Shinya Nakano has reveled his plans for 2009 after losing his ride at Honda Gresini and watching his opportunity to ride for a third Kawasaki in MotoGP go up in a puff of green smoke. He will now join Max Biaggi riding an Aprilia RSV4 in World Superbikes. Shinya Nakano: “I am happy indeed, for [...]

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[FULL ARTICLE HERE] Fascinating 3 page interview with Colin Edwards in Sport Rider magazine (link above), where he talks about his entire career and how he’s found life in MotoGP. Excerpt below. “I never had a doubt about coming to Grand Prix,” says Edwards. “I went to [World] Superbike and stayed there a little bit [...]

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Valentino Rossi talks about his first impressions of the 2009 Yamaha prototype YZR-M1 after testing in Valencia this week. Valentino Rossi – Position: 3rd Time: 1’32.921 Laps: 40 “Today we began work on 2009 and I was able to try the new bike for the first time. It is only the first prototype but my [...]

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Another wet day in Valencia meant that only 7 riders went out on track for testing and the entire day’s testing time was cut short, with Nicky Hayden leading the time sheets. 1. Nicky Hayden USA Ducati Marlboro Team (B) 1min 48.287 sec * 2. Andrea Dovizioso ITA Repsol Honda Team (B) 1min 48.296 sec [...]

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Minichamps are released some stunning 1/12 scale replica Valentino Rossi bikes. They are now officially released and will all be limited editions, so demand will be very high (the links below support US delivery). Be warned that stock will come in and out of availability. No definate numbers of stock due into the country has [...]

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