Tony Carter
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MotoGP boss shock reveal: We’re going to run electric bikes in 2019 and it will be MotoGP teams vs Moto2!
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MotoGP boss Carmelo Ezpeleta has made a huge announcement that the MotoGP championship is getting its own electric bike race series that will see MotoGP teams and Moto2 teams line up against each other. And it’ll happen in just two year’s time! Ezpeleta said: “We are going to do some electric races soon. It will…
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Now it’s Guy Martin: Education centre builder!
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Over 50 local politicians, business leaders and development officers met with representatives of Guy Martin this week after he revealed plans for an educational centre and residential park north of Lincoln. At the closed-doors meeting on Monday, March 6 at Lincolnshire County Council, involving Guy Martin’s agent and a Channel 4 production company, attendees heard about Guy’s latest venture: the…
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Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Chieftain to go on sale – for just under £34,000!
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There’s only 100 going on sale around the world, 10 are coming to Europe and just one will make it to the UK and if you want it then it’ll cost you a shade under £34,000! Indian Motorcycle has just announced that it is selling 100 Limited Edition Jack Daniel’s Chieftain bikes with 10 of…
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Here’s Yamaha’s production plans for its mass-production TWO WHEEL drive bike. Conventional motor at the back, electric motor at the front.
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The patents on the designs have just been granted and by registering them Yamaha has given away one of the bikes that is likely to make up part of a future range. There’s no indication of when this motorcycle will see the light of day (to be fair, the designs themselves have been registered…
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Meet the KTM Unicycle. Yep.
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As far as oddball things go, this is right up there. But there’s no getting away from the fact that this looks like a whole heap of fun mixed in with the potential for a broken limb or two… No, it’s not an actual thing coming from KTM, but it is a design idea that…
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Video: From the 1980s – Religion of Speed. It’s awesome.
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If you find yourself with nearly ten minutes of down time today then park up and watch this great video. Called: Religion of Speed it’s a pretty cheesy documentary about GP racing in the 500 class in general and, specifically, about the ELF 500GP bike. It’s mega. We love this stuff. Check out the likes…
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Video: John Surtees in conversation
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In light of the passing of the racing legend John Surtees, we’ve decided to show you a video we made with the man a few years ago. During the interview, made in 2014, Mr Surtees talks about the racing world of his heyday and the more modern world of competing on both two and…
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John Surtees has died at the age of 83
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Motorcycle and Formula One former world champion John Surtees has died at the age of 83, the Henry Surtees Foundation has confirmed. A statement from the Surtees family, issued on the Henry Surtees Foundation Facebook page, read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our husband and father, John Surtees CBE.…
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Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L Rally revealed
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Honda has revealed a new version of its top-selling Africa Twin CRF1000L, the lightweight and Dakar-inspired Honda Africa Twin CRF1000L Rally! It’s based on the Africa Twin Enduro concept first displayed at the Eicma show in Milan, Italy, last year. The new Rally model was on display at the Moto Days exhibition in Rome, Italy –…
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Winter tyres for motorcycles – really?
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We might be heading towards the warmer months, but this story from Canada about winter tyres for motorcycles caught our eye this morning. The tyres themselves are Turkish, made by company called Anlas, and they look purposeful, even if we can’t comment on how they work (if we get some to test we’ll let you…
