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Classic TT: John McGuinness makes his comeback, Dean Harrison on the pace already
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After a short delay to move cars from the course, the session got away at 5.40pm on Saturday with an untimed lap for Classic newcomers before the session began in earnest with Superbikes and Lightweight machines the first out on the course. Dean Harrison enjoyed a mixed evening in the opening qualifying session while 23-time…
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Yamaha’s plan for airbags on scooters revealed
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We all know that you can’t fit airbags to sportbikes, largely because of the almost-prone riding position that the sporty motorcycles sit the rider in – an airbag can’t be sited under the chest of the rider for obvious reasons. So where can you fit an airbag in the modern motorcycling world? We’ve had one…
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Honda boss goes public on Hornet rumours: ‘We’ve got TWO new 650s coming! One will be funky, one will be mainstream.’
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How about this for all you Hornet fans out there? Great news coming to us in the shape of a top interview with Fabrice Recoque, director of the motorcycle division of Honda France (below). The interview was carried out at the recent Forza scooter launch by top French magazine Moto Revue and is a real…
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SPY SHOTS: Up close, REAL CLOSE, with the 2019 Ducati Diavel prototype! Loads of details now out in the open. Actual photos.
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We brought you the first photos of the next generation Ducati Diavel over a month ago and a couple of weeks back we showed you these, and as it’s been a while we figured we’d put these out here again – these are our VERY up close photos of the 2019 Bologna bruiser. This…
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Tom Hardy explains what REALLY happened in ‘that’ moped chase case
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Movie star and new biker Tom Hardy has spoken out for the first time about what happened during last year’s incident which saw him reportedly chasing down a moped thief in London. It was April 2017 when reports surfaced that Hardy had chased a teenager on a stolen moped, vaulting across an ‘obstacle course’ of…
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VW boss: “Either Ducati grows or we find new owners for it”
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It’s an on-off story that’s been bubbling away under Ducati’s surface for at least a couple of years now, but it looks like significant changes are about to get underway for the Italian company. Ducati is part of the VW group and it’s emerged on Bloomberg that VW CEO (so, the man who ultimately has…
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VIDEO: Here’s the trailer for WAYNE – the documentary about 500GP world champion Wayne Gardner. It looks TERRIFIC. Watch this.
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Here’s the first trailer for the upcoming film, WAYNE – a documentary film about the 1987 500cc GP world champion Wayne Gardner. WAYNE is the near improbable true story of the ‘larrikin kid’ from Wollongong, Gardner. With girlfriend Donna Forbes never far from his side, Wayne’s remarkable journey takes him from a $5 dirt bike…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi closing in on 6000 (that’s six THOUSAND) Grand Prix points tally!
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The Italian could make history at the Czech GP by becoming the first rider to score 6000 Grand Prix points. The amazing total is well within his grasp at this weekend’s round at the Czech Republic. Rossi’s second at the Sachsenring last time out brought his career total up to 5994, which means a top…
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MotoGP: Here’s the first look at the 2019 Moto2 MV Agusta race bike
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The Italian marque is making its return to global racing with a team in the Moto2 championship next year and here’s the first official look at what the bike will look like on the grid. The squad will be run under the Forward Racing Team banner. MV Agusta racked up a total of 75…
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Motorcycle Live 2018 tickets on sale now: FIVE reasons to buy in advance
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It might feel like a long way off just yet – but tickets have now gone on sale for this year’s Motorcycle Live at the NEC. From 17-25 November 2018, Motorcycle Live will fill four halls of The NEC to bursting, with brand-new metal from over 35 leading manufacturers; all the latest kit and accessories;…
