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Valentino Rossi is the oldest rider to top the World Championship since 1949
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At the grand old age of 38 years old (and 66 days), Valentino Rossi is still breaking records. The 15 year veteran of the MotoGP grid has just achieved another huge milestone, by becoming the second oldest rider in history to lead the MotoGP World Championship, after his podium in Austin this weekend. Valentino is…
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MotoGP: Dovizioso on Ducati’s 2017 campaign ‘We have to rethink everything 360 degrees!’
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Ducati MotoGP man Andrea Dovizioso sounds like he’s already given up on this season with some pretty downbeat comments about the Italian team’s set-up and results following his sixth place finish in Texas at the weekend. After finishing 14 seconds behind winner Marc Marquez, Dovi let loose with his thoughts of the 2017 Desmosedici bike…
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WSBK: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s Assen round in Holland
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The Superbike World Championship is heading back to the Assen circuit in the Netherlands this weekend – and in preparation for the action packed weekend, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about WSBK racing at the iconic Dutch track. Assen has held 50 WSBK races over the years, and is second only to…
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MotoGP video: So Valentino, if the other riders were pizza toppings, what would they be? Worth a watch…
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https://youtu.be/0F3WXcSmBzI Watch this video or our mate Steve Day asking the best MotoGP question of the year so far to Valentino – it involves pizza toppings. Yeah. Worth a watch, pretty funny.
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Steve McQueen’s CB450 and his lightweight riding jacket up for sale
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If you’re a Steve McQueen fan then check this out! The film star and iconic motorcyclist’s CB450 and riding jacket are going up for sale at the end of this month. The Honda CB450 motorcycle, which has ‘McQueen’ on the licence plate and the name of his great friend stuntman Bud Ekins, is valued…
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Tom Hardy catches scooter thief after dash through Richmond!
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Actor Tom Hardy has foiled a scooter thief in London by sprinting after the scumbag as he tried to flee the scene of the crime. According to the Sun newspaper, the Taboo star, 39 sprinted after the scooter crook after the youth was spotted stealing the bike and rode off on it. Reportedly, witnesses to…
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Huge rise in fines and points for speeding from today
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From today if you’re caught speeding at over 50mph in a 30 or over 100mph on a motorway then the penalty fine will increase to 150% of your weekly income and you will either be banned for seven to 56 days or receive six points on your licence. According to the BBC, The Sentencing…
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Dinosaur-themed electric dirtbike from Mugen and Honda!
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Japanese developer and tuning house Mugen has joined forces with Honda to build an electric motocross bike – and it has been inspired by the T-Rex dinosaur. Their electric racebike – the Shinden – which has won three successive outings of the electric Zero class at the Isle of Man TT, has helped cement Mugen as…
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Spy Shots: REVEALED! BMW’s 2018 F900GS caught out in finished trim
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Here’s the latest spy shots of BMW’s next-gen middleweight GS – this is the BMW F900GS. The bike is due to enter the range as the top-of-the-range for the middleweight Adventure machines with familiar but sharper styling. It gets an all-new aluminium frame, revised engine layout to make the new parallel-twin motor more narrow than…
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Brain cancer survivor plans Tasmania to Scotland motorcycle journey
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Raymond Longmuir plans to celebrate his recovery from brain cancer by undertaking an incredible motorcycle journey from the tip of Tasmania back to his family in Angus, Scotland. He’s hoping to raise a quarter of a million Australian dollars (close to £150,000) from the 17,500-mile challenge from his adopted homeland to his family in Friockheim,…
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