Entries by The Motor Bug

JOHN McGUINNESS AND DAVE MOLYNEUX IMMORTALISED IN TT HISTORY WITH THEIR OWN NAMED SECTIONS OF THE COURSE

TT organisers have taken the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of today’s two most successful competitors, John McGuinness and Dave Molyneux by naming locations on the Mountain Course after each of them. The pair will be following some of the most illustrious names in TT history by having corners named after them. The newly named […]

Avanti Heart to Heart Pahlawan Charity Ride

SMS BikePlus Sdn Bhd has opened Avanti BikePlus Lifestyle Concept Centre in Malaysia TTDI Plaza on the 22nd February 2012. BikePlus has been known to be the first Bumiputera company to have the sole distribution rights to Avanti products inMalaysia,Brunei andIndonesia. SMS BikePlus is focusing on selling the lifestyle of having a bicycle to build […]

Dovizioso, Hayden seventh and eighth in Qatar Grand Prix

The season-opening MotoGP race saw Ducati Team riders Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden finish in seventh and eighth places, respectively, under the floodlights at Losail International Circuit. After starting from the second row in his debut race for the Italian factory, Dovizioso ran in third place in the early laps and was then involved in […]

Ducati Team in the spotlights at start of 2013 season

Following a long winter of testing and preparing for the 2013 MotoGP championship, the Ducati Team finally heads to the Middle East this week for the first Grand Prix of the year, at Qatar’s Losail International Circuit. The squad has a much different look than it did just over four months ago at the 2012 […]

Kawasaki Versys 1000 Test Review

Kawasaki joined the bandwagon of the litre class of today’s dual purpose bikes with the introduction of the Versys 1000. It came not as a replacement for their top seller, the Versys 650 but as an alternative for riders who are looking for a bigger and more powerful machine. Kawasaki has been known for making […]

Ducati Team concludes pre-season testing in Jerez

With the 2013 MotoGP championship fast approaching, the Ducati Team completed its final day of pre-season testing today at the IRTA-organized test held at Southern Spain’s Circuito de Jerez. As had been the case yesterday and on Saturday, the planned work programme for Andrea Dovizioso and Nicky Hayden had to be altered due to uncooperative […]

Progress for Ducati Team at day two of Jerez test

Once again, bad weather affected the second day of the final IRTA-organized test ahead of the MotoGP championship that starts in two weeks. The track was wet in the morning and late afternoon, but there were nearly three hours of totally dry conditions just after lunchtime, enabling the Ducati Team to turn a decent number […]

All New Zealand Assault at 2013 Isle of Man Classic TT

TEN times Isle of Man TT winner Bruce Anstey is the latest high profile TT star to commit to the inaugural Classic TT Races, teaming up with world-renowned classic racing bike builder Ken McIntosh. This exciting New Zealand partnership will contest the 500cc Classic Race on the McIntosh Manx Norton, a machine with an incredible […]