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James Toseland gets back on two wheels with Harley-Davidson

Andy Downes, 13 April 2012 15:36

Retired racer and former World Superbike champion James Toseland is back on two wheels again with a new Harley-Davidson Softail Slim. After spending more than half of his life focusing on using two wheels to reach the finish line in the quickest time possible, Toseland has chosen a more relaxed set of wheels for road riding now his racing days ...

Big push needed on “Motorcyclists Matter” petition

Andy Downes, 23 March 2012 14:39

More than 31,000 people have already signed the “Motorcyclists matter” online petition which is pushing to ensure a motorcycle related question is compulsory in every driving test. Three of the industry’s most influential organisations have now added support to the Motorcyclists Matter e-petition, which is now one-third of the way to reaching the target of 100,000 signatures. Sign the petition ...

Rossi and Stoner Ducati MotoGP bikes for sale

Andy Downes, 12 March 2012 12:55

Ducati MotoGP bikes raced by Valentino Rossi and Casey Stoner will be auctioned off in Monaco on May 11 and 12; the first time bikes have been publicly sold by Ducati. Both machines are being sold directly by the Ducati Corse racing department and will be sold at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco alongside the huge privately owned Saltarelli Ducati ...

Racing at 160mph on ice

Andy Downes, 12 March 2012 10:31

A completely new twist on the bike vs car race has been put together by French motorcycle magazine Moto Journal who have pitted a Yamaha R1 against a Porsche 911 on ice. The spectacular teaser video is promoting the new issue of the magazine on sale soon but it doesn’t make it clear who wins. It doesn’t really matter as ...

Audi poised to buy Ducati

Andy Downes, 12 March 2012 10:16

German car giant Audi has until mid-April to decide if it wants to buy Ducati as part of a exclusivity deal according to insiders. MCN sister title CAR magazine has revealed Audi (which is part of the massive Volkswagen Group) is likely to make the decision quite quickly and its thought the firm will pay just over £700million for the ...

Indian firm Hero to buy Ducati?

Andy Downes, 05 March 2012 14:36

The boss of India’s biggest motorcycle firm Hero MotoCorp has confirmed his company has discussed the possibility of buying Ducati according to a report issued by business press Bloomberg. Hero managing director Pawan Kant Munjal is reported to have said: “Lots of people have been coming to us with Ducati: Not one banker but many bankers. We’re talking to a ...

Former Donington Park boss dies

Andy Downes, 02 March 2012 17:31

Robert Fearnall, a former boss of Donington Park racing circuit in Leicestershire has died at home at the age of 57 it has been announced. An official statement from Donington Park reads: “Kevin Wheatcroft, owner and executive chairman of Donington Park Racing Ltd, announced today the sad news of the death of Robert Fearnall. Robert (57) had devoted most of ...

Win a hotel room for the Isle of Man TT raceweek

Andy Downes, 28 February 2012 15:09

You can win a room for two people in an innovative new temporary hotel at this year's Isle of Man TT worth £1393. The prize is for a room at the unique Snoozebox portable hotel which has just been granted planning permission to set up at the 2012 Isle of Man TT right inside the TT Village at Noble's Park ...

Ducati for sale?

Andy Downes, 13 February 2012 11:37

Ducati is up for sale for £1billion by owners Investindustrial according to the Financial Times with a large car company thought to be the most likely buyer. Investindustrial is a private-equity firm which has overseen the complete overhaul of the financial and product line-up on offer by the Italian bike firm which is reporting a big increase in bikes sales ...

Ernst Degner documentary on Radio 4

Andy Downes, 10 February 2012 15:23

BBC Radio 4 is broadcasting a documentary about German racer Ernst Degner who defected from communist Germany and took top-secret two-stroke technology from MZ with him to the west and gave it to Suzuki. The documentary will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 11am on Monday, February 13. The BBC description of the programme states: “Fifty years ago a ...