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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo announces retirement
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Five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo has just said that he will retire from MotoGP after the final Grand Prix of the season at this weekend’s Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana. Speaking this afternoon, Lorenzo said: “Hello everyone, thank you very much to everyone who accepted my invitation and attended this press conference, it…
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Triumph tease NEW Tiger 900 Rally and GT for 2020.
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Triumph has just released a teaser video for its next generation of Tiger adventure motorcycles – and all eyes are now on Tuesday 3rd December for the big reveal. The video shows very little about the new machines – but if you look closely it’s possible to see a set of spotlights, a big screen,…
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MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo calls ‘exceptional press conference’ for 2.05pm. Expected to announce retirement
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The five-time world champion is going to tell all to the waiting press pack at Valencia later today. So far there’s been no official announcement of what the subject matter might be, but the paddock is widely expecting the Honda man to call time on his MotoGP career.
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Should be safer – all new cars getting speed limiters AND breathalyser tech from 2022
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Now this might actually work because for once, legislation from the European Transport Safety Council about legal changes to what drivers can do behind a steering wheel doesn’t rely on the amount of police on the roads. What the new regulations say is that all new cars from 2022 will have to be equipped with…
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Kawasaki confirms RADAR assistance systems WILL appear on motorcycles in the near future
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Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd has announced that the advanced rider assistance system developed by the Bosch company is to be included in future Kawasaki motorcycles – a first for a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer. No date has yet been given by Kawasaki for when this system will actually appear on production bikes, but rumours suggest that…
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Cake’s ELECTRIC utility motorcycle: the Ösa.
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Make sure you’re sitting down when you read the price of this thing. Following the release of its Kalk dirt-bike style electric machine, Swedish bike builders Cake has just released the details of its newest project: the Ösa. Alright, so this one’s a little bit leftfield. It’s certainly not a looker, but with a claimed…
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Max Biaggi: “Valentino Rossi in World Superbikes? Why not…”
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Max Biaggi has said Valentino Rossi should consider making the move from MotoGP to World Superbikes. While at last weeks’ EICMA show Max Biaggi took the time to speak the future of his countryman, Valentino Rossi. Former 250 GP and Superbike world champion Biaggi has a unique insight into making the transition between the MotoGP…
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WSB: Bradl pours cold water over Honda’s new ‘Superblade’ racer. “The bike is missing something…”
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Oh dear, this is going to cause some worry amongst the Honda WSB riders ahead of their soon-to-begin-testing of the 2020 season – but worrying comments have been made by HRC MotoGP test rider about the new Honda Fireblade. The mega-power missile has been launched by Honda amid a flurry of official comments about how…
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SEAT to launch eScooter. Spanish car maker takes to TWO wheels.
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SEAT has announced it’s working on a fully electric scooter – and the Spanish car manufacturer is gearing up to reveal it to the world in just over a week’s time. Alongside its Renault Twizy-rivalling Minimo, it seems the Spanish firm is starting to get serious about urban mobility – as it looks to find…
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Oschersleben returns as WorldSBK heads back to Germany in 2020
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The German round is back on the calendar and will take place at Oschersleben for the first time since 2004. From July 31st to August 2nd, the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship takes place in Motorsport Arena Oschersleben. This means WorldSBK is returning to Germany after two seasons without a round. The Motorsport Arena…
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