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Moto2: Zarco romps to Catalan GP win with late move
All eyes were on the leading two on the Moto2 World Championship grid, pole setter Johann Zarco (Ajo Motorsport) and Alex Rins (Paginas Amarillas HP 40) having set the pace on the new layout. Conditions continued to heat up, the track at 43°C just ahead of the lights going out for round seven of the…
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TT2016: Racer Paul Shoesmith has died
Paul Shoesmith, from Poynton, Lancashire died from injuries sustained during a crash on Sulby Straight during Saturday evening’s solo practice session at the Isle of Man TT. Paul made his TT Races debut in 2005 and had a highest placed finish of 15th on the TT Mountain Course in both the Superbike and Senior Races…
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TT2016: Sidecar racer Dwight Beare has died
Sidecar racer Dwight Beare, an Australian who had moved to the Isle of Man to become a resident in Onchan, was killed following an accident near Rhencullen during Saturday’s Sidecar Race 1 at the Isle of Man TT Races. The race was immediately red flagged. Dwight made his TT Races debut in 2014, achieving a 12th…
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TT 2016: Holden and Winkle take dramatic win in Sure Sidecar Race 1
John Holden and Andy Winkle claimed their second win at the Isle of Man TT five years after their first win, when they benefited from the final lap retirement of Ben and Tom Birchall. The Lancastrian pair took a dramatic victory by almost a minute from Peter Founds/Jevan Walmsley with brother Alan Founds, partnered by…
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TT2016: Michael Dunlop smashes the TT lap record and wins the Superbike race
In an amazing on-track duel that saw arch rivals Michael Dunlop, Ian Hutchinson and John McGuinness almost lapping together it was Dunlop who reigned supreme in the first race outing at TT 2016. Dunlop was unstoppable on the Hawk Racing BMW right from the start of the six lap race, smashing the record books with…
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TT 2016: Michael Dunlop JUST broke the 133mph lap threshold – from a STANDING START!
Michael Dunlop has just mashed the competition on his BMW with a storming lap from the standing start – to be the FIRST rider ever to lap at an average of 133.37mph! Not only that, but his incredible time means that we’ve just seen the FIRST EVER under-17 minute lap of the Mountain Course. Dunlop…
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TT 2016: Hutchy fastest ever lap! 132.803mph! Unofficial record though
TT final practice of Practice Week is on now and so far Hutchy is flying (Dunlop is flying too – there’s a lot of them flying right now in near perfect evening conditions) – and the headline at the moment is that Ian Hutchinson has bagged a best of 132.803mph – faster than John McGuinness’…
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California Superbike School, Level 1 – video review
A day of track training can make you faster, safer and more confident, whether you’re a beginner or a track day veteran. If you fancy improving your riding skills this summer, the one-day courses at California Superbike School are a great option. The guys at California Superbike School know what they’re doing, they let you have plenty of time…
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Video: Michelin and Harley-Davidson made a film together – and here it is
Here’s an odd bit of marketing from the tyre giants at Michelin and the people at Harley-Davidson – and it’s in the form of a pretty high-production-values movie that’s a way to kill some time. It’s called The Gift, it’s about a father and sons and stuff – and it involves motorcycles.Article continues below… Advert…
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Luis Salom has died following Moto2 crash in today’s practice session in Spain
Luis Salom has died following Moto2 crash in today’s practice session in Spain. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Following an incident during today’s Moto2 Free Practice 2 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, it has been announced that Luis…
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Luis Salom rushed to hospital after Moto2 crash in Spain
A crash for SAG Team rider Luis Salom ended the second Moto 2 free practice session at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the Spanish rider taken to hospital from the scene. Mallorca native Salom, 24, fell at Turn 12 with more than half of the 45-minute FP2 session remaining.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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TT 2016: Awesome video: TT on the pipe! RC213V-S, Norton, Suter and R1M
This video is filmed at the circuit’s Hawthorne Pub. It has been posted on YouTube by Liam Collister.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. It is awesome. Play this and turn it up loud. It’s only 48 seconds long but…
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TT 2016: Bruce Anstey’s big old beard has gone!
After his spill last night in Practice for the upcoming Isle of Man TT 2016 Race Week event, flying Kiwi Bruce Anstey has decided to ditch the monster beard he’s been sporting and is now going clean-ish shaven for the race action on The Island. There’s no getting away from the fact that we’ve all…
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TT 2016: TT Qualifying videos aplenty! Loads of onboard action from the past week.
Here’s a hunk of great onboard goodness from the TT 2016 – a clutch of great videos from qualifying. These have appeared on the Isle of Man TT website as a wrap up of what we’ve seen so far – and it’s worth repeating the action here for you too.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything…
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Anstey’s hospital bed pic show’s he’s all smiles for tomorrow’s Superbike race
We told you that Bruce was fine and well and now here’s the only smiley picture of the flyin’ Kiwi after his crash – so at least the quick lad is still all smiles after his fast fall during last night’s TT Practice session.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the…
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World GP Bike legends 2016 – full entry list announced
Following the hugely successful first event at Jerez in 2015, World GP Bike Legends is back for 2016 and the iconic 500cc bikes and riders from the golden age of Grand Prix motorcycle racing will do battle at the challenging Sachsenring Circuit – home to the German round of the current MotoGP World Championship.Article…
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TT 2016: Video – RC213V-S knocked off its stand at the Creg!
This is the shocking moment a £152,000 Honda RC213V-S gets knocked off its sidestand at the TT. Here’s how it went down, the MotoGP-bike-for-the-road was parked up at the Creg-ny-Baa pub on The Mountain course yesterday when a BMW tipped off it’s stand and fell onto the RC213…Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes…
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John McGuinness: I managed a 131.1mph, so we’re in the ballpark…
John McGuinness has started flexing his TT muscles after a week of practice on The Island and says he’s pretty much doing what he needs to to be able to compete when the racing starts tomorrow. The first big bike race, the Superbike, happens tomorrow and in the final Practice session the 23-times TT winner…
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Bell helmets to test prototype 360fly camera helmets during this year’s TT races
Bell helmets to test prototype 360fly camera helmets during this year’s TT races. Bell helmets has said that it will road test working prototypes of the first-of-its kind 360-degree-camera integrated helmet, the Bell Pro Star with 360fly, during the 2016 Isle of Man TT. Bell ambassadors, Gary Johnson, William Dunlop and Brandon Cretu will wear…
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Valentino Rossi inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame
Valentino Rossi inducted into Motor Sport Hall of Fame. Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here to subscribe, or Read FREE Online. Five racing luminaries were inducted into the Motor Sport Hall of Fame on Tuesday at the Royal Automobile Club’s Woodcote Park country estate.…
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TT 2016: Reeves leads pack as Sidecar practice gets real quick
Tim Reeves and Patrick Farrance upped the ante in qualifying for the two Sure Mobile Formula Two sidecar races with a best lap of 114.83mph to send them to the top of the leaderboard. 17-times TT winner Dave Molyneux, with Dan Sayle in the chair, wasn’t too far behind with another 114mph plus lap as…
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TT 2016: Anstey crashes! Michael Dunlop cracks 132mph barrier! And smashes Superstock lap record (unofficially)
With perfect conditions yet again all the way round the Mountain Course, Thursday evening’s qualifying session at the 2016 Isle of Man TT Races saw Michael Dunlop set the island alight with the first 132mph+ lap of the week.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by reading the MoreBikes monthly newspaper. Click here…
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Pol Espargaro to join KTM in MotoGP alongside Bradley Smith
Austrian manufacturer KTM has been busy testing with a variety of former World Championship riders in order to prepare the KTM RC16 for its World Championship debut in 2017 but has also remained focus on signing an all-star line up for 2017. At the start of the 2016 season, they announced Bradley Smith as their…
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Marquez signs with Honda for more MotoGP
We told you yesterday how Marc Marquez tipped the wink that he was about to sign for Honda again in MotoGP and the ink is now dry on the contract to keep the twice world MotoGP champion on the Big H bikes for the next two-years.Article continues below… Advert Enjoy everything More Bikes by…
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