Vyrus 986 M2 Gets Race Partnership from MIVV Exhaust


The Vyrus 986 M2 has to be one of the most gorgeous motorcycles we’ve ever seen grace our pages here at Asphalt & Rubber. It’s edgy and doesn’t conform to many of the elements we’d expect from a motorcycle design, and best of all Vyrus intends to race the hub-center steering bike (well maybe the fact you can buy one/build your own is the best thing of all). With the Moto2 World Championship perhaps out ...

Makoto Tamada James Toseland Youichi Ui Tohru Ukawa Chris Vermeulen

Circuit of the Americas Promotional Video


In case you missed yesterday’s big news, the Circuit of the Americas track (the new world class venue being built outside of Austin, TX) has signed a 10-year deal to host motorcycling’s premier racing series starting in 2013. Securing both MotoGP and Formula 1 right out of the gates is a huge coup for the Texan track, and the prospect of having potentially three American-based GP’s is tantalizing to any motorcycle enthusiast that bleeds red, ...

Alvaro Bautista Troy Bayliss Max Biaggi Shane Byrne Niccolo Canepa