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.

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 Inc. had a far less luxurious journey. The chief engineer and an advertising executive for the Ashland, Ore.-based company rode more than 700 miles from Michigan in 45-mile increments — the distance ...Read more.

iMC Motorcom announced the release of the world’s first iPhone compatible motorcycle headset: the HS-500. The HS-500 allows motorcycle riders to utilize the phone and music functions of their Apple® iPhone and other 3.5 mm (standard stereo headset jack) equipped cell phones, including the Palm® Pre™ and Blackberry® Storm™. The HS-500 features dual slim stereo speakers, a microphone, and a handlebar-mounted control button. The directional noise–cancelling microphone will give riders the option of communicating clearly with people who need to reach them on the road. The ...Read more.

We’ve seen a fair number of motorcycles powered by mighty engines like the V8, but the Kickboxer concept stands out simply because of the work put in by Ian McElroy for creating these renderings. As you may have already guessed, the motorcycle is built around the powerful engine of the Subaru WRX. Ian wanted to put the Subaru WRX engine into a motorcycle, and he wanted to see beforehand how the result would look. So, he decided to use Solidworks for the job, a nice choice, but Ian had to learn using the software along the way as he created the motorcycle. He gets brownie points for the ...Read more.

After a meeting of the world's top five Extreme Enduro race promoters about the present and future of the Hard-enduro race scene, an announcement has been made that will see a new World Xtreme Enduro Championship series begin in 2011. Extreme Enduro is best described as 'man and machine against incredibly difficult terrain and against the time-clock'. The sport is relatively new compared to traditional Enduro and Motocross disciplines; however, its popularity is increasing worldwide with the formation of races like the Indoor World Cup championship and the US Endurocross Series. ...Read more.

Second place at Portugal for Casey Stoner on his comeback after a three race absence due to illness has been followed up by two brilliant successive wins from the factory Ducati rider at Phillip Island and Sepang in the space of seven days – as he puts his mid-season difficulties behind him. Stoner adapted most efficiently to the wet weather at the Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon to take a remarkable 15 second victory over the rest of the field, before humbly stating, “The conditions were the same for everyone today and none of us had tested at this ...Read more.

Brad Pitt clipped a parked car while riding his motorcycle in Los Angeles and took a spill - but don't worry ladies, he's fine. The "Inglourious Basterds" star tried to maneuver between a parked car and another car stopped at a red light when his handlebars hit the parked car, causing him and the heavy bike to fall over, witnesses said. After he fell, Pitt got up, moved the motorcycle to the side of the road and ran into an apartment building. Someone picked him up a short time later, sources said, and a tow truck picked up the bike. Previous reports that a paparazzo was ...Read more.