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Trick ‘Blade incoming?
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Direct from Japan comes the news that Honda could be preparing to celebrate 30 years of the Fireblade with a trick version of its current CBR1000RR-R. This one’s all rumours and speculation, but with Honda preparing to celebrate 30 years of the Fireblade in 2022, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine the…
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Calling all young guns! WorldSBK crowd awaits…
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Starting in 2022, Yamaha Motor Europe has introduced the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU SuperFinale, an exclusive event for young racers aged between 14 and 19 looking to make the step up from national to international racing in the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup, which is contested over six rounds and runs alongside the FIM…
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Bayliss is back with Ducati!
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Well, the name is anyway! This time it’s Troy’s 18-year-old son Oliver who teams up with Barni Racing in the 2022 World Supersport Championship!! Let’s hope we’re going to see some exciting stuff once again on a Ducati from the Bayliss family! Like father, like son… #troybayliss #oliverbayliss #wsbk #ducati
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Yamaha Launches Brand New R7 European Series and SuperFinale Event in 2022
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Yamaha Motor Europe has announced a unique motorcycle racing event in 2022, featuring the all-new Yamaha R7 Supersport bike. The Yamaha R7 Series European SuperFinale will take place during one of the final rounds of the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship and will feature the 36 top riders from the national R7 Cups organised by…
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Buell to Start Hammerhead Production & Online Reservations Nov. 1, 2021
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Buell Motorcycle Co. announces the legendary Buell Hammerhead 1190 is going into production and taking reservations beginning November 1st. The Buell Hammerhead 1190 received extensive press coverage and unbridled enthusiasm from motorcycle riders around the world following Buell’s spring announcement that “Buell is Back”. “When we said Buell is Back, we meant it,” said Bill…
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From NS to NSR
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How Honda’s V four powered NSR500 rewrote the GP bike blueprint… 1983 saw the Honda triple benefitting from both a new, all-alloy, chassis and the introduction of reed valves – the latter update allowing smoother fuel/airflow with no opportunity of the engine to blow the vital mixture back through the carburettors. This pair of revisions…
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MotoGP: Michelin extends EXCLUSIVE tyre contract to 2026
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The tyre specialist has just confirmed it’ll be the sole supplier for MotoGP tyres for another three years. The French manufacturer became the supplier for MotoGP tyres back in 2016, and with the news of the three-year extension, the Michelin and MotoGP partnership should see ten years of racing together. Speaking about the news, Florent…
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Ducati’s Panigale V4 S triumphs on track
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A production Panigale V4 S took first place (and set a new lap record) at the Cremona round of the MotoEstate trophy in Italy – beating some stiff competition. Ok, so it might be amateur racing – but there are some seriously fast riders on some seriously fast bikes involved in the MotoEstate trophy. That’s…
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BSB: The DYNAVOLT Triumph Street Triple 765 RS
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The British factory has revealed the bike that it’ll be putting through its paces as part of this year’s British Supersport Championship. The new Dynavolt Street Triple 765 RS will be raced by Kyle Ryde (World Supersport) and Brandon Paasch (former British Motostar Champion) – while Simon Buckmaster and the PTR race team will be…
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IT’S OFFICIAL! Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team is heading to MotoGP
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With the backing of the Saudi Royal Family, Valentino Rossi’s VR46 team will be going MotoGP racing next year. But they’ve still not settled on a bike. Tanal Entertainment (the holding company of the Saudi royal family) has partnered up with Team VR46 for the next five years – and together they’ll be getting stuck…
