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Aussie MotoGP rider Jack Miller, 25, has signed with the official Ducati Team for the 2021 MotoGP World Championship. The agreement for next season includes an option to extend the contract for 2022. Miller won the German IDM 125ccc championship in 2011 and was runner-up in the 2014 Moto3 championship. The Townsville racer made his …
Even though you may not be able to leave home during the pandemic, and many motorcycle musuems ae ,cosed anyway, you can still take some virtual tours thanks to Goggle Maps street view. Click here for the virtual tour of the Ducati museum in Bologna, click here for BMW museum in Munich or click here for the …
By Phillipp Salvad* Motorsports, of any kind, has always been one of the most thrilling and visceral sports, ever since we sussed out that we could try and make cars and other vehicles go as fast as they can, for fun. Racing events are some of the most popular sporting events in the world, with the …
The best way riders can help local communities affected by devastating bushfires is to avoid the area until the emergency has passed and it has been declared safe to visit. Riders are among the most beneficial tourists to local community economies because – unlike other motoring tourists – they take virtually nothing with them. When …
Ducati has unveiled the world’s most powerful street bike, the Panigale V4 1409, powered by the MotoGP-derived V4 Desmosedici Stradale engine with 157.5kW (214hp) of power. That is less than the Kawasaki H2R at 240kW and Honda RC213V-2, but they are track-only bikes. However, it the most powerful street-legal sports bike beating the MV Agusta F4 …
Ducati will revive the iconic SuperSport as an everyday ride and is celebrating its 90th anniversary with the release of a limited edition of 500 1299 Panigale S Anniversario motorcycles. The bikes were “revealed” at the biennial World Ducati Week in Misano at the weekend, attracting more than 81,000 Ducatisti, up 25% on 2014 figures. …
Surprise, surprise, Ducati factory test rider Casey Stoner loves the new Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro. The two-time MotoGP champion won in 2007 for Ducati and in 2011 for Honda and stopped off at the Ducati factory in Bologna after the Mugello MotoGP last weekend. There, he rode the new, more dirt-oriented Multistrada with higher clearance …
Should we celebrate Australia Day with motorcycle stunts like these performed by the Indian Border Security Force motorcycle team? The Indian motorbike team will perform these stunts on Royal Enfields in a parade in front of US President Barack Obama today which is Indian Republic Day. Obama is the first US President to attend the …
Want to ride with five-time Bathurst 1000 winner and current Bathurst 12-Hour winner Craig Lowndes? He will again take part in his third annual Ruff Riders 500 to raise money for the RSPCA, his favourite charity. Registrations are now open for the charity ride where they can meet and ride with the V8 Supercars star …
The team behind V8 Supercar champions Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup has unveiled a revolutionary motorcycle that will open up the world of freestyle riding. Skycraft, which features a fuel tank in the frame and exhaust in the swingarm, is the world’s first purpose-built freestyle motocross machine. It was produced by Triple Eight Race Engineering …