Tony Carter
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Go to the Prescott Bike Festival on April 9! Advance tickets with money off are on sale right now!
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Iconic British manufacturer Norton will be the featured marque at this year’s Prescott Bike Festival, which takes place at the famous Gloucestershire Hillclimb on 9 April. The Norton Owners Club is set to stage a huge display, including parade runs, with two rare Nortons expected, the 1956 Manx 350cc Reverse Head, built by…
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John McGuinness opens up about concerns over Guy Martin’s TT ambitions this year: “I’m a bit worried about him. He needs a year or two back.”
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Legendary Isle of Man TT winner John McGuinness has spoken about his worry over Honda teammate Guy Martin in this year’s event on The Island. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Motor Sport magazine, out now, McGuinness says that he’s nervous that Martin is out of practice when it comes to racing. McGuinness said: “I’m a…
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MotoGP: Suzuki’s Alex Rins has broken his ankle
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This just in from Suzuki, the factory is playing it down – but it’s a fracture in the ankle for the MotoGP rider… Team SUZUKI ECSTAR rider Alex Rins had a slight accident while training on Thursday with his Suzuki RM-Z motocross machine. Apparently without major incident, but with some pain in the right ankle,…
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Review: Furygan Caprino D30 Sympatex Boots
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I’ve been wearing these boots pretty much non-stop since they landed on my desk. Although they may look like your normal fashion boot (and pretty nice ones at that), they offer all the protection you need when out on two wheels. From a safety perspective, they are made of really tough leather…
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Buy a 2017 Jurby T-shirt and help support the Manx Grand Prix injured riders and helicopter fund
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Over the past two years, Wemoto has raised over £26,000 for the Manx Grand Prix Supporters’ Club through that sale of its Festival of Jurby T-shirts. This year, it wants to raise more. 2017 marks the 60th anniversary of Bob McIntyre becoming the first person ever to lap the 37.73-mile Mountain Course on the…
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Launch report: Yamaha XSR900 Abarth
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“This’d be fantastic around Cadwell,” exclaimed one journo as he jumped off the XSR900 Abarth. He’s right, but it’s a shame I found it so uncomfortable on the tight twisting roads of Sardinia where we were riding it. To be fair, I was the only one who didn’t seem enamoured with the limited-edition…
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New Spanish motorcycle maker Macbor unveils range of bikes including small Adventure models
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Here’s a new Spanish motorcycle manufacturer that’s going for the smaller capacity market. Called Macbor, the company is the brainchild of Jaime Bordoy – a former Bultaco man who also used to import MV Agusta and SYM bikes into Spain – his sons Albert and Jordi and partner Josep Lluis Merlos. The Macbor range has…
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Rumour: Top tech, new Suzuki GSX-R600 on the way for 2019
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Just rumours and chat on the wind at the moment, but the American outlet Asphalt & Rubber is running a story about a GSX-R600 coming from Suzuki for 2019. According to the site, sources it uses told it that the bike is getting traction control, ride-by-wire and ABS brakes. You can see the article…
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Gary Johnson to race WK650 at the 2017 TT
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WK Bikes CFMOTO Factory Team has confirmed Gary Johnson will ride for the squad once again at the Isle of Man TT races. Gary and the team just missed a podium finish in 2016 by just two seconds. The WK650 bike is made by Chinese bike builder CFMOTO which has a deal with motorcycle manufacturing…
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MotoGP: Sam lowes ‘We’ll make big step in Argentina’
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Aprilia Racing Team Gresini rider Sam Lowes has been talking about his plans for how to get his MotoGP bike further up the field following his race debut on the Italian machine last weekend which saw the Lincolnshire lad finish in 18th place. Speaking to MotoGP.com, Lowes said: “The weekend was a bit different, with…
