It's Official, Electric Bikes Can Compete with the ICE Ones
7 Mar 2013, 11:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Brammo's efforts are starting to pay off as the American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) agreed to allow electric bikes to compete in the same races and classes with the internal combustion e...
GPR Stabilizers Available Through Leo Vince
7 Mar 2013, 10:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're reaching for your checkbook and are ready to buy your new high-performance Leo Vince exhaust, here's a good piece of news: Leo Vince are now authorized GPR distributors, and this...
2013 Honda CBR500R and John McGuinness in the 2013 IOM TT
6 Mar 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Isle of Man officials confirmed the fact that TT legend John McGuinness, 19-times winner on the Mountain Course, will contest in the Lightweight race, June 7. The new CBR500R has already entered ...
Suzuki's Official MotoGP Tests Calendar Revealed
6 Mar 2013, 15:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the fans of the Hamamatsu bikes: Suzuki's official testing calendar for 2013 was revealed, and the factory will have no less than 5 events in Europe. MCN have got wind of Suzuk...
Kawasaki Rumored to Make MotoGP Comeback in 2014
6 Mar 2013, 14:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Paddock rumors see Team Green considering making a comeback to premier class racing, with a possible return to the MotoGP championship in 2014
Jack Valentine Brings MV Agusta F3 675 to the 2013 Isle of Man TT
6 Mar 2013, 13:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jack Valentine is a legend in the world of two-wheeled racing and he has a new surprise for 2013: MV Agusta returns to the Mountain Course, with Gary Johnson aboard the beastly F3 675. It's ...
FIM and TTXGP Partnership Makes "eMotoGP"
6 Mar 2013, 12:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / FIM and TTXGP have struck a deal, and this means the dawn of a new era in motorcycle racing: the era of electric MotoGP... or whatever they'll decide to call it. While the name of the new se...
Racing Scooter Runs Supermoto Rider Over
6 Mar 2013, 11:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Being run over by the racer fellows and their bikes is sometimes way worse than the very wipeout which brings riders down. When we're talking large motorcycles, things can turn out very nasty r...
2013 MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo Says There Are 4 Contenders to the Title
6 Mar 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha factory team rider Jorge Lorenzo told MotoGP.com that he sees no less than 4 contenders to the 2013 title. Besides him and Repsol Honda's Dani Pedrosa, Lorenzo believes the other two rid...
2013 Can-Am DS 250, an Entry-Level Sport ATV
6 Mar 2013, 10:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a nice piece of quad technology for those who want to get acquainted to what racing in the dirt feels like: the 2013 Can-Am DS 250, a middleweight beast that's suitable for both adu...
Rider Crashes in the Strangest Way Possible
5 Mar 2013, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Motorcycles can crash when one expects the least, for no apparent reason, or at least that's what people could get by watching this video. However, a bike never crashes just because: its eit...
The Fastest 2012 MotoGP Bikes in Slow Motion
4 Mar 2013, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a very nice treat from MotoGP: a collage of carefully-chosen highlights of the 2012 season, depicting the sheer beauty of this sport. We totally loved the way slow motion imaging con...
MotoGP Could Return to Brazil in 2014
4 Mar 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Firmo Alves, President of the Brazilian Motorcycle Confederation, has mentioned in an interview with local broadcaster SporTV that the MotoGP races could once more be hoste in Brazil starting with 2...
Tire Warmers Make Poor Tire Substitute
4 Mar 2013, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Having warm tires at the start of a friendly weekend track day is helping a lot, as you can actually ride your bike really hard right from the first lap, not having to wait for the rubber to heat up...
World SuperBike Extends Partnership with the Phillip Island Circuit
4 Mar 2013, 11:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Australia's Victoria Government has extended the partnership with Dorna Group as far as the World SuperBike races are concerned: the Phillip Island circuit will be home for the WSBK competition...
Valentino Rossi: "Maximum Effort and Maybe More" to Beat the Leading Trio
3 Mar 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The second Sepang tests before the 2013 season did not work as smooth as it should for Valentino Rossi and Yamaha. While his team mate Jorge Lorenzo did the best official lap and even took first pla...
Is Bernhard Gobmeier Ducati's Saviour?
2 Mar 2013, 08:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Ducati is having a rough time now, and has been doing so for the last two years. It looks like the road they decided to take was simply not the best one, with Rossi, their MotoGP machine with a comp...
2013 MotoGP: Ride Aboard the Bikes of Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez
2 Mar 2013, 08:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The second test in Sepang, Malaysia has ended and it was a good session for Honda Repsol and their two riders, Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez. Despite not doing the fastest lap, Pedrosa left Sepan...
Reputed Moto Racing Journalist Henny Ray Abrams Dies at 57
1 Mar 2013, 13:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It is with sadness that we have to report the death of reputed motorcycle journalist Henny Ray Abrams. Long-time Cycle News contributor and passionate motorcycle racing commentator, Henny Ray Ab...
Ducati Corse General Manager Filippo Preziosi Resigns
1 Mar 2013, 12:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Filippo Preziosi, former GM of Ducati Corse has resigned. Preziosi has tied his name to Ducati for the last 19 years, of which the last 12 meant filling the General Manager of Ducati Corse, and w...