© MV Agusta. MV Agusta brought the 65th EICMA show to a successful conclusion winning the "Most Beautiful Motorcycle" award with the new Brutale 1078RR.

© MV Agusta. Years of painstaking work, never-ending research and the pure passion and professionalism of all the MV Agusta engineers won them the prestigious MASTER BIKE competition that this year took place at the Jerez circuit in Spain.

Two iconic names in motorcycle racing, MV Agusta and Carl Fogarty, are to join forces for an assault on the Superbike World Championship.

© Circuit Valencia. The Spanish rain stayed mainly in the plains of Valencia before Superpole and this the 'wet' rules were introduced, giving each of the top 16 riders 12-laps in which to set their best time, and earn their final grid spot.

© Ducati Corse. Despite losing most of his right little finger in a race one crash at Donington Park two weeks ago, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) proved not only fit to ride at Valencia but capable of the best ever SBK time on day one.

© Yamaha Racing. James Toseland scored the first race win after race leader and Superpole winner Troy Bayliss crashed out at Coppice, injuring his right little finger badly enough to require immediate surgery.

© Ducati Corse. Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) pocketed the new circuit best lap on an SBK weekend with a stunning 1'32.

© HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. Round three of the 13-round World Superbike championship takes place at the birthplace of World Superbike racing itself - Donington Park in Great Britain.

© MV Agusta. After the appeal presented by MV Agusta to the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport) against the FIM's decision to disqualify Luca Scassa at the Superstock World Championship's Imola race, the Court declared MV Agusta and Luca Scassa winner of the appeal.

© Yamaha Racing. Former World Champ Troy Corser overcame two practice crashes earlier in the weekend to score his 39th Superpole win at Losail, after qualifying second quickest in regulation practice.