Tony Carter
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SPY SHOTS: Finished and ready to rock – here’s the COMPLETE KTM 1290 Super Duke R for 2020 in all it’s glory… check out that pipe…
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Have you seen the latest photos of NEXT YEAR’S KTM Super Duke 1290R? We showed them to you last week, but with the racing action dominating the news over the last few days, we thought they’d be worth another look. At first glance, the bike doesn’t appear to be too radically different from the 174hp,…
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WSB: Eugene Laverty CONFIRMED for this weekend’s British round at Donington – but only for FP1, so far!
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The Irishman has been out with injury since May but, after an extensive recuperation period, will be back this weekend to put on a show. Possibly. After a lengthy absence since his horrendous crash at Imola, Laverty has been declared fit to take part in the UK Round this weekend. He will be reunited with…
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MotoGP: Danilo Petrucci has signed to stay with Ducati for 2020
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It’s just happened. Danilo Petrucci is staying with Ducati for the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. The Italian rider will once again pair with Andrea Dovizioso on the factory Desmosedici GP. Petrucci, 28, made his debut this year with the factory team after four seasons riding for the Ducati satellite squad, Pramac Racing Team. So far…
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WSB: FULL schedule for this weekend’s ACTION at Donington Park.
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This weekend World Superbikes heads to Donington Park – and ahead of the action kicking off, here’s a look at the full practice, qualifying and race schedule to help you get the most out of the action. SATURDAY 09:00 – 09:30 – WorldSSP300 – FP1A 09:45 – 10:15 – WorldSSP300 – FP1B 10:30 – 11:20…
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WSB: TEN things to know about DONINGTON PARK ahead of this weekend’s racing.
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Ahead of this weekend’s on track action at Donington Park, here’s a selection of key facts and figures to help you impress your mates down the pub. 1988 – Donington Park was the stage of the inaugural Championship round back in 1988. On the 3rd April of that year Davide Tardozzi (Bimota) and Marco Lucchinelli…
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Pikes Peak 2019: Official statement from the organisers says NO SIGNS of mechanical failure with the Ducati V4 Streetfighter
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An official release from the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Race Director and Race Safety Team has been made public. In it, the organisation says that it has inspected the Ducati Streetfighter V4 machine that Carlin Dunne was riding when he suffered a fatal accident on Sunday and found that there were no signs of…
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VIDEO: Watch Alex Lowes getting to grips with the Yamaha factory 8-Hour R1. New Roberts-inspired helmet design for the Brit, too.
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Here’s the official video from the factory ahead of the Suzuka 8-hour race which runs on Sunday, July 28. Things to take away from this; firstly there’s the uber-cool Tech 21 Shiseido colours and logos on the 2019 R1motorcycle which ape this bike (below), the iconic 1985 FZR750 OW74 and, secondly, Alex Lowes’ Kenny Roberts-esque…
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So here we go then, here’s the patents for the new BMW F850RS (which looks virtually identical to our spy photos).
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Last year we brought you the first ever photos of a secret 850cc powered BMW roadster that looked like a smaller, roadster version of the German firm’s S1000XR upright superbike. In case you forgot what our exclusive spy shots revealed, here’s one of them again: So, that was that. A few months later we were…
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VIDEO: Dainese’s DAKAR RALLY legends INTERVIEW series. Celebrating the launch of its new DUNES collection.
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To celebrate the launch of its new Settantadue Dunes collection, Dainese has delved into the history of the Dakar Rally, interviewing Italian legends Nico Cereghini and Gigi Soldano. Dainese’s new Dunes collection is inspired by the original Paris-Dakar explorers – and to show off its rally raid roots, the iconic Italian brand asked journalist Nico…
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You know it’s hot and getting hotter? Well…
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Here’s an odd post from the Brandenburg Police force in West Berlin, Germany. According to the officer involved, the man was given a ticket on decency grounds for this pull on Tuesday last week. His reason for scootering au natural was that it was just so damned hot… you can’t reason with this sort of…
