Brits Invade the MotoGP

Posted: 8th February 2011 by AllAboutBikes.com in News
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The MotoGP features riders from all around the world. The paddock is filled with teams from Australia, Japan, Italy, Spain, America, etc… So it’s no surprise to see plenty of British riders on the grid. But the 2011 MotoGP will have the highest number of British participants in the past 22 years. There will be [...]


Karel Abraham has just over a month to prepare for his MotoGP debut, and there is still a lot to do. But after another successful testing session at Sepang last week, Abraham and the Cardion AB Motoracing team are happy with the progress that they have made. Abraham isn’t riding at the pace of the [...]


New World Superbike Video Game to be Released in May

Posted: 8th February 2011 by AllAboutBikes.com in News
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Bring the action of the World Superbike series into your home with SBK 11, the new video game from Black Bean Games. The new game, which will be available on Play Station 3, XBox, and PC, features plenty of upgrades from the 2010 version, which include better graphics, more realistic riding, and more online capabilities. [...]


Brooklyn-based fine art photographer Elizabeth Raab has just promoted garage art to another level. Her sensual (and tasteful) series of nude figures on Ducati motorcycles has gone up for sale as the “Desmo Collection” on Ducati’s website, and is a welcome departure from traditional female biker shots. The series features sixteen nearly-surreal studio portraits of [...]


The route for the Best of Alaska turns south after Fairbanks. Goodbye to Gold Rush History and Sourdoughs, hello Santa. Yes, that’s right, Santa. As you head South East out of Fairbanks on the Richardson Highway, you pass right by the town of North Pole, and the prodigious roadside attraction of Santa’s House. Santa’s House [...]


Moto Morini has had a long and storied era in the motorcycle industry; since it was founded by Alfonso Morini in 1937 the company has been through at least five different owners. Most of those ownership changes have come over the last quarter-century or so, though. During that period, many large and sometimes disruptive changes [...]


Shift Rider Rafal Pasierbek: A Gymnast on Wheels

Posted: 8th February 2011 by Competition Accessories in News
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Videos showing motorcycle stunters are so prolific on the Internet that I have become almost numb to them. However, the folks at Shift Racing sent AllAboutBikes a video of a stunt rider that is pretty dang amazing. The stunter is Rafal Pasierbek of Poland and the guy is more like a motorized gymnast than a [...]


Looking at the final point standings of the 2010 MotoGP season, it would be hard to tell that Valentino Rossi had injured his shoulder and broken his leg, forcing him to miss four rounds in 2010. That’s because Valentino Rossi still found a way to get onto the podium at the end of the season. [...]


The Dunlop D402 H-rated tire was engineered and tested with Harley-Davidson to allow maximum performance for a true touring tire.  The Dunlop D402 is manufactured with  a 3-ply polyester casing and two fiberglass belts.  This enables the D402 to offer greater load-carrying capacity and stability for Harley’s cruiser bikes.  The Dunlop D402 has a computer [...]

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