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WorldSSP: Wildcard Wilairot fastest on Friday
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Local rider Ratthapong Wilairot tops combined times on the way to Tissot-Superpole session. Wildcard Thai rider Ratthapong Wilairot locked out the top of the timesheets on Friday in Buriram to outpace reigning Champion Kenan Sofuoglu and rival Jules Cluzel. In FP1, Championship leader Randy Krummenacher was the only rider to pass through the 1’40 barrier, while local…
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WSB: Van Der Mark tops Thai Friday
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Dutch Honda rider leads the sprint to Superpole in Buriram. A fastest lap of 1’34.770 saw Honda WorldSBK Team’s Michael Van Der Mark (pictured above) go quickest on the first day of the MOTUL Thai Round at Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Second fastest was Pata Yamaha’s Sylvain Guintoli, followed by Althea BMW rider Jordi Torres…
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GR Motosport’s 2016 racebikes stolen – squad offers ‘BIG reward’ for return
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Just weeks before the start of the domestic race season and GR Motosport has had all the squad’s racebikes stolen. The squad posted an appeal on Facebook saying: “We need everyone’s help please share ASAP we have had a break in overnight an all our race bikes have been stolen. “Please spread the word we…
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SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…)
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SCOOP: Audi’s light-up leathers SECRET plans to keep YOU safe (and looking… well…) We’ve been sent this amazing patent application from Audi which has a set of leathers incorporating the same warning lights as on your bike – including flashing indicators on the arms and legs and huge brake lights on the back.…
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Suzuki confirms price for new SV650 – £5,499 all-in
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Suzuki has confirmed pricing for the new SV650 and announced its inclusion on the Suzuki Finance PCP scheme, with the sporty, naked middleweight coming with an RRP of £5,499, and available for £95 per month. Unveiled at EICMA in November, the SV650 has 60 changes to its V-twin engine and 70 new chassis components, increasing…
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Triumph Thruxton R world launch review
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WORDS: MSL Editor, John Milbank PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti, Matteo Cavadini, Paul Barshon and Friedemann Kirn We rode the Thruxton R, which starting at £11,700 is the pinnacle of the new Bonneville range; the Thruxton is a similar machine, though at £10,400 has more classically–styled right-way-up forks, and the same Nissin two-piston calipers and fixed…
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WSB in Asia – the facts ahead of this weekend’s round in Thailand
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WorldSBK has a long history of racing in Asia, with more than a tenth of the races in the history of the Championship having taken place in the continent: 70 out of the 696 run to date. Asia also hosted a WorldSBK race weekend in the first season of the Championship in 1988, that beginning…
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Triumph Bonneville T120 world launch review
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WORDS: MSL Editor, John Milbank PHOTOGRAPHY: Alessio Barbanti, Matteo Cavadini, Paul Barshon and Friedemann Kirn This is the core of the new Bonneville family –Triumph has focussed closely on the design of the machine, giving it cleaner lines than the outgoing 865cc Bonneville T100. The ride-by-wire engine for instance, while 335cc larger and now…
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Suzi Perry confirmed for BT Sport MotoGP coverage
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We told you first about this deal last week – and it’s now been confirmed that Suzi Perry is going to present MotoGP on BT Sport this year. She’s not just going to deal with MotoGP though as the announcement from BT Sport makes clear. Here’s the actual release about Suzi’s next move: TV presenter…
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VIDEO: Suzuki MotoGP team film from testing
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Here’s the latest video from Suzuki MotoGP squad ahead of the 2016 season. In the film Aleix Espargaró talks about season preparation, the new GSX-RR, using the new Michelin tyres; and his relationship and bonding with the Team SUZUKI ECSTAR family. It’s a pretty standard team film, but it’s nice to see the bike in…
