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Tech3 extends MotoGP contract with Hafizh Syahrin for one more year
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The French squad has just announced that it has extended its contract with fast youth Hafizh Syahrin until the end of the 2019 season in the premier class. Following his late call to MotoGP this year, the 24-year-old Malaysian youngster delivered an outstanding rookie performance, collecting points from his first ever race in MotoGP. Syahrin…
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez is testing the Red Bull F1 car right now
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Marc Marquez is out in Spielberg at the Red Bull Ring testing the Scuderia Toro Rosso F1 car. The six-time world champion has been trying out the team’s simulator and learning the nuances of going fast on four wheels for weeks now, and today’s the test to see if he can translate some of that…
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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa is leaving Honda at the end of this season
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Dani Pedrosa has confirmed that he is leaving Honda at the end of this MotoGP season. After 18 years together across three classes in the MotoGP World Championship, HRC and Pedrosa have just made the mutual announcement. The two have enjoyed an incredibly successful relationship and since 2006, when the Spaniard joined the Repsol Honda Team, he…
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VIDEO: Protecting your pride and joy with Diamondbrite Motorcycle Pro Sealant
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RRP: From £150 // www.jewelultra.com Diamondbrite has just unveiled a new pro sealant for motorcycles – to make it easier to clean your bike and keep it in showroom condition. Essentially, Diamondbrite’s Motorcycle Pro sealant is the first fully-guaranteed flourocarbon polymer paint protection system specifically designed for motorcycles. One professional application will form a tough,…
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Ducati prepares for Pikes Peak – building the fastest Multistrada 1260 you’ve ever seen
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Ducati has unveiled a pair of tricked out Multistrada 1260’s – as it looks to reclaim the two-wheel title at the legendary Pikes Peak mountain race, which kicks off in Colorado on June 24, 2018. Back in 2012, Carlin Dunne set an outright record in the Heavyweight Motorcycle class on a Multistrada 1200 – a…
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WSB: Czech round this weekend – here’s 10 things to know about WSB, going in
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1. Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha Official WorldSBK Team) recorded his maiden WorldSBK win at the same age as Chaz Davies (Nurburgring/2 2012): 25 years, 7 months, 0 days. 2. Van der Mark is the only rider in history with his first two wins separated by one day. Before the new weekend format was introduced,…
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Meet the Mankame EP-1. 500km and 432Nm of torque… if it ever gets off the drawing board.
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So far, this looks like just another electric superbike – all swoopy lines and big brakes. But this, the Mankame EP-1 can apparently run for 500km on a single charge. Yep, 500km between charges. That’s the claim made by Indian company Mankame which also says that the bike’s battery pack can put out 18.4kWh (24.6bhp)…
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WOW: Check out this amazing photo of Peter Hickman en route to his record breaking Superstock TT win
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This is one of the best TT photographs we’ve seen this year and you need to see it. Taken by Louis Porter of LAPConcepts (check out the facebook page at: facebook.com/LAPConcepts and Instagram: lapconcepts), it gives you a real idea just how hard Hickman was pushing past Kate’s down to the Creg. Great way to start…
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IOM TT 2018: Peter Hickman takes his first TT win with Superstock race setting NEW LAP and RACE records. One of the BEST races of ALL TIME
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Peter Hickman, Michael Dunlop and Dean Harrison have just finished one of the most incredible flying lap shoot-outs in TT history with all three lapping the Island at near lap record place in an incredible Superstock race finale. Hickman led Dunlop who in turn led early leader Harrison by a matter of just over…
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IOM TT 2018: Hickman is FLYING. Sets fastest EVER lap on Superstock machine.
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Peter Hickman is absolutely flying around the Mountain course during the Superstock TT – setting the fastest ever lap on a Superstock machine. From Bungalow to Bungalow Hickman averaged a rapid 134.476 mph – and on his second lap averaged 134.077 mph, turning in an impressive 16:53.059 – which is just 0.4 seconds off the…
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