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Yamaha 2017 R6 – specs are HERE (no power figures yet though)
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OK, so we’re rushing this out a bit – but that’s because we want to give you this information as quickly as we’ve got it off Yamaha – so here’s the actual detail document from Yamaha about its new 2017 R6. The bike is 190kg (wet) but there’s no power figure for it yet.…
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Early pics of 2017 Yamaha R6 arrive!
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Early pics of 2017 Yamaha R6 arrive! Well… we think they’re real… We’re less than an hour away from the official launch of the 2017 Yamaha R6 (we think) so imagine our surprise when these pictures just popped up in our inbox… Yep, we’ve only been sent these and no details. These pictures haven’t come…
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World launch: This afternoon. Yamaha’s 2017 R6. We think. Here. Yeah. Here.
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Yamaha is launching a new R series bike at 3pm today. We think it’s going to be the 2017 R6 model. We’re being sent the information from Yamaha when the new model is unveiled and we’ll bring you everything that’s sent out form the factory, right here. We love the way the millions of you…
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BSB: Last round – Brands Hatch – preview. Here we go again.
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By Philip Wain After 11 rounds and 23 races, the 2016 British Superbike Championship rolls into its final destination this weekend and with three more races on the schedule around the Brands Hatch GP circuit, it really is time for the Showdown. Just 17 points separate current leader Shane Byrne (Be Wiser Ducati) and…
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MotoGP: Bradley Smith is refreshingly honest about KTM’s chances in the premier class next year
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Bradley Smith has been pretty honest about what he sees are the actual chances for front-running success on the new KTM MotoGP bike next year. The 25-year old who is back in action this weekend at Motegi after missing two rounds of the MotoGP championship following a fall during practice for an endurance race…
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Stoner offered Motegi MotoGP Ducati ride for this weekend! Yep!
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Stoner offered Motegi MotoGP Ducati ride for this weekend! Yep! Ducati says that it offered former MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner the ride on the Ducati for this weekend’s Motegi round. The factory has made the shock admission after news emerged that the injured Andrea Iannone is still not fit following a small fracture to…
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MotoGP: Motegi this weekend – here’s the 8 stats that matter
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If you fancy yourself a MotoGP ‘expert’ then here’s the stats sheet you need in order to elevate yourself above both the hoi and the polloi of the usual MotoGP watchers. Just have a read below, spout what you now know on Sunday over the action and viola! Instant stat greatness! The Motegi circuit…
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WSB: Jerez this weekend – here’s the 13 stats that matter
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Fancy being a WSB expert? It’s easier than you think – just read the essential stats below and then blurt them out whilst watching the racing at the weekend. Boom! Instant expert! Here’s the 13 stats that matter… 281 – Are the total amount of points Chaz Davies has scored in Spain so far: no other…
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WSB: All eyes are on Jerez for the penultimate meeting of the year
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WSB: All eyes are on Jerez for the penultimate meeting of the year. In four days time WorldSBK heads to the famous sherry producing region in the heartland of Andalusia for Round 12 of the Superbike World Championship. Located some 10km north east of the town Jerez de la Frontera, the Circuito de Jerez is…
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Jorge Lorenzo completes debut F1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone
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Jorge Lorenzo completes debut F1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone. Reigning Moto GP champion Jorge Lorenzo made his Formula One test debut in Mercedes’ 2014 world championship-winning W05 at Silverstone yesterday. Lorenzo, who has three MotoGP titles to his name, got behind the wheel of the same F1 car that Lewis Hamilton used to secure…
