Claudio Castiglioni, legendary Italian motorcycle entrepreneur and current head of MV Agusta passed away earlier today. Castiglioni’s passion for motorcycles drove him as much, or more, than the search for profits. This created obstacles for his businesses, but also resulted in some of the most beautiful and functional high performance motorcycles ever manufactured. Here is the press release we received from MV Agusta .
Claudio Castiglioni, 64 years old and President of MV Agusta Motor S.p.A. passed away this morning in Varese, Italy after a courageous battle against  … More
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News from the salt flats is that Lightning Motorcycles was successful in achieving a land speed record for electric motorcycles. Making a pass of 206.981 mph during Sunday’s sessions, the speed averaged from Saturday’s pass of 205.238 mph creates a land speed record of   … Pictures and more
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Casey Stoner increased his MotoGP World Championship lead to 32 points over Jorge Lorenzo by winning the Czech Grand Prix at Brno.
The Australian inherited the lead when his Honda team-mate Dani Pedrosa crashed out on lap three, the Spaniard losing the front end of his RCV212 and sliding off into the Turn 4 gravel  … More
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