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GOTCHA: BMW’s new CRUISER caught out in Germany. Aint no hints about it. Don’t doubt this photo. It’s REAL and it’s coming.
We showed you this weeks ago – but it’s worth putting it up again – here’s a spy shot of BMW’s top secret big cruiser which appeared on German website Motorrad – courtesy of snapper Alen Tomovic. Motorrad has been saying for quite some time that there’s a big Cruiser coming from BMW – and…
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FIRST RIDE: Benelli 502C
The latest addition to the Benelli stable might come as something of a surprise to many motorcyclists, with it being totally at odds with the three cylinder superbikes and touring machines that have come before it. But the 502c actually has rather a lot in common with the side of Benelli’s product that is less…
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Yamaha unveils new ELECTRIC scooter. AND it comes with interchangeable batteries.
After joining forces with Gogoro last year, Yamaha has just revealed its new EC-05 electric scooter. Yamaha’s starting to get serious about electric. A couple of months ago it was announced that its joining forces with the biggest Japanese bike brands going to develop electric tech together – and last year, it teamed up with…
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WSB: Chaz Davies throws shade at Marco Melandri ahead of Misano (and why not?)
We like Chaz Davies. He’s a supremely talented racer with a good sense of humility and humour that makes him stand out in a racing crowd. So when he takes to Instagram to have a pop at Marco Melandri, we’re interested. Chaz’ post just keeps tensions nicely bubbling between the pair after the turn 5…
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Just announced: TT Isle of Man 2 video game
Game company Bigben and development studio KT Racing have just announced that they’ve made TT Isle of Man 2, the sequel to the official game of the world’s most iconic road racing event. Fans of the TT will have to wait until next year to get their hands on the game though. The companies have…
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CONFIRMED: Bajaj boss says that they ARE working with KTM to launch electric bike in 2022
In an interview with the Economic Times, the Executive Director of Bajaj Auto has confirmed that the company is working on a new generation of electric motorcycles and that the new platform will be developed with KTM (which will be in a position to market electric bikes in 2022). Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director of Bajaj…
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VIDEO: Here’s the first OFFICIAL glimpse of the Ducati V4 Streetfighter (but don’t get too excited…)
So it’s nice to see that everyone is starting to lose their minds about the Ducati V4 Streetfighter – the bike we first showed you in testing guise months ago with this photo: We then brought you these photos a couple of weeks later from DDG magazine which show the bike testing at a private…
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Aldi Germany is selling THIS electric scooter for 999 Euros. It does 30mph, range is 25 miles and costs one euro per 621 miles to run.
The scooter is called the eRetro Star and is now on sale in Germany Aldi stores until June 29th – or until the stock runs out. Normally costing 1,299 Euros, the scooter is powered by a 2000Watt wheel hub motor. it comes with the charger included in the price and takes between six to eight…
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WSB: Dramatic Race 2 at Jerez sees van der Mark win as Bautista crashes!
Michael van der Mark conquered Jerez ahead of Rea and Razgatlioglu as Bautista, Davies and Melandri all suffer crashes! In what was a thrilling Race 2 at Jerez, an uncharacteristic error from Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) at the start of Lap 2 saw the Spaniard suffer his first racing crash in WorldSBK. The…
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WSB: Bautista makes it 12+1 at Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto!
The Spaniard paid tribute to his legendary fellow countryman, whilst the rest of the field battled hard in his wake! The WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race saw another spectacular performance by Alvaro Bautista (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati), who breezed to his 13th win in his rookie season. The Spaniard took his home win with a comfortable…
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WSB: Bautista takes home win in Race 1, Rea and Lowes clash!
The dominant Spaniard made it to 12 wins, whilst Alex Lowes was on the receiving end of a controversial clash with Jonathan Rea! On the opening lap, it was a frantic start as Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) took the holeshot and kept his advantage, despite Bautista trying to get around the outside. However,…
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WSB: Rea conquers Superpole in Spain, Bautista and Melandri in close company!
The Ulsterman was back on top, with less than a second covering the top ten! An entertaining 25-minute Tissot Superpole session for the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship saw Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) take a second pole of the season with a blistering lap, which became an all-time WorldSBK lap record at Jerez.…
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Motorcycle legal advice: What do I do if I purchased a dodgy second-hand?
I bought a ‘nearly new’ Suzuki GW250, which the dealer told me had just been serviced. The next day, I was sitting at traffic lights when the engine just stopped.
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Got a loud pipe? Government reveals plans for sound ‘snooper’ tech trials in the UK to target noisy vehicles
Road users who breach legal noise limits could end up with fines if trials of so-called ‘acoustic camera’ technology is successful. This news comes from the Department for Transport which has said that it will test the noise-detecting ‘cameras’ in a variety of locations around the country over the next seven months. According to the…
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TT 2019: RESULT Harrison take his FIRST big bike TT win with incredible Senior TT victory, Hickman limps home second with Cummins third.
Senior Race – 6 laps, 226.38 miles As it’s been for most races this week it was Manxman Conor Cummins who took off from number one position, the 2019 bridesmaid-so-far Dean Harrison was second with John McGuinness on the Norton third away. Ian Hutchinson started fourth from the line, James Hillier fifth, Michael Dunlop sixth,…
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TT 2019: Records tumble in SES TT Zero race
Michael Rutter smashed the lap record in Thursday’s SES TT Zero race, as he clinched his seventh TT race win. Beating Mugen team mate John McGuinness by 8.9 seconds, Rutter’s lap was an impressive 121.91mph. In the winners’ enclosure Michael told Manx Radio’s Chris Kinley that the race was anything but easy, saying he’d pushed…
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TT 2019: Dunlop grabs win number 19 in thrilling Lightweight TT
With Derek McGee out of contention following a spill at Greeba in qualifying, there was no number one on the startline for the postponed Bennetts Lightweight TT Race. Instead the honour of being first away from the line fell to Davey Todd on the Norton 650 machine. Davey’s team mate John McGuiness was away second…
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TT 2019: Change in schedule for tomorrow’s (Friday’s) Senior TT start time
Because of the impending weather doom that is storm Miguel (a big, bad blowy bugger that’s looking to ravage The Island), race organisers at the TT have pulled The Senior race forward by half an hour. That means that The Senior, the only race that will now happen tomorrow, will get underway at 10am instead…
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TT 2019: RESULT Hickman takes his second of the day. Majestic win in the Superstock TT, Harrison second David Johnson third.
RL360 Superstock TT – 3 laps, 113.19 miles With a compulsory pit-stop at the end of the first lap for everyone racing in the reduced-from-four-to-three-laps Superstock TT race, the drop down Bray Hill was even more crucial than usual if the fast lads were going to get up to a fast pace early on. So…
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TT 2019: RESULT The Birchalls smash it in Sidecar Race Two, Holden and Cain second with Founds and Walmsley third.
Locate.im Sidecar TT – 2 laps, 75.46 miles Before the race even started there was drama for up-and-coming pair Ryan and Callum Crowe who didn’t take part in the second sidecar race of the 2019 TT in the cruelest of circumstances. The duo were left scrabbling to get their outfit going in the final minutes…
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TT 2019: RESULT Hickman wins Supersport Race Two by 3.3s over Harrison and Hillier.
Monster Energy Supersport TT Race Two – 2 laps, 75.46 miles Conor Cummins was the first away in the reduced-from-four-laps-to-two race with Dean Harrison, the winner of the Supersport race a year ago in second, McGuinness left the line in third with Ian Hutchinson fourth down Bray Hill. James Hillier was away in fifth and…
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TT2019: Peter Hickman fastest in today’s single lap qualifying on his superbike, Dean Harrison second (on his superstock bike), Michael Dunlop third (on his superstocker)
Here’s the top three in terms of fastest average speed during today’s opening action on The Mountain – because it’s a combined session of both Superbike and Superstock machines, there is a mix of both spec levels being ridden. Bearing that in mind, here’s the three fastest around the 37.73-mile long course at the moment:…
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TT 2019: Here we go then people – it’s a FIVE race in NINE HOURS raceday on The Island. Yep. That many races today…
After the debacle of the terrible weather over the last week that has seen TT bosses chasing their tales for a new workable schedule, it’s come down to this – one huge day on The Island that sees five races PLUS a qualifying outing for the Senior and Superstock bikes! It’s the busiest day in…
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TT 2019: Here’s the new race schedule for the next TWO days – it’s a wild one!
So with the nightmare weather that’s forced everything TT up together so far – and the very poor rain forecast for Friday’s afternoon and evening – here’s how the plan looks for tomorrow and the day after. It’s a pretty crazy day tomorrow (Thursday) with FOUR races going on. They stack up like this: 12.15…
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