In fine sunshine at the Ricardo Tormo circuit on Friday, Ducati rider Casey Stoner started his weekend in the manner in which he hopes will secure a third straight race win as he recorded the best lap time in Free Practice 1. After overcoming some early dissatisfaction with the response of his Desmosedici GP9, Stoner set a best time of 1’32.813 to leave Jorge Lorenzo next fastest. Fiat Yamaha rider Lorenzo aims to secure second spot in the World Championship standings this weekend, ahead of Stoner, and followed the Australian by a margin of 0.382s. In the wake of his ...Read more.

The 2010 BMW R1200GS: Introduction November 5, 2009 - BMW today announced the new 2010 R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure, now with two overhead cams per cylinder!  The new radial valve arrangement brings an increase in engine output of 5%, to 110 HP (81 kW) at 7,750 rpm and maximum torque of 88 lb-ft (120 Nm) at 6,000 rpm. The engine now has a maximum speed of 8,500 RPM, up from 8,000 RPM in last year's version.  BMW says that the engine design provides a wider range of useful engine speed and significantly better acceleration, ...Read more.

The entrepreneur behind the world’s first zero-emissions motorcycle race is back with a limited-edition competition-caliber electric superbike we’ll see on the track next year. The Mavizen TTX02 unveiled Tuesday in Las Vegas marries top-shelf components and racy styling with a lithium-ion battery pack and two electric motors in a package Mavizen says can do 130 mph. Azhar Hussain built it to provide a ready-made machine that anyone can ride in the 2010 TTXGP, the second running of the green grand prix he launched this year. “We want the TTxGP eGrandPrix to be affordable and ...Read more.

A-list actor Brad Pitt is looking for a new ride after a minor incident late last month involving his favorite motorcycle. "I had a little mishap," he told the Associated Press. "No injuries, except my ego. I was trying to get away from some paparazzi and instead gave them a good story. It was my favorite bike, so that is really sad." While in Tokyo promoting his film 'Inglourious Basterds,' the actor said he would be looking for a new set of wheels. "You've got some of the best builders right here." A source told ET following the fender-bender that Pitt's motorcycle barely made ...Read more.

There are plenty fans of Knox products in this office and a few who wont ride without a back protector even if they are only nipping down to the shops. Knox has been developing its body armour and impact protection designs for years now and this new venture into the glove sphere looks quite stunning. Here's the press release: Knox will unveil its innovative Hand Armour to British riders at this year's NEC Bike Show. Featuring a host of patented innovations, including exoskeleton protection, SPS and the exclusive BOA lacing system, Knox Hand Armour looks radically different to existing ...Read more.

In exactly one week’s time, A&R will be toughing it out in the harsh Milanese winter, sipping our cappucino, while MV Agusta shows us the latest iteration of their F4 Superbike. After releasing photos of the new 2010 MV Agusta Brutale, and teasing us with the front-view of the F4, we were a little worried the design of the new MV flagship (rendered above) was going to be a little stale. Will the new MV live up to the hyperbole? Only time will tell. Rumored bike details after the jump. MV Agusta holds onto a precarious position as the company has defined itself in the industry with ...Read more.

Ducati today launched a new website teasing the impending launch of the 2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200. At various times thought to be called Strada Aperta, it appears Ducati has now decided on the Multistrada name for the new adventure touring model. Rumors broke just days ago that the Multistrada 1200 might yet be used and now Ducati has confirmed this with their new microsite for the Ducati Multistrada 1200. This new information pegs the powerplant as 1198 based. This is a surprise to many who believed the bike would have a version of the 1098 powerplant as used in the Ducati ...Read more.

With electric motorcycles becoming more practical over the last few years there were a lot of teams interested in competing in the 2009 TTXGP at Isle of Man. However, in the end only 10 bikes crossed the finish line. Most teams had about 6 months to put a bike together and though simpler to build than ICE bikes, electric motorcycles still have their complexities. The clear winner was the Team Agni X01 machine built on a philosophy of simple is better. So when eGrandPrix founder Azhar Hussain went looking for a way to get more teams to the starting line of the next electric race he ...Read more.