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BSB: Peter Hickman grabs top spot from Bradley Ray with last lap surge in opening practice
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Peter Hickman saved his best until last in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Thruxton this morning, regaining the position at the top from Bradley Ray on his final lap by 0.316s. In the blistering heat at the Hampshire circuit Hickman had been heading the times for the majority of the…
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BSB: Leon Haslam holds off Josh Brookes at Snetterton with the top eleven covered by less than a second!
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Leon Haslam held off a hard-charging Josh Brookes to top the opening day at Snetterton as the Bennetts British Superbike Championship returned to the track with an incredibly close second free practice session as the top 11 riders were covered by just 0.993s! The session got underway in warmer conditions than earlier in the day…
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BSB: Irwin tops times in final Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park
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Glenn Irwin topped the times in the final Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park, stealing the top position from his Be Wiser Ducati team-mate Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne by 0.272s Jason O’Halloran had been setting the pace in the final ten minutes but in the closing moments the Be Wiser Ducati pair…
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BSB: Jason O’Halloran topped the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park
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Jason O’Halloran topped the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Oulton Park this morning, setting the pace by just 0.008s ahead of Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne to put Honda Racing at the top of the timesheets in the final minutes. The session got underway in perfect conditions in Cheshire and following last week’s…
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Milan show: Latest reincarnation of BMW R1200GS officially revealed
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BMW has updated the most popular travel enduro bike in the world, the R1200GS. With the update, BMW has introduced styling packages to the GS range. Customers can now give a BMW GS a more marked touch of enduro or distinguished style to suit its preferred area of use by ordering the style packages Rallye…
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BMW R1200RS – World Launch report
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Tested by: John Milbank Pictures by: James Wright and Jason Critchell BMW’s R1200RS is much more than a tweak to the model with a fairing bolted on. True, the motor is the same water-cooled boxer twin used in the R1200GS and R1200RT, producing 123bhp at 7750 rpm and 92lb-ft at 6500rpm, but if…
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2015 BMW R1200R review
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2015 BMW R1200R review | From £10,250 | 125bhp@7750rpm | 92lb-ft@ 6500rpm | 1170cc, air/liquid-cooled boxer twin Tested by: Bruce Wilson Photos by: BMW Tracing a clear lineage back to BMW’s first motorcycle – the 1923 R32 – this new Roadster combines performance, comfort and real touring potential with the Bavarian company’s iconic Boxer-twin motor.…
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BMW GS Trophy | Day six: Crushed bikes and deep sand
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Bruce Wilson, Motorcycle Sport & Leisure’s Deputy Editor is with the three riders making up Team GB in the BMW GS Trophy – the ultimate two-wheeled adventure. Staged bi-annually, it sees amateur racers from around the globe qualify for a spot in BMW’s prestigious R1200GS fuelled event, covering thousands of kilometres of gruelling off-road terrain. This…
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2014 BMW R1200RT review
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£15,390 | 125bhp | 92lb-ft | liquid-cooled boxer twin Tested by Roland Brown. Motorcycle Journalist and former international racer, Roland Brown is one of the world’s most respected bike testers. Subscribe to his fantastic YouTube channel – iMotorcycle Video – here. The initials RT have stood for a touring version of BMW’s boxer ever since the…
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2014 Yamaha Super Tenere XT1200ZE Review
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£12,799 | 111bhp@7250rpm | 86lb-ft@6000rpm | liquid-cooled parallel twin Adventure sportsbikes are currently the UK’s best-sellers, many coming fully-equipped with semi-active suspension, sophisticated anti-lock brakes, traction control and advanced engine management. MCM finds out how Yamaha’s newly revised Super Ténéré fares against its flagship rivals at the launch in Italy… Tell me about the…
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