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MotoGP: Viñales, Dovizioso beat Marquez in FP4
Top 14 are covered by nine-tenths ahead of qualifying in Austria Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) left it late to end FP4 at the top of the timesheets, the Spaniard beat Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) by 0.014 and Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez by 0.065 ahead of myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich qualifying.…
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MotoGP: Marquez leads Viñales, Dovi into qualifying after busy FP3
A Honda, two Ducatis and three Yamahas sit inside the top six as the times tumble from Friday’s running on Saturday morning Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) took no prisoners in Ducati territory during FP3 at the myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich as he tops the times thanks to a 1:23.251, a lap that…
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MotoGP: Viñales stalks pacesetter Marquez on Day 1 in Spielberg
Less than a tenth splits the two Spaniards at the top of the combined standings, Dovizioso crashes in FP2 After being pipped to P1 in FP1 by Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) turned the myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich tables back in his favour to go quickest in…
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MotoGP: Is Jorge Lorenzo heading back to Ducati? Rossi, Marquez and Miller have their say.
Ahead of this weekend’s Austrian GP, there’s been one question on the lips of MotoGP fans, journalists and racers alike. Is Jorge Lorenzo about the make a return to Ducati? And during the pre-event Press Conference, Miller, Marquez and Rossi had their say on the rumours swirling around the paddock. Current Ducati Pramac Racing rider…
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MotoGP: Dovizioso displaces Marquez in Austria FP1
Ducati leads Honda and Yamaha on Friday morning at the Red Bull Ring On his final flying lap in FP1 at the myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) jumped ahead of Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to lead the way on Friday morning in the premier class, the duo was split…
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ROADS: Hickman WINS twice at the Ulster GP – breaking the LAP RECORD in the process.
Peter Hickman put in a record-breaking 136.415mph lap during the opening night of racing at the Ulster Grand Prix, to take the win in the Superbike race. And then he went on to win the Supersport race too. Hickman’s having one hell of a season. And it was business as usual at the Ulster GP…
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Energica and Dell’Orto join forces to develop ELECTRIC tech for small capacity bikes.
Dell’Orto has signed an agreement with Energica to develop and produce electric ‘Power Units’ for small and medium-sized motorcycles for the next three years. The duo are betting on significant growth in the small/medium electric vehicle market – and have joined forces to get in on the action. Together, they’re creating power units for small…
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NEW GEAR: Cardo’s Freecom 1+. Bluetooth comms system on a budget.
Fancy a new Bluetooth compatible motorcycle communications system? Well, Cardo Systems Freecom 1+ could have just what you’re looking for. Never heard of Cardo before? Well, since entering the motorcycle Bluetooth market in 2004 with its ‘Scala Rider’, Cardo Systems has cemented its place as one of the global market leaders in wireless communications systems…
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Motorcycle legal advice: Will I be liable if they don’t get the charges from the other side?
I got sideswiped by a truck whilst filtering through traffic; he clipped my bike’s rear end, breaking my back light and rear mudguard whilst trying to get out of a junction.
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MotoGP: FULL SCHEDULE for this weekend’s Austrian GP.
MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and MotoE racing is at the Red Bull Ring in Austria for the 11th round of the season – and with action kicking off tomorrow, here are all the times to keep on top of the racing action throughout the weekend. HERE’S THE SCHEDULE – To keep on top of all the…
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ROADS: Peter Hickman TOPS the timesheets for SUPERBIKE qualifying at the Ulster GP.
Peter Hickman topped the timesheets during the opening Superbike qualifying session of the Ulster GP. With the session called off due to bad weather, last year’s winner Hickman was the only rider who broke the 130mph barrier – lapping at an average of 131.237mph on his Smith’s BMW S1000RR BMW. Hickman was 4.763 seconds faster…
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GOTCHA! Triumph’s NEW Tiger 1000, 765 Daytona AND Thruxton R Black CAUGHT on VIDEO.
Yesterday we brought you spy shots of Triumph’s new Tiger 1000, 765 Daytona and Thruxton R Black – and today, German site Motorrad has got its hands of some exclusive footage of the bikes out testing. And here it is. Caught on camera during road tests in Spain ahead of the bike’s official unveiling –…
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LOOK AGAIN: Fancy looking at our exclusive mega gallery of the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R (these are the photos we first showed you FIVE WEEKS ago?)
Do you remember when we showed you our mega gallery of the 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke R back on July 2? Good stuff, wasn’t it? Our EXCLUSIVE photos – which we published more than a month ago – exposed everything you need to know about the big bike coming from the Austrians. It was…
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They’re up and running in France. First ‘noise’ cameras from the cops trialing on real roads and just one catches hundreds on it’s first Sunday ‘live’. Uh oh…
It was nearly two months ago that we first brought you the news that the UK is to undergo trails of the so-called ‘acoustic cameras’ in the UK – new tech where microphone-enables roadside tech can pinpoint vehicles with loud exhausts. Now the same technology has gone on live trial in France. Sited in the…
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USED & ABUSED: Yoshimura Quick Throttle Kit REVIEWED!
Want to go faster, quicker? Well look no further than a quick action throttle kit… I’ve got big hands, but grabbing a full rotation of a GSX-R 1000’s throttle seems a stretch beyond me. I had two choices; a wrist extension operation, or to treat my bike to a quick action throttle. I decided to…
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SPY SHOTS: Here’s the real photos of the 2020 Triumph Tiger caught out in testing. Whoa!
Whilst our spy snappers have been out getting shots of the 765 Daytona AND the Thruxton R Black – they’ve also grabbed this motorcycle too, and it’s a doozy. This is the heavily updated Triumph Tiger 1000. The radiator’s split, allowing the more streamlined bike’s downtubes to exit the engine in a more compact way,…
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SPY SHOTS: Here’s the real photos of Triumph’s 765 Daytona Moto2-for-the-road bike FINISHED, UNDISGUISED and out in tests!
So here we go then, these are the first photos (ain’t no drawings going on here) of the ACTUAL 765 Daytona from Triumph – the limited-edition motorcycle that will go on sale later this year and be a virtual Moto2 GP machine on the road. Caught during road tests in Spain ahead of the bike’s…
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SPY SHOTS: Here’s the real photos of Triumph’s 2020 Thruxton Black. Yep, we didn’t know about this either…
Whilst our band of snappers were out getting the Triumph Daytona 765 Moto2-on-the-road bike in Spain, they also bagged this – a new Thruxton model for the British range that’s been given the Triumph black treatment. In terms of the actual bike, the Thruxton Black looks pretty much the same as the current £12,400 Thruxton…
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VIDEO: Toby Price’s Finke Desert Double. Taking on Australia’s famous off-road race on TWO and FOUR wheels.
Toby Price has proved himself time and time again as a seriously capable off-road racer. With two Dakar wins to his name, the Australian is always on the lookout for his next big challenge. This time he’s had a go at Australia’s most famous off-road race, the Finke Desert Race – on both two and…
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COOL or FOOL? What do YOU think of this custom Royal Enfield?
What do you reckon to this then? We’ve just spotted this custom Royal Enfield and we thought you should see it. Just look at the bloody thing. Created by Indian custom-house Maratha Motorcycles, the bikes been built from the bones of a Royal Enfield Classic/Bullet 500. Now there’s no accounting for taste, but we can’t…
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BSB: James Ellison out of Smiths BMW British Superbike team
James Ellison and Smiths Racing BMW have ‘parted company’ after the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Thruxton, yesterday. At the current point in the standings, Ellison is in 21st overall whilst teammate Peter Hickman is in 8th. Here’s the official comment from the team, make of this what you will: Ellison…
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Here’s the top 20 riders in this year’s Senior Classic TT – John McGuinness will be first away.
The top twenty seeded riders for the opening race of the Classic TT presented by Bennetts, the Bennetts Senior Classic TT, have been announced. As in previous years, the top twenty is made of a combination of regular TT front runners and Classic Racing specialists on a variety of single cylinder machines such as Norton…
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VIDEO: Ducati Multistrada V4 caught out testing. AND you can WATCH (and listen) to it in action.
We’ve been telling you that Ducati’s been quietly working on a new V4 Multistrada for a few months now, but we’ve not managed to get our hands on any concrete evidence that the bike is happening. Until now. Earlier this month, the fellas over at top German magazine Motorrad reported that they’d seen the V4…
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MotoGP: Marquez tallies 50 premier class wins with Brno masterclass
Reigning Champion becomes just the fourth-ever rider to do so in rain-affected Czech GP, two Ducatis join him on the podium It was another sumptuous Sunday ride for Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) as he took victory in a start-delayed Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky to become the fourth-ever rider to reach…
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