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Aprilia's canned Moto2 project
By Visordown News on 11/01/2012 10:40:51
Picture of Aprilia's Moto2 bike surfaces
are incredibly similar to the infamous 990 whilst the twin-spar frame is similar in shape to that of the defunct RSA250.For 2012, Aprilia are making small in-roads back into the MotoGP paddock by supplying CRT teams with engines based upon the RSV4, which many
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Video: Crivillé rides the Honda Moto3
By Visordown News on 10/06/2011 09:10:53
1989 125GP (and 1999 500GP) champion laps the Catalunya circuit on the Honda NSF250R
they are close and the races are very exciting. In my point of view, Moto3 will be a very interesting category.”The Honda NSF250R is more than just a conventional single, with the engine utilising a reverse cylinder. The configuration places the intake
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Aprilia shelves its Moto2 project
By Ben Cope on 25/11/2009 16:04:37
Aprilia pull out of Moto2 class and won't be supplying any bikes to privateer teams
shock as its Moto2 chassis is said to be 'almost finished'.In a statement Aprilia said: "It would be useless and harmful to the image of a large Italian and European motorcycle manufacturer, which has won 43 world titles in road racing and off road
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Pic Special: 2010 MotoGP Qatar Night Test
By Visordown News on 22/03/2010 09:16:48
Take a sneak peek behind the scenes at pre-season MotoGP test
FORMER MOTOGP World Champion Casey Stoner topped the timesheets at the final pre-season MotoGP tests at Qatar, attributing his success to a series of technical improvements on the Australian's GP10 Ducati.“I am really happy with the test
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First Look: Rossi's Desmosedici GP12
By Visordown News on 19/03/2012 13:37:22
Ducati Desmosedici GP12 livery unveiled on Facebook
DUCATI have revealed the new Desmosedici GP12 that Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden will campaign in the 2012 MotoGP season.The new race livery for the Desmosedici was unveiled in a live online presentation, broadcast on team sponsor TIM's Facebook
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MotoGP will be all CRT from 2013
By Visordown News on 04/11/2011 09:32:19
Starting from 2013 all of the MotoGP machines to be similar, says Ezpeleta
. If the electronics and the engines are basically all the same, there will be a greater chance for exciting racing and lower costs for the teams."1987 500GP champion, Wayne Gardner agrees that the CRT bikes should be the future for MotoGP, as the series
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Rizla Suzuki unveil 2011 GSV-R
By Visordown News on 10/03/2011 12:23:44
The livery that will coat the Suzuki GSV-R of Alvaro Bautista launched
to be the most technological advanced version of Suzuki's MotoGP challenger. With a focus on the engine improvements have been made in the areas of horsepower, driveability and durability, as a result of the winter testing programme conducted by the team
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Honda absent from Sepang II day two
By Visordown News on 29/02/2012 10:11:13
Have Honda hit the limit after experiencing technical gremlins with their RC213V?
ALL of the Honda riders were absent from the second day of testing at Sepang today after an engine failure on Dani Pedrosa's RC213V yesterday.The historical Honda reliability came into question after Pedrosa broke down whilst on a hot lap. A red
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For Sale: Marc Marquez's 2011 Suter
By Visordown News on 13/03/2012 13:08:54
Repsol Moto2 team having a clear-out ahead of the 2012 season
development work and technical assistant from the Swiss engineering house.A certificate of authenticity will be included with the bike, signed by Marquez's mentor, team manager and former 125GP champion Emilio Alzamora.Want it? Don't expect much change from
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CRT wildcard will be ZX-10R powered
By Visordown News on 12/04/2012 10:20:17
Another unofficial step up the MotoGP ladder for Kawasaki
A KAWASAKI powered CRT bike will wildcard at the Laguna Seca MotoGP and Indianapolis MotoGP rounds.Not linked to the factory officially, the Attack Performance bike will use a custom-made chassis and a modified Kawasaki ZX-10R engine
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