Taken from Malaysian newspaper.

Here the translation:

MotoGP: Rossi left Yamaha, Ducati join
16/08/2010 6:14 pm

Brno, Czech Republic August 16 – MotoGP world champion seven times, Valentino Rossi yesterday signed a two-year contract with Ducati, the team generally.

Yamaha rider will replace former world champion from Australia, Casey Stoner will race for Honda next season after four years with the Italian team.

“The feeling of our happy to announce that Valentino Rossi will be with us since 2011,” said president of Ducati, Gabriele Del Torchio.

“Excellence, dominated the world motor.”

Rossi, 31, finished yesterday the Czech GP in fifth place, but hopes to win the world title this season will once again after not playing for six weeks due to a broken leg in Mugello. – AFP

On July 2, 2010, Malaysian newspaper, New Strait Times, has released this news about Modenas electric bike built on Modenas CT chassis. It features 1kW of motor (equivalent to 1.34hp). The battery can be charged from zero based to fully charged for 3.5 hours. At 39cent per charge, CTRIC can be taken to 65km (my daily ride is less than 30km, so, there is a market for this bike). Suggested price for this bike is RM5,000, but it is said that the maintainance cost is 50% less than the internal combustion engine since it doesn’t have to use engine oil, filters, spark plugs and so on.

Not available yet. Modenas is now waiting for green light by the parliament to make this bike can be taken to the public road.

UPDATE (16/06/2011): It is launched! Check it out here: https://www.bikesrepublic.com/2011/06/13/modenas-ctric-launching-on-16th-june-2011/

Indonesian bikers just to see the new bike launched by Honda named Mega Pro with 150cc. (more…)