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Honda Explains the 2013 CBR600RR Big Piston Fork
Honda Explains the 2013 CBR600RR Big Piston Fork

17 Apr 2013, 13:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the upgrades the Honda CBR 600RR has received for 2013 is Showa's Big Piston Fork (BPF), borrowed from the CBR1000RR which introduced it last year. The BPF system is based on advanced...

 
2013 MotoGP: Ducati Anticipates the COTA Round
2013 MotoGP: Ducati Anticipates the COTA Round

17 Apr 2013, 12:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati did not attend the private test organized at the COTA earlier this year by Honda, so the next round in the MotoGP calendar will be a "blind-date" for the Borgo Panigale factory team...

 
2013 WSBK: Chaz Davies and His BMW Smash the Aragon Round
2013 WSBK: Chaz Davies and His BMW Smash the Aragon Round

16 Apr 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / British Superbike rider Chaz Davies has won both races at the MotorLand Aragon circuit in Spain, aboard the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team machine. The factory team's new rider for this seaso...

 
Ducati CEO Rumored to Swap Bikes for Planes
Ducati CEO Rumored to Swap Bikes for Planes

15 Apr 2013, 14:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We got wind (Italian wind) that Gabriele del Torchio, Ducati CEO may leave the Borgo Panigale headquarters and be en route to save an Italian airline company, Alitalia. Del Torchio came to Ducati...

 
Honda Wants to Break Pikes Peak Record
Honda Wants to Break Pikes Peak Record

15 Apr 2013, 13:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Honda has record-breaking aspirations for this year’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb scheduled for June 29-30th. The automaker has already broken a record for the highest number of veh...

 
Smooth 1974 Honda CL360 by Josh Mott
Smooth 1974 Honda CL360 by Josh Mott

14 Apr 2013, 17:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / "It's old, but it ain't cold", this is what came in mind when we first saw Josh Mott's take on an 1974 Honda CL360. In fact, this bike is not only "not cold": it i...

 
2013 MotoGP: Riders Welcome the New Qualifying Method
2013 MotoGP: Riders Welcome the New Qualifying Method

14 Apr 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2013 brought a lot of changes in MotoGP, and the way riders qualify is one of the most important. The new qualifying session is being split in two, with the fastest riders during the practice period...

 
Ducati Diavel Destroys Audi R8 V10 Plus
Ducati Diavel Destroys Audi R8 V10 Plus

14 Apr 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Want another proof for just how evil is the Ducati Diavel? Is shaming an Audi R8 V10 Plus enough? Before you say "no" watch this video and then breathe deep: we rode the Diavel and even t...

 
Superbike with No Front Brakes Crashes
Superbike with No Front Brakes Crashes

13 Apr 2013, 09:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sport bikes are real fun on twisting roads, but as thrilling as acceleration is, being able to slow down properly is paramount. When riding hard, certain parts of a bike are stressed quite much a...

 
Watch The 400HP Dacia Logan STCC Racer in Action
Watch The 400HP Dacia Logan STCC Racer in Action

13 Apr 2013, 10:03 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After we learned earlier that a heavily modified Dacia Logan will be racing in this year’s Swedish Touring Car Championship, we now provide you with some footage of it being tested on the trac...

 
GoPro Formula Drift / IndyCar Action in Long Beach
GoPro Formula Drift / IndyCar Action in Long Beach

12 Apr 2013, 12:23 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Video camera manufacturer GoPro shares with us some action seen from their lenses on the streets of Long Beach, California, during Formula Drift and IndyCar stages. The montage shows drift star T...

 
2013 PPIHC: Amarok P1A Electric Sportsbike to Race at Pikes Peak
2013 PPIHC: Amarok P1A Electric Sportsbike to Race at Pikes Peak

12 Apr 2013, 09:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The e-game is on: Amarok has announced they'll also be racing at the Pikes Peak hill climb event with the P1A machine, having no other than Greg Tracy aboard. A driver, rider and stuntman, G...

 
Aston Martin Rapide S - First Hidrogen Powered Racecar
Aston Martin Rapide S - First Hidrogen Powered Racecar

12 Apr 2013, 09:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Aston Martin announced today that their recently developed Hybrid Rapide S will be the first hydrogen-powered car to compete in an international event and the first zero CO2 emissions sports car to ...

 
2013 MotoGP: No More Private Tests with Contracted Riders in 2014
2013 MotoGP: No More Private Tests with Contracted Riders in 2014

12 Apr 2013, 07:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Assembled for the Qatar rounds, the Grand Prix Commission, MotoGP's rulemaking body has come up with a new ban on private tests, due to become effective in 2014. The most important change i...

 
BSK SpeedWorks' BMW K100 Racer
BSK SpeedWorks' BMW K100 Racer

11 Apr 2013, 15:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you can't imagine how would an '84 BMW K100 in a racing livery, we don't blame you: we've checked with BSK SpeedWorks and learned that they're imaginative enough for a lo...

 
MotoGP Visits Argentina for Test Riding
MotoGP Visits Argentina for Test Riding

11 Apr 2013, 12:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the MotoGP fans in South America: MotoGP is said to include Argentina in the 2014 calendar. But the really good news is that the Argentinian fans will be able to see the MotoGP stars i...

 
Alpine's Phoenix Racing Prototype Called A450
Alpine's Phoenix Racing Prototype Called A450

10 Apr 2013, 16:43 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After Apline announced it will return to motor racing after more than three decades, they said that their new racing car will be named the A450, following the old A400 range of pure racing breed mac...

 
Norton Gets Semi-Active Suspension for the Isle of Man TT Comeback
Norton Gets Semi-Active Suspension for the Isle of Man TT Comeback

10 Apr 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Norton are back in the Isle of Man TT races and they've released a 1-photo teaser depicting some very interesting details of the future Mountain Course machine. By all means, the first thing...

 
Steve McQueen 1914 Indian Model F Board-Track Racing Motorcycle Under the Hammer
Steve McQueen 1914 Indian Model F Board-Track Racing Motorcycle Under the Hammer

9 Apr 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the bikes owned and used by the famous Steve McQueen will go under the hammer on April 28, but this time we're looking at an amazing piece of motorcycle history an 1914 Indian Model F, m...

 
1946 Harley-Davidson WR Racer Shows Old-School Glory
1946 Harley-Davidson WR Racer Shows Old-School Glory

9 Apr 2013, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Classic Motorcycle Consignments is THE place to go for all those in search of old-school glory, and this '46 Harley-Davidson WR Racer is just one of the bikes we will show you form now on. A...