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MotoGP: JerezTest: Viñales and Marquez split by 0.002 at the top
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After Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) took his first win of the year on Sunday, bikes were back out on track the following day for the Jerez Test – the first post-race test of the year. The tyre allocation for the test was the same as available throughout the weekend, plus an extra front option…
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Video: Robbie Maddison sets new world record for riding on water
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Robbie Maddison has honoured a fallen fan by setting a new record for riding on two wheels (on water)! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ge2Rp7Fcw78 If you’ve not heard of Robbie Maddison, he’s an internationally renowned Australian motorcycle stunt rider, whose incredible career has consisted of doing the seemingly impossible on two wheels. He’s been setting new records for more…
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Royal Enfield set to buy Ducati?
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Royal Enfield has (reportedly) been approached by The Volkswagen Group regarding the possible acquisition of iconic Italian motorcycle brand, Ducati. Volkswagen is looking to offload as it considers options to fund a multi-billion pound shift to electric vehicles following the recent emissions scandal – and one way to release a bit of capital is to…
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Help four-year-old Izabella to get back on two wheels
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Izabella Tunnicliffe from Tetbury, Gloucestershire has offered to buy her stolen Yamaha PW50 back from thieves using money from her piggy bank – and to help her get back on two wheels we want the motorcycle community to come together and contribute to a recently launched GoFundMe campaign. Her beloved Yamaha PW50 was taken during…
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Rare Belstaff Motorcycle Jackets on sale
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Belstaff has partnered up with online fashion-resale platform Vestiaire Collective to sell ten vintage motorcycle jackets from its ‘60s and ‘70s archive. The collection pays tribute to the Scottish Six Days Trial — the world’s oldest motorcycle event, which inspired Belstaff’s signature hand-waxed Trialmaster jacket. “What we really wanted to share is both Belstaff’s sense…
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Ross Noble takes on the Scottish Six Day Trial for TV
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Ross Noble has taken part in the infamous Scottish Six Days Trial for a new three part TV series called ‘Ross Noble: All Torque’. ‘Ross Noble: All Torque’ is set to be shown on Dave, and will follow motorcycle fanatic Ross Noble as he takes part in the Scottish Six Days Trial. The three, hour-long…
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Gotcha! Registration documents for the TVS (BMW) 300cc mini-sportbike revealed.
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The Akula 310 all-carbon-fibre race bike concept (based on the BMW G 310 R), was unveiled earlier at the 2016 Auto Expo. Last week, TVS filed a trademark on The Government of India’s Intellectual Property website – revealing that the final production version of the bike will be the TVS Apache RR 310 S Over the last few weeks, we’ve…
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Reports: Volkswagen (again) looking to sell Ducati
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It’s a story that we’ve heard before (the end of last year, for example) and – it’s worth stressing this – recent news is nothing more at the moment than mere talk in the financial press world, but the money papers have reported that Volkswagen is looking at selling Ducati. The news comes as Volkswagen starts…
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Vinales crashes, Cal third quickest, Jack Miller second and Dani stays on top at Jerez!
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Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda Team) topped a wet FP1 in the Red Bull Gran Premio de España, before conditions improved dramatically for a dry FP2 with the same name at the top. The three-time World Champion did a 1:39.420 to go quickest by over half a second, with a stunning laptime from Jack Miller (Estrella…
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MotoGP: Pedrosa fastest in the rain at Jerez
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Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) was quickest out the blocks in a wet on a run of red sectors and laps, but it was Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda) who topped the session by the flag – by only 0.002 from LCR Honda’s Cal Crutchlow. Jack Miller (Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) completed the top three. Championship leader…
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