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Marc Marquez back in front after third day of MotoGP testing
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Marc Marquez led the Sepang 1 test timesheet with a superb 1’58.867s lap as the pace increased on Friday morning, with the MotoGP™ World Champion and many of his rivals also going on to carry out race simulations before departing from Malaysia. The early hours of the action on Friday saw relatively cool temperatures and…
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New Dakar-tested BMW GS helmet
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BMW Motorrad’s Enduro helmet has been superseded by the all-new GS helmet, said to be lighter, stronger and more comfortable, and offering riders the perfect adventure-ready helmet for on- and off-road riding. The GS helmet has just been worn by BMW Off-Road Skills Chief Instructor Simon Pavey and his son Llewellyn during the 2015 Dakar race.…
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Jorge Lorenzo now fastest in 2015 MotoGP testing
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A 1’59.963 lap by Jorge Lorenzo is the fastest set thus far over two days at the Sepang 1 test, giving the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP rider the boasting rights at the end of another hot workout for the premier class riders. The day commenced with cooler, cloudy conditions with the pace increasing in the morning…
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2015 MV Agusta Stradale 800 review
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MV Agusta Stradale 800 | £11,899 | 798c | 115bhp@11,000rpm | 57.9lb-ft@9000rpm | 12-valve three-cylinder in-line 798cc Tested by: Alan Cathcart Photos: Milagro This year, MV Agusta is entering the Touring market for the first time, and in a big way for a small, high-end sporting brand. It’s doing so with two new three-cylinder models…
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Chris Scott finds his original Sahara bike after 33 years
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A recent mention of Chris Scott’s new book (one of More Bikes’ Christmas Book Ideas) led to Herefordshire biker Harry Waymouth realising he owned the adventure-motorcycling author’s first Sahara bike: a ratty ’78 Yamaha XT500. ‘It was actually my old mate Charlie who bought it off Chris back in 1982 after it staggered back from the desert. He…
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MotoGP testing: Marquez posts best time, Rossi second
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With 30 riders featuring on track, the full 2015 MotoGP grid were all in attendance other than Pramac Racing rider Yonny Hernandez, who should return from injury at Sepang 2. Five test riders from the various factories also gathered data for their respective manufacturers. Repsol Honda’s double MotoGP™ World Champion Marquez recorded his best time…
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Learn to ride a motorcycle with BMW: Richard’s diary | Module 2
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Richard Sinclair is usually found on the advertising team at MoreBikes HQ – but after years of working around motorcycles, he has finally taken the plunge and is getting his licence! He’s joined the guys at BMW Rider Training to learn to ride a motorcycle. Here’s how his module 2 test went… If I get…
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Royal Enfield overtakes Harley-Davidson
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Global sales of Indian-built Royal Enfield motorcycles beat the sales of Harley Davidson in 2014, according to The Times of India. The cheapest Harley available in the massive motorcycle market of India costs 500,000 Rupees (about £5330), the Times tells us, while the most expensive Royal Enfield there costs 200,000 Rupees (about £2130), so the news should come…
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2015 MotoGP entry list revealed
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The entry list for this year’s MotoGP World Championship has been revealed. There will be 25 riders lining up on the grid, 16 of them on factory machines – thanks to the much-anticipated return of Suzuki and Aprilia. Testing starts this week (4-6 February) in Malaysia at Sepang and the first round kicks off on…
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Join the Welsh National Motorcycle Rally: 9th May 2015
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The Clive Motorcycle Club of Welshpool is again organising the Welsh National Rally in May 2015. This is a road rally for riders and drivers on two or three wheels and is the first round of the Three Nations Award. In previous years competitors have entered the event on machines of all styles and ages.…
