Stefan Bradl captured his first win of the 2010 Moto2 season today in Portugal, beating out Alex Baldolini and Alex de Angelis in a thrilling race. Bradl’s first victory was also his first podium, but it didn’t come easy at the Estoril track. Bradl started from the third row of the grid, and had to [...]
Jorge Lorenzo took the win this morning for the MotoGP in Portugal. It is his third consecutive win at the Estoril track, each of which he won from the pole position.Lorenzo beat out his Fiat Yamaha teammate, Valentino Rossi, to claim his 8th win of the 2010 MotoGP season. Rossi and Lorenzo battled during the [...]
Have you ever brought your bike up to 100 mph? 120? 150? What about 278.6 mph? If you aren’t Bill Warner of Wild Brothers Racing then I’m guessing you haven’t reached that speed. Bill Warner set the World’s Fastest Street Bike record earlier this week at the Texas Mile, when he brought his 1299cc Wild [...]
Scooter riders are often people who simply enjoy riding along at a sedate pace in cruising comfort with the added benefits of reliable transportation, decent room for cargo, and rather good fuel efficiency. There are some of us, though, who tend to prefer the more sporting options available; something in the mold of a step-through, [...]
On 24 October 2010, multi-time world record holder in drag racing, well-known in the performance and custom motorcycle world, and a ‘rider’s rider,’ Mac Danny “Nick” Nichols died at his home in Texas after a long battle with illness. Nichols was a fixture on the current International Motorcycle Shows circuit, traveling to the shows all [...]
BMW believes that they have not gone far enough with the R1200GS – now they are taking it into the darkness. Overstatement, yes, but relatively accurate description of the all-new livery for the all-around adventure machine; it is to be almost completely in black. They have named it the R1200GS Triple Black as it is [...]
Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) is already preparing for the coming Moto3 class in the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix series. Moto3 is scheduled to replace the 125GP class, which uses 125cc two-stroke motorcycles, with four-stroke 250cc machines in 2012. Of course, it is very likely that other manufacturers are gearing up for the [...]
The small Baltic nation, and EU member state, the Republic of Estonia lies in the northeast part of Europe right between Russia and the Baltic Sea. It was once part of the Soviet empire during the Cold War, but it won its independence in 1991 along with many former Eastern Bloc states when the iron [...]
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