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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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John McGuinness awarded the Segrave Trophy
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The Royal Automobile Club, today, awarded the Segrave Trophy to Isle of Man legend John McGuinness. Acknowledging the Lancashire man’s success, the citation read: “An outstanding contribution to motorcycle road and circuit racing, including setting the outright lap record at the 2015 Isle of Man TT. He is the greatest living exponent of the…
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“Best thing I’ve done – ever” Guy Martin Wall of Death interview
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Most of you probably watched Guy Martin take on the Wall of Death challenge live on tv, but here’s a post-ride interview with the fast man that you might not have seen yet. Guy talks about the ride, all the preparation and even the LED lights of his van. It’s a cracking video and well…
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Number 700! Race 2 in Aragón this weekend marks the 700th race in WorldSBK history
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WorldSBK came to life on the weekend of the 3rd of April, 1988, and exactly 28 years later is set to hit the milestone of 700 races in Race 2 at MotorLand Aragón. To celebrate three decades of the world’s top production motorcycle racing Championship, here’s a look through the landmarks that laid the way…
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Kawasaki Z900RS future model – image appears in Japan
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Hot on the heels of news that Kawasaki has filed a trademark for the name Z900RS, we’ve been sent this mock-up image of the bike from a top Japanese magazine. Autoby magazine in Japan features what it thinks the Z900RS will look like on the cover of its next issue. The bike is styled like…
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