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BSB: Andrew Irwin claims first Bennetts BSB victory with stunning race one win
Andrew Irwin delivered an incredible performance in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship race of the day at Thruxton, claiming his first win in the series to become the sixth different race winner of the season to take Honda Racing back to the top. At the start of the race Peter Hickman launched off the…
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BSB: Top Gun: Redding claims Thruxton pole position by just 0.059s!
Scott Redding claimed his third pole position of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship season with a last lap dash in the final two minutes of the final Datatag Qualifying session as he snatched the top spot from Tommy Bridewell at Thruxton. The final stage of Qualifying was extended to 12 minutes when light rain began…
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MOTOGP: Marquez thrills to match premier class pole record
A sensational Q2 session sees the Championship leader take a huge gamble as Miller and Zarco complete the front row In an absolutely sensational Q2 session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky, Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) equalled Mick Doohan’s premier class pole position record of 58 after a slick tyre gamble somehow…
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BSB: Redding heads the pack into Datatag Qualifying at Thruxton
Scott Redding topped the times in the closing stages of the final Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session from Thruxton this morning; saving his best lap until the closing minutes to leap ahead of Danny Buchan by 0.189s. Dan Linfoot set the initial benchmark in the opening stages of the session but it was…
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MOTOGP: Marquez heads Viñales, Guintoli in mixed FP3 conditions
Championship leader fastest as the sun starts to dry the Brno circuit, automatic Q2 places decided by FP2 times Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) was the man to beat in a damp MotoGP FP3 session at the Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky, his 2:04.279 was enough to beat second fastest Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy…
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BSB: Hickman holds the edge from Buchan and Brookes at Thruxton
Peter Hickman topped the times after the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice sessions at Thruxton today, launching the Smiths Racing BMW to the fastest time in the Hampshire heat as he bids for a place in the Showdown. Hickman had topped the opening session and with the times improving in the afternoon, the…
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MOTOGP: No rest for the wicked: ‘El Diablo’ ousts Marquez in FP2
The holidays are over and it’s the flying Frenchman who finds 1.7 seconds in FP2 to take Friday honours from the Championship leader Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT) had been quiet for most of Friday’s action at the Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky but a late flyer from the flying Frenchman saw his snatch…
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BSB: Go for a thrash around Thruxton on-board during Free Practice 1.
Okay, hold on, let’s go…
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MOTOGP: Dovizioso fastest, five manufacturers head the FP1 times
Ducati leads Honda, Yamaha, KTM and Suzuki as the opening MotoGP™ session springs some shocks 2018 Czech GP winner Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) launched his 2019 Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky in perfect fashion after going P1 in FP1, his 1:56.919 was enough to edge out title rival Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) by…
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BSB: Hickman holds top spot in opening practice at Thruxton
Peter Hickman claimed the top spot in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice at Thruxton this morning, firing the Smiths Racing BMW to the top of the times on his final run in the hectic closing stages of the session. The Smiths Racing BMW pairing had been sitting at the top of the…
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VIDEO: Stay safe out there. Riders forced to AVOID oncoming car – which was on the WRONG side of the road.
Footage has emerged online which shows the moment two motorcyclists were forced to swerve out of the path of an oncoming car, which was driving straight towards them on the wrong side of the road. Geoff Deubis was bombing along a B-road on his Tracer 900, when he and his pal Eddie nearly collided with…
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VIDEO: Holy hell! It’s after moments like this that your team might have a word with you about riding style…
So what we have here is a pretty good video and some amazing photos from Luca Salvadori (racer) who comprehensively lunched his BMW HP4 (bike) at Misano (circuit). Salvadori was pushing hard at the start of the first qualifying session on the Team Berclaz bike when the fall happened, here’s what he said about it:…
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MotoGP: FULL SCHEDULE for this weekend’s Czech GP.
This week the MotoGP circus is at the Automotodrom Brno in the Czech Republic – and ahead of the action kicking off, here are all the times you need to know. See below to check out the time schedule in full for this weekend’s Czech GP (all times in local time – GMT+2): Friday 2nd…
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Trails and tarmac. Kawasaki unveils its all-new KLX 230.
Kawasaki’s getting back into the dual-sport game, unveiling its new KLX 230 – to help off-road fans hit the trails on a budget. We love our small capacity dual sport bikes here at MoreBikes – and straight from Japan, here’s a look at Kawasaki’s new KLX 230. Priced under 500,000 yen (which is around £3,750)…
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Suzuki offers summer test ride incentive with £500 off the price of the new bike you get out on
Suzuki has launched a new summer incentive, rewarding anyone that takes a test ride on selected models with £500 off the RRP when they go on to purchase. The offer runs in conjunction with all current campaigns, and across most of Suzuki’s on-road range. Running from today (1 August) to 9 September, the incentive applies…
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Here’s Indian’s motorcycle with onboard BBQ…
So you’re going to the Sturgis Rally this year (big rally in America with loads of Harleys, Indians… that sort of thing…) and you want to make the hungry hipster statement so that you get noticed amongst the beards, tattoos and cloth caps. What do you do? How about fitting a working BBQ to the…
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MOTOGP: Rabat signs a two-year deal
Tito Rabat is staying in the premier league class until the end of 2021. The news puts to bed paddock rumours that the Spaniard was about to jump ship and land a World Superbike deal with Honda. Rabat has signed the 24 month tie-in with the Reale Avintia Racing squad, owned by Raul Romero. Following…
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SPY SHOTS: Here’s Benelli’s secret squirrel 2020 TNT 600. Looks pretty different.
Making 85bhp @ 11,500rpm and 54.6Nm of torque @ 10,500rpm, don’t expect much in performance to change when this motorcycle is officially unveiled at the big motorcycle shows later this year – but from these leaked photographs we can see that the new Benelli TNT 600 for 2020 will look a LOT different. The four-cylinder…
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Here’s EVERYTHING you need to know about Triumph’s 2020 Rocket 3 R and Rocket 3 GT. FULL tech specs, the actual documents from TRIUMPH itself, a MEGA 51 photo gallery. And there’s a VIDEO too.
We’ve been telling you there’s a new Rocket on the way from Triumph for a few months. And the British factory has just confirmed its next generation muscle bikes – the new Rocket 3 R and Rocket 3 GT – are on the way. First launched in 2004, Triumph’s original Rocket III made waves with…
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TT 2019: Michael Dunlop set to return to the Classic TT on a Suzuki XR69.
Michael Dunlop has been confirmed for next month’s Classic TT – and he’ll be riding for Team Classic Suzuki on a GSX-R1100 XR69. He will ride for Steve Wheatman’s Team Classic Suzuki on a GSX-R1100 XR69 – as he attempts to claim a fourth win in the RST Classic Superbike race. Dunlop missed the event…
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PATENT: Honda’s 2020 CRF250L and CRF250 Rally getting twin-spark engine design and internal upgrades
Patents from Honda show that the factory’s quarter-litre off-roaders (with some pretty decent on-road manners too) are moving to twin-spark tech for next year. Outwardly, the bikes look pretty much the same as the current models but will come with two spark plugs instead of one and a new mechanical fuel pump and direct injection.…
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Kawasaki (not Yamaha) take the WIN at Suzuka 8 Hours after last minute confusion.
Kawasaki took the win at this weekend’s Suzuka 8 Hours, after being forced to appeal after Yamaha were declared the winners – despite Jonathan Rea, Leon Haslam and Toprak Razgatlioglu finishing 18.720 seconds ahead. World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea was holding onto a commanding lead during the final leg of the race in Japan –…
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ROADS: Dunlop wins at Armoy – two weeks (and a bit) after breaking his pelvis
Michael Dunlop won both Superbike races at the Armoy Road Races at the weekend, just 16 days after breaking his pelvis at the Southern 100. Dunlop, who had to use crutches to help him walk, beat Derek Sheils and Derek McGee to secure his eighth successive ‘Race of Legends’ win. The Tyco BMW rider earlier…
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