Cavallara was the setting for the ‘motocross dei Campioni, 30 anni dopo’ this weekend, an event organized by 2009 MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi to raise funds for a children’s hospital in the Italian city of Pesaro – close to Rossi’s hometown of Tavullia – which treats leukaemia sufferers. The event was a great success with over 10,000 people turning up to support the 30 yea... more.

SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing is Developing a TTXGP Electric Superbike for AMA Pro Rider Chip Yates to Race in the U.S.A. and Internationally in 2010 ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, U.S.A. November 7, 2009 -- SWIGZ.COM Pro Racing announced today that the team will field an entry for American rider Chip Yates (AMA, FIM #89) to contest the TTXGP US Championship 2010 and also the TTXGP UK Championship 2010 as w... 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 t... 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,'... 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... 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 Mu... 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... more.

WASHINGTON — An Oregon company that makes electric motorcycles thinks it has a homegrown solution to the nation's energy woes. To prove it, the company sent two riders on a 10-day odyssey from Detroit to Washington, re-creating the 2008 trip of automobile company CEOs looking for billions of dollars in government aid. While the auto executives rode in corporate jets, the riders from Brammo In... more.