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Racing – 1999: The New World Order
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VJMC’s Steve Cooper takes a look back: 1999 saw a change in what had been the established order of things – Mick Doohan retired. A crash during a wet practice session at the Jerez circuit ahead of the Spanish GP saw the five-times world champion with more serious leg injuries ending his career. No one…
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Speed VS Style
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There’s no denying that leg-dangling and elbow-down looks cool, but the real question is – does it really make you any faster?
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More power, more revs for Moto2…
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On the eve of the British Grand Prix, Triumph announced a raft of developments to the 765cc triple Moto2™ engine, derived from the production Street Triple RS, to increase revs, power and performance. Increase of 5 PS from the 2023 Moto2™ season, an extra 400rpm Development areas include pistons, cylinder head, valves, camshafts, crank Aim…
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The O’Show: Jason O’Halloran
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Jason took the British Superbike championship by storm last year, racking up 22 podiums and 11 wins, only to narrowly miss out on the title at the end of the season. With his eyes set on taking the 2022 championship, we caught up with him…
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Nice gift for Guintoli!
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Suzuki has presented a Yoshimura SERT Motul replica Hayabusa to endurance world champion and MotoGP test rider Sylvain Guintoli, to celebrate the Frenchman’s titles and contribution to Suzuki’s racing successes in recent years. Despite doing his racing on a GSX-R1000, Guintoli has always expressed a fondness for the Hayabusa and the smoothness of its 1340cc,…
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PATENTS: Is an electric BURGMAN on the way?
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Recently released patent documents suggest that Suzuki could be preparing to reveal a battery-powered version of its much-loved Burgman scooter. It feels like we’ve been talking about the future of the Suzuki Burgman for years, but a fresh set of patent documents suggests that we might see an electric version in the not-too-distant future. Suzuki’s…
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Coming Soon: Next generation Yamaha R1?
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Leaked documents seem to suggest that there’s a new version of Yamaha’s flagship R1 sportsbike coming in the not-too-distant future. This is what we know so far. It might only feel like Yamaha refreshed its R1 yesterday, but actually, the Japanese firm’s top-of-the-line sportsbike was last updated properly in 2019. That’s why there’s talk that…
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Yamaha Racing Heritage Club Revved Up for Sachsenring Classic
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The Yamaha Racing Heritage Club is gearing up for the ADAC Sachsenring Classic on the 15th-17th of July, giving fans the chance to see legendary riders such as Giacomo Agostini, Dieter Braun, Christian Sarron, Jörg Teuchert and Sandro Cortese in action, along with their iconic race bikes. The YRHC was set up to safeguard and…
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Become a RIDING MASTER with Dainese
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Italian kit specialist Dainese has just announced its latest batch of once-in-a-lifetime experiences – including the chance to ride with Valentino Rossi at his legendary VR46 Ranch. The Dainese Riding Masters programme offers deep-pocketed punters of all abilities the chance to improve their on-road, off-road and track skills alongside some of the biggest names in…
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GASGAS HITS THE ROAD
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The new GASGAS ES 700 and GASGAS SM 700 are a bit of a departure from the Spanish firm’s usual fare… they’re designed for the road. We all know of GasGas. The iconic Spanish firm has made its name making competition-ready Supermoto, Enduro and Trail motorcycles since the mid-80s. But we’re starting to see some…
