© Exposure. A Triumph Daytona 675 powered by bioethanol fuel today reached an astonishing track speed of 158.7 mph at Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground! The biofuel used for this groundbreaking initiative was produced from windfall apples by A-level students from a local school.

© FGSport. Series leader Troy Bayliss, who was due to arrive in Assen yesterday for the Dutch Round of the championship, suffered a major scare last wednesday when he crashed on his bicycle while training in Monte Carlo, and came away with cuts and grazes and a sore back in the process. The Aussie will have a check-up at the Clinica Mobile but will be fit to race this weekend.

© Rizla Suzuki MotoGP. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP is on its way to Shanghai for round four of the 2008 MotoGP World Championship, in a determined mood to kick-start its season on the 5,281m Chinese circuit. The Rizla Suzuki GSV-R has shown its potential at the Shanghai International Circuit with a front row qualification plus a podium finish in 2007.

© Triumph. Triumph Motorcycles has introduced a mean and moody Matt Black colour option to accentuate the popular Speed Triple's aggressive, stripped down looks and make it stand out even further from the crowd. The Matt Black Speed Triple costs £7,999 OTR.

© J. van Oers. The longest timed section of the rally had plenty of surprises in store today, with in particular a deluge of penalties in the bike category. Casteau scored another stage victory, boasting a lead of 4'39" over the Chilean Francisco Lopez in the general standings.

© Alpinestars. Alpinestars has finalized details of its new Neck Protection system, the Bionic Neck Support, which is an important addition to the Company’s technical protection line for motocross and off-road motorcycling. Attached are specifications and images for the Bionic Neck Support which will be available from Alpinestars dealers from mid-August 2008.

© Micron. Direct evolution of Delta+, Micron announced the new Delta Sport endcans for Triumph's naked Street Triple. Increasing the performance up to 4.2 bhp at 11.000 r.p.m the new endcans are available in two finishes, stainless steel with stainless endcap and titanium with a black ceramic endcap.

Rizla Suzuki MotoGP has released the first images of the 2008 Suzuki GSV-R accompanied by a technical specification and interviews with the machine's riders, Chris Vermeulen and Loris Capirossi.

Valentino Rossi completed a mainly positive first day of testing in Malaysia today as the first of four pre-season tests began for the Fiat Yamaha Team. Rossi's second test on Bridgestone tyres was interrupted when he crashed entering turn two on his twentieth lap of the day, but the Italian was unhurt and completed 44 laps and some important development work

© Fiat Yamaha Team. After being officially welcomed into the Yamaha fold at the Team's presentation in Turin last week, Jorge Lorenzo was out on track in Fiat Yamaha Team colours for the first time today in Sepang. The three-day Malaysian test is the first of four pre-season tests before the Spanish rookie makes his MotoGP debut in March.

 

© Repsol Media Service. Bad luck for Dani Pedrosa who has to return to Spain after a big crash in Sepang. Setting the second best time of the day behind Randy De Puniet, the Spaniard slid off at Turn 11, injuring his right hand. Team-mate Nicky Hayden completed a total of 85 laps, riding more laps than anyone else on track.

© MV Agusta. The Italian manufacturer announced the racing program for 2008, an agenda concentrated in developing the SBK version of the Master Bike winner F4 R 312. Luca Scassa will be the only factory backed rider and will ride for the Unionbike Gimotorsports Team headed by Gigi D'Esposito.

© Fiat Yamaha Team. Yamaha Motor Company Ltd. and Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. marked the second year of their MotoGP partnership today, at the official 2008 Fiat Yamaha Team Launch in Turin, Italy. The presentation was hosted by Italian TV star Simona Ventura and took place at the historic Lingotto building, which was Fiat's car factory from 1923 until 1982.

© KTM Taddy Blazusiak, the Polish rider who came, saw and conquered the 2007 Erzberg Rodeo and won himself a KTM factory rider position for his efforts, snatched victory at the weekend at the Rodeo-X Endurocross event in Linz, Austria.

 

© Honda. The XESS (eXtreme European Streetfighter Styling) version of the CB1000R draws on the most extreme potential of this new Naked streetfighter’s intensely aggressive power. It focuses the customer’s attention on the eventual possibilities for modifying the production model to make it even more stunning.

Micron presents the new Delta Sport end-can for Suzuki's new sportster GSX650F and new GP-Sport twin silencer for the new hyperbike Hayabusa '08. The Delta Sport delivers a healthy boost in power in the new GSX650F's mid-range and this increases to an impressive 4bhp. The GP-Sport silencers offer a weight saving of 8.2kg over the original silencers.

Vermeulen has used number 71 on his race machines in his first two seasons of MotoGP racing with Suzuki but following Carlos Checa's departure form MotoGP, the Aussie jumped the opportunity to run with Barry Sheene's number "7".

© Micron. Micron has revealed new GP-Sport silencers for the B-King and has admitted that designing for Suzuki’s iconic street-fighter has been among the company’s most challenging assignments.

Up to eight riders run in 1'32", close times for this first test of the WSBK 2008 season in Phillip Island. Yukio Kagayama set the fastest time of all three days as Aussie Troy Bayliss fell at the bottom of MG broking his collarbone. Two times World SBK Champion will be fit for the start of the season in Qatar.

GSE Racing are selling the Ducati 999F06's that Gregorio Lavilla and Leon Haslam competed on in the 2007 British Superbike Championship.