stay with Yamaha."This crash will not influence my choices for next year in any way," said the nine-time GP world champion, who has previously said that riding an Italian bike for an Italian team would be a 'great motivation'.Rossi has said that he has

MV Agusta Bruale 1090RR Special - GalleryMV Agusta are back in the frame with their new Brutale 990R and 1090RR. The Italian firm also had this trick 1090RR on display at their launch at the Misano circuit in Italy. You can read the road review

THE GRID girls were out in force at the Misano MotoGP round at the weekend. And these Italian promo babes didn't disappoint. So we've compiled a photo gallery of the best brolly dollies from Italy. Pass this onto your mates and enjoy!

Check out this funny video of an Italian kid called Facchetti as he prepares for his motocross race.We reckon he went home and tore the sofa into pieces and ripped the dog apart after that performance.Is he the next Cairoli, the next Rossi? Looks

The town of Casinina is only a few miles away from Tavullia, where Valentino Rossi grew up. Judging by these T-Shirts, not everyone who's Italian or into their Ducatis loves Mr Rossi by default.The T-shirt says: 'For the love of god, go

in a bid to give the exotic Italian brand a new lease of life. But a year later Harley had lost interest. The credit crunch was in full swing and Harley faced pressure from all angles. MV had to go.In its filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission

motorbike at 10:30am yesterday.The 36-year-old Italian goalkeeper was airlifted to hospital by London Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) and it is thought he has fractured his wrists and also his pelvis in the smash.The woman driving the Ford Fiesta

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

Not sure if I've ever seen an XJR given the Cafe Racer treatment? Well, until now that is.Created by Italian motorcycle builders, Emporio Elaborazioni, 'The Hound' is based on an XJR1200. They've done a great job transforming a big beefy muscle bike

Custom bike builders, Wrenchmonkees, usually start with a rusting, barely rolling piece of yesterday and turn it into something quite special.Well, Yamaha wanted a slice of that special and commissioned a special bike for the EICMA Italian