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WSB: Peter Hickman set to REPLACE Markus Reiterberger at Donington Park.
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Peter Hickman is set to return to the World Superbike paddock this weekend at Donington Park – replacing a flu-ridden Markus Reiterberger for BMW. Reiterberger is suffering from a severe flu infection and high fever, and spent Wednesday night in hospital under observation – and that means that for this weekend’s Donington Park WSB round,…
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WSB: Eugene Laverty CONFIRMED for this weekend’s British round at Donington – but only for FP1, so far!
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The Irishman has been out with injury since May but, after an extensive recuperation period, will be back this weekend to put on a show. Possibly. After a lengthy absence since his horrendous crash at Imola, Laverty has been declared fit to take part in the UK Round this weekend. He will be reunited with…
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MotoGP: Danilo Petrucci has signed to stay with Ducati for 2020
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It’s just happened. Danilo Petrucci is staying with Ducati for the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. The Italian rider will once again pair with Andrea Dovizioso on the factory Desmosedici GP. Petrucci, 28, made his debut this year with the factory team after four seasons riding for the Ducati satellite squad, Pramac Racing Team. So far…
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WSB: TEN things to know about DONINGTON PARK ahead of this weekend’s racing.
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Ahead of this weekend’s on track action at Donington Park, here’s a selection of key facts and figures to help you impress your mates down the pub. 1988 – Donington Park was the stage of the inaugural Championship round back in 1988. On the 3rd April of that year Davide Tardozzi (Bimota) and Marco Lucchinelli…
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Pikes Peak 2019: Official statement from the organisers says NO SIGNS of mechanical failure with the Ducati V4 Streetfighter
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An official release from the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb Race Director and Race Safety Team has been made public. In it, the organisation says that it has inspected the Ducati Streetfighter V4 machine that Carlin Dunne was riding when he suffered a fatal accident on Sunday and found that there were no signs of…
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Automatically LOWER your bikes SEAT HEIGHT with Showa’s EERA Heightflex suspension. COMING for 2021?
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First unveiled at EICMA in November last year in prototype form, Showa’s new EERA Heightflex suspension system is a seriously cool bit of kit. And we’ve just heard that it could be available as soon as 2021. In essence, the EERA Heightflex is a shock absorber which (when fitted) will automatically lower the height of…
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VIDEO: Watch Alex Lowes getting to grips with the Yamaha factory 8-Hour R1. New Roberts-inspired helmet design for the Brit, too.
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Here’s the official video from the factory ahead of the Suzuka 8-hour race which runs on Sunday, July 28. Things to take away from this; firstly there’s the uber-cool Tech 21 Shiseido colours and logos on the 2019 R1motorcycle which ape this bike (below), the iconic 1985 FZR750 OW74 and, secondly, Alex Lowes’ Kenny Roberts-esque…
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Husqvarna’s new RACE-READY FS 450 supermoto gets LAUNCH CONTROL and updated SUSPENSION for 2020.
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Husqvarna has just announced the release of its new FS 450 supermoto – and here’s a brief breakdown of what you’ll get if you’ve got ten grand to spend on your next race machine. Husqvarna’s FS 450 is the only factory-built, single-cylinder competition supermoto machine available on the market – and since its inception, it’s…
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So here we go then, here’s the patents for the new BMW F850RS (which looks virtually identical to our spy photos).
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Last year we brought you the first ever photos of a secret 850cc powered BMW roadster that looked like a smaller, roadster version of the German firm’s S1000XR upright superbike. In case you forgot what our exclusive spy shots revealed, here’s one of them again: So, that was that. A few months later we were…
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