Sports Bikes
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BSB: No spectators at Donington Park and Snetterton in August
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British Superbikes Championship organisers have just confirmed that it won’t be allowing spectators at the Donington Park and Snetterton rounds next month. BSB’s hand has been forced following the government’s decision to postpone further test events with spectators at ‘Elite Sport’ fixtures. Following further consultation with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport it’s…
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The Diamond Races: NEW road racing festival on the Isle of Wight. Kicks off October 2021.
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That’s right. There’s a new date on the road racing calendar. The Isle of Wight’s Diamond Races which takes place next October. At this stage, specific dates haven’t been released – but the expectation is that there will be practice days on Wednesday and Thursday, before the time-trial racing gets underway on Saturday. The exact…
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WSB: British, Dutch and Qatari rounds cancelled for 2020
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World Superbikes has just confirmed that the British, Dutch and Qatari rounds of the championship won’t be going ahead this season. A decision has been made to cancel the three previously postponed rounds as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. It will actually be the first WSB season in history to not have a race…
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NEW GEAR: RST’s Airbag Collection for 2020
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British brand RST has joined the airbag revolution for 2020, with a range of integrated airbag jackets and a race suit. But it’s doing things a little bit differently to airbag pioneers Dainese and Alpinestars. Instead of developing their own technology from the ground up, RST has adopted the tried and tested airbag from French…
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Is Yamaha working on its own HOT 250 to challenge Kawasaki’s ZX-25R?
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Rumours are swirling in the Asian motorcycle press that Yamaha’s gearing up to release an all-new YZF-R25M. Kawasaki’s ZX-25R has received a lot of love ever since it was first teased at the start of this year – and it looks like Yamaha’s after a bit of the action. There have been whispers that there’s…
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MotoGP: Valentino Rossi expected to sign Petronas Yamaha deal at Jerez
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Italian media is reporting that Valentino Rossi has reached an agreement with Yamaha, and will be signing a deal to race with the Petronas satellite team. Alright, we’ve been telling you for months that this move has been on the cards. And now it seems like the deal is finally done. Rossi has reached an…
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MotoGP: The GP of the Americas has been cancelled. Racing to return to COTA in 2021.
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The Circuit of the Americas has confirmed that there will be no MotoGP racing at the circuit in 2020. In the last official calendar issued by MotoGP, there was a gap at the end of the season which opened up the possibility of GP racing outside Europe. There were four options; America, Argentina, Malaysia and…
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Ducati’s NEW LIVERY for the Ducati Panigale V2
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Ducati’s revealed a new White Rosso livery for its Panigale V2 – and Pecco Bagnaia’s taken one for a blast at Misano. Powered by a 955cc Superquadro twin-cylinder engine which kicks out 155hp at 10,750 rpm and torque of 104 Nm at 9,000 rpm – Ducati’s V2 has proved extremely popular since it was revealed…
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Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-25R is COMING! Online launch set for July 10.
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A date has been set for the official launch of Kawasaki’s hotly-anticipated quarter litre sportbike; the ZX-25R. Originally expected to be revealed to the world back in April – before the global coronavirus outbreak forced a change in the schedule – we’ve been talking about Kawasaki’s latest pocket rocket for months. But it looks like…
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BACK ON TRACK: Track day bookings surge post-lockdown
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TrackDays.co.uk has revealed bookings by bikers are up from last year. It’s great to have a bit of positive news to report after the last few months of doom and gloom. TrackDays.co.uk has reported that bookings for its motorbike track days this month are up 49% on last year. And the surge in demand shows…
