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Freddie Sheene to ride Barry’s 1976 championship winning Grand Prix 500 at Oliver’s Mount in July
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Barry Sheene’s 1976 world championship-winning XR14 – which has been restored with the help of Suzuki’s Vintage Parts Programme – will be ridden by his son Freddie at this year’s Sheene Festival at Oliver’s Mount on 22-23 July. The bike, which carried Barry Sheene to victory in four Grands Prix in 1976, was recently restored…
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Aaron Slight confirmed as Guest of Honour at the 24th Carole Nash October Stafford Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show
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Kiwi Aaron Slight – undoubtedly the best rider never to win the World Superbike title – will be guest of honour at the 24th Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show at the Staffordshire County Showground on October 14-15. As fast and smooth on the track as he was flamboyant and controversial off it, Slight will…
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Harley-Davidson prepares to buy Ducati
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It is reported that the iconic American motorcycle manufacturer is preparing a takeover bid for Volkswagen owned Ducati. Over the last couple of months, we’ve announced the intentions of multiple suitors looking to acquire the Italian brand – and sources suggest that companies are currently preparing bids for a takeover. It is reported that the…
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Sete Gibernau faces two and a half years in jail
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The Spanish ex-MotoGP rider and current advisor to Dani Pedrosa is accused of two counts of tax fraud, committed during his final full Championship season in 2006. Sete Gibernau faces a two-and-a-half year prison sentence following accusations of two counts of tax fraud. According to the EFE agency, the Spanish State Attorney’s Office is accusing…
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Video: Police pepper spray motorcycle thief
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Finnish police employed an unusual technique in an attempt to stop a motorcycle thief on the run. The video shot from the helmet camera of the thief, shows him speeding off on the stolen dirt bike with the police in hot pursuit. As the rider continues to try and make his escape, the police van…
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Ducati boss: rear wheel cover might stay on the race bike (and he doesn’t rule out a road bike version in the future, either)
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Ducati has said that its weird-looking lenticular rear wheel MIGHT stay on the World Superbike machine if a program of upcoming testing proves there’s a benefit. As for roadbikes getting the filled-in back wheel aid to improve airflow around the right hand rear side of the machine… the door’s not shut on that, either. The…
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Video: Red Bull’s most surround-sound streetbike video yet! (turn it up loud and have all the speakers working…)
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Video: Red Bull’s most surround-sound streetbike video yet! (turn it up loud and have all the speakers working…) Check out this excellent video from Red Bull of street stunter Aaron Colton doing his ‘thang’ – ahem – at Donner Pass in the USA. So far, so pretty much standard fare from the energy drink people,…
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MotoGP: Zarco “Taking over from Valentino would be a dream”
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Monster Yamaha Tech 3 rider Johann Zarco has been upping his own paddock ante this year on track and reckons that if his form continues then he’d be an obvious choice to take over from fellow Yamaha man, Valentino Rossi. Yep. The Frenchman bagged his first MotoGP podium in France and was then top Yamaha…
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Max Biaggi undergoes operation on lung, condition improving slowly
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After an horrific crash 11 days ago at the Sagittarius Latina supermoto circuit, six-times World Champion Max Biaggi has undergone an operation on his lung to repair the considerable damage he suffered in the spill. Biaggi has spent the time in intensive care since the accident which saw him break 11 ribs and puncture a…
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Ducati unveils new Multistrada 1200 Enduro PRO
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Ducati has added the new Multistrada 1200 Enduro Pro to the range with the new model getting a bit more off-roadie than others in the family. The bike will be available here in the UK from next month (July) and prices will start from £18,995. The Pro gets a new colour scheme (sand coloured with…
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