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WSB: The reigning champion is back ahead of the opposition, whilst Bautista can only manage fourth!
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Day one at the Imola circuit concluded for WorldSBK, as quick times were coming thick and fast. With the sun beating down, action unfolded and yet again, it was Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) who remained in the number one position, ahead of Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and the BMW of Tom…
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WSB: Laverty out of Pirelli Italian Round after FP1 crash
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The Irish rider has suffered two fractured wrists and will be seen to by Dr Mir in Barcelona Team Goeleven’s Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of the rest of the Pirelli Italian Round after a huge crash in Friday’s Free Practice 1. The Irish rider suffered a highside on the exit from Acqua Minerali…
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WSB: Reigning champion Rea topped opening session whilst Davies and Bautista chase him down!
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The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship fired back into life at the famous Imola circuit, in Italy. The undulating rollercoaster-style circuit witnessed the first WorldSBK track action for four weeks, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) returning to the top of the time sheets. The session was red flagged with 31 minutes left…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Indian FTR1200
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Words: Mikko Nieminen Photography: Felix Romero, Ula Serra American bikes are big, brash and bathed in bling, right? Not this one! The new FTR1200 from Indian Motorcycle is sleek, stylish and, well, rather European-looking. The FTR1200 is inspired by Indian’s FTR750 flat track racer, and has similar looks, but shares virtually no components with its…
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BSB: Brookes claims victory at Oulton Park
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Josh Brookes has become the third different rider to claim a victory in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship – after taking the win at Oulton Park this afternoon. The 2015 champion held off Tommy Bridewell as Ducati became the third race-winning manufacturer so far this season to celebrate the first win for the new…
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MotoGP: Marquez bounces back with Jerez heroics
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Reigning World Champion Marc Marquez, beats Rins and Viñales on home soil to take the title lead into Le Mans. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has bounced back from his Americas GP crash in phenomenal fashion to take a commanding victory at the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, beating second place Alex Rins (Team…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi wants Yamaha to “develop the deflector.”
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Valentino Rossi has spoken out about the need for Yamaha to further develop the M1 and improve rear grip, with the addition of a new deflector. Ducati, Honda and Aprilia have been hard at work developing aerodynamics – and Valentino Rossi reckons that Yamaha need to do the same. Here’s what he’s said: “I’m putting…
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There’s a MotoGP Kawasaki coming for next year (but it’ll race in WSB… so there’ll be a customer version that you can buy!)
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The news isn’t some pie-in-the-sky either, this has come directly from the big boss himself. Speaking to Speedweek.com, Kawasaki’s Race Director Ichiro Yoda admitted that the green team was chasing its tail in WSB, trying to peg back the all-conquering Ducati of Alvaro Bautista. For the past four years WSB has been the dominant shooting…
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FOCUS: BMW’s new CRUISER coming for 2020. HOW and WHY.
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Fresh from its eighth consecutive record year of sales in 2018, BMW Motorrad is now getting ready to go head to head with Harley-Davidson and Indian on the American giants’ home turf, by developing a range of Cruiser models as a means to help achieve the coveted status of World’s No. 1 in the premium…
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: First ride of ZERO’s SR/F streetfighter.
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It’s a game-changer. The all-new American-made Zero SR/F – as in StReetFighter – sets new standards for an electric motorcycle that anyone can buy. Costing £17,990 inc VAT but not OTR with a 3 kW onboard charger, or £19,990 for the Premium version, including heated grips, a flyscreen and aluminum bar ends, plus a 6…
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