India

Vespa and Aprilia moves into Nepal after India

Mar 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The first scooter to be marketed is the Aprilia SXR 160, already established as a benchmark in the premium two-wheeler segment in India Pontedera – Kathmandu, 08 March 2021 – The Piaggio Group (PIA.MI), which has been […]

Riello UPS Ducati renewing partnership for 2021 MotoGP World Championship

Feb 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Borgo Panigale-based team and the Verona-based company celebrate 15 years of collaboration by renewing their partnership for the 2021 MotoGP World Championship. Riello UPS, a brand of the Riello Elettronica Group, a global player […]

Suzuki fans celebrate Suzuki MotoGP Championship… in India!

Jan 26, 2021 Michael Le Pard

FANS CELEBRATE SUZUKI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SUCCESS Team Suzuki Press Office – January 25. Suzuki fans in India celebrated Team Suzuki Ecstar’s World MotoGP™ Championship victory with a special commemorative ride-out in Gujarat yesterday. Long-time Suzuki […]

Inspiration Friday: Explore the Unexpected

Jan 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

“Explore the unexpected” is the motto of the 8th edition of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, which will take place in late summer 2022 in Albania one of the last still largely untouched off-road […]

Seeking female motorcyclists for BUILD TRAIN RACE phase 2 Road Racing

Oct 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Royal Enfield BUILD TRAIN RACE Program Goes Road Racing – Four female riders will prepare Continental GT 650 motorcycles into road racing motorcycles MILWAUKEE, Wis (October 14, 2020) — Today Royal Enfield North America announced […]

First time in Royal Enfield’s modern history that motorcycles will be assembled and produced

Sep 25, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Milwaukee, Wis September 25, 2020: Royal Enfield, the global leader in the middleweight motorcycle segment, announced it will begin motorcycle assembly in Argentina in partnership with Grupo Simpa, Royal Enfield’s local distributor in the country […]

BMW “enthusiasm for motorcycling despite the crisis is unbroken”

Jul 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. With the best ever sales result for the month of June, BMW Motorrad concludes the first half of 2020 and enters the second half of the year with confidence. Dr. Markus Schramm, Head of […]

Virtual MotoGP – Live British GP Silverstone Circuit Follows Moto2 & Moto3

May 29, 2020 Michael Le Pard

This weekend, 31st May 2020, starting at 3 PM (Italian Time), MotoGP riders, but also some protagonists of Moto2 and Moto3, will return to compete with the MotoGP 20 videogame during the Virtual British GP, […]

BMW Human Machine Reverse Motion Capture Project

May 13, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich/Bali. BMW Art Journey winner Lu Yang (represented by the gallery Société, Berlin) completed the first leg of her travel, which took her to Bali, Indonesia from January 12 to 21, 2020. The Shanghai-based artist is […]

Piaggio Group Q1 2020: World Economic Performance Instability

May 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Piaggio Group Chair and CEO Roberto Colaninno: “Despite the dreadful emergency created by the world pandemic, the Piaggio Group has successfully passed the first-quarter test and is investing in the future in terms of sustainable, […]

Sim Racing: Ducati Danilo Petrucci to race in the first Virtual MotoGP this Sunday

May 1, 2020 Michael Le Pard

After the success of the first two MotoGP Virtual Races in history in recent weeks, this Sunday, 3rd of May 2020 at 3:00 PM (Italian time), on the original date of the Spanish GP, the […]

Inspiration Friday: Royal Enfield North America to race in American Flat Track

Feb 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Royal Enfield is going to be racing with the big boys in American Flat Track Racing. Let that sink in a bit. While there is no question Royal Enfield will be the underdog in AFT […]

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 […]

Moto Guzzi Sales and Revenues up 75% YoY Thanks to New V85TT Model

Feb 26, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Piaggio Group Full Year 2019 Financial Results Highlights: EMEA & Americas 2 Wheelers demand posted diverging dynamics: ▪ European 2 Wheelers, despite the backdrop of economic uncertainty, posted healthy demand trend across all product […]

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, […]