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Yamaha Racing Team & YART Yamaha Enjoy Productive Suzuka Test

June 21, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The Yamaha Racing Team (YRT) and the Yamalube YART Yamaha EWC Official Team (YART) completed the Suzuka 8 Hours two-day Joint Test in eighth and 11th, respectively, as they continue their preparations for the […]

Manzi Enjoys Successful Superbike Test in Misano

May 28, 2025 Michael Le Pard

World Supersport championship leader Stefano Manzi enjoyed a productive test with the Yamaha Motor Europe Motorsport Research and Development Test Team at Misano today. Testing alongside WorldSBK peers, the Italian completed 103 laps aboard the […]

Gardner On The Pace As GYTR GRT Yamaha Complete Successful Misano Test

May 28, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Gardner On The Pace As GYTR GRT Yamaha Complete Successful Misano Test Remy Gardner and Dominique Aegerter returned to action at the Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” for a crucial two-day test (27th–28th May), […]

Pata Maxus Yamaha Complete Productive Pre-Event Misano Test

May 28, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Pata Maxus Yamaha Complete Productive Pre-Event Misano Test Jonathan Rea and Andrea Locatelli clocked up more than 300 cumulative laps during two days of testing at the Misano World Circuit, which concluded in Italy […]

Pata Maxus Yamaha Undeterred By Challenging Conditions to Complete Productive Two Day Test in Portimão

March 15, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Pata Maxus Yamaha Undeterred By Challenging Conditions to Complete Productive Two Day Test in Portimão Unpredictable weather conditions failed to get the better of the Pata Maxus Yamaha team as preparations for Round 2 […]

R9 WorldSSP Race Debut Beckons After Productive Phillip Island Test

February 19, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The opening round of the 2025 FIM Supersport World Championship marks a brand new chapter for Yamaha with the all-new R9 set to make its race debut as the new season gets underway at the […]

Red Bull KTM riders final building block for 2025 MotoGP set at Thai test

February 17, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Tech3 can now look to the first of 22 Grands Prix this season after completing two hot and hectic days of testing activity at the Buriram […]

First foundations laid for 2025 MotoGP after busy Malaysia test

February 7, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The clock is ticking louder towards the launch of 2025 MotoGP and both the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Tech3 teams completed three intense days of testing with KTM RC16 machinery […]

Gardner and Aegerter Complete Productive Two-Day Test in Portimão Despite Mixed Conditions

January 30, 2025 Michael Le Pard

The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team returned to action at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal, for a two-day test (28th-29th January) following the Jerez test and the official team launch. This session marked an […]

Rain hampers Portimao test with only half a day of intense activity

January 30, 2025 Michael Le Pard

Like last week at Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), bad weather affected the two-day test at Portimao (Portugal).Alvaro Bautista and Nicolò Bulega were forced to ride only in the afternoon session on Day 1. At the same time, […]

2025 Red Bull KTM MotoGP project gets fast at Barcelona test

November 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The future met the present as the 2025 MotoGP line-ups for Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Red Bull KTM Tech3 took to a sunny Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for final testing duties in 2024 and […]

First official MotoGP test in preparation for 2025 season at Catalunya

November 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Pecco Bagnaia Concludes the First 2025 Pre-Season Test in Third Place. Marc Márquez Fourth on his Debut with the Desmosedici GP of the official team Two days after the 2024 MotoGP World Championship ended, the […]

Final one-day MotoGP test this season to evaluate parts and ideas

September 10, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing used every possible minute of the final one-day MotoGP test this season to evaluate parts and ideas for both the current KTM RC16 and to confirm directions for the 2025 […]

CHASE THE NIGHT AT QATAR TEST: ROLL ON 2024 MOTOGP

February 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP moved from Asia to the Middle East and from Malaysia to Qatar for the second pre-season test of the 2024 campaign. Brad Binder logged the 9th fastest effort through the two seven-hour sessions across […]

Lap-Record Pace for Locatelli in Phillip Island Official WorldSBK Test

February 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Lap-Record Pace for Locatelli in Phillip Island Official WorldSBK Test Pata Prometeon Yamaha riders Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea finally took to the track at Phillip Island in Australia today, with a rescheduled one-day Official […]

Iconic Phillip Island circuit with final pre-season test

February 20, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Gardner and Aegerter Hunting Race Pace in Phillip Island Test Action got underway at the iconic Phillip Island circuit with the final pre-season test taking place ahead of the weekend’s opening round of the championship. […]

Fastest of first pre-season test of the 2024 MotoGP season

February 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Francesco Bagnaia tops the first 2024 pre-season test at Sepang with record-breaking lap time. Enea Bastianini, third. Four Ducatis in total were under the 1:57 mark, with Martín (Pramac Racing Team) second and Alex Márquez […]

Rea on the Pace as Pata Prometeon Yamaha Conclude Strong Jerez Test

January 27, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Rea on the Pace as Pata Prometeon Yamaha Conclude Strong Jerez Test Jonathan Rea was second quickest as the countdown to the 2024 FIM Superbike World Championship season continued with the Pata Prometeon Yamaha […]

First ever Pirelli test for Moto2 and Moto3

September 5, 2023 Michael Le Pard

At the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, the riders and teams of the two World Championships were able to test the Pirelli tyres – which they will use from 2024, for the very first time Today […]

MXGP Flanders grueling test of skill and endurance for world’s top motocross riders

July 23, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Coldenhoff Collects Fourth Podium Finish at MXGP Flanders as Seewer Fights to Fourth Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Glenn Coldenhoff finished third overall at the MXGP of Flanders, round 13 of the FIM Motocross World […]

MXGP Glory: Jeremy Seewer and Rick Elzinga Test Yamaha’s MORO 07 eMTB

July 11, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Powered by electricity and built for performance and fun, it’s like all of our mountain bike prayers have been answered. Gone are the days of all work and no play. On an eMountain Bike it’s […]

Intense two days for Ducati’s long-awaited MotoGP test at Misano

June 22, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Alvaro Bautista’s test with the Ducati Desmosedici GP concluded at Misano. The Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli was the stage of Alvaro Bautista’s long-awaited MotoGP test. It was an intense two days during which the […]

Intermittent WorldSBK opportunities to test between Italian bouts of rain

May 12, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Successful Misano Test for Pata Yamaha Prometeon WorldSBK Despite Wet Weather Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Andrea Locatelli completed a positive and successful pre-race test at Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli” in Italy today, despite inclement weather […]

Mixed Conditions for Gardner and Aegerter in Misano Test

May 12, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Mixed Conditions for Gardner and Aegerter in Misano Test The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team returned to action with a two-day test on 11th-12th May at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncell, Italy, to prepare for […]

New opportunity to test new Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP machine

April 9, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Toprak Razgatlıoğlu to Test Yamaha YZR-M1 at Jerez MotoGP Test 2021 Superbike World Champion, Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, will have a new opportunity to test the Yamaha YZR-M1 MotoGP machine during a planned development test at the […]

Francesco Bagnaia tops MotoGP timesheets in final pre-season test Portimao

March 13, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Francesco Bagnaia tops the timesheets in the final pre-season test at Portimao. Sixth quickest time for Enea Bastianini Seven Desmosedici GPs in the first eight places of the standings at the end of two days […]

End of last WorldSSP winter test at Phillip Island

February 21, 2023 Michael Le Pard

The pre-season officially came to an end today with the second day of testing held at the Phillip Island circuit in Australia, where free practice for the Australian Round – the first event of the 2023 WorldSBK season – […]

Ducati ends MotoGP Sepang scorching temperatures test on top

February 12, 2023 Michael Le Pard

Positive feelings for Bagnaia and Bastianini in the first official 2023 MotoGP test at Sepang (Malaysia) • Luca Marini (VR46 Racing Team) ends the Sepang test on top Francesco Bagnaia and Enea Bastianini concluded the […]

BMW BERLIN MARATHON: Route test with fully-electric BMW CE04

September 25, 2022 Michael Le Pard

+++ 42 zero-emission kilometres through the capital +++ Marie Dupuy and Bart Swings win inline skating races at the BMW BERLIN MARATHON +++ Runners, handbikers and wheelchair athletes start on Sunday +++ Berlin. Before the inline […]

WorldSBK Star to Test New Yamaha R3 at Motodromo Castelletto di Branduzzo

May 20, 2022 Michael Le Pard

FIM Superbike World Championship star Andrea Locatelli became the latest Yamaha WorldSBK rider to enjoy the 2022 Yamaha R3 this year, with a test run at the Motodromo Castelletto di Branduzzo circuit. The Pata […]

INDONESIAN TEST BRINGS 2022 MOTOGP™ PRE-SEASON TO A CLOSE. NOW: QATAR!

February 13, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Tech3 KTM Factory Racing had three days and plenty of laps to get acquainted with the new Pertamina Mandalika Circuit on the island of Lombok in Indonesia for the […]

First pre-season test of 2022 MotoGP

February 4, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Pirro concludes positive “Shakedown” Test at Sepang International Circuit Ducati Lenovo Team riders Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller are ready to return to the track after the long winter break, which began last November at […]

FIM EWC 2022 completes first winter test

December 3, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Almeria. After the successful 2021 season, victory in Most (CZE) and second place overall in the FIM Endurance World Championship (FIM EWC), the BMW Motorrad World Endurance Team is now concentrating fully on preparations for […]

Tricky and technical test for round thirteen of eighteen in 2021 MotoGP

September 12, 2021 Michael Le Pard

After their successful efforts around one of the longest and fastest circuits on the MotoGP calendar two weeks ago at Silverstone, the Sterilgarda Max Racing Team travelled to another tricky and technical test for round […]

Catalan MotoGP test a real pleasure for Suzuki

June 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – June 7. Joan Mir: 4th – 1’39.816 (+ 0.416) Sylvain Guintoli: 20th – 1’40.994 (+ 1.594) Following on from a challenging but satisfactory race at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya where […]

Ducati team concludes its last pre-season test of 2021

May 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Scott Redding and Michael Rinaldi have concluded two days of testing on the Circuito de Navarra (Spain), which will host for the first time in history a WorldSBK round from August 20 to 22.After a […]

Strange WorldSBK bad weather conditions Aragón test

April 24, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Bad Weather Disrupts GRT Yamaha’s Second Test in Aragón Just over a week after the last test session, the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team was back at the MotorLand Aragón circuit on Wednesday 21 and Thursday […]

Wildcard racer entry at 2021 All Japan Superbike Championship

April 10, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 9. Kazuki Watanabe: Yoshimura SERT Motul GSX-R1000R – 3rd/ 2nd. Yoshimura SERT Motul test team raced to two podiums at the opening round of 2021 All Japan Superbike Championship […]

Yamaha Teams Show Strong Pace at Barcelona WorldSBK Test

April 2, 2021 Michael Le Pard

After unveiling their new 2021 liveries, Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK and the GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team hit the ground running at the FIM Superbike World Championship test in Barcelona, as the riders got some […]

Ducati Test ends with positive feelings for Scott Redding and Michael Rinaldi

October 20, 2020 Michael Le Pard

The 2021 season has already started for the Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team which this morning got back on track with Scott Redding and Michael Rinaldi for the first test in view of the 2021 […]

WorldSBK Yamaha Completes 254 test laps on Yamaha R1 Superbikes

August 16, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Pata Yamaha Make Valuable Progress at WorldSBK Aragón Test The Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team with Rizla made specific performance improvements and collected important data during a private test at Aragón, ahead of the FIM […]

Race Teams Finally Get to Test at Le Mans Bugatti Circuit on a closed course with no spectators

July 21, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – July 20. Endurance World Championship leaders Suzuki Endurance Racing Team have been on track for a final shakedown test ahead of the next round of the 2019-2020 EWC at Le […]

An Indian Summer Ep2: Scouting an American Idol

May 18, 2020 Eric Leaverton

In this article we’ll answer some upfront questions about the new Indian Scout. After one week and about 300 miles, we have some first impressions to share. Some interstate superslab, some mountain twisties, some city […]

Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP Test Rider Sylvain Guintoli Talks About Lockdown at Home

April 23, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – April 22. Team Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP Test Rider Sylvain Guintoli is keeping busy during lockdown, due to the crisis, with alternative projects and helping look after his five children. “It’s […]

New Ducati MotoGP Desmosedici GP20 Clocks Fastest Lap Time in Qatar

February 23, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Completed the first official 2020 MotoGP test at Sepang in Malaysia two weeks ago, the Ducati Team riders were back in action today at Losail for the last three days of testing ahead of the […]

2019 FIM EWC 2018-2019 Successful test for Honda Endurance Racing at Le Mans

March 10, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The Honda Endurance Racing team has been in action this week (5-6 March), during a private test at the legendary Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans in France, in preparation for the 24 Heures Motos next month […]

2019-Kawasaki-VulcanS-Total Motorcycle Ride & In-Depth Review

Kawasaki Vulcan S 2019 In-Depth Review

February 13, 2019 Eric Leaverton

The 2019 Vulcan S offers cruiser style blended with sport bike handling and technology. The low-slung seat and long trail provide cruiser attitude, while the parallel twin motor, digital fuel injection, and offset rear shock inject the […]

First test of MotoGP 2019 GSX-RR at Circuit of Jerez successful

November 22, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – November 21. Alex Rins: 7th – 1’31.254 (+0.497s) Joan Mir: 14th – 1’31.714 (+0.957s) • Alex Rins has first feel of 2019 GSX-RR engine. • Joan Mir continues the learning […]

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Conclude Positive Valencia Test

November 22, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Despite having to sit out the first three hours of available track time in the pit box again, waiting for the riding conditions to improve, the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team were able to complete most […]

Productive Portimão Test for Lowes and van der Mark

August 26, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team riders Alex Lowes and Michael van der Mark returned to WorldSBK action this week after the long summer break, with a productive two-day test at the Autodromo Internacional do […]

Zarco and Syahrin Stay on Track for One Day Test in Brno

August 8, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Following a successful Monster Energy Grand Prix Ceske Republiky the Monster Yamaha Tech3 team was back in action today at the Automotodrom Brno in order to find improvements for the remaining nine rounds of 2018. […]

Movistar Yamaha Try New Solutions at Brno Test

August 8, 2018 Michael Le Pard

One day after the Monster Energy Grand Prix Ceské republiky race, Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi was back on the Automotodrom Brno circuit for a one-day official IRTA test. Teammate Maverick Viñales opted not […]

Movistar Yamaha Improve Feeling at One-Day Jerez Test

May 8, 2018 Michael Le Pard

The Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Team spent an extra day in Jerez today, after yesterday’s Gran Premio de España, to take part in a one-day Official IRTA Test. Maverick Viñales was the 4th fastest rider, whilst […]

TMW’s Beginner’s Guide to Motorcycling

September 21, 2016 Michael Le Pard

Total Motorcycle’s Beginner’s Guide to Motorcycling Used by Tens of Millions of Riders! – 20th Anniversary Edition – Be inspired. Make this year THE year to start riding and adventuring. Start off right by reading […]

Beginner’s Guide to Motorcycling: Section 7

September 21, 2016 Michael Le Pard

Section Seven: Motorcycle Tests and Quizzes < Back Beginners Guide to Motorcycling Index Next > Section 1 Section 1.5 Section 2 Section 2.5 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 5.5 Section 6 Section 6.5 […]