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WSB: Chaz Davies sets new lap record to finish ahead of Rea and Bautista in dramatic WorldSBK encounter
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The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship continued at the Imola circuit for the Pirelli Italian Round. A dramatic session which saw two red-flags within the opening five minutes meant banking a time became all important. The first red-flag came at Turn 7, the exit of the Villeneuve chicane, when Michael Ruben Rinaldi (BARNI Racing…
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WSB: The reigning champion is back ahead of the opposition, whilst Bautista can only manage fourth!
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Day one at the Imola circuit concluded for WorldSBK, as quick times were coming thick and fast. With the sun beating down, action unfolded and yet again, it was Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) who remained in the number one position, ahead of Chaz Davies (ARUBA.IT Racing – Ducati) and the BMW of Tom…
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WSB: Laverty out of Pirelli Italian Round after FP1 crash
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The Irish rider has suffered two fractured wrists and will be seen to by Dr Mir in Barcelona Team Goeleven’s Eugene Laverty has been ruled out of the rest of the Pirelli Italian Round after a huge crash in Friday’s Free Practice 1. The Irish rider suffered a highside on the exit from Acqua Minerali…
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WSB: Reigning champion Rea topped opening session whilst Davies and Bautista chase him down!
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The 2019 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship fired back into life at the famous Imola circuit, in Italy. The undulating rollercoaster-style circuit witnessed the first WorldSBK track action for four weeks, with Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team WorldSBK) returning to the top of the time sheets. The session was red flagged with 31 minutes left…
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WORLD LAUNCH: Indian FTR1200
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Words: Mikko Nieminen Photography: Felix Romero, Ula Serra American bikes are big, brash and bathed in bling, right? Not this one! The new FTR1200 from Indian Motorcycle is sleek, stylish and, well, rather European-looking. The FTR1200 is inspired by Indian’s FTR750 flat track racer, and has similar looks, but shares virtually no components with its…
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VIDEO: German Police getting tough on bikers… What’s going on here?
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We’ve clocked this clip from German TV show, Achtung Kontrolle showing a biker getting his pride and joy confiscated – and it’s left us stumped. We can’t quite see what the problem is… Can you? Ok, so we know that you can have your bike confiscated in Germany if your exhaust is too loud –…
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SPY SHOT: Suzuki’s next generation DR BIG caught testing.
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Rumours have been swirling that Suzuki’s developing a new version of its iconic DR BIG – and a spy shot has appeared on AcidMoto.ch confirming its well on its way. From what we can see in the image, the new DR appears to an evolution of the Japanese factories V-Strom 1000 rather than an entirely…
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NEW GEAR: A wiper for your motorcycle helmet. The Wipey.
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The brain-child of a team of Slovenian inventors, the aptly-named Wipey is a clip-on windscreen wiper for your motorcycle helmet. And if you want to get in on the action, they’re now about to start crowdfunding to mass-produce the clever bit of kit. We’ve all been there. The rain’s coming down and you’re not travelling…
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Police officer faces the sack for ‘ramming’ moped rider DESPITE Met Police approving the tactic.
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A police officer is due before a disciplinary panel today, and could face the sack for carrying out ‘tactical contact’ by driving his vehicle into the path of a moped being ridden by a 17-year old suspected thief in South London. Despite the force authorising the robust tactic for reducing crime, Metropolitan PC Edwin Sutton…
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BSB: Brookes claims victory at Oulton Park
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Josh Brookes has become the third different rider to claim a victory in the 2019 Bennetts British Superbike Championship – after taking the win at Oulton Park this afternoon. The 2015 champion held off Tommy Bridewell as Ducati became the third race-winning manufacturer so far this season to celebrate the first win for the new…
