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Gorgeous pics of the KTM RC16 MotoGP bike in testing
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Gorgeous pics of the KTM RC16 MotoGP bike in testing. There’s not long to go now until the new KTM MotoGP bike makes its official appearance at the August 14 race in Austria. And whilst that will just be an ‘unveiling’ with a few parade laps on the supposed 250bhp+ motorcycle, the bike will then…
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Ponch is made a real-life police officer – that’s Ponch. From CHiPs. Yeah.
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Hey, hey CHiPs fans – officer Frank ‘Ponch’ Poncherello is back! And this time it’s for real (well, kind of). This weekend saw actor Erik Estrada, Ponch in the 1980s TV series, receive a real officer’s badge from the St Anthony Police Department, Idaho. Estrada will be working with the Department in a role that’s…
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Video: Backflip over a plane? Whilst it flies under a high-wire act? Easy! Gulp…
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Now this is a cool video. It doesn’t need much in the way of words, so we’re just going to say that what we have here is Aerobatic pilot Melissa Andrzejewski flying under highliner Sketchy Andy Lewis whilst freestyle motocross legend Jimmy Fitzpatrick pulls a no-hander backflip. As if we need to say that this is…
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430,000 Harleys under investigation for possible brake failure
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The U.S. government is investigating complaints from Harley-Davidson riders who say their motorcycle brakes failed without warning. The investigation covers 430,000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles with model years between 2008 and 2011 and that have an anti-lock braking system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said last Friday. The NHTSA said it received 43 complaints, three reports…
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BSB – Shakey takes over championship lead after Snetterton
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BSB – Shakey takes over championship lead after Snetterton. By Philip Wain As the saying goes, the cream always rises to the crop and that was certainly the case at Snetterton at the weekend, venue for round five of the 2016 British Superbike Championship, as Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne put in a majestic performance on his…
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WSB – Sykes takes dramatic win in the USA
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Tom Sykes has taken victory in Race 2 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, heading the Ducati duo of Davide Giugliano and Chaz Davies over the line. With a slight wheelie off the line from Jonathan Rea alongside, KRT rider Tom Sykes kept the lead from pole as Davide Giugliano benefitted from P3 and slotted in…
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Lowes crashes out of WSB again
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After a top 5 result in Race 1 for Alex Lowes, the Brit once again showed some great pace at Laguna Seca in Race 2, before attempting a move down the inside at the final corner that resulted in a lowside that affected teammate Niccolo Canepa. Canepa subsenquently crossed the line in P8, as Lowes…
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SHARK’S new £299.99 Spartan helmet lands in the UK
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SHARK’S new £299.99 Spartan helmet lands in the UK. Following months of development, SHARK Helmets has revealed full details of its new state-of-the-art Spartan model, which is due to arrive in UK dealers this month. The Spartan has been developed using the latest reverse engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technology recently developed on other…
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Kawasaki’s annual Team Green MX Try Outs return for a third year
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If you want to get a feel for the new Kawasaki MX bikes before rushing in the shops and buying one, here’s your chance. Kawasaki’s third annual Team Green MX Try Outs in August offer free test rides at three tracks in Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire and Lancashire. Here are all the details from Kawasaki: Kawasaki Motors…
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Video: Rossi’s TV series on the net – watch episode four here
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Video: Rossi’s TV series on the net – watch episode four here. Episode four of the five part webisode series about Valentino Rossi is now live. We’ve got the episode embedded in this article below. It’s a solid part of the series looking into the creation of the theatrics and the show that is Rossi…
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