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 [...]
The first free practice session was wet and rainy for the Moto2 riders, and some riders decided to stick out in the paddock instead of the track. But with much improved conditions during FP2, the Moto2 riders got a nearly dry track beneath them, and were able to get a full test of the Estoril [...]
For the past two years, Jorge Lorenzo has won the race at Estoril from the pole position. The Fiat Yamaha rider seems more than capable of repeating that feat this weekend, as he set the best lap time around the track during the second free practice session. The first free practice session in Portugal was [...]
James Toseland will be joining the BMW Motorrad Italia team for the 2011 World Superbike season. Toseland, who finished this year’s WSBK season in ninth with Yamaha, has two World Superbike championships to his name. Toseland will be joining Ayrton Badovini, who raced with BMW Italia during the Superstock 1000 Cup. “BMW has it in [...]
The dediKato Auction, named in honor of Daijiro Kato who was killed at Suzuka during MotoGP practice on 6 April 2003, was postponed due to another horrific incident at the Grand Prix of San Marino where Shoya Tomizawa lost his life in the Moto2 race on 5 September 2010. The link is unmistakable, but it [...]
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