Ross Mowbray
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The king is dead: A celebration of the GSX1300R Hayabusa
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After 20 years of speed record breaking, the GSX1300R Hayabusa was dropped from Suzuki’s UK line-up in 2019. John Nutting celebrates some of its achievements and rides a pristine example.
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Support the NHS with Wemoto’s NEW charity t-shirt
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WeMoto’s just released its latest charity t-shirt – and this year, it’s donating the profits to the NHS. Over the past five years, Wemoto’s been donating the profits from its charity t-shirts to the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club – but this year it’s chosen to raise funds for the financially stretched NHS. ‘The Motorcyclist’…
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WSB: Plans in place to RESTART racing in August
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World Superbikes organisers are hard at work as they attempt to get the 2020 race season back underway this August. With the season halted after the first round of the season at Phillip Island due to the coronavirus outbreak, Dorna is putting plans together to restart racing at Jerez across July 31 – August 2.…
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Triumph Motorcycles to cut 240 UK jobs
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Triumph Motorcycles is to cut 400 jobs worldwide, 240 of which are in the UK. The Hinckley-based factory said the cuts are the result of a big drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic. Triumph’s HQ is Hinckley, but it’s also got factories in Thailand and assembly operations in Brazil and India. At the…
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MotoGP: Grand Prix of Japan cancelled too
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MotoGP organisers have just announced the cancellation of another round as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. This time it’s Japan. It’s just been confirmed that the Grand Prix of Japan won’t be going ahead during the 2020 MotoGP season. Set to take place from across October 16-18 at the Twin Ring Motegi, it looks…
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MotoGP: British and Australian Grand Prix CANCELLED
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MotoGP organisers have confirmed that there’s going to be no top level racing at Silverstone and Phillip Island during the 2020 season. As a result of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak and the numerous calendar changes, it has been announced that the British and Australian Grand Prix have been cancelled for 2020. The British Grand Prix…
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TWO new models coming from Indian? US factory registers Pursuit and Guardian names.
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Indian Motorcycle has registered two new model names, indicating we might see some new machines in the near future. The Indian Pursuit and Indian Guardian names have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Australian intellectual property office. That’s as close to confirming the existence of two new models we’re…
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Dealerships can REOPEN from June 1 (in England)
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It’s been confirmed that motorcycle and scooter dealers can open their doors from June 1. The MCIA received confirmation that dealerships can reopen from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy – following confusion caused by the government’s original statement which only referred to car dealers. Rumours suggested that motorcycle and scooter retailers would…
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TT 2020: Get YOUR road racing fix at home. TT LOCK-IN kicks off on June 6.
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Get ready for eight days of Isle of Man TT goodness from the comfort of your sofa. There’s going to be no racing on the Isle of Man this year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. Instead, road racing fans will have to get their fix of Isle of Man TT action from home.…
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SAT NAV speed camera alerts OUTLAWED in Germany
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Germany’s Road Traffic Regulations now prohibit the use of all devices which alert road users of the location of fixed and mobile speed cameras. TomTom and Garmin have sent emails out to its customers, letting them know that Germany has banned speed camera alerts for good. While it’s going to be extremely difficult for German…
