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ZERO miles Bimota YB8 goes under the hammer. OWN a piece of Italian motorcycling history.
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Fancy owning a piece of Italian motorcycling history? Well now you can. There’s a zero mile Bimota YB8 going under the hammer next month. Founded in 1973 in Rimini, Italy by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini – Bimota made its name building motorcycles around the engines of other manufacturers. The early 90s Italian/Japanese…
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EICMA 2019: Here’s MV Agusta’s three new Rosso motorcycle models for 2020 – which apparently are cheaper (but nobody is telling the world the cost of these, just yet)
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What we have here is the Rosso version (so that’s a real lot of red) of the Italian firm’s Brutale 800, Dragster 800 and Turismo Veloce 800, first reported by Jensen Beeler on Asphalt & Rubber, Mechanically, it doesn’t look like a lot has changed – the wheels could well be cast and there’s a…
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MotoGP: Petrucci tells Marquez ‘not today’ in crazy Italian GP
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Petrucci rode a perfect race to prove his worth and give Ducati a perfect homecoming at the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley It was a classic encounter at the wonderful Mugello circuit for the Gran Premio D’Italia Oakley, as Mission Winnow Ducati’s Danilo Petrucci overcame last lap madness, a Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) onslaught and…
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Check out this beautiful MV Agusta F3 XX. It makes 160bhp @ 13,000rpm and weighs just 145kg without fuel!
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This absolute stunner was unveiled at the Imola round of WSB and – to be honest – we totally missed it. So we are in debt to our friends at Motociclismo.it for bringing our attention to this gorgeous, updated and carboned-to-the-hilt MV Agusta F3. Called the F3 800 XX Reparto Corse, the bike has been…
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It’s BACK! The Italjet Dragster is BACK! Oh, happy day! Get one, get one, get one.
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IT’S back! The hottest, coolest ever modern scooter is back! Italjet has brought back the only scooter to ever (really) appeal to big bike riders and youthful hooligans alike. Behold, the new Dragster. Isn’t it absolutely terrific? Built between 1998 and 2003, the original Dragster was churned out by the Italian factory with a combination…
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Veldt Helmets unveils new LIMITED EDITION modular lid. Could it be the MOST expensive helmet in the world?
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Veldt Helmets has joined forces with Italian luxury shoe maker Berluti to create an all-new limited edition modular helmet. And with a price tag of £2840 – could it be the most expensive helmet ever? If you’ve not heard of Veldt Helmets before, that’s because the Isle of Man based manufacturer has only been around…
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Moto2: Romano Fenati to make RETURN to Moto2 at Japan round! (Rumour)
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The rumour mill has been going crazy with reports – and have a look at the excellent MotoGP outlet that is GPone for more on this – that Fenati could actually be being lined up for a RETURN to Moto2 GP racing – and it could happen as soon as MOTEGI in Japan on…
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Video: Valentino Rossi – Passion. Watch this, it’s excellent!
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This is a 13 minute-long film about Valentino Rossi. It’s been shot and made by GoPro. It’s terrific and we think you’ll like it. Nothing more to say about this. Enjoy.
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REMEMBER this? Our SIX spy shots that first revealed 2019’s sportier Ducati Diavel undergoing secret tests
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We first brought you these cracking spy shots last week (last Wednesday, to be exact) and we figured that we should show you them all again just in case you missed this stuff the first time around. It’s SIX great shots of a sportier, meaner version of the popular Italian motorcycle that’s currently undergoing…
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Valentino Rossi on a 10th crown: “Three MotoGP podiums in a row make us believe”
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“To have had a year without a win is difficult,” says Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) as the rider from Tavullia sits down with Movistar for an interview on the eve of action opening at Assen this weekend. It’s not just roughly a year either – the most recent victory for the number 46 was…
