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Rea Takes Tissot-Superpole in Thailand
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The grid is set for tomorrow’s 20 lap WorldSBK races.
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Rea Takes Tissot-Superpole in Thailand
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The grid is set for tomorrow’s 20 lap WorldSBK races.
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WSBK | Phillip Island | Race 2: Leon Haslam takes the win
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The second race of the Swann Insurance Australian Round was another one to remember, given the thrilling finale that saw Leon Haslam (Aprilia Racing Team – Red Devils) edging out Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team) for the win at the finish line by just 0.010. The 31-year-old from Derby, England, enjoyed better drive out of…
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Gary Johnson joins GBmoto Racing for the 2015 ‘road’ circuit season
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British Superbike Championship front runners GBmoto Racing will be undertaking a Kawasaki backed campaign on the prestigious ‘road’ circuits in 2015, with Isle of Man TT winner Gary Johnson. Enjoying significant Kawasaki support, the team are building Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R race bikes in Superbike and Superstock specification to attack the North West 200, Isle of…
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Triumph Bonneville Newchurch | 2015 new motorcycles
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The New Special Edition Triumph Bonneville Newchurch will cost £6999, and is styled to celebrate the popular annual international Triumph Tridays festival in Austria. A contemporary new paint scheme comes in a choice of two colourways, and enhanced styling features include blacked-out mudguards, headlamp bowl, handlebars, mirrors and springs, along with black wheels with red…
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Akrapovič motorcycle exhausts meet type approval
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Specific Akrapovič motorcycle exhausts produced in 2014 will now meet one of two European type approval standards to make them readily available not only in EU countries but also in many UN member states around the world. The new type approval will be added to all Akrapovič motorcycle exhaust systems and the Slovenian company’s products…
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Yamaha operating income up 62%
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Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced today that its consolidated operating income in the January-June first half surged 62.4% to 49.1 billion yen, or about 480 million (USD), from the previous year. The company is now forecasting operating income of at least 80 billion yen for the current full year, one year earlier than…
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2moroRider update: Crossing Asia from Turkey to Thailand
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Three months after leaving the Triumph factory in Hinckley, young British adventure motorcyclist Rhys Lawrey has arrived in Bangkok, having ridden across Asia, from Turkey to Thailand, on his Triumph Tiger 800 XC. With another 37,000 miles ahead, the 23-year old is still only a quarter of the way towards his goal of riding into…
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First Thai motorcyclists cross China
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The first Thai motorcyclists to ride across China have completed their journey, with a little help British motorcycle expedition specialists GlobeBusters.Patima ‘Banana’ Kongpetch and Pawee ‘Wee’ Pandrumrongsatid left London’s Ace Cafe in May and rode to Istanbul, from where they followed the Silk Road across Central Asia to the city of Xi’an in Northwest China,…
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Honda Super Cub becomes a trademark
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The iconic design and shape of the world’s largest selling vehicle, Honda’s Super Cub scooter, has been recognised with it becoming the first vehicle in Japan to be granted a three-dimensional trademark. Introduced in Japan in 1997, three-dimensional trademarks can be granted to a product which has acquired distinctiveness through long and extensive use.…
