2013 MotoGP: Marquez 0.001 Seconds Faster than Lorenzo
6 Apr 2013, 07:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Free Practice 2 and 3 at the Losail circuit in Qatar saw rookie Marc Marquez stepping in the first position and leading these two stages. While during FP2 Marquez had a 0.268s lead over Lorenzo, the...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Reigns the Free Practice 1 in Qatar
5 Apr 2013, 07:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha bikes have been quite fast during the first Free Practice at the Losail circuit in Qatar. The reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo had the fastest lap in Qatar, on a track which still le...
Yamaha YZF-R250 Rendered
2 Apr 2013, 13:56 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha's expected quarter-liter bike, the YZF-R250 has been rendered in one of Japan's leading magazines, Young Machine. As far as this rather poor picture show, the YZF-R250 shares qui...
Yamaha "Revs Your Heart" Promo and Its "Making Of"
2 Apr 2013, 13:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With all the changes in the MotoGP team, namely Valentino Rossi's comeback, Yamaha changed their racing slogan to "Revs Your Heart". The promo video Team Blue has released is as spect...
Yamaha Virago by Spin Cycle Industries
2 Apr 2013, 12:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When Yamaha Virago XV750 comes into discussion, most people think about a fatty chopper with a chunky front tire and minor upgrades, most of them in the shape of mini apehanger bars. If you mention...
Stupid Rider Crashes Nice Yamaha
1 Apr 2013, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more reason fir decent card drivers to hate bikers and especially those who split lanes. We were somehow expecting something bad to happen right from the beginning of the video, a...
2013 MotoGP: Wilco Zeelenberg on Lorenzo and His Bike
1 Apr 2013, 12:24 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha Factory Racing MotoGP team has just posted a very nice and interesting interview with Willem "Wilco" Zeelenberg, Team Manager for Jorge Lorenzo. Some of the things Wilco said wer...
Michael Jordan Goes MotoGP
1 Apr 2013, 12:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Michael Jordan will enter his bike racing team in MotoGP, most likely starting with the 2014 season. Better known for his basketball career, sports legend Michael Jordan is an avid fan of motorcy...
MotoGP's 4 Horsemen: Pedrosa vs. Marquez vs. Lorenzo vs. Rossi vs. the World
29 Mar 2013, 16:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's only a few days before a new MotoGP season starts, with the first race of 2013 to be held under the desert sun of Qatar. There are many things which have happened since the end of the 2012...
The Sports Shows Custom Yamaha SR400 to Drool Over
29 Mar 2013, 11:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Asia is literally full of small-displacement bikes, with machines bigger than 200cc being significantly less likely to be met on the streets. However, this does not mean that they're not there:...
2013 MotoGP: Pedrosa on Marquez, Marquez on Pedrosa
27 Mar 2013, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / 2013 brings back a lot of excitement in the world to top-class motorcycle racing with Honda's rookie sensation Marc Marquez already showing some truly great skills and Valentino Rossi finally ...
2013 MotoGP: Slow and Wet
27 Mar 2013, 13:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Weather was not the best friend for the MotoGP teams gathered at Jerez, Spain, for the last official test before the start of the 2013 season. The track was wet and rain kep on pouring down almo...
BMWs Less Reliable Than Japanese Motorcycles, Consumer Reports Declares
27 Mar 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A poll on more than 4,000 motorcycle owners was carried out by the Consumer Reports National Research Center and one of the interesting results was that BMW bikes are less reliable than the Japanese...
The MultiScreen Player, the Ultimate MotoGP Experience
26 Mar 2013, 11:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / MotoGP.com will test the Multiscreen Player, a new multimedia application hich offers a new and amazing way to experience racing. The debut of the Multiscreen Player will be April 7, with the s...
An-Bu Skull Tiger, the Striking Japanese Custom Racer
26 Mar 2013, 11:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / In most cases, a quick glance is enough for one to be able to tell that a bike comes from Japan. The Japanese builders have something which sets them apart from the rest, and their bikes are a matte...
2013 MotoGP: Crutchlow Leads the Final Test Day at Jerez
26 Mar 2013, 10:25 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Still affected by rain, the last day of MotGP tests at Jerez saw Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Cal Crutchlow lapping the best time of the whole session. Crutchlow had a fastest lap of 1m39s511, and...
2013 MotoGP: Rain Hampers Jerez Tests, Yamaha Leading the First 2 Days
25 Mar 2013, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Yamaha has been in the lead after the first two days of the final official test at Jerez in Spain. Despite the heavy rain which hampered the tests, Jorge Lorenzo finished day 1 with the best lap ...
Yamaha R1 vs BMW S1000RR vs Nissan GTR
23 Mar 2013, 09:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We must admit we'd really like to see such a display of brutal horsepower in more decent and race-oriented conditions, but until we can convince these guys to race in a safer environment, this ...
2013 MotoGP: Official Yamaha Team Pictures Surface
23 Mar 2013, 09:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just as we expected, it was just a mater of hours until Yamaha surfaced the official pictures of their MotoGP riders and their mean machines. We can't exactly tell why has Yamaha chosen to b...
2013 MotoGP: Yamaha Shows the M1 Bikes at Jerez
22 Mar 2013, 15:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Just like they've announced, Team Blue have unveiled their 2013 YZR-M1 at Jerez, prior to the last official test of the pre-season. With two stars in the team now, Yamaha is aiming to bring...