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Spied: Rossi’s next phase of MotoGP bike development spotted in Jerez. And Lorenzo hasn’t got this on his bike!
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A keen-eyed snapper for website GPOne.com caught this new bit of kit on Valentino Rossi’s factory Yamaha at Jerez. It’s a sensor that’s been fitted to the clutch on the nine-times world champion’s bike. The arm, and data-logging equipment that goes with it, was only fitted to Rossi’s bike and wasn’t seen on Lorenzo’s machine. Given…
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Akula BMW/TVS 300 concept IS going into production – as the Apache RTR300
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Our friends at the excellent Rushlane website in India have dug up a great bike of info on the Akula 310 concept – the fully-faired sportbike based around BMW’s G310R naked (pictured below). The Apache RTR300 gets the G310R’s 34bhp liquid-cooled single-cylinder motor and a 6-speed gearbox. The best news is that the…
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Video: Bloke falls asleep whilst riding a scooter… and drops it (naturally)
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We were sceptical about this the first time we watched this video of a guy in Thailand apparently falling asleep on a scooter – but having watched it a few times it’s starting to look pretty real to us. Have a watch yourself and see what you think. He’s weaving all over the place and…
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Japanese journo’s Honda CBR250RR finished form image appears – and it looks trick
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Top Japanese motorcycle magazine Young Machine has just released it’s latest edition’s cover – and pride of place on it is a fully-finished computer Mac-up of the upcoming CBR250RR Honda. The bike shares a lot of bodywork styling from the already-seen CBR125 – but in terms of colourscheme etc it’s a safe bet that this…
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Lorenzo: “We could have won the race! Michelin has to find out what is going on.”
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Jorge Lorenzo suffered a rear tyre spinning badly enough to rob him of a win at Jerez and has now said that Michelin needs to find out what the issue with the rubber was. As the MotoGP World Championship lined up for the start of the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, eyes were on…
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MotoGP Jerez: Rossi wins in style “I think that this was the perfect weekend!”
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Valentino Rossi took a sensational first win of 2016 with a flawless performance at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España in Jerez. With the three biggest names in the MotoGP World Championship all starting on the front row of the grid, the Spanish GP was set to be a very special race. For Valentino…
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Moto2 Jerez: Sam Lowes takes first win of 2016 with perfect Spanish GP
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He may have had to fight in the opening laps, but once Lowes was ahead he was untouchable. Folger and Rins joining him on the podium. The sun blazed down on the thousands of fans gathered at the Circuito de Jerez to witness the Moto2 World Championship race at the Gran Premio Red Bull de…
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Moto3 Jerez: Binder destroys field and takes career first win from last
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An impossible charge through the field saw Binder take his first World Championship victory from Bulega and Bagnaia having started last. Drama began even before the Moto3 World Championship lined up on the grid as Brad Binder (Red Bull KTM Ajo) was sent to the back of the grid, moving every rider up a position…
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Spy shots! Husky Vitpilen cafe racer snapped out in first tests on the road!
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Here are spy pictures of the Husqvarna Vitpilen cafe racer for the road as it’s put through its first set of road tests abroad. The bike is heavily drab with black bodywork and a temporary exhaust and silencer – the wheels are a far cry from the spoked versions (or the fatter-spoked mag arm wheels)…
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MotoGP: Suzuki’s new F1-style wings on the factory bikes and Aprilia gets Ducati-clone wings too!
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Two more teams have debuted racebikes in MotoGP with wings. The Spanish MotoGP round at Jerez happens this weekend and the Suzuki’s of Maverick Vinales and Aleix Espargaro have turned up with this (very F1 front wing stylee) winged fairing: We like it. Not as aggressive as the Ducati wings and they look like being…
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