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The Best Exotic Marigold Expedition – Day Two
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Delhirium If I’m honest, the first few hours in Delhi were a bit of a shock. I felt overwhelmed by the enormity of the city (the estimates vary, but the population without including the urban surroundings is close to 20 million), the intense heat, the chaotic traffic, the hoards of beggars and the fact that…
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BMW patents front wheel 'catcher' to help with motorcycle head-on crashes
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In a head-on collision, a motorcyclist will usually come off far worse than in any other type of crash. That’s largely due to the forces of the impact having nowhere to go and nowhere to dissipate, so the full impact gets transmitted straight back into the bike and rider. BMW thinks it has worked out…
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BMW patents front wheel ‘catcher’ to help with motorcycle head-on crashes
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In a head-on collision, a motorcyclist will usually come off far worse than in any other type of crash. That’s largely due to the forces of the impact having nowhere to go and nowhere to dissipate, so the full impact gets transmitted straight back into the bike and rider. BMW thinks it has worked out…
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Kawasaki confirms RADAR assistance systems WILL appear on motorcycles in the near future
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd has announced that the advanced rider assistance system developed by the Bosch company is to be included in future Kawasaki motorcycles – a first for a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer. No date has yet been given by Kawasaki for when this system will actually appear on production bikes, but rumours suggest that…
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Drivers FORGET seeing bikers. Nottingham University STUDY finds short term memory loss could be to blame for fatal car and motorcycle accidents.
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A study by the University of Nottingham has found that fatal crashes involving cars and motorbikes may be caused by glitches in motorists short-term memory. And researchers reckon they could be prevented by encouraging drivers to talk to themselves at the wheel. During their experiments, researchers analysed where drivers looked and what they remembered while…
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WSB: Rea victorious after all-British fight for WorldSBK supremacy in Race 1
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The Ulsterman’s win gave him a 15th victory of the season and Kawasaki a fifth consecutive Manufacturers’ Championship, but he had to work for it… The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship launched racing action at the Motul Qatar Round, with the first of three races getting underway on Friday night. With first and second in…
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Moto2: Sam Lowes punished by Stewards Panel for collision in FP2 – will start from the back of the grid on Sunday!
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Oh no! The Brit has been found guilt of causing contact with another rider during today’s Moto2 Free Practice 2 session at Phillip Island. Here’s what the Stewards Panel, which includes GP legend Freddie Spencer, said:
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WSB: Rea wins to clinch fifth WorldSBK title at Magny-Cours!
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A five-star performance as Rea holds off van der Mark to become the first five-time WorldSBK champion! A five-star performance as Rea holds off van der Mark to become the first five-time WorldSBK champion! The Pirelli French Round will go down in the history books of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship. It began with…
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WSB: Razgatlioglu takes historic win in 800th WorldSBK Race!
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First Turkish winner in WorldSBK history as Razgatlioglu charges from 16th on the grid to deny Rea on the last lap The Pirelli French Round produced one of the races of the WorldSBK season so far as five different riders lead at various stages, before Michael van der Mark (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Team) crashed out of…
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Hands-free phone ban for drivers ‘Should be considered’ says DfT. Yep.
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How about this from the world of the ill-informed then? According to reports on the BBC, drivers could be banned from using hands-free mobile phones in England and Wales if a group of MPs gets its way. Current laws give the “misleading impression” that hands-free options are safe, they warned. While it has been illegal…
