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  • MotoGP: KTM to try out new ‘big bang’ motor instead of ‘screamer’ engine at Jerez

    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…

  • TVS Akula 310 (BMW S310RR) caught on film

    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…

  • MXGP3 – Official Motocross Videogame to be released later this month!

    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…

  • Avon launches new Spirit ST sport touring tyre

    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…

  • REVEALED! Britain’s most profitable speed cameras

    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…

  • MotoGP: Guintoli gets call up to French round. Will replace injured Alex Rins on the factory Suzuki

    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…

  • BMW boss: We will launch 14 new models this year and you’ll be able to choose between drive trains

    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…

  • Video: Willy goes over a cliff (it’s more the story of his friends finding him though…)

    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…

  • Three Sisters Race Circuit closes amid financial turmoil  

    Three Sisters Race Circuit closes amid financial turmoil  

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    The Three Sisters Race Circuit has closed amid financial turmoil causing shock waves ripple through the racing community – and as more details emerge of the site’s complex history, the future is looking uncertain for the North West circuit. The track hosts a range of track days, karting races and Supermoto race rounds throughout the year,…

  • This weekend: The Despatch Rally, Dorset

    This weekend: The Despatch Rally, Dorset

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    The Despatch Rally takes place this weekend, on Saturday May 7, 2017, in Dorset – aiming to bring together the wider motorcycling community to celebrate and honour wartime motorcycle despatch riders. The day is set to consist of themed destinations and challenges throughout the Dorset countryside, testing your skills as a Despatch rider, including; shooting, motorcycle…


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