Honda's CEO and president, Takanobu Ito, has revealed that he used his bike to reach the firm's damaged facilities in the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.In his personal report on the situation, Ito said:“In the Tochigi prefecture

Yamaha has announced that several of its factories in Japan will remain closed for the next few days in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.Five of the firm's motorcycle factories will be closed until Friday at the earliest, as will three

of a 43 year old male employee, the damage at Tochigi is reported to have caused injuries to 30 other Honda workers. Now Honda has revealed its plans to cope with the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami.The firm's full release is below:TOKYO, Japan

Silvio Berlusconi, incorporate the G8 logo, emphasising the choice to hold the upcoming summit, from 8 to 10 July, in L’Aquila, the city at the heart of the earthquake that hit the Abruzzo region on 6th April this year. Once the summit concludes

The Japanese GP could be postponed for a second year running with reports of earthquake damage to the surface and spectator facilities at the Motegi circuit.While the circuit itself has been closed since last week's earthquake, the track surface

Following the earthquake and tsunami disaster that have hit Japan the Motegi round has been rescheduled to October 2.The Japanese GP will fall in the weeks between the Spanish round at Aragon and Phillip Island in Australia, due to damage sustained

Bridgestone Bikers' Club have arranged a charity ride-out in aid of the Japanese earthquake victims.Taking place on Sunday 5th June, the run will collect donations in support of the Japanese Red Cross with riders arriving for the charity event

THE TAILPIECE from Valentino Rossi's title-winning 2009 Yamaha M1 MotoGP racer is to be auctioned to help the victims of the L'Aquila earthquake, which struck the region of Abruzzo on April 6th 2009.“There’s a bit of Abruzzo in my ninth world title

1995 began messily with mass-murderer Fred West dead in his jail cell and thousands killed in the Kobe earthquake that also wrecked Kawasaki’s factory. But it was a great year for motorcycling. New bikes included Ducati’s 748SP and Suzuki’s genre

DUCATI temporarily closed its factory after the earthquakes in the Emilia Romagna region.Although the building suffered no visible damage and no-one from Ducati was injured, Ducati opted to close the factory in order to assess any potential damage