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  • Kawasaki giving the H2R bigger wings. Design drawings point the way to proper downforce increase

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    These drawings from inside Kawasaki show how the factory is having to up the amount of downforce on its next-generation of the brutal H2R to MotoGP levels, just to keep the front wheel of the coming-version of the bike on the floor during top-end acceleration. There’s no details about an increase in the bike’s power…

  • WSB: All eyes are on Jerez for the penultimate meeting of the year

    WSB: All eyes are on Jerez for the penultimate meeting of the year

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    WSB: All eyes are on Jerez for the penultimate meeting of the year. In four days time WorldSBK heads to the famous sherry producing region in the heartland of Andalusia for Round 12 of the Superbike World Championship. Located some 10km north east of the town Jerez de la Frontera, the Circuito de Jerez is…

  • Jorge Lorenzo completes debut F1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone

    Jorge Lorenzo completes debut F1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone

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    Jorge Lorenzo completes debut F1 test with Mercedes at Silverstone. Reigning Moto GP champion Jorge Lorenzo made his Formula One test debut in Mercedes’ 2014 world championship-winning W05 at Silverstone yesterday. Lorenzo, who has three MotoGP titles to his name, got behind the wheel of the same F1 car that Lewis Hamilton used to secure…

  • Video: Watch Nicky Hayden spank the 2017 Honda Fireblade SP around Valencia

    Video: Watch Nicky Hayden spank the 2017 Honda Fireblade SP around Valencia

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    Video: Watch Nicky Hayden spank the 2017 Honda Fireblade SP around Valencia Pretty cool video of the former MotoGP world champion and current WSB Honda chap doing what he does on the 2017 superbike at the Spanish track.  

  • Intermot show: Honda gets its 2017 Fireblade out! Two versions of the bike are go!

    Intermot show: Honda gets its 2017 Fireblade out! Two versions of the bike are go!

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    Here’s the TWO versions of the bike launched for 2017 the SP version and a track-spec SP2 option that can use parts derived from the RC213V MotoGP program.   From an aesthetic point of view there’s a new TFT full colour dash, the tank is a new shape and the bike gets new wheels and…

  • Intermot show: REVEALED Suzuki 2017 GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R in DETAIL

    Intermot show: REVEALED Suzuki 2017 GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R in DETAIL

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    Intermot show: REVEALED Suzuki 2017 GSX-R1000 and GSX-R1000R in DETAIL.   So here’s the details on the TWO versions of the 2017 GSX-R1000. As we told you first, there will be two versions of the bike announced in a little over ten minutes time: the GSX-R1000 and GSXR1000R (the R gets the gas front forks…

  • 2017 Yamaha YZF-R1M revealed – check out this GORGEOUS new black paint job!

    2017 Yamaha YZF-R1M revealed – check out this GORGEOUS new black paint job!

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    The bike’s just been announced and here’s what Yamaha is saying about it – this is a bit ‘promo’ waffley but it’s got all the details in here you need to know if you’re up for getting a new R1M for next year. Check out that new colour scheme!   2016 saw the introduction of…

  • VR46 racer Bulega gets FIM fine for ‘derogatory gestures on track’. Ooooh!

    VR46 racer Bulega gets FIM fine for ‘derogatory gestures on track’. Ooooh!

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    We didn’t see this hand gesture, so we’ve not got much of an idea just how ‘rude’ it was. So if you saw it, then you know whether the MotoGP bosses are right to impose a very public fine of 300 Euro on the SKY VR46 Moto3 rider Nicolo Bulega (above) . Seems a bit…

  • Marquez: “Here was a great point to attack – and win”

    Marquez: “Here was a great point to attack – and win”

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    It has been a few races since Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) increased his Championship lead once again, with the 2-time MotoGP world champion having finished Silverstone and Misano off the podium. That changed back on home turf in Aragon, as the polesitter recovered from an early wobble to get back in the groove and…

  • Sam Lowes demolishes MotorLand Aragon in Moto2 stormer

    Sam Lowes demolishes MotorLand Aragon in Moto2 stormer

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      Sam Lowes (Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) took a stunning win at MotorLand Aragon, as the Brit converted pole position into a dominant Sunday performance. Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS rider Alex Marquez put in a superb ride to take his first ever podium at his home track in P2, with teammate Franco Morbidelli taking…

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