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MotoGP Le Mans: The weekend’s preview
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Consistency has so far helped three riders stand out in the premier class, a tricky Le Mans circuit will test their ability to the limit. Now back in Europe, the MotoGP World Championship settles into a familiar rhythm with a steady stream of race weekends. The season has well and truly begun and leading the…
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Harley-Davidson Dyna Low Rider S world launch review
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Harley-Davidson may be king of the custom scene, but in recent years it has seen increased competition from all sides, with other manufacturers adding more and more parts and accessories to their catalogues and making their bikes easier to customise. H-D still has the edge, with a catalogue of over 10,000 items, but there must…
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Lorenzo: “We could have won the race! Michelin has to find out what is going on.”
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Jorge Lorenzo suffered a rear tyre spinning badly enough to rob him of a win at Jerez and has now said that Michelin needs to find out what the issue with the rubber was. As the MotoGP World Championship lined up for the start of the Gran Premio Red Bull de España, eyes were on…
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Michelin boss: MotoGP tyre tore itself apart because of A: the track, B: the temperature and C: Scott Redding’s weight
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Michelin Technical Director Nicolas Goubert has talked about the recent tyre issues in MotoGP. And he says that – in part – Scott Redding’s weight was something to do with the tyre tearing itself apart in Argentina. Talking about the tyre issues suffered at the Argy round, where Redding’s tyre was graphically destroyed at…
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Suzuki MotoGP completes stand-alone one day test in Texas
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Suzuki’s MotoGP pairing of Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró stayed in Austin for one more day after the GP of The Americas to test updates for the factory GSX-RR machines and to review the data from the first three races. The first three 2016 MotoGP events provided plenty of feedback to the Suzuki factory race…
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Marquez romps to another win in MotoGP – loads of others crash out though
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A fourth victory in Austin and an extended championship lead for Marc Marquez after a perfect race in Texas. For the fourth time in as many races, Marc Marquez started from pole position at the Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas and everyone expected him to go on and take victory once again. And…
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Marquez clinches victory and championship lead in Argentina
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A faultless flag-to-flag race by Marc Marquez saw him dominate the Argentina GP, running away with victory from Rossi and Pedrosa. The Spaniard now leads the championship by 41 points. Issues with the rear tyre of Scott Redding’s (Octo Pramac Yakhnich) Ducati during Free Practice 4 on Saturday saw a raft of changes brought in.…
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VIDEO: Suzuki MotoGP team film from testing
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Here’s the latest video from Suzuki MotoGP squad ahead of the 2016 season. In the film Aleix Espargaró talks about season preparation, the new GSX-RR, using the new Michelin tyres; and his relationship and bonding with the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR family. It’s a pretty standard team film, but it’s nice to see the bike in…
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MotoGP test day two: Top three split by 0.1s, Vinales quickest
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The second day of testing in Qatar saw three manufacturers split by under 0.1s at the top of the timesheets with Maverick Viñales back to his best. Once again it was Hiroshi Aoyama and Michele Pirro who were the first out of the pits at the Qatar Test, the rest of the field beginning to…
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Sam Lowes: 8 questions with the battling Brit
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Sam Lowes: 8 questions with the battling Brit. 1. What do you think are going to be the differences between the last two years and this coming season? Do you feel any better prepared? I feel I’m more prepared this year as I have the last two seasons’ experience to work from. Between years…
