Eugene Laverty Leads the Phillip Island Test, Many Riders Crash Out
15 Feb 2013, 13:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Such a title may seem a bit strange, but it is indeed very close to the actual truth: a lot of riders crashed in Phillip Island during the first of the two private test days, just before the officia...
2013 WSBK: Alstare Leaves Suzuki for Ducati
12 Feb 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Suzuki and Alstare have been together in the WSBK, SuperBike and Superstock series for almost 14 years, but it looks like things have finally come to an end: Alstare is no longer Suzuki's partn...
Aprilia Unveils the 2013 RSV4 Factory WSBK Machine
9 Feb 2013, 09:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Aprilia is on the rise, or at least so it seems with their commercial offensive on the North American market. However, the racing segment is also faring quite decently, even with the retirement of S...
MV Agusta Announces Dual-Mode ABS for All Brutale Models
8 Feb 2013, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta announces the availability of their latest ABS modules for the Brutale range: 1090, 1090 R and 1090 RR. The new ABS is a Bosch 9MP system and offers dual modes: the Normal one, usable with...
Ducati Alstare Shows the 2013 SBK Panigale R Weapon
8 Feb 2013, 11:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Enter the 2013 SBK machine running for the Ducati Alstare SuperBike team, the 1199 Panigale R in race livery. All the rumors on Ducati and the SuperBike comeback have finally been confirmed with the...
BMW Motorrad GoldBet Shows 2013 SBK S1000RR
6 Feb 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here' one new SBK beast with pretty pictures, just launched in Munich, Germany: the 2013 BMW S1000RR. The main riders of the Bavarian racing team are Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies. Melandri...
Max Biaggi Confirmed as SBK Co-Commentator, Debuts at Phillip Island
5 Feb 2013, 11:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even if he announced his retirement from professional racing earlier in the 2012 autumn, Italian SuperBike legend Max Biaggi declared back then that he will still be involved with motorcycle racing,...
Fixi Crescent Suzuki Shows 2013 WSBK GSX-R1000 with Less Yoshimura Support
5 Feb 2013, 10:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / As the 2013 WSBK series kick-off race in Phillip Island, Australia is drawing near, more and more teams are introducing their machines, and today is Fixi Crescent's turn to show off their 2013 ...
Kawasaki Racing Team Introduces Riders and New WSBK Bike
4 Feb 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki Racing Team has just introduces their two riders for the 2013 World SuperBike series and has also unveiled the new SBK Ninja with which they hope to take the win this year. KRT will have th...
MV Agusta Corse ParkinGO Supersport Machine Unveiled
4 Feb 2013, 10:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MV Agusta is planning a serious comeback in the WSBK with the new F4RR machine, but a certain date has not been provided. However, they've readied a SuperSport F3 beast for the MV Agusta Corse...
Max Biaggi Rumored to Become SBK Commentator
28 Jan 2013, 12:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's not official yet (hence the rumor tag), but Italian website MotorBox got wind on the fact that Max Biaggi is expected to be one of the Superbike commentators for the 2013 season. Biaggi...
Aprilia Shows the 2013 RSV4 Factory APRC ABS SBK Special Edition
25 Jan 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're into limited edition motorcycles which tell a story, then the new 2013 RSV4 Factory APRC ABS SBK Special Edition is definitely your game. Aprilia has decided to build a limited run of...
Pata Honda WSBK and SuperSport Teams Officially Unveiled
21 Jan 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Honda teams up with snack manufacturer Pata and Tonello Energie for the 2013 World SuperBike and SuperSport series and the teams and new machines have been officially unveiled in Verona, Italy. W...
KTM RC8 Receives Corbin Seat
7 Jan 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The KTM RC8 brought a serious change to the world of superbikes, with its spartan design full of rough edges and straight lines. However, the seat of the RC8 was simply the same one would expect to ...
Jorge Lorenzo Dishes Nolan, Signs with HJC Helmets for 2013
3 Jan 2013, 14:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha's MotoGP star Jorge Lorenzo (2 times 250cc and 2 times in MotoGP champion) has signed with Korean helmet manufacturer HJC. Formerly riding with Nolan helmets, Jorge Lorenzo and his forme...
Russia Wants MotoGP for the Sochi Track
3 Jan 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A fully Russian government-backed project, the future motorsport track at Sochi (largest Russian resort city, on the Eastern shore of the Black Sea) looks quite promising. After the initial plans fo...
BMW S1000RR Kickstands May Come Off, Recall Issued
27 Dec 2012, 11:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW has issued a recall for 2,385 S1000RR bikes. The issues description BMW has sent to the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) claims that a manufacturing fault might cause the ...
Ducati 1199 Panigale RS13, a Racers-Only Treat
21 Dec 2012, 08:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one piece of fine Italian craftsmanship neither us here or most of you will ever get to sit on: the Ducati 1199 Panigale RS13, the very WSBK machine for the coming season. Loaded with...
2013 BMW S1000RR HP4 Already Selling in the UK
18 Dec 2012, 15:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Touted one of the best street-legal supersport bikes, the 2013 BMW S1000RR HP4 has reached dealerships in the United Kingdom and the official prices for the British riders have been confirmed. Th...
2013 Pata Honda Teams to be Introduced at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona
15 Dec 2012, 11:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The 2013 Pata Honda World Superbike and Supersport teams will be officialy intorduced on January 13 at the Motor Bike Expo in Verona, Italy. For the 2013 seasin, the Pata Honda teams will have fo...