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Donington: Manufacturers Ups and Downs at #UKWorldSBK
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Aprilia recorded eight podiums at Donington, but they are yet to win their first race here. They have finished second three times, the last one was in 2013’s Race 2 with Sylvain Guintoli. Last year Aprilia’s best results were recorded by Lorenzo Savadori: 6th in Race 1 and 4th in Race 2. Despite at…
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Video: Bosch vehicle-to-vehicle communication system revealed
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Bosch Mobility Solutions has revealed its prototype vehicle-to-vehicle communication system – and the company reckon that its “digital protection shield” could prevent one-third of all motorcycle accidents. Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) is a relatively new technology that allows vehicles to communicate with each other. The technology could be extremely advantageous to motorcyclists, for whom visibility is often…
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Video: Brave biker rides over suspension bridge in Nepal
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This will make you a tad icky… but check out this pretty brave biker on a Royal Enfield Himalayan as he traverses one of the tallest and longest suspension bridges in Nepal. The Kushma-Gyadi suspension footbridge in Nepal is perched 384 feet high, and stretches 1,128 feet across – offering amazing views of the Madi…
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Isle of Man: Wryst unveils new TT watch for 2017
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The new Wryst Isle of Man TT watch from the Official Isle of Man TT Races timing partner is now available for pre-orders at wryst-timepieces.com Wryst has been the official timing partner of the Isle of Man TT Races since 2015 and has confirmed that the production of this new special edition TT watch is…
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Isle of Man: Steam Packet ferry company issues TT travel advice amidst raised security levels
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Isle of Man Steam Packet Co. is advising passengers to carry identification and check in early for sailings in response to enhanced security measures at UK ports. The UK terror threat level was yesterday raised to ‘critical’, the highest level, following the Manchester Arena attack on Monday. As a result, some police services are requiring…
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“The World’s Fastest Indian” 50th anniversary to be celebrated with a Bonneville Land Speed record attempt by Burt Munro’s great nephew Lee
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It’s been 50 years since Burt Munro took his Indian Scout Streamliner to the Bonneville Salt Flats and made history – and to celebrate, Indian Motorcycle is teaming up with Kiwi road racer Lee Munro (Burt Munro’s great nephew) to recreate the historic run on Sunday 13th August. The team isn’t be competing in any…
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Spy Shots: Husqvarna’s 701 naked roadster (or, Svartpilen if you’d prefer)
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These exclusive shots of Husqvarna’s upcoming 701, the bigger version of the sweet 401 modern-twist cafe racer were taken in Spain a couple of days ago and give us everything we need to know about the bike that will be going on sale later this year. Husqvarna is owned by KTM and unsurprisingly there’s…
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Lee Johnston leaves Jackson Racing on the eve of TT Practice Week
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It’s shock news on the virtual eve of this year’s Isle of Man TT event. Lee Johnston has parted company with his Jackson Racing Team. With practice starting in just three days the Preston-based team confirmed the split this morning (Wednesday). In a statement, Jackson Racing said: “Jackson Racing have parted company with Lee and…
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WSBK: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s racing at Donington
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The WSBK world championship is heading to Donington over the bank holiday weekend – and in preparation for the action kicking off, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about WSBK racing at the iconic British circuit. – Donington set the stage for the inaugural Championship round back in 1988: Davide Tardozzi (Bimota) and…
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Bigger Royal Enfield on the way. Confirmed by RE boss. Likely to be a 750cc version of the Adventure bike.
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Royal Enfield CEO and Managing Director Siddhartha Lal has confirmed that a bigger-engined Himalayan is on the way from the Indian company. In an interview with Motorcycle Magazine, Lal admitted that the company has already picked out which models will get a larger engine and that the motorcycles that are on their way are being…
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