Sports Bikes
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Trick ‘Blade incoming?
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Direct from Japan comes the news that Honda could be preparing to celebrate 30 years of the Fireblade with a trick version of its current CBR1000RR-R. This one’s all rumours and speculation, but with Honda preparing to celebrate 30 years of the Fireblade in 2022, it’s not too much of a stretch to imagine the…
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Chris Walker: The year of the Petronas FP1
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Stalker’s racing career has proven both exceptional in length and results, but his year on the Foggy Petronas FP1 perhaps stands out from all the rest.
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The truth behind the elusive Petronas FP1…
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It’s one of the most iconic and elusive bikes on the planet, with a back story so muddied that few people will ever know the full truth behind the Petronas FP1’s tale…
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Calling all young guns! WorldSBK crowd awaits…
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Starting in 2022, Yamaha Motor Europe has introduced the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU SuperFinale, an exclusive event for young racers aged between 14 and 19 looking to make the step up from national to international racing in the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup, which is contested over six rounds and runs alongside the FIM…
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Bayliss is back with Ducati!
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Well, the name is anyway! This time it’s Troy’s 18-year-old son Oliver who teams up with Barni Racing in the 2022 World Supersport Championship!! Let’s hope we’re going to see some exciting stuff once again on a Ducati from the Bayliss family! Like father, like son… #troybayliss #oliverbayliss #wsbk #ducati
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Tested! AGV K6 full face motorcycle helmet
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The K6 features a carbon/aramid/fibreglass shell, making it extremely light (1220g in the smallest of four shell sizes) and tough, with a six-point venting system, Pinlock-ready, front-locking visor system and double-D ring fastening. How light? The K6 weighs less than my open-face! To keep the weight down there is no integral sun visor, balanced by…
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Living with… Suzuki’s Hayabusa
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Dave Manning tells us what it’s like to spend time on the big ‘Busa… Having the Hayabusa as a long-termer means that not only will I be able to get used to what button changes what attributes, but also I’ll actually be able to play around with the rider configured modes to – potentially at…
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Yamaha Launches Brand New R7 European Series and SuperFinale Event in 2022
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Yamaha Motor Europe has announced a unique motorcycle racing event in 2022, featuring the all-new Yamaha R7 Supersport bike. The Yamaha R7 Series European SuperFinale will take place during one of the final rounds of the 2022 FIM Superbike World Championship and will feature the 36 top riders from the national R7 Cups organised by…
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Buell to Start Hammerhead Production & Online Reservations Nov. 1, 2021
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Buell Motorcycle Co. announces the legendary Buell Hammerhead 1190 is going into production and taking reservations beginning November 1st. The Buell Hammerhead 1190 received extensive press coverage and unbridled enthusiasm from motorcycle riders around the world following Buell’s spring announcement that “Buell is Back”. “When we said Buell is Back, we meant it,” said Bill…
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Suzuki revives the Phantom with special edition GSX-R1000R
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Suzuki has revived the Phantom name with a new special edition GSX-R1000R, available with an RRP of £17,499. Like the iconic GSX-R1000 K6 Phantom from 2006, the new GSX-R1000R Phantom is completed with a Yoshimura exhaust – this time an R11 silencer and heatshield finished in black metal magic with a carbon cap – and…
