Kevin Schwantz
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Kevin Schwantz RGV500 to be restored at Motorcycle Live
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Kevin Schwantz’s 1989 Pepsi Suzuki RGV500 is to be restored to full working order at this year’s Motorcycle Live – which takes place from 18-26 November at the NEC in Birmingham – as part of the Japanese manufacturer’s presence at the annual event. The iconic Grand Prix machine will be completely stripped, before being carefully…
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Suzuki showing iconic bikes at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford Show
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Suzuki GB is making a big appearance at the annual Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show at the Staffordshire County Showground, and will be bringing an array of iconic production and race bikes to the event, which takes place on 14-15 October. Showcasing Suzuki’s racing heritage will be both of Barry Sheene’s world championship-winning RG500s, the 1976…
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Suzuki set to display a host of rare bikes at next month’s Stafford Classic Bike Show
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Suzuki is bringing a host of championship winning machines to this year’s Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Show, which takes place on October 14-15. On display will be the two RG500s which Barry Sheene powered to world championship success in 1976 and 1977, joined by Kevin Schwantz’s 1993 championship-winning RGV500 and Kenny Roberts Jr’s 2000…
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Video: Kevin Schwantz launching the new GSX-R1000 from pitlane (turn the sound up)
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Video: Kevin Schwantz launching the new GSX-R1000 from pitlane (turn the sound up). https://www.facebook.com/kevinschwantzofficial/videos/10154541827282961/ Here’s something that’s made us happy this morning, it’s Kevin Schwantz launching a new GSX-R1000 from the pitlane at Phillip Island, Australia. It’s worth having the sound up for this one. Only a few seconds long, but – just to say…
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VIDEO Epic 500GP Battles – Wayne Rainey versus Kevin Schwantz
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VIDEO Epic 500GP Battles – Wayne Rainey versus Kevin Schwantz. Check out this great video compilation of two heroes of Grand Prix 500 racing from the late 1980s and early 1990s – Kevin Schwantz and Wayne Rainey. This action is from a time when the bikes were fierce. 160bhp, 130kg of weight, no rider electronics…
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport. If you’re a lover of motorsport history and nostalgia, then a trip to the brand new museum opened by MotoGP superstar Jorge Lorenzo could be just the ticket for you. It’s in Andorra and is called: ‘World Champions by 99’. Essentially it’s…
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Video: Kevin Schwantz rides the 2017 GSX-R1000R
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Video: Kevin Schwantz rides the 2017 GSX-R1000R. Check out this video (above), it’s something we’ve watched a lot of times already and we figured that you’d enjoy it. The 1994 500GP World Champion gets out on track on the all-new big superbike from Suzuki. He likes it a lot (which isn’t a surprise… is it?)…
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Not long now until the BRILLIANT Classic Bike Show at Stafford! FOUR legendary guests topping the bill!
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Not long now until the BRILLIANT Classic Bike Show at Stafford! FOUR legendary guests topping the bill! It’s just TEN DAYS to go until the excellent Carole Nash Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Stafford Show gets underway so get your diary out and pen the event in because you’d be daft to miss it. Our sister…
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MotoGP retires Simoncelli’s 58 number from racing competition
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MOTOGP has honoured the memory of Marco Simoncelli by retiring the late rider’s No 58 from the sport’s premier class. The popular Italian died as a result of a crash during the 2011 Malaysian MotoGP race. He was 24 years old. Ahead of this weekend’s San Marino Grand Prix, held at the Misano World Circuit named…
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Coventry MotoFest 2016: Schwantz’s GP500, Sheene’s iconic RG500 and much more on tap for us bike fans
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If you’re looking for a cracking event to get to soon, head to the Coventry MotoFest 2016. It’s a brilliant event with race bikes and cars taking to the Coventry ring road to perform. There’s a trio of awesome racebikes confirmed including Kevin Schwantz’s 1994 Suzuki RGV500 (pictured below), Michael Dunlop’s Team Classic Suzuki Xr69 and…
