December

Year: 2014

Month: December

Albesiano cries freedom in MotoGP

04 December 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

The man in charge of Aprilia’s big move from full WSB factory status to full MotoGP status in 2015, Romano Albesiano was encouraged by the first real test of the new pneumatic valve Aprilia engine and...

RST Clothing to become major TT sponsor

04 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

British motorcycle clothing manufacturer RST will replace Dainese as the official safety partner of the Isle of Man TT. The clothing company will also become an official sponsor of the event, with the...

Baz adjusts to MotoGP

03 December 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

After all the controversy surrounding Loris Baz’s initial MotoGP plans that ended in accusations that he was just too tall for a Honda MotoGP bike, the lanky Frenchman and recent WSB rider for...

Stock rider Burns set for BSB move with all-new team

03 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

Pirelli National 1000 Superstock front runner Joe Burns will make the move up to the MCE British Superbike championship for 2015, teaming up with the newly formed In House Developments team. Burns,...

Video: Rea and Sykes on the pace in Jerez test

03 December 2014 by Michael Guy

The new look Kawasaki Racing World Superbike team concluded their final test of 2014 in Jerez last week. Championship runner-up Sykes got to evaluate the new-for-2015 lower-spec Kawasaki ZX-10R while...

Dunlop in Crescent Suzuki talks for 2015?

03 December 2014 by Stephen Davison

The latest rumour regarding Michael Dunlop’s 2015 plans is that he is currently in negotiation with Paul Denning’s Voltcom Crescent World Superbike Suzuki squad. The eleven time Isle of Man TT winner...

GBmoto targets two riders in the Showdown

03 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

JG Speedift Kawasaki boss Mark Smith Halvorsen says he expects nothing less than two riders in the MCE British Superbike championship Showdown for 2015, as James Westmoreland joins James Ellison at...

Spanish CEV series gets Junior World Championship status

03 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

The Spanish CEV series has been granted Junior World Championship status for its Moto3 class from 2015 onwards. The accompanying Moto2 and Superbike classes will also gain a promotion, becoming...

Haslam gets Torres as 2015 teammate

03 December 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Jordi Torres (27) will line-up for the factory-supported Aprilia Red Devils Roma team in WSB in 2015 alongside Leon Haslam, despite having been linked strongly with the planned new GO Eleven Kawasaki...

McGuinness to return to TT with Mugen electric power

02 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

John McGuinness will return to the TT Zero race at the Isle of Man TT in 2015 powered once again by Mugen technology. The twenty one time TT winner looks set to line up alongside Bruce Anstey as he...

Melandri struggling to start his new MotoGP adventure

02 December 2014 by Gordon Ritchie

Marco Melandri spent the previous four years unlearning all he knew about MotoGP in order to be a top Superbike rider. He won more WSB races at the end of this year than anyone but his re-introduction...

Parkes: ‘Now is the right time for BSB move’

02 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

2015 is the right time for a move to the MCE British Superbike Championship after a decade in world series competition, according to Milwaukee Yamaha new signing Broc Parkes. A former two-time runner...

Celebrating a year of glory for the Marquez brothers

01 December 2014 by MCN Staff

Of the many records smashed in 2014 by the Marquez brothers, the most impressive by far is surely their double world titles. Doing something never before achieved by a pair of brothers, the duo took...

Westmoreland relishing GBmoto challenge

01 December 2014 by Simon Patterson

James Westmoreland says he’s relishing the opportunity to work with a team as professional as JG Speedfit GBmoto, when he makes the jump from BMW machinery to Kawasaki for the 2015 MCE British...