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Bennetts announces sponsorship line-up for 2017
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Advertisement Feature Motorcycle insurance specialist, Bennetts, has announced its sponsorship line-up for the 2017 race season. The Bennetts racers will represent the brand at British and World level, on short circuits and roads, with the squad including riders at the outset and the height of their careers. Racing legend, John McGuinness, will be supported by Bennetts…
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Amputee Iraq veteran overcomes all odds to get back to motocross
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After losing his leg to an IED during the Iraq conflict, Craig Hall beat all the odds – and within five months of prosthetic surgery, was back on his bike doing what he loves most. Craig has always had a passion for motocross, and it would seem that no improvised explosive device could change that…
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MotoGP: KTM to try out new ‘big bang’ motor instead of ‘screamer’ engine at Jerez
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KTM is using a revamped version of its MotoGP engine to Jerez this weekend and could end up with the ‘big bang’ lump in the bikes for the premier race on Sunday. The motor was out at Le Mans earlier this week for some hard laps with Pol Espargaro, Bradley Smith and test rider Mika…
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TVS Akula 310 (BMW S310RR) caught on film
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The new TVS Akula 310 has been caught taking part in road testing in India – hinting that the small capacity sportsbike is nearly ready to be rolled out in showrooms across Asia. The 300cc mini-superbike has been made by TVS with some serious input from BMW – and will end up as the BMW…
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MXGP3 – Official Motocross Videogame to be released later this month!
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The brand new official motocross videogame, MXGP3, will be available on PS4, Xbox One and PC later this month. The new MXGP edition, based on the 2016 race season, has been updated with a series of innovative graphics and techniques which are made possible by the all new Unreal Engine 4 engine. Three new main features…
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Avon launches new Spirit ST sport touring tyre
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The Spirit ST is the successor to Avon’s Storm 3D range and, according to the factory, has been designed to provide excellent levels of wet grip, together with ultra-high performance handling, on a wide range of popular sport-touring bikes. Featuring a radical new tread pattern, the Spirit ST uses the very latest high-silica synthetic rubber…
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REVEALED! Britain’s most profitable speed cameras
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· The most productive camera charges £1,661 a day · The same camera racked up over 6,000 speeding offences in just one year The nation’s highest earning speed cameras have been revealed, as part of new research from Carole Nash Insurance Consultants – voted the UK’s favourite and best motorcycle insurance broker. The UK insurance broker submitted freedom of…
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MotoGP: Guintoli gets call up to French round. Will replace injured Alex Rins on the factory Suzuki
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Sylvain Guintoli has been designated the rider to race Suzuki´s GSX-RR in the French GP in Le Mans on May 21st and following races, until Team SUZUKI ECSTAR’s factory rider Alex Rins is fully recovered and able to return to competition. Guintoli will join Team Suzuki MotoGP, already in Jerez, to take part in Tuesday´s…
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BMW boss: We will launch 14 new models this year and you’ll be able to choose between drive trains
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It’s good news for BMW fans – in a new statement by Harald Kruger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW, the factory boss says that there’s a load of new bikes slated to appear this year. Here’s what Kruger says about the next 12 months from the German factory: “There will also be…
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Video: Willy goes over a cliff (it’s more the story of his friends finding him though…)
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Check out this video of a motorcyclist crashing over a barrier and down a cliff. It’s not as horrific as you might think though and the footage is fascinating because you see it all from the perspective of a helmet cam. It’s kind of ‘Blair Witch’ meets that bit at the start of ‘Silver…
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