212V priced at €50,000 and then combined with a set of €12,000 Brembo carbon fibre brakes on some lightweight Marchesini wheels.Although the bike is merely a test mule, LCR are contemplating releasing what is a contender for the ultimate track bike

difficult 2011 campaign and towards the next generation of 1000cc bikes next season. “We tried something different in the bike to improve the front feeling and turning, I was a bit faster than the last time but especially the feeling is quite good,” said

MOTOGP SUPERSTAR Valentino Rossi posted the eighth fastest time of the day during his first ride aboard his 2011 Ducati MotoGP bike.In front of an eager throng of journalists, photographers and Rossifumi, the maestro took to the track wearing yellow

VALENTINO ROSSI is about to test Ducati's 2011 Desmosedici MotoGP racer for the very first time, and here's a sneaky peek at the man himself and his machine awaiting their first embrace, courtesy of team spannerman Alex Briggs.As expected, Rossi

Sportsmediaset it is difficult to distinguish if the chassis is in fact aluminium as the problem is Ducati's chassis is totally enclosed with carbon bodywork, on both the GP12 and 11.1. The bike snapped in testing shows a slight change to the seat support, which

outfit in 2012 the Brit logged a best time of 1:42.526 - a positive performance considering he was using steel instead of carbon fibre brakes and acclimatising to the Bridgestone tyres.The 31-year-old from Kendal told MotoGP.com: “It handles really well

INJURED SPANIARD Jorge Lorenzo will take part in this week's MotoGP test in Qatar - that's the latest from the Fiat Yamaha MotoGP squad.Lorenzo has been doubtful for the final pre-season test of 2010 after breaking a bone in his right thumb during a

MOTO2 specialists Suter and FTR have both been linked with a rumoured project to build an aluminium beam frame for Ducati's MotoGP machine.While turning to an aluminium beam chassis would be a severe blow for Ducati, particularly since it

of an opportunity to let Elena experience riding a MotoGP bike than an actual test, as the GSV-R was equipped with steel discs over the standard carbon fibre.Suzuki team boss, Paul Denning added: “It was great to see Elena out on a MotoGP bike and very cool

Tech 3 YAMAHA 1'51.826 1.545 0.150 10. Hiroshi AOYAMA JPN San Carlo Honda Gresini HONDA 1'51.859 1.578 0.033 11. Ben SPIES USA Yamaha Factory Racing YAMAHA 1'51.911 1.630 0.052 12. Hector BARBERA SPA Mapfre Aspar Team MotoGP DUCATI 1'52.016 1.735 0.105