Well, I am home from PI and the World Supers. What an adventure and what a cautionary tale as well; let me explain. Herein a mixture of new material and my potted reports as events unfolded on … [Read more...]
Opinions
You know what they say about them so I won't repeat it. But it has been a very interesting year for them as the so-called "experts" try to grapple with the problem of just how much Rossi's barren two … [Read more...]
Whither Suzuki?
In amongst all the shenanigans that has been going on in MotoGp in the last few months, the fate of the "other" two Japanese manufacturers seems to have barely been mentioned. Kawasaki seems to be … [Read more...]
News from all over
The big news is the "shock horror" pre-release release of Ducati's 1199 Panigale. We know pretty much everything about this bike already since a series of controlled "leaks" have been gradually … [Read more...]
The picture gradually becomes clearer
It's Friday, Free Practice day at Sepang and another press release day. So here are the updates. Picture courtesy of Red Bull. 1. Marc Marquez answered the question that most people have … [Read more...]
News, sporting and otherwise
As foreshadowed a couple of days ago, Aprilia has announced that Eugene Laverty will join their WSBK team to partner Max Biaggi for 2012. Quite where this leaves the fast-but-fragile Leon Camier is … [Read more...]
History made
Well, this morning a little bit of history was made when 17 year old Elena Myers rode the Suzuki GSVR Grand Prix bike at IMS. After a hesitant start when the bike cut out on the first lap, the test … [Read more...]
Indy!
This weekend the MotoGp circus ping-pongs back to the USA (whose dumb idea was it to programme this calendar? Laguna Seca, Brno, Indianapolis - d'uh) for the second of the two MotoGp events to be run … [Read more...]
News from all over
First up this morning the sad news that Claudio Castiglioni, the man mainly responsible for the Ducati 916 and the saving of the MV Agusta brand, has passed away in a clinic in Italy after a long … [Read more...]
Suzuki records first profit for years
It is a measure of just how well insulated we in Australia have been from the on-going economic upheaval overseas that we probably don't even give a thought to how badly the motorcycle industry has … [Read more...]
