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Pikes Peak RUMOURS: Ducati to DROP the Multistrada for Streetfighter V4?
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Although we’re still more than five months away from the start of the 97th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, manufacturers have started registering its bikes for the 2019 event. And Ducati has surprised us all by appearing to move away from its winning Multistrada, registering itself as ‘Ducati 2019 TBD’ in the Exhibition Powersport category.…
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MotoGP: Pedrosa undergoes stem cell treatment on collarbone – no riding for three months.
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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing test rider Dani Pedrosa has undergone surgery at the Barcelona Teknon Medical Centre to fix his damaged right collarbone. What’s termed a ‘non-union fracture’, the break was diagnosed at the beginning of January after the Spaniard complained of pain following a motocross training session. Because the collarbone is so weak…
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SAVE SOME CASH: 48% OFF XLmoto’s RACE tent.
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Any seasoned racer or regular track-day rider knows the value of a race tent; a portable garage where you can stay safe from the elements, and work on your pride and joy in relative comfort. And now, XLmoto is helping to make it even more affordable to get your hands on one of its race…
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Now THIS is the naked Suzuki GSX-R1000R we’ve all been waiting for! And it costs just over £17k!
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It makes 202bhp, comes with a full factory warranty and is debuting at the Swiss Moto show in Zurich The bike is, essentially, a stripped-down brand-new GSX-R1000R which properly overshadows the official GSX-S1000 naked motorcycle currently in the Suzuki range (which is based around a 2005 model of the Japanese superbike). Being debuted at the…
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MotoGP Sepang test Day 3: Petrucci, Bagnaia set the pace on the Ducatis
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It’s a top four lockout on the timesheets for the Italian bikes as Ducati dominates the last day of the test After Day 2 saw Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) miss out on setting the fastest ever lap of Sepang by just 0.067, Friday saw action in Malaysia end on a high as not…
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NEW GEAR: KAOKO’s clever CRUISE CONTROL system.
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We’ve just been sent some information about Kaoko – a clever cruise control system that can be easily fitted to a massive range of bikes. Apparently Kaoko’s been around quite a while, with development first kicking off around 20 years ago – so there is a chance that you might have heard of this clever…
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MotoGP: Ducati testing NEW ‘trigger’ and vents on its GP19 Desmosedici .
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During MotoGP’s pre-season test in Sepang, Malaysia, Ducati technician Gigi Dall’Igna has made a couple of additions to Michele Pirro’s GP19 Desmosedici. It’s well-known that Ducati’s MotoGP technician Gigi Dall’Igna likes to experiment – almost as much as he likes to keep rivals, journalists and the general public guessing about what he’s working on. And…
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WATCH THIS! Lightning Motorcycle’s LS-218 goes from 100-150mph in TWO SECONDS. Yep. TWO SECONDS!
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Lightning Motorcycles has just released a short video of its LS-218 electric superbike on the dyno – showing how quickly the world’s fastest electric motorcycle can accelerate from 100-150mph. One of the main advantages of electric motorcycles is their innate ability for fast acceleration. And there’s probably no better example than Lightning’s record-setting LS-218 electric…
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Spy Shot: KTM’s working on an E-Scooter. Yep. And here it is. Umm…
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We’ve got about as much idea on this one as you have right now. So we were just thinking to ourselves, ‘You know what – today’s a bit slow on the old news front,’ when a phone call comes in from our excellent spy snapper perched on the side of a large hill somewhere near…
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MotoGP: Viñales obliterates the opposition on Day 2 of Sepang test
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Half a second clear after a last-minute leap up the timesheets, the Yamaha rider homes in on the fastest ever lap. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) got within just 0.067 of Jorge Lorenzo’s fastest ever lap of Sepang during a busy Day 2 of testing at Sepang, with the 1:58.830 set by Lorenzo last…
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