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MotoGP: It’s Silverstone this weekend and here’s a bucketload of stats about it.
This is the tenth year that Silverstone has hosted a Grand Prix event since the motorcycle world championship series returned to the circuit in 2010
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SPY SHOTS: KTM’s 1290 Super Adventure (next year’s bike – the new one) caught out in FINAL form. It’s ready. It’s done.
OK, so this is the S variant of the 2020 bike (we’ve already shown you the R version which you can spot easily by what’s
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BSB: Buchan claims second victory of 2019 ahead of Brookes and Bridewell
Danny Buchan added to his Bennetts British Superbike Championship winning tally in the opening race of the day at Cadwell Park, fending off the fierce
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Check this out. Gorgeous CGI from Japan of a ‘super’ Katana 1135R that’s rumoured to be on the horizon!
The rumour-mill in Japan is that Suzuki is planning a limited-edition ‘Super Katana’ that is effectively a ‘R’ version of the bike that was launched
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Buy AND Sell your bike for FREE! Yeah, FREE. Place your ad and shift your stuff in front of more than EIGHT AND A HALF MILLION users.
If you want to buy or sell motorbikes, or anything to do with motorbikes (so no wardrobes or anything like that… seriously people, how come
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Hands-free phone ban for drivers ‘Should be considered’ says DfT. Yep.
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
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Alvaro Bautista has left Ducati – according to his manager. Scott Redding’s WSB move is between Ducati and BMW, apparently…
It’s only a small comment made by Bautista’s manager, Simone Battistella, to Corse Di Moto in Italy, but it has big implications for the immediate
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MotoGP: Dovi beats Marquez at the final corner to win Austria epic
An unbelievable battle between Ducati and Honda goes down to the wire in another sensational Spielberg spectacle Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) keeps up Ducati’s 100%
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MotoGP: Undisputed: Marquez claims premier class pole record
Championship leader surpasses Mick Doohan to take MotoGP™ pole number 59, a Yamaha and Ducati join him on the front row in Austria Marc Marquez
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MotoGP: Viñales, Dovizioso beat Marquez in FP4
Top 14 are covered by nine-tenths ahead of qualifying in Austria Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) left it late to end FP4 at the
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MotoGP: Marquez leads Viñales, Dovi into qualifying after busy FP3
A Honda, two Ducatis and three Yamahas sit inside the top six as the times tumble from Friday’s running on Saturday morning Marc Marquez (Repsol
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Energica and Dell’Orto join forces to develop ELECTRIC tech for small capacity bikes.
Dell’Orto has signed an agreement with Energica to develop and produce electric ‘Power Units’ for small and medium-sized motorcycles for the next three years. The
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LOOK AGAIN: Fancy looking at our exclusive mega gallery of the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R (these are the photos we first showed you FIVE WEEKS ago?)
Do you remember when we showed you our mega gallery of the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R back on July 2? Good stuff, wasn’t
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SPY SHOTS: Here’s the real photos of the 2020 Triumph Tiger caught out in testing. Whoa!
Whilst our spy snappers have been out getting shots of the 765 Daytona AND the Thruxton R Black – they’ve also grabbed this motorcycle too,
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Here’s the top 20 riders in this year’s Senior Classic TT – John McGuinness will be first away.
The top twenty seeded riders for the opening race of the Classic TT presented by Bennetts, the Bennetts Senior Classic TT, have been announced. As
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VIDEO: Ducati Multistrada V4 caught out testing. AND you can WATCH (and listen) to it in action.
We’ve been telling you that Ducati’s been quietly working on a new V4 Multistrada for a few months now, but we’ve not managed to get
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MotoGP: Marquez tallies 50 premier class wins with Brno masterclass
Reigning Champion becomes just the fourth-ever rider to do so in rain-affected Czech GP, two Ducatis join him on the podium It was another sumptuous
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BSB: Andrew Irwin claims first Bennetts BSB victory with stunning race one win
Andrew Irwin delivered an incredible performance in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the day at Thruxton, claiming his first win in the
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BSB: Top Gun: Redding claims Thruxton pole position by just 0.059s!
Scott Redding claimed his third pole position of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season with a last lap dash in the final two minutes of
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MOTOGP: Marquez thrills to match premier class pole record
A sensational Q2 session sees the Championship leader take a huge gamble as Miller and Zarco complete the front row In an absolutely sensational Q2
Read moreMOTOGP: Zarco and Pol Espargaro make it KTM delight in Q1
The Frenchman made it through to Q2 for the first time this season, whilst Pol Espargaro makes it two KTMs in the battle for pole
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MOTOGP: Marquez heads Viñales, Guintoli in mixed FP3 conditions
Championship leader fastest as the sun starts to dry the Brno circuit, automatic Q2 places decided by FP2 times Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was
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BSB: Hickman holds the edge from Buchan and Brookes at Thruxton
Peter Hickman topped the times after the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice sessions at Thruxton today, launching the Smiths Racing BMW to the
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MOTOGP: No rest for the wicked: ‘El Diablo’ ousts Marquez in FP2
The holidays are over and it’s the flying Frenchman who finds 1.7 seconds in FP2 to take Friday honours from the Championship leader Fabio Quartararo
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MOTOGP: Dovizioso fastest, five manufacturers head the FP1 times
Ducati leads Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Suzuki as the opening MotoGP™ session springs some shocks 2018 Czech GP winner Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) launched his
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BSB: Hickman holds top spot in opening practice at Thruxton
Peter Hickman claimed the top spot in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice at Thruxton this morning, firing the Smiths Racing BMW to
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Suzuki offers summer test ride incentive with £500 off the price of the new bike you get out on
Suzuki has launched a new summer incentive, rewarding anyone that takes a test ride on selected models with £500 off the RRP when they go
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SPY SHOTS: Here’s Benelli’s secret squirrel 2020 TNT 600. Looks pretty different.
Making 85bhp @ 11,500rpm and 54.6Nm of torque @ 10,500rpm, don’t expect much in performance to change when this motorcycle is officially unveiled at the
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Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about Triumph’s 2020 Rocket 3 R and Rocket 3 GT. FULL tech specs, the actual documents from TRIUMPH itself, a MEGA 51 photo gallery. And there’s a VIDEO too.
We’ve been telling you there’s a new Rocket on the way from Triumph for a few months. And the British factory has just confirmed its
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PATENT: Honda’s 2020 CRF250L and CRF250 Rally getting twin-spark engine design and internal upgrades
Patents from Honda show that the factory’s quarter-litre off-roaders (with some pretty decent on-road manners too) are moving to twin-spark tech for next year. Outwardly,
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SPY SHOTS: Triumph’s NEW 2020 Rocket III caught on camera. TECH SPECS revealed.
Triumph’s new Rocket III has been caught out testing in Spain ahead of its 2020 release – and from what German magazine Motorrad says on
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VIDEO: Watch this guy do a 52m jump on a jacked up GSX-R1000 with dirtbike suspension… you’ll LOVE this film!
One of the best films we’ve seen this year. FMX star Juha Ruokolainen and his team have slapped full-on dirtbike suspension to a 162bhp Suzuki
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Bruce Anstey is BACK! The Kiwi is making his return to racing THIS YEAR following cancer treatment
After two years of intensive treatment for cancer, Bruce Anstey has announced his return to racing with an entry to this year’s Classic TT event
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LAUNCH REPORT: Harley’s LiveWire is a game changer – but don’t thrash it for long
After a few hours of riding the production-ready LiveWire from H-D in Portland, Oregon – I’m converted. This is a motorcycle for the generation not
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BSB: Redding edges Hickman and Linfoot in opening free practice at Snetterton
Scott Redding kicked off the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session at Snetterton by topping the times for the Be Wiser Ducati team,
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TESTED: Wunderlich Easy Park
RRP: From £139 / www.nippynormans.com / Tested by: Mikko Nieminen If you have limited space in your garage, the Easy Park from Wunderlich can make
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TESTED: Hevik Madsen Jacket
RRP: £147.59 / www.hevik.com / Tested by: Ross I’ve been wearing Hevik’s Madsen short wax-cotton jacket right through the winter on my short commute into
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Harley-Davidson LiveWire all electric motorcycle, here we go then!
Here we go then! We’re about to go and ride the finished, production-ready Harley-Davidson LiveWire all electric motorcycle. The route for this World Launch is
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WSB: The top quotes from Laguna Seca
After plenty of drama on track at Laguna Seca, what did the leading protagonists say after the racing had finished and the dust had settled?
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2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M will make European debut at BSB Snetterton
The 2020 Yamaha YZF-R1 and YZF-R1M will make their European debut at the Snetterton round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship July 19/20/21 Yamaha’s all-new
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WSB: Dominant Davies takes emotional first win of 2019!
Davies put in a staggering performance, setting his own pace to answer his critics with an emphatic win, whilst Jonathan Rea extends his points lead!
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WSB: A script Hollywood couldn’t write: Rea victorious as Bautista crashes!
A hectic opening race at the Geico U.S. Round saw Jonathan Rea take an eighth win of the season to extend his lead, although there
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WSB: Tight Tissot Superpole sees Rea on pole, Ducati challenge strengthens!
A dramatic Tissot Superpole session was one of the most important of the season, with Rea, Davies and Bautista set to scrap in Race 1!
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WSB: Marco Melandri has announced his racing retirement
Former 250cc World Champion, WSB and MotoGP runner-up and 22-time WSB race winner, has confirmed that the 2019 Superbike World Championship will be his last.
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NEW GEAR: Check out Cardo Systems FULL RANGE of communication systems AND find out how to WIN a Packtalk Bold Duo worth £559.99.
Fancy a new Bluetooth compatible motorcycle communications system? Well, Cardo Systems could have just what you’re looking for. Never heard of Cardo before? Well, since
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EVENTS: Classic Bike Trackdays heads to CASTLE COMBE next week. And YOU can get INVOLVED.
There’s just over a week to go before the second Classic Motorcycle Mechanics Magazine trackday organised by Classic Bike Trackdays in 2019 – and this
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MotoGP: Brad Binder joins Red Bull KTM Tech3 in 2020
KTM will welcome their next MotoGP racer to have come through the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and Red Bull KTM Moto3 and Moto2 ranks
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ROADS: Michael Dunlop CONFIRMED to race at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix
Michael Dunlop has confirmed that he WILL return to Dundrod at the 2019 Ulster Grand Prix. It’s the first time he’s been back at the
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