Ross Mowbray
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Cycling supremo Mark Cavendish to make the move to motorcycle racing?
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In an interview with Esquire Middle East, British cycling legend and Manxman Mark Cavendish said that he’d love to race bikes (with engines, not pedals). It’s well reported that Cavendish is a big fan of motorsports, and as a close friend of British MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow he’s well aware of what it takes at…
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Australian SBK Test – Day One: Troy Bayliss takes tenth place at Phillip Island
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Troy Bayliss took to the track for the first official tests of the 2018 Australian SBK Championship season – after 10 years of racing retirement, and a 21 year absence from the series. The 48-year-old WorldSBK legend and multiple champion last contested the series way back in 1997, before he made a move into British…
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Harley-Davidson to launch electric motorcycle within 18 months
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Harley-Davidson has announced that it is just 18 months away from releasing its first production electric motorcycle. Harley-Davidson revealed its first electric motorcycle back in 2014, with its popular LiveWire concept – which pumped out 74bhp and 56 lb-ft of torque, offered a zero-to-60 time of around 4 seconds, and a range of 50 miles.…
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Spy Shots: New KTM 790 Adventure caught in action
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KTM’s new 790 Adventure has been caught in action – and it’s looking very close to showroom ready. Unveiled in prototype form at EICMA 2017, the KTM 760 Adventure is one of the most hotly anticipated adventure machines to emerge from the Italian expo (even if it was a prototype) – but thanks to an…
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MotoGP Sepang Test: Lorenzo dominates third and final day
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Five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo put in the fastest ever lap of Sepang, during Day Three of the MotoGP Test. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) decimated the competition on the third and final day of the Sepang MotoGP Test, setting the fastest ever lap around the Malaysian venue; an impressive 1:58.830. His closest challenger was Repsol…
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Alpinestars launches its new Atem V3 full-piece leathers
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Alpinestars has launched a new racing collection for 2018, and out of the bunch, its new Atem V3 full piece leathers has caught our eye. Developed using proven technologies from MotoGP, the new Alpinestars Atem V3 suit is characterised by the innovations of performance and protection it offers – making it the perfect companion no…
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Video: Training through the winter with MotoGP rider Aleix Espargaró
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Aleix Espargaró tells Motociclismo how a MotoGP rider prepares through the winter for the upcoming season. Long gone are the days where top level racers can go for a few beers on a Saturday night, and come away with a win on the Sunday. Modern racing combines talent, luck, contacts and opportunities – with a…
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Sadiq Khan meets with the motorcycle industry
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Earlier this week, London Mayor Sadiq Khan invited a handful of manufacturers from the motorcycle and scooter industry to City Hall – attempting to tackle bike crime head on. Last year in London, over 14,000 motorcycles and scooters were reported stolen – which means that on average, 65 bikes were stolen each day in the…
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Ben Spies injured while Enduro training in Texas
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Ben Spies won’t be making his 2018 Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series debut next month, after suffering a number of injuries, including several broken bones and a collapsed lung while riding off-road in Texas last week. Spies said: “I sunk into the face of a jump and knew right away I was hosed,” Spies…
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Video: Street Scrambler’ing with Carl Fogarty
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Foggy returns to Speedway – on a Triumph Street Scrambler. Carl ‘Foggy’ Fogarty has returned to the track on a Triumph Street Scrambler showing what his bike could do around Buxton Hitmen Speedway in Derbyshire, UK. Foggy left his Street Scrambler completely standard, including the bike’s OEM Metzeler Tourance road tyres. He said: “It’s that…
