Japan

International Museum Day – Virtual Tour of Honda Collection Hall

May 19, 2020 Michael Le Pard

May 18, 2020 — TORRANCE, Calif. In celebration of International Museum Day, Honda is inviting the world to take a virtual tour of the renowned Honda Collection Hall, the most comprehensive collection of historical Honda […]

URAL Factories Reopening plus 90 Days Warranty Extension on URALs

May 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Optimistic Our Team at Redmond HQ and our partners around the world have been super busy, remain healthy and continue to take the necessary precautions to operate safely. We hope you and your close ones […]

REVISED FIM EWC CALENDAR: SUZUKA 8 HOURS WORLD ENDURANCE RACE

Apr 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 27. The historic Suzuka 8 Hour World Endurance race in Japan has been moved to November 1st in another ongoing EWC date change to the 2019-2020 EWC schedule due […]

Big Changes Announced for Honda Motor Europe, Spain and Portugal

Apr 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Miu Kato joined Honda in 2000 Throughout his career at the company, he has held positions of responsibility in countries such as Russia and the United States. The until now vice president of Honda Spain […]

HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES AND STERILGARDA MAX RACING TEAM SET FOR EXCITING MOTO3™ SEASON

Mar 7, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Motorcycles is proud to see the new FR 250 GP machine in the colours of the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team for the re-introduction to the intensely competitive Moto3™ contest. The brand was last present […]

A RETROSPECTIVE – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

Feb 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The seventh BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, the 2020 Oceania edition, came to a close on February 16. After eight grueling days, and over 2500km travelled over both the North and South islands of New […]

Day 2 Fun on the beach – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

Feb 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Castlepoint, New Zealand. Today’s stage of the 2020 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy is best described as a long push south along coastal trails. The Pacific Ocean glistened an azure blue under an unrelenting sun, […]

BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020 GUIDE

Feb 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With the exception of the Australian team, arriving here has been a matter of long haul flights for all participants so there’s been the matter of coming to terms with jet lag. As well there’s […]

SUZUKI MotoGP TESTING RESTARTS IN SEPANG

Jan 6, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – January 5. Team SUZUKI ECSTAR is getting ready for its third test ahead of the 2020 MotoGP™ season with Suzuki staff in Japan working hard throughout the winter break from […]

Shell and Ducati mark 21st year together with renewal of winning Technical Partnership

Nov 7, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Shell and Ducati today announced an extension of their Technical Partnership. The iconic partnership has run for over 20 years, starting in 1999 at the World Superbike Championship before expanding into MotoGP when Ducati joined […]

The Ducati Team arrives at Phillip Island for the Australian Grand Prix

Oct 23, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Less than one week after the GP of Japan, held last Sunday at Motegi, the MotoGP World Championship continues non-stop with another classic event on the calendar at the Phillip Island circuit, the scene for […]

MOTORCYCLE RACING WEEKEND ACTION – OCTOBER 19-20th

Oct 19, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 18. The third weekend of October sees MotoGP™ in Japan for round 16 of the series at Motegi, plus in the UK the 12th and final round of the […]

10 things to know about the MotoGP of Japan

Oct 17, 2019 Michael Le Pard

This weekend one of the most fascinating races in the calendar – the Grand Prix of Japan – will take place at the Twin Ring Motegi, the sixteenth appointment of the season for the Ducati […]

Ducati Team ready for MotoGP of Japan Twin Ring Motegi circuit

Oct 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The MotoGP World Championship arrives in the Land of the Rising Sun this weekend for the GP of Japan, the sixteenth round of the season, and the second on Asian territory following the one in […]

The Ducati Team arrives in Asia for the Thailand Grand Prix at Buriram

Oct 2, 2019 Michael Le Pard

After eleven races in Europe, the MotoGP World Championship and the Ducati Team have now moved to Southeast Asia, in particular the town of Buriram, where this weekend the Thailand Grand Prix – the first […]