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  • Racer dies after incident at Oliver’s Mount

    Racer dies after incident at Oliver’s Mount

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    It’s been announced on manxradio.com today that Manx rider Billy Redmayne has died. The 25 year old Laxey racer was injured in an incident at Oliver’s Mount on Sunday. He had been taken to hospital in Scarborough before being airlifted to James Cook Hospital in Middlesborough where he was on a ventilator. However, his fiance…

  • Lorenzo confirmed to Ducati MotoGP in two year deal

    Lorenzo confirmed to Ducati MotoGP in two year deal

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    We brought you the news a fortnight ago that Valentino Rossi has confirmed to the world that the deal was done and now Jorge Lorenzo has confirmed publicly his switch to Ducati. The Majorcan will ride for the squad in 2017 and 2018. Lorenzo, born in Palma de Mallorca on 4 May 1987, has won five world…

  • This Saturday at Stafford: Barry Sheene’s 1975 Daytona crash helmet (yeah, that one, the smashed up one) is up for auction for £4k

    This Saturday at Stafford: Barry Sheene’s 1975 Daytona crash helmet (yeah, that one, the smashed up one) is up for auction for £4k

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    This Saturday at Stafford: Barry Sheene’s 1975 Daytona crash helmet (yeah, that one, the smashed up one) is up for auction for £4k. How do you fancy owning the most famous crash helmet in the motorcycle universe? Well you can do just that if you bid on Barry Sheene’s 1974 Bell racing helmet – the…

  • Honda suspends Kumamoto, Japan, factory following earthquakes over the weekend

    Honda suspends Kumamoto, Japan, factory following earthquakes over the weekend

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    Honda Motor Co. and Toyota were among companies that suspended operations on Friday after a powerful earthquake struck Kyushu, damaging factories and supply chains. Flights and trains were also disrupted after the 6.5 quake, which struck at around 9:26pm on Thursday. Another quake hit the area on Saturday also. 41 people are known to have…

  • Meet the Chinese R3 copy that’s gone up to 350cc and gets four silencers!

    Meet the Chinese R3 copy that’s gone up to 350cc and gets four silencers!

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    Meet the Chinese R3 copy that’s gone up to 350cc and gets four silencers! Check this out for the latest, probably most blatant copy we’ve seen coming out China yet. No, it’s not a Yamaha R3 but a 350cc (we think) copy of the Japanese bike, another mystery bike is pictured alongside and that looks…

  • Brits Kyle Smith and Gino Rea bag 1-2 at Assen WSS

    Brits Kyle Smith and Gino Rea bag 1-2 at Assen WSS

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    Kyle Smith has won the WorldSSP race at the TT Circuit Assen, with the podium completed by GRT rider Gino Rea and Puccetti reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu in incredibly difficult conditions. It was Sofuoglu who got the best start, with PJ Jacobsen slotting into P2 off the second row, leaving poleman Krummenacher in P4 chasing…

  • Rea romps to two second Assen weekend win in WSB

    Rea romps to two second Assen weekend win in WSB

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    KRT rider Jonathan Rea took a second incredible WSB win in the Netherlands in Race 2 as a half-wet half-dry race saw tyre decisions play the key role. Joined on the podium by teammate Tom Sykes and local lad Michael van der Mark. Sunday morning initially brought better weather to the TT Circuit Assen, with…

  • WSB: Alex Lowes fastest in soggy conditions at Assen

    WSB: Alex Lowes fastest in soggy conditions at Assen

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    More rain characterized the second practice session at the TT Circuit Assen, with Alex Lowes topping the timesheets from FP1’s fastest man Tom Sykes. Lowes’ Yamaha teammate Sylvain Guintoli was third quickest, as the Pata Yamaha duo again put in a strong performance. Barni Racing’s Xavi Forés was the fastest Ducati in fourth, ahead of…

  • Speed cameras? Ha! Where we’re going, we don’t NEED speed cameras! Gulp…

    Speed cameras? Ha! Where we’re going, we don’t NEED speed cameras! Gulp…

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    Speed cameras? Ha! Where we’re going, we don’t NEED speed cameras! Gulp… Electronics giant Bosch has said that it plans on connecting motorcycles to the Cloud storage system in the future. And there’s a reason why we should all be concerned… In a document from the company that’s been sent to us at MoreBikes, the…

  • Video: An Italian blast on a souped-up Vespa

    Video: An Italian blast on a souped-up Vespa

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    Video: An Italian blast on a souped-up Vespa Check out this screaming onboard video of a Vespa 50 Special 130 being given the berries by Italian scooterman Nicola Pellistri. It’s a video that appeared last year so it’s not new, but we like it all the same. So far, so normal about this sort of…


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