Honda V4
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WSB: Bautista bags top spot with 13 riders covered by one second!
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WorldSBK Rookie Bautista got his 2019 championship charge off to a fine start, toppling Jonathan Rea late on in FP2 to go into Saturday on top. The final session of the opening day of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship concluded with Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) taking over at the top of combined…
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WSB: Bautista flying on the Ducati in Australia while the Brits get down to business
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Spaniard smashes the times again, Tom Sykes second quickest despite shoulder injury, Alex Lowes has a big crash and Haslam beats Rea to third fastest time. Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati) stormed to the top of the timesheets again today (Tuesday) at Phillip Island with a best lap of 1’30.303 – a massive 0.440 seconds…
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WSB: Bautista dominates day one in Australia. Lowes second, Rea third
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Four different bikes take four top spots in thrilling opener at Phillip Island After three weeks of rest the World Superbike circus is back in action at Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit for the final pre-season test before the racing action kicks off. Amidst chilly temperatures and winds, Ducati’s debutant Álvaro Bautista (Aruba.it Racing – Ducati)…
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REVEALED (AGAIN): Here’s the FULL, latest drawings of Honda’s V4 Superbike. More detail about the seat ‘wing’ and the bike’s so-called ‘straightening plate’ design.
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Here’s the FULL patents that show the upcoming Honda V4. Yeah, side on drawings of the COMPLETE bike. For real. From Honda’s design department. Right here. And we’re showing you these again just in case you missed them when we showed the world these, first. Fancy seeing a SECOND set of secret Honda official designs…
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Honda’s 2019 NC750 X/S with DCT gets launched in two day’s time
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With all the hype around the more headline-friendly motorcycles like the Ducati Panigale V4R and the Kawasaki Versys 1000 SE, you might have missed that the popular NC750 from Honda is getting an update for next year. Our Japanese mates at Young Machine have been told that the bike is officially available from Honda this…
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NEW GEAR: Arai’s NEW RX-7X SP Freddie Spencer Replicas.
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Arai has just launched a couple of special versions of its RX-7X SP sports helmet. And they are dedicated to three-time world champion Freddie Spencer. Way back in 1983, Freddie Spencer became the youngest 500 World Champion in history, beating Kenny Roberts (and his Yamaha V4) on his three-cylinder Honda. Admittedly, Marc Márquez broke that…
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Classic TT: Local man Dudgeon tops Superbike Classic TT qualifying
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Manx racer Andrew Dudgeon posted the fastest time in yesterday morning’s RST Superbike Classic TT Race qualifying session, and indeed the fastest time of the week, at the 2018 Classic TT Races presented by Bennetts. However, Dean Harrison, undoubtedly the race favourite for Monday’s Superbike Race, was again beset by problems and twice pulled in…
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PROOF! Honda’s CBR600RR returns. CARB documents confirm. 10kg lighter.
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We’ve been sent a CARB homologation document which FINALLY confirms that Honda’s CBR600 is set to make a return. We’ve been telling you that Honda’s iconic CBR600 would be back for over two years, and a CARB homologation document submitted by Honda in California on August 16 has revealed a handful of details about the…
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WSB: Jonathan Rea rolls to Misano glory in Race 1
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Third win on the trot for the Kawasaki rider, who extends his championship lead to 80 points. Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) had his Superpole snatched away from him at the last moment a couple of hours earlier, but that mattered little to the reigning champion by the time Race One rolled around. A…
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WSB: Milwaukee Aprilia duo top Friday practice after rained out FP3
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Just Torres and Mercado try out damp Misano track in Friday closer, with Savadori ahead of pack With showers coming down over the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli since midway through the FIM Supersport World Championship FP2, many of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship riders would have been hoping that their luck would be…
