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MotoGP: Ducati testing NEW ‘trigger’ and vents on its GP19 Desmosedici .
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During MotoGP’s pre-season test in Sepang, Malaysia, Ducati technician Gigi Dall’Igna has made a couple of additions to Michele Pirro’s GP19 Desmosedici. It’s well-known that Ducati’s MotoGP technician Gigi Dall’Igna likes to experiment – almost as much as he likes to keep rivals, journalists and the general public guessing about what he’s working on. And…
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WATCH THIS! Lightning Motorcycle’s LS-218 goes from 100-150mph in TWO SECONDS. Yep. TWO SECONDS!
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Lightning Motorcycles has just released a short video of its LS-218 electric superbike on the dyno – showing how quickly the world’s fastest electric motorcycle can accelerate from 100-150mph. One of the main advantages of electric motorcycles is their innate ability for fast acceleration. And there’s probably no better example than Lightning’s record-setting LS-218 electric…
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Spy Shot: KTM’s working on an E-Scooter. Yep. And here it is. Umm…
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We’ve got about as much idea on this one as you have right now. So we were just thinking to ourselves, ‘You know what – today’s a bit slow on the old news front,’ when a phone call comes in from our excellent spy snapper perched on the side of a large hill somewhere near…
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MotoGP: Viñales obliterates the opposition on Day 2 of Sepang test
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Half a second clear after a last-minute leap up the timesheets, the Yamaha rider homes in on the fastest ever lap. Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) got within just 0.067 of Jorge Lorenzo’s fastest ever lap of Sepang during a busy Day 2 of testing at Sepang, with the 1:58.830 set by Lorenzo last…
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MotoGP: Vinales fastest on Day 2 at Sepang, Miller takes third quickest spot, Crutchlow bags fifth on the timesheet, Rossi is sixth
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For the majority of the session it was Andrea Dovizioso who was quickest with Cal Crutchlow just 0.004s behind. Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi played a watching brief in third and fourth places. Come the last couple of minutes of the second day’s fun and games though and it was Jack Miller and Alex Rins…
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RUMOURS: Suzuki set to reintroduce its DR BIG? BASED on its V-Strom 1000.
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We’ve heard whispers that Suzuki’s looking to reproduce its iconic DR Big trailbike from the bones of its V-Strom 1000 – and renowned designer Oberdan Bezzi has mocked one up to show what it might look like, ahead of its rumoured 2020 launch. First released in 1988, Suzuki’s DR 750 S Big was built predominantly…
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MotoGP: YOU can TRAIN with Dani Pedrosa and Sete Gibernau. Yep. It’s true.
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Have you ever dreamed of being able to train like a MotoGP rider? How about being trained by an ex-MotoGP rider? What about two of them? Well, now it’s possible with Red Bull offering the chance to experience the Grand Prix of Catalunya in style – and best of all, before the action kicks off,…
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FIRST RIDE: Honda Super Cub C125 (2019)
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WORDS: Ross // IMAGES: Honda and Gary D Chapman Remembered fondly by bikers from all walks of life right across the globe, the Super Cub has made a name for itself over the last sixty years as a bulletproof, do-anything machine – most at home on the daily commute, but capable of traversing the glove…
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MotoGP: Marquez FASTEST on first day of testing at Sepang – as he continues to recover from surgery.
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Despite still suffering the effects from surgery on his left shoulder during the winter break, Marc Marquez has topped the timesheets for the first day of the Sepang Test. The five-time MotoGP World Champion set a 1:59.621, going 0.259 faster than second place Alex Rins, and 0.316 quicker than third place Maverick Viñales. Marquez completed…
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NEW GEAR: Shark’s FIM approved RACE helmet. The Race-R Pro GP FIM Racing #1.
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Shark Helmets has just announced its Race-R Pro GP FIM Racing #1 has been granted FIM homologation for circuit racing – and it’s one of the first lids to meet the high standard. If you’ve not heard of it before, the FIM Racing Homologation Programme was set upto grant special recognition to safety products used…
