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Team Classic Suzuki to make Isle of Man TT debut
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Team Classic Suzuki will swap its XR69 and RG500 machinery for modern GSX-R1000 kit when it makes its Isle of Man TT debut at this year’s races. The team – renowned for its expertise in classic racing, which has seen it take three superbike victories at the Classic TT with Michael Dunlop over the years…
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VIDEO: Valentino Rossi’s secret museum
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In the first of a four part series of videos, nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi shows you his ‘secret museum’ where leathers, helmets, gloves, boots, trophies, podium caps and even motorcycles are stored. The series is produced by Dainese, so it’s a bit of a Dainese advert to be honest – but it’s still a…
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10 things to know ahead of WSB in Australia THIS WEEKEND
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Want to be more expert than the ‘experts’? S’easy – just use this crib sheet and you’re ready to go for this weekend’s opening round of the World Superbike championship at Phillip Island. 1) Phillip Island is the track with most WorldSBK races run: 58. The first appearance of the Australian track in the calendar was…
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MotoGP: No more night races at Qatar
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From now on, it’s Moto3 and Moto2 during the day and the MotoGP lads are being sent out at sunset. The main reason for the switch from the famously dark, floodlit spectacle of the big race in the middle of a desert is temperature. When the sun goes down, there’s a huge drop in Celsius…
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Kawasaki patents a three-wheeled motorcycle
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There’s a bunch of patent drawings that have appeared on Italian site motociclismo.it, showing a three-wheeler from Kawasaki – but it doesn’t solve the two-wheels-at-the-front problem in the same way that Yamaha did with its Niken three-wheeler. In the detailed illustrations, it’s clear that the Kawasaki is going to use a quadrilateral system for the…
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Official campaign against loud motorcycles goes from 1 area to 81 areas in Germany
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Back in July last year, a campaign against excessive motorcycle noise was started in Baden-Wurttemberg in Germany. And now another 80 areas of the country have decided to crack down on loud bikes, too. Called the ‘Motorcycle Noise Initiative’ the original plan to enforce a drop in noise levels came from a joint plan by…
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WSB: Rea edges Baz as Phillip Island Official Test ends with a flurry
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The Northern Irishman fought back and heads the way, whilst the top 17 riders are covered by just 1.5 seconds The final pre-season test for the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has been completed with the action too close to call ahead of the first round of the season. The spectacular Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit brought in…
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MotoGP: Maverick Viñales rises to reign Day 3 at Qatar test
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Spaniard back on top as Yamaha and Suzuki lock out the top four. Rossi crashes. Marquez: “We were lost, but today we found the way.” If there’s one thing 2020 preseason has taught us to expect, it’s some serious speed from Yamaha and Suzuki. At the close of testing before the first race weekend of…
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MotoGP: Marc Marquez after Qatar test: “I’m struggling more here.”
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The reigning World Champion’s shoulder injury doesn’t seem to be getting any easier at the Qatar Test. Despite having made his MotoGP comeback at the Sepang Test without any serious problems, Marc Marquez has admitted that he is suffering more with his recovering shoulder at the Qatar Test, two weeks on from spending three days…
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WSB: Razgatlioglu fastest after day one at Phillip Island
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Phillip Island hosted the final Official Test for World Superbike ahead of the season opener with Toprak Razgatlioglu ending the day fastest after a rain-affected second session. The opening day of the 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Official Test came to an end with Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha WorldSBK Official Team) leading the field after posting a time…
