Search results for: “ducati”
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Evel Knievel’s movie bike up for auction – expected to go for $200,000
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A dressed up road bike ridden by Evel Knievel in the 1970s movie, Viva Knievel, could top $200,000 in an online auction on October 1. The Harley-Davidson XLCH 1000 Eagle ‘Stratocycle’ which was, in reality, a 1976 Harley XLCH Sportster 1000, is going up as part of a Hollywood memorabilia auction taking place at Invaluble.com.…
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SCOOP WSB and BSB champion Troy Bayliss has broken his back!
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WSB and BSB champion Troy Bayliss has fractured his back! It happened in a horrible fall at the 450 Australian Senior Track championship. It happened yesterday when Bayliss lost control of his bike and slammed into the boards that surround the edge of the dirt circuit. Bayliss was competing in Aussie Senor Track Chmapionship in…
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HOT GOSSIP BMW building a four-cylinder supersport bike for 2017… yeah…
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Hot on the heels of news that Ducati is building a four-cylinder superbike to replace the Panigale in 2017 comes more insider whispers for the WSB paddock – but this time it has BMW making a four-cylinder Supersport machine. According to the gossip-tree (and it’s a GOSSIP tree, so this might be utter…
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SCOOP: Kawasaki boss: ‘New ZX-10R will be here in 2016 and it’s a BIG step forward’
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2016 will see a completely tweaked Kawasaki ZX-10R with major changes to the chassis, swingarm, engine and electronics. Guim Roda, Kawasaki’s World Superbike Team Manager said: “The concept is the same as the current motorcycle, but there are some changes coming to make it much more competitive. This year the technical rules are more restrictive…
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Sena slashes price of first Audio-controlled action camera
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With the elevated popularity of the Prism Bluetooth Audio Action Camera among motorcycle riders around the world, Sena Technologies, the maker of brilliant Bluetooth-audio controlled tech for the motorsports world has lopped about £75 off the price of it’s brilliant camera system. The price drop has been announced in USA dollars (they’re an American…
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Guzzi Le Mans Radical to take on R-nine-T
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Made by a small engineering workshop not far from the Czech republic, this is the awesome Radical Guzzi cafe racer. The engine is a Guzzi Griso V-twin lump, taken from 1200 to 1450cc and kicks out 135bhp at the rear wheel. Builder, Stefan Bronold says he was so keen for some genuine character with the…
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SCOOP: New Suzuki 500 turbocharged bike!
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SCOOP: New Suzuki 500 turbocharged bike! By Leon Rose and Tony Carter Here’s new patents files by Suzuki that show the factory is working on a 500cc parallel twin with a tubocharger. The drawings clearly show the tubocharger mounted on the exhaust downtubes whilst the side-on drawings show that the bikes will have a…
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Hopkins is back: “I’m ready to put on one hell of a show at Brands Hatch!”
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John Hopkins will make his much-anticipated return to the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship at the next round of the season at Brands Hatch (17/18/19 July) as the American ace prepares for his Ducati debut with the Lloyds British Moto Rapido team. Hopkins came within striking distance of the MCE BSB crown in 2011 after…
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Video: Honda RC213V-S test ride
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Check out this video of the Honda RC213V-S road bike being tested in Japan. The video looks like a well-produced teaser ad, but as for the validity of what we’re seeing in terms of how the final bike will actually look and feel… well, that’s anyone’s guess at the moment. The rider is former…
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Max Biaggi returns to World Superbikes
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According to the World Superbike website, Max Biaggi is returning to the World Superbike Championship. In 2012, Biaggi announced his retirement soon after he picked up his second world crown. He will race again at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on 19-21 June and then at the Sepang International Circuit at the start of August. Racing as…
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