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WSB preview: Round 9, Laguna Seca – the stats that matter
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Ahead of this weekend’s WSB round at Laguna Seca, California here’s a vast stack of excellent stats to get your bike racing brain firing on all cylinders. Check out the amount of time that Tom Sykes appears in the important-stats list! 17 – A European rider won here for the first time after 16 races:…
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Odds slashed on Guy Martin to replace Chris Evans on Top Gear!
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Odds slashed on Guy Martin to replace Chris Evans on Top Gear! Guy Martin has had the odds on him becoming the new Top Gear Presenter slashed by bookie William Hill. The Lincolnshire star of the SPEED with series on Channel Four has seen his odds cut back a couple of times and in the…
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BSB Preview: Round five – Snetterton
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By Philip Wain The British Superbike Championship convoy rolls into Snetterton this weekend and with the teams having tested at the Norfolk venue last month, everyone should be able to hit the ground running and be on the pace immediately. Leon Haslam (above) arrives at Snetterton as the Championship leader, a status he’ll be keen…
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MiClimate – the wearable air-con unit for bikers (yep, it’s real…)
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MiClimate – the wearable air-con unit for bikers (yep, it’s real…). No, we’re not making this up. This is called MiClimate and it’s a USA company that’s developed what it calls ‘personal air conditioning’ that’s aimed at motorcyclists. The system has been developed to be worn on the belt and weighs in at 1.5lbs, it…
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Triumph trademarks ‘Speed Twin’ name – mini-Thruxton 900 on the way for 2017
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Triumph trademarks ‘Speed Twin’ name – mini-Thruxton 900 on the way for 2017. Not content with smashing the marketplace in the rush to grab Thruxton and Thruxton Rs, Triumph is going to appear with a 900cc Speed Twin model – a mini-Thruxton for less cash – as part of its 2017 line-up. The Hinckley-based firm has now…
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Yamaha ‘s Yard Built continues with the XSR700 Otokomae
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Yamaha’s Yard Built Platform returns to Spain for a special build just in time for summer with Ad Hoc Café Racers. The partnership has delivered a rough and tough take on the XSR700. Ad Hoc’s David Gonzalez is no stranger to customising Yamaha motorbikes. The Barcelona based custom builder has already received international recognition for…
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The Ducati Siluro: 40kg lighter than stock and it looks like this!
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Check out this pimped Ducati Monster 1200 S that’s been built to order for Ducati Spain in part as an homage to a 1950s record-breaking motorcycle called the Siluro. Spanish firm XTR Pepo stripped back the donor bike and made the project for Ducati as a project to show how far you could take the…
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Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design
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Kawasaki secret updates for ZZR1400 revealed in hidden design. Kawasaki has tried to sneak this mystery motorcycle’s design through the patent system – by hiding under a listing for a new headlight outer. Now, to be honest, we haven’t had any information through about this other so we’re working on what you can see in…
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Leaked photo: new Ducati Supersport S unveiled
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Ducati has treated their fans to a preview of the company’s latest sportsbike, the Supersport S. The event was tightly guarded, with no cameras allowed, but someone managed to sneak a photo of the new machine. Aesthetically, the bike is heavily based on the Panigale, but also takes some of the best bits from Ducati’s…
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Video: Casey Stoner rides the new Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario
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If you like the look of the new Ducati 1299 Panigale S Anniversario, you’ll love this video of Casey Stoner riding it. With its superquadro engine, top electronics, maximum lightness and racing performance, Ducati says the 1299 Panigale S Anniversario is the perfect celebration of the Ducati passion. It certainly looks like fun! Here’s the video: https://youtu.be/oMxIcFLsaGU…
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