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Fernando Alonso tries out a proper MotoGP factory bike at ‘works’ Christmas do
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Best. Works. Christmas. Do. Ever. This happened over the weekend. It’s the Honda Racing ‘Thanks Day’ which was held at the Motegi circuit in Japan. The great and good of racing across two and four wheels got together in front of a big crowd of Honda employees to try out each others vehicles, have a…
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WSS: PJ Jacobsen bags a factory World Supersport ride for 2017
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WSS: PJ Jacobsen bags a factory World Supersport ride for 2017. MV Agusta Reparto Corse has announced its new WorldSSP signing, Patrick “PJ” Jacobsen. The 23 year old from Montgomery, New York will compete on the MV Agusta F3 675 in the 2017 World Supersport season. After only three full seasons in the Championship, Jacobsen…
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Video: Famous faces and cool bikes in the Classic TT 2017 trailer
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It’s still months until the event, but it’s difficult not to get excited about the 2017 Classic TT on the Isle of Man when you see this promo video that the organisers have put together. There’s a few familiar faces, some awesome bikes and a lot of fun in the video. Have a look for yourself:…
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport
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Jorge Lorenzo opens his museum – his homage to the greats of motorsport. If you’re a lover of motorsport history and nostalgia, then a trip to the brand new museum opened by MotoGP superstar Jorge Lorenzo could be just the ticket for you. It’s in Andorra and is called: ‘World Champions by 99’. Essentially it’s…
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Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump
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Jonathan Rea undergoes surgery to cure arm pump. World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has successfully undergone arm surgery to relieve compartment syndrome, a condition with which he has suffered for most of his racing career. Arm-pump, or compartment syndrome, is a condition caused by increased pressure in the body’s muscles. The pressure creates a decrease in…
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Video: SUPERB Suzuki video of the Katana Endurance Racer build from the NEC
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Video: SUPERB Suzuki video of the Katana Endurance Racer build from the NEC. Here’s a great video from Suzuki taking you through the gorgeous Katana classic endurance racer build that happened throughout the NEC Motorcycle Live show a week ago. The bike is going to be raced at the Endurance Legends event at Donington Park…
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Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep.
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Ben Spies considering a comeback? Tweets suggest so. Yep. Ben Spies, the 2009 World Superbike champion, former AMA champion and MotoGP rider is up for a ride at next year’s Suzuka 8-Hour race. It might not seem like earth-shattering news at the moment, but this is a race story that’s got a lot of paddock-based…
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Isle of Man TT: Private promoter deal falls apart and the row moves to the courts
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Isle of Man TT: Private promoter deal falls apart and the row moves to the courts. Plans to have the Isle of Man TT races promotion run by a private company have fallen apart. The idea was for the promotion of the globally-famous road racing events of both the TT and the Classic TT to…
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Thieves steal four Tyco BMW race bikes from hotel car park
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Thieves steal four Tyco BMW race bikes from hotel car park. Four race bikes from the Tyco BMW squad were stolen from a van next to the Premier Inn close to the NEC centre on Sunday evening (yesterday). Police say that the theft occurred some time between 10.30pm last night and 6.30am on Monday. The…
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Video: AWESOME YZ125-powered go kart onboard footage (trust us)
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Video: AWESOME YZ125-powered go kart onboard footage (trust us). https://youtu.be/F5qXy91OIgc Check this out – it’s pretty awesome. This is a minute and a half of madness onboard footage from a Yamaha YZ125 powered kart. It’s frickin’ great and we’ve wasted an hour today watching this over and over before seeing how cheap we can get…
