Tony Carter
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The Aprilia 250 is BACK. An OFFICIAL quarter-litre GPR250 Aprilia has been unveiled. Yep.
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Wow. Wow, eh? How stunning is this? What ‘this’ is, is the all-new Aprilia GPR250 a quarter-litre bike that’s been shown in China and looks drop-dead gorgeous. Powered by a 249.2cc single-cylinder, liquid-cooled ending the beauty has a six-speed box and kicks out 25bhp @ 9,000rpm and 16lbft of torque @ 7,500rpm. The engine has…
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VIDEOS: Honda has released FOUR videos about the 2020 Africa Twin. Here they are. Some awesome skids, wheelies and sand riding. Watch this.
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All the videos are safe for work and not only make the new Africa Twin look like a god amongst motorcycles (that’s the idea of this sort of video, after all) but also really show off the bike’s excellent dial-in TFT screen on which you can change virtually everything about the motorcycle. If you want…
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Ricky Zoom. New BIKER adventure comedy for KIDS.
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Ricky Zoom is a new animated series for pre-school kids – and the best bit about it. The main characters are all bikes. The cartoon mixes action, comedy and adventure – telling the stories of Ricky Zoom, a small red rescue motorcycle and his friends, Loop, Scootio and DJ. Together they race on track, try…
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KTM buys GAS GAS (well, a 60% share in the Spanish company, at least)
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KTM has announced that it has joined up with Black Toro Capital, the owners of Spanish motorcycle brand GAS GAS, to develop petrol and battery-powered motorcycles in Spain. KTM said: “KTM Industries AG (in the future renamed to PIERER Mobility AG) – as one of the global leading European Powered Two-Wheeler (PTW) companies – announces…
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RUMOUR: Has Kawasaki bought Bimota?
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It’s the hottest of topics at the moment and the Italian rumour-mill is in full swing – but if true then it could lead to the resurrection of one of the motorcycle world’s most iconic bike building brands. Appearing yesterday (Tuesday) the news could be one of the biggest stories of the year, i true.…
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WSB: French round coming up this weekend at Magny Cours – here’s 10 the top stats you need to know
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1. Magny Cours Race 1 will see 2019 becoming the first WorldSBK season in history with 29 WorldSBK races in a season. So far, the record length was 28 (2008, 2009, 2012, 2013). 2. The most successful riders at the French race track are Noriyuki Haga and Jonathan Rea, with five wins each. Rea reached Haga’s total…
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Tamburini: the father of the Ducati 916, MV Agusta F4 and Bimota SB2 honoured with bronze bust in Rimini
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Legendary motorcycle designer and true two-wheeled visionary Massimo Tamburini has been honored in his home town of Rimini, Italy, with a bronze bust of the great man’s portrait. Created in sharp relief by CRC modeler and former collaborator with Tamburini, Renzo Jarno Vandi, the memorial evening was attended by various MotoGP riders and other luminaries…
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FOUR new ELECTRIC world speed records for The University of Nottingham’s Zero TT racer.
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Zef Eisenberg’s added four more world speed records to his collection this weekend – but this time, he’s been riding the University of Nottingham’s electric race bike. At the Straightliners ACU/FIM World Speed Records event at Elvington, Eisenberg put in some scorching times on board The University of Nottingham’s Isle of Man TT electric race…
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OOOOhhhh…. look at this cgi of the Honda Superblade from our Japanese mates. How hot is this?
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Made by the excellent soothsayers in the land of the rising sun, this image of the next-generation, hot-for-2020 Superblade from Honda is boiling hot. Equipped with MotoGP-esque wings and active aerodynamics, the bike is going to be the flagship model in the 2020 road-going line up and will have former Ducati WSB darling Alvaro Bautista…
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Honda confirms THREE new Africa Twins for 2020. Here’s everything you need to know.
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Honda’s just revealed all the information about its new CRF1100F Africa Twin – and for 2020 there are three different models to choose from. There’s a standard Africa Twin, an Africa Twin Adventure Sports and a tricked out, electronically assisted Adventure Sports. Building on the massive success of the 2016 CRF1000L Africa Twin and 2018…
