FIM and Dorna WSBK Give Green Light to EBR for 2014 WSBK Racing
13 Feb 2014, 16:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Representatives from the FIM and Dorna WSBK paid Erik Buell Racing a visit in late January. It was about more than coffee and cookies, as the sporting officials arrived at the EBR plant in East ...
2014 WSBK: Bimota Fails to Produce Enough Bikes, Misses Phillip Island Debut
13 Feb 2014, 16:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Tough World SBK debut for team Altare-Bimota, as they are not going to be on the grid at the kick-off Australian round at Phillip Island on 23 February. The reason is simple, and even a bit dumb: th...
2014 World Superbike and Supersport Provisional Entries Announced
31 Jan 2014, 09:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The FIM announces no less than 27 entries in the 2014 World Superbike championship, a most welcome and beneficial increase from the grid we had lately. This is happening because of the introducti...
2014 Ducati 1199 Panigale WSBK Edition Ad
29 Jan 2014, 11:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati Corse has launched their 2014 World Superbike team in an event broadcast online, the first such feat from the house of Bologna. Now, Ducati has also surfaced a nifty teaser showing the bikes ...
Biaggi and Bimota? Max Says No
28 Jan 2014, 15:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Two-times WSBK champion Max Biaggi denies the rumors which saw him become a test rider for the new Alstare Bimota World Superbike EVO Class team. It all begun when the Italian magazine Gazzetta d...
Pata Honda 2014 World Superbike and Supersport Team Introduced
27 Jan 2014, 16:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Team Pata Honda introduced their 2014 World Superbike and World Supersport teams and bike at the Motor Bike Pro show in Verona, Italy. Pata Honda will line up the same British duo for the 14-roun...
EBR Starts Producing the 1190RX
27 Jan 2014, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Erik Buell Racing is debuting the production of their newest bike, the 1190RX. The road ahead of EBR in 2014 is going to be a tough one, as the American manufacturer plans an entry in the World Supe...
Ducati Introduces the 2014 WSBK Team
27 Jan 2014, 14:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati introduces the 2014 World Superbike team, with British rider Chaz Davies and Italian Davide Giugliano as the two who will hopefully bring glory for both the 1199 Panigale and the legendary ma...
Max Biaggi Rumored to Become Alstare Bimota Test Rider
27 Jan 2014, 13:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Could Max Biaggi become the new test rider for the BB3 motorcycle the new team Alstare Bimota plan to enter in the World Superbike EVO Class? While a decisive answer will most likely be given l...
2014 WSBK: Online Streaming Ready for the New Season
24 Jan 2014, 13:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The official World Superbike series website receives upgrades for the upcoming season and good news are on their way. The biggest and the best one is that we'll be able to watch live and record...
Kawasaki Enters the 2014 World Superbike Evo Class
22 Jan 2014, 14:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Spain-based Kawasaki Racing Team announces they are making a shot at EVO Class glory in 2014, with high hopes for gathering important data to help them develop the future machine. Kawasaki will l...
Aprilia RSV4 Factory/R Hard Riding Commercial
21 Jan 2014, 13:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though on the race tracks in WSBK and the MotoGP feeder classes Aprilia is a feared name, the sales for these Italian bikes are not exactly sky-high. Yet 2010 and 2012 saw Max Biaggi riding Apr...
New Homologation Rules Announced for the 2014 WSBK
19 Jan 2014, 08:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dorna Sports and the FIM announced that amends will be made once more to the homologation rules for the World Superbike series, worldskb.com reports. It is no secret that these future changes are...
Erik Buell Racing Opens European Office in the Netherlands
15 Jan 2014, 15:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As EBRis headed for the debut in the World Superbike this year, and this means their 1190RX will see plenty of European tracks, it was only natural that Erik Buell Racing opened an office on this si...
2014 WSBK: New Superpole Rules Announced
3 Jan 2014, 16:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We told you back in 2013 that the World Superbike qualifying system was about to change and look similar to how things are happening in the MotoGP series. Well, that's how the Superpole will t...
Team Hero EBR in World Superbike Series, No More AMA
23 Dec 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dorna Sports has confirmed the entry of Team Hero EBR in the 2014 World Superbike Championship. The new team switches from the AMA Superbike series and will field a two-rider line-up, with Geoff ...
2014 WSBK: Althea Racing Back with Ducati and Niccolo Canepa
22 Dec 2013, 08:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Althea Racing is once more teaming with Ducati for a World Superbike presence in 2014, but this time it is going to be the EVO class. The rules and restrictions of the EVO class seem the most suitab...
2014 WSBK: Erik Buell Racing World Superbike Team Confirmed
6 Dec 2013, 08:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's no secret that Erik Buell is looking forward to a World Superbike presence in 2014, and we finally have the confirmation: EBR will be powering Team Hero as a new WSBK entry for the next se...
2014 WSBK Provisional Calendar Announced, No Monza and Silverstone
1 Dec 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The FIM and Dorna have finally announced the provisional racing calendar for 2014, for all the three classes, Superbike, Supersport and Superstock. Two of the classic circuits have been dropped: ...
MV Agusta Reports Successful Tests a Jerez
27 Nov 2013, 17:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta concludes the 2-day test at Jerez, where the new MV Agusta Reparto Corse – Yakhnich Motorsport Team brought their new bikes and three riders. Just before the winter testing ban is...