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VIDEO: Valentino Rossi’s Secret Room – Episode 3: A Knight’s Armour is out. Watch it here
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Here’s the latest in the series of videos from Dainese taking us into Valentino Rossi’s private museum. Housing the majority of his race suits, helmets, boots and gloves from his racing career – plus a few of his most momentous motorcycles too, the ‘secret museum’ is a passion project for Rossi. In this latest episode,…
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VIDEO: Watch a lap of Qatar on the 2020 Honda Fireblade with Leon Haslam
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It takes the Honda rider just under 2m 30s to get a road-going Blade around Qatar and in this video Leon explains all the nooks and various crannies that go into getting around the desert circuit quickly. Whilst we’re all waiting for something to happen in the racing world (other than more cancellations/postponements/wringing of hands…
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Le Mans 24-hour race postponed to September because of Coronavirus
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Here’s another victim to the nearly global lockdown on sporting events as part of a containment phase of Coronavirus treatment. Planned to take place on April 18 and 19, the 43rd edition of the 24-hour endurance race has now been moved to September 5 and 6. Planned pre-event tests set-up for the teams taking part…
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Want to see Yamaha's plans for a carbon-fibre road bike that BRUISES when damaged and emits LIGHT from a wound to the frame?
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Here’s a design patent from Yamaha that’s going to blow a few minds – a carbon-fibre framed motorcycle that BRUISES when the frame is damaged, even if the bike falls over at a standstill. It might sound like a thought-pattern straight from the latest sci-fi blockbuster movie, but the truth of the matter is that…
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WSB: Now the Spanish and French rounds rescheduled because of Coronavirus
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We’ve just been sent this from Dorna about changes to the WSB calendar because of the Coronavirus outbreak: With ongoing external factors of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the following changes have been made to the 2020 Motul FIM Superbike World Championship calendar. The FIM, Circuit Officials & Dorna WSBK Organization informs that, due to unforeseen…
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MotoGP: Now Argentina rescheduled for November. November’s going to be busy, innit?
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The Argentina round of the MotoGP calendar was due to happen from the 17th to the 19th of April, but is now going to happen on November 20th to the 22nd. All down to the Coronavirus outbreak. It all means more shifting around of dates, here’s the actual release and new calendar from Dorna that’s…
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Norton collapse: MPs raise question over pensions scheme
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Questions have been raised in parliament over whether regulators should have got involved sooner in investigating the pension scheme set up by Norton Motorcycles and Stuart Garner. Norton owner Garner was a trustee of three pension schemes all of which were linked to the motorcycle company. And now MPs from the Work and Pensions Committee…
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Here’s CFMoto’s 300 SR new sport bike that makes nearly 30bhp and weighs just 165kg road-ready!
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It may only be heading for the Asian market, but this gorgeous 300 is definitely worthy of your attention. The CFMoto 300 SR uses a single-cylinder 293cc motor (which can be taken down to 250cc) and kicks out 29.2hp @ 8,750rpm. Torque-wise there’s 25.3Nm @ 7,250rpm. It has a six-speed gearbox and a 140/60…
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MotoGP: CONFIRMED USA round now rescheduled for November
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Due to the ongoing Coronavirus outbreak, the Americas GP has been postponed. We told you that the USA round of the MotoGP championship was looking iffy after the Mayor of the state that it was being held in – Austin, Texas – declared a State of Emergency in light of the Coronavirus outbreak. Well, now…
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MotoGP: Now the FIM President has waded in about Coronovirus fall out – double-header weekends, Portimão and racing in January is on the table!
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To understand why the MotoGP year is being pushed as far as – potentially – January 2021, it’s important to understand that the minimum amount of racing rounds needed for a series to be a World Championshiop is 13. 12 is a World Series. Bearing that in mind then, you can appreciate the somewhat desperate…
