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Honda’s thinking ‘haptic’ motorcycle danger feedback designs break cover
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Honda’s thinking ‘haptic’ motorcycle danger feedback designs break cover. Hot news from the USA where the guys at motorcycle.com have uncovered these patent drawings for a blind-spot monitoring system from Honda which will go on the company’s bikes. In a report by Dennis Chung, the patent drawings are clearly shown and will work as a…
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Video: KLR650 brrraaaapp-ing up a hill climb
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Here’s a cracking bit of film to get yer juices flowing. It’s from a french hill climb, there’s nothing like a crash or near miss in the footage, but it’s well worth a watch. In fact, if you ever want to know how manic a quick climb feels right from the start – then…
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Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina
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A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa. The Spaniard now leads the championship by 41 points. Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) Ducati during Free Practice 4 on Saturday saw a raft of changes brought in.…
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Argentine GP: Rossi ‘I had big problems with the rear tyre’
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The opening laps of the Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina had a distinct air of familiarity about them: Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) followed closely by Valentino Rossi. Marquez was unable to shake the determined Italian who remained on his tail until the pair pitted on lap 11 for the mandatory pit stops.…
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WSB Aragon – Chaz Davies wins both, Kawasaki lock out the rest
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Ducati rider Chaz Davies took an amazing double WSB win at MotorLand Aragón – showing his dominance by crossing the line 6.471 seconds clear of the nearest bike on track in Race 2 after another sublime ride. Kawasaki riders Tom Sykes and Jonathan Rea completed the podium in Spain after being locked in another head…
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Shark launches limited-edition Lorenzo replica lid
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Shark helmets is launching a new replica helmet to celebrate its latest signing, the 2015 MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo. The limited-edition Lorenzo replica design will be featured on Shark’s flagship model, the Race-R PRO, available in UK dealers in May. The lid features Monster Energy logos and even has Lorenzo’s ‘Por Fuera’ (‘On the…
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Monza dropped from WSB calendar for this year
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Monza is off the WSB calendar according to a report we’ve just been sent by Dorna’s office. Here’s what the notification says. Nope, we don’t think that this is some sort of unfunny April Fool’s, this looks serious to us. 2016 Calendar Update The FIM and DWO would like to announce the cancellation of…
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Review: Spidi H2OUT Thunder WP Trousers
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Reviewed by: Mikko Nieminen // RRP: £179.99 // Size: M-7XL // Colour: Black // Info: www.spidi.com These Spidi Thunder trouser were a bit of a surprise: They are quite thin, with no thermal lining, but I have been perfectly warm wearing them through the winter. Admittedly, it has been a warm winter, but I…
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Guy Martin to get special honour from the Queen – likely to be the Order of Merit for TV work
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Guy Martin is to be honoured by the Queen for services to motorsport. Unless there are objections to the honour, the star of the Speed series on Channel Four is going to be receive the honour from the Honours and Appointments Secretariat office later this year, he will be presented with the honour in…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo and Rossi head to head over fan’s attitude into Argentinian round this weekend
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It looks like things are already coming to a head in the run up to this weekend’s Argentian round of MotoGP with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi winding each other up. It happened at the pre-event press conference. Lorenzo was asked about how he was dealing with the threat of more booing and animosity from…
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