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  • MotoGP: Morbidelli and Mir progress to Q2

    MotoGP: Morbidelli and Mir progress to Q2

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    The Yamaha and Suzuki riders secured top two places as the Pramac Racing duo of Francesco Bagnaia and Jack Miller missed out Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Franco Morbidelli earned himself a place in Q2 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya after setting a 1:39.727, the fifth fastest lap of the weekend, to top Q1.…

  • MotoGP: Rins fastest, top 10 within 0.4 in stunning FP3

    MotoGP: Rins fastest, top 10 within 0.4 in stunning FP3

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    Saturday morning at the Catalan GP didn’t disappoint as all but three riders improve their times from Friday Team Suzuki Ecstar’s Alex Rins set a 1:39.547 in FP3 at the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya to lead the MotoGP field in qualifying, the Spaniard going 0.036 quicker than Friday’s quickest man Fabio Quartararo (Petronas…

  • MotoGP: Celebrate 70 YEARS of top flight racing and impress your mates with these FACTS and FIGURES.

    MotoGP: Celebrate 70 YEARS of top flight racing and impress your mates with these FACTS and FIGURES.

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    Motorcycle Grand Prix is celebrating 70 years of top flight racing at this weekend’s Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya – and here are all of the number you need to know from the past seven decades. 929 – 929 Grands Prix have been contested since 1949; the equivalent of 3114 races across all categories.…

  • MotoGP: Full SCHDULE for this weekend’s racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

    MotoGP: Full SCHDULE for this weekend’s racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya

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    It’s time for round seven of the MotoGP World Championship – and this weekend the action is heading to the iconic Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. To make sure you don’t miss a second of on-track antics, here’s the full practice, qualifying and race schedule. HERE’S THE FULL SCHEDULE (all times in local time – GMT+2) Friday…

  • MotoGP: Marquez’s NEW one-off Shoei X-Spirit III.

    MotoGP: Marquez’s NEW one-off Shoei X-Spirit III.

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    Marc Marquez has just unveiled a new one-off helmet design for this weekend’s racing at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. To celebrate returning to his home circuit, multiple-time championship winner and current leader Marc Marquez has revealed a special, one-off version of his Shoei  X-Spirit III helmet. Marquez has been on the podium at the Circuit…

  • NEW GEAR: Ducati’s NEXT GENERATION adventure kit.

    NEW GEAR: Ducati’s NEXT GENERATION adventure kit.

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    Ducati has joined forces with a range of top quality clothing specialists to create a range of seriously capable kit for your next adventure. To create its Atacama C1 jacket and trousers, Ducati has partnered up with Spidi. Designed by legendary helmet painter Aldo Drudi, and developed with the support of Ducati test riders, the…

  • The price is right for the STRIKE. Lightning Motorcycle set to make ELECTRIC affordable. £10,000. 90hp. 180lb-ft torque.

    The price is right for the STRIKE. Lightning Motorcycle set to make ELECTRIC affordable. £10,000. 90hp. 180lb-ft torque.

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    WORDS: Alan Cathcart The past decade has seen an exponential increase in the availability, performance, range and recharging speed of electric-powered two-wheelers – but also in their price. EV Euro-leader BMW is charging customers a hefty $14,895 (£12,875) for its C-evolution E-scooter, while an American-made 2020 Zero SR/F with a 3kW charger starts at $18,995…

  • Fancy a CRF850L Africa Twin? Japanese rumours have the bike on its way for 2021.

    Fancy a CRF850L Africa Twin? Japanese rumours have the bike on its way for 2021.

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    Right out of left-field comes this from our friends at top Japanese magazine YoungMachine – a CRF850L. Designed as a direct competitor to the F850GS from BMW, the Honda is rumoured to be a seriously pared-down version of the CRF1100L Africa Twin and is targeting the newer rider with an A2 licence-friendly version. Currently illustrating…

  • GOTCHA: BMW’s new CRUISER caught out in Germany. Aint no hints about it. Don’t doubt this photo. It’s REAL and it’s coming.

    GOTCHA: BMW’s new CRUISER caught out in Germany. Aint no hints about it. Don’t doubt this photo. It’s REAL and it’s coming.

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    We showed you this weeks ago – but it’s worth putting it up again – here’s a spy shot of BMW’s top secret big cruiser which appeared on German website Motorrad – courtesy of snapper Alen Tomovic. Motorrad has been saying for quite some time that there’s a big Cruiser coming from BMW – and…

  • Yamaha unveils new ELECTRIC scooter. AND it comes with interchangeable batteries.

    Yamaha unveils new ELECTRIC scooter. AND it comes with interchangeable batteries.

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    After joining forces with Gogoro last year, Yamaha has just revealed its new EC-05 electric scooter. Yamaha’s starting to get serious about electric. A couple of months ago it was announced that its joining forces with the biggest Japanese bike brands going to develop electric tech together – and last year, it teamed up with…


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