At the last MotoGP round at Mugello Valentino Rossi kept with the home-race tradition of changing his routine to feature a new helmet design - featuring his baby-blue eye atop of the AGV helmet.In a design collaboration with Aldo Drudi, Rossi

AGV have just launched this new Rossi-replica lid. Here's what they have to say about it:The limited edition of Valentino Rossi’s helmet with the big eye looking onto the world, worn by the many times Italian champion for the Mugello MotoGP 2011

WITH THE spectre of recession rippling around the globe, the vast powered two-wheeler markets of the Indian Subcontinent, South East Asia and China are now bracing themselves for plummeting motorcycle and scooter sales.Indian manufacturers, after benefiting from record domestic s...

DUCATI CEO Gabriele Del Torchio said the company is in a strong financial position to take advantage of any additional opportunities, while maintaining its distinctive premium brand.Del Torchio was speaking at a presentation of Ducati's 2008-2010: "We will evaluate what opportuni...

SENT IN to Visordown HQ from the Milan Show by none other than Mr Ben Cope.

FRENCH MOTORCYCLE manufacturer Voxan is planning a stock market flotation on the Marche Libre section of the Paris Euronext stock exchange to finance itsexpansion, says Visordown's Private Eye, Roger Willis. France's only indigenous producer of big

GSE won't be running in next year's BSB seriesLEON HASLAM looks set to move to HM Plant Honda next season, as GSE racing are to pull out of BSB next year.The team, managed by Colin Wright, were rumoured to be making a move to WSB but the squad's sponsors, Wrigley's Airwaves, see ...

TROPHY UK, a subsidiary of the French parent of motorcycle seat and soft luggage manufacturer Bagster, has acquired Bagster’s long-standing UK trade distributor Baglux.Trophy UK is part of Holding Trophy, one of Europe’s top five motorcycle aftermarket players. Besides Bagster, i...

IRISH RACER Michael Laverty is hoping to sign with an American Ducati team in 2009, in an attempt on the American Superbike Championship. The former TAS Suzuki star is aiming to take part in the Daytona international meeting in Florida in March but needs to sign with a team first...

BILL LERACH, one of America’s most feared corporate lawyers who initiated a class action against Harley-Davidson for allegedly duping its shareholders in 2005, has received a stern dose of his own medicine.On 11 February, Lerach was sentenced to two years in prison, fined $250,00...