Sports Bikes
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WSB: Race organisers look into increasing the maximum engine size allowed in World Superbikes. 1200cc V4s could be coming to a racetrack near YOU.
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Gregorio Lavilla, Sports Director of the Superbike World Championship, has suggested that he’s looking into increasing the maximum engine displacement allowed in the race series. WSBK is studying to increase the maximum engine displacement to 1,100 or 1,200 cc for some engines. This would be especially interesting for Italian manufacturers, whose standard V4 engines cover…
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TT 2020: It’s happened. The Classic TT has been CANCELLED too.
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A statement has been released which confirms that this year’s Isle of Man Classic TT has been cancelled as a result of the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The decision was made by the Isle of Man Government and the Manx Motor Cycle Club – and although the news won’t come as a massive surprise, there will…
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SAVE SOME CASH: Suzuki offers £500 OFF alongside 0% finance campaign.
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Suzuki is offering to knock £500 off a range of its bikes which are currently available as part of its four-year 0% hire purchase finance deal. The latest money-saving offer from Suzuki follows the most recent government announcement, which allows dealerships to take orders online or over the phone and deliver new bikes and parts…
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MotoGP: German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix cancelled
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Dorna has just announced that there will be no racing at Sachsenring, Assen and KymiRing in 2020, as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The Grand Prix Deutschland was set to take place at the Sachsenring across the 19-21 June, the TT Assen at the TT Circuit Assen was scheduled for the 26-28 June, and…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wants to RACE in 2021.
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Nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi has hinted that he wants to continue racing next year, during an interview with his Yamaha teammate Maverick Vinales. In the interview with commentator Matt Birt, Rossi spoke about his initial plan to use the start of the season to gauge whether or not he’d be up for racing in…
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BSB: No racing until May 31. At least.
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Last week MSVR released a statement confirm its current plans for racing in 2020, following the start of the season being postponed as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Following on from the Government’s latest announcement, the MCRCB and the ACU have currently suspended all motorcycle circuit racing events until May 31, at least. As…
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Honda files PATENT for rear spoiler.
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Design drawings have emerged which confirm Honda’s working on a new rear unit for its sportbikes. In recent years, motorcycle manufacturers have been introducing wings to the front of their bikes to improve aerodynamics and increase downforce. Now Honda’s looking at what it can do to improve things at the rear. In recent history, tail…
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VIDEO: Kawasaki’s ZX-25R on the DYNO. Listen to it scream.
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We’ve been talking about Kawasaki’s eagerly anticipated ZX-25R for months – and now a video has been released showing the little 250 screaming on the dyno. Although official technical specifications haven’t been released yet – we do know the bike is powered by a punchy 249cc, water-cooled, inline-four motor which revs up to 18,000rpm and…
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MotoGP: Alex Rins signs Suzuki contract for 2021 and 2022
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Alex Rins has signed a contract which commits him to the Suzuki Ecstar MotoGP team for the 2021 and 2022 racing seasons. Rins joined the Suzuki Ecstar Team back in 2017 for his first season in MotoGP, and has gone from strength to strength since. It took him until Argentina in 2018 to claim his…
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s Honda Fireblade-inspired helmet. Get YOURS now.
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Are you a Fireblade rider? After a new lid to keep you safe out on the road or track? Arai’s just released new version of its top of the line RX-7V for you. There are three versions available – one Red, one Blue and one Silver – to match the colour schemes of Honda’s 2020…
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