Alvaro Bautista won’t be racing this weekend for the Rizla Suzuki team in Jerez. Bautista is out with a broken femur, and will be temporarily replaced by John Hopkins. Hopkins rode with the Rizla Suzuki team in the MotoGP Championship in 2007. Hopkins is set to race in the British Superbike series this year with [...]


MotoGP Heads to Jerez [Teaser Video]

Posted: 28th March 2011 by AllAboutBikes.com in News
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This weekend, the MotoGP riders will head to Jerez for the second round of the 2011 MotoGP season. The Spanish GP is the first European stop for the MotoGP this year, and it is sure to be home to some fantastic racing. More than 120,000 people are expected to head to Jerez de la Frontera [...]


Oakley has a new brand ambassador. MotoGP icon Valentino Rossi will be sporting Oakley sunglasses around the MotoGP paddock this year, as he has just signed onto be Oakley’s new brand ambassador. “Valentino’s thirst for adrenalin fits the Oakley brand perfectly,” said Scott Bowers, SVP of Global Marketing and Brand Development at Oakley. “He continually [...]


Four time stunt riding champion Chris Pfeiffer is back for part two of BMW’s stunting school. This time Pfeiffer gives a brief lesson on how to do a stoppie. “It’s really important to get to a good riding spot with a grippy surface,” Pfeiffer said. “Arrive in first gear, hit the clutch, lift your back [...]


With warm weather is slowly approaching, motorcyclists around the world are dreaming about that next big adventure. “The Great Ride,” a new show on Fox Sports, takes a look at some of the greatest rides, the newest inventions, and the personalities that drive the motorsports world. “The series is designed for everyone who loves motorcycles, [...]


Joe Rocket’s Alter Ego 3.0 Jacket is the new evolution in the MetaSport II System. The Joe Rocket Alter Ego 3.0 Jacket is a 3 in 1 jacket. Joe Rocket Alter Ego 3 Jackets have a waterproof textile exterior shell, Free-Air Mesh inner layer, and a removable fleece vest warmth liner. Joe Rocket Alter Ego [...]


India is (as you hopefully know if you have been paying attention) quickly becoming the largest motorcycle market in the world. Over the last several years there, the market has finally started to see motorcycles with displacements in excess of the seemingly ubiquitous 125cc motorbike which every family owns. Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha, etc. [...]


The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame has just announced the members of the 2011 class. Don Emde, Evel Knievel, Del Hofer, Michael Prugh, Gloria Tramontin Struck, and Mike and Margaret Wilson will be inducted into the Sturgis Motorcycle Hall of Fame this year. “One person still riding at 86 years old…” “The Sturgis [...]


Carlos Checa has won three of the first four races in the 2011 World Superbike season. Checa won both races at Phillip Island, finished second in the first race at Donington Park, and just won race two in dominating fashion. Checa won the second race at Donington Park by more than three seconds ahead of [...]

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