Sports Bikes
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AN EVENING WITH: BSB Racer Ryan Vickers
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North Lincolnshire’s largest independent motorcycle superstore to wow motorcyclists with a fun-filled open evening. Grimsby’s Robspeed Motorcycles is pleased to announce an open evening geared for all motorcyclists, racing fans, and family and friends. Highlight of this unique midweek event – 5:00pm-8:00pm, Wednesday 21st August – is the guest attendance of British Superbike (BSB) Championship…
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TRIUMPH: Crankshaft donated to charity
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• A crankshaft from Triumph’s Moto2TM engine has sold for £3,000 at the 2024 Day of Champions Auction.• Joe Roberts rode the race-winning engine from OnlyFans American Racing Team.• All proceeds will be donated to Wheels for Life, the official charity partner of MotoGPTM. Triumph has donated a special crankshaft from a Moto2TM race-winning Triumph…
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VR46 RACE TEAM: Factory Support for 2025
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Ducati Corse have announced that from 2025, the VR46 Racing Team will be Ducati’s MotoGP factory-supported team under a multi-year agreement. The team will field an official Desmosedici GP on track and enjoy full technical and sporting support from the Borgo Panigale-based constructor. Founded in Tavullia (PU) in 2014 by nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi,…
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Ducati: 2025 V4 Panigale revealed
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At the esteemed World Ducati Week event in Misano, Ducati has once again set a new standard for superbikes by introducing the revolutionary Panigale V4 lineup. The latest addition to the Panigale lineup, known as the seventh generation, boasts a refreshed appearance and swingarm design. It combines elements of contemporary aerodynamics with nods to past…
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TVS EUROGRIP TYRES: We get under the skin
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You’re absolutely spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting a new set of hoops for your pride and joy. There’re plenty of tried-and-tested options from the old guard of established tyre firms, but there’s also a growing range of more affordable rubber up for grabs. Here’s one firm you need to know about. Unless…
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BREMBO: New stopping power
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One of the biggest names in the game has created a new braking system for the current range of supersport rides Brembo is a big deal. For years it’s been synonymous with the best braking performance; and has had its kit fitted to the finest bikes from the biggest brands. The company knows what it’s…
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BIMOTA: Returning to racing…
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Italian firm Bimota is set to make a return to racing in 2025 – and the various rules and regulations mean that we’re also going to see a limited-edition production version of its new sportbike that’s built for the road. The world’s an increasingly surprising place. Sometimes good, sometimes bad. The bad was Kawasaki announcing…
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KTM: Ready to race
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KTM’s living up to its mantra once again: revealing a prototype 990RC R that’s tipped for production for 2025 Austrian firm KTM has been out of the road-going sportsbike sector for nearly a decade, having dropped its quirky, yet acclaimed, RC 8R 1195 V-twin in 2016. And although it’s played its part in MotoGP during…
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NOSTALGIA: Eddie Lawson mind games
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VJMC’s Steve Cooper looks back to the racing of 1989… There’s probably nothing quite like internecine race team politics to destabilise a rider and when that rider just so happens to be your very own World Champion things can rapidly slide sideways. Lawson found himself in precisely this situation despite being the world’s Number One.…
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TESTED: Aprilia RS 457
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Bruce Wilson gets to grips with the A2 friendly Assassin… Fixated on goals and the chance to lift the bar in the hotly-contested A2 sportsbike market, there were two sets of numbers that mattered above all else for the firm from Noale: 175 and 47. To elaborate, the lightest an A2 machine can weigh is…
