at the 2012 Isle of Man TT Races and the popular Northern Ireland based rider has announced will be competing in all of the solo classes at this year’s meeting. Competing under… William Dunlop confirmed for Lightweight TT [...]
LCR Honda confident in Stefan Bradl’s MotoGP potential LCR Honda boss Lucio Cecchinello believes Stefan Bradl is destined for a big future in MotoGP after the German impressed during the latest pre-season test in Sepang last week. The reigning Moto2 world champion was ninth fastest at the end… McAdoo Racing join forces with Michael Dunlop [...]
Yamaha denies switch to seamless shift gearbox in MotoGP Yamaha has denied its new factory YZR-M1 1000cc machine is equipped with a seamless shift gearbox similar to the systems used by Honda and Ducati in MotoGP. Rumours emerged during last week’s rain-hit three-day MotoGP test in Sepang that Jorge… MotoGP weight increase angers Honda and [...]
John McGuinness to ride Mugen in TT Zero John McGuinness has been chosen to race the new Mugen Shinden in the TT Zero Challenge race at this year’s TT. Mr Shin Nagaosa, President of M-TEC Company Ltd today, at Suzuka circuit, Japan, publicly unveiled the Mugen EV motorcycle… Digest powered by RSS Digest
Chatter fails to end Casey Stoner’s winter dominance It is going to take a lot more than a persistent chatter issue to end Casey Stoner’s domination of the MotoGP world championship after he topped the timesheets in Sepang this week. The 2011 world champion ended a rain-hit three-day… Tyre wear concerns Andrea Dovizioso Andrea Dovizioso [...]
Polita tests Panigale in Italy Jentin Doodson Motorsport’s Alex Polita tested the Ducati Panigale at the Italian circuit of Vallelunga yesterday (Wednesday) as the preparation continues for their respective debuts in the forthcoming MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship. Former Italian Superbike and FIM Superstock 1000… Valentino Rossi deflated after Sepang test Valentino Rossi struggled to [...]
