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Video: On board at the TT with Guy Martin and Michael Dunlop at 200mph!
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At this time of year, as news and announcements trickle though, we always start to get very, very excited about the Isle of Man TT. And with this years spectacular now only 51 days away here’s some truly incredible footage to help you get in the mood. It shows Guy Martin and his Tyco Suzuki Superbike tearing around the famous Isle of Man…
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Husqvarna to introduce fuel injected 2-strokes!
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Following on from the announcement by KTM a couple of weeks ago, Husqvarna has revealed that they also have a couple of fuel-injected 2-stroke enduro motorcycles going into production next year. As the first company to ever produce a purpose-built off-road bike, Husqvarna Motorcycles have always been a great advocate of 2-stroke technology – so it’s…
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Ex-racer sells TT trophy to fund Ferrari-powered motorcycles!
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With a relatively successful racing career behind him, including a Canadian National Championship and an Isle of Man TT podium, former racer Andreas Georgeades decided to hang up his leathers and pursue his passion of squeezing powerful car engines into custom built motorcycles. Between 1978 and 1998, Andreas built three Ferrari powered custom motorcycles. Two…
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2017 YZF-R6 coming in at just under £11k…
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Yamaha has just announced the UK price and vital statistics of its awesome new 2017 YZF-R6 – and with first shipments due on British shores in April, the eagerly anticipated production version of the three-time World Supersport Championship winning machine is nearly here… The suggested retail price for the UK is £10,999 – which although a…
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Video: From the 1980s – Religion of Speed. It’s awesome.
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If you find yourself with nearly ten minutes of down time today then park up and watch this great video. Called: Religion of Speed it’s a pretty cheesy documentary about GP racing in the 500 class in general and, specifically, about the ELF 500GP bike. It’s mega. We love this stuff. Check out the likes…
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Video: Want to see a 125cc scooter hand it out to 1000cc superbikes on track?
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Ok, hands up with this video, it’s not new and it’s done the rounds before, but we figured that some of you might not have seen it. So we’re putting it up again (mostly because it made us smile when we re-watched it this morning). This is a Yamaha 125cc scooter taking on a group…
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Bridgestone announces return to world racing scene with WEC deal
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Bridgestone announces return to world racing scene with WEC deal. Bridgestone has announced that it will supply racing tyres to two teams in the FIM Endurance World Championship series (EWC). Both YART Yamaha Official EWC Team and the F.C.C. TSR Honda team will race on Bridgestone tyres for the next round of the FIM EWC,…
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SHARK launches new Zarco world champion helmet design
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SHARK launches new Zarco world champion helmet design. SHARK Helmets has released a limited-edition Zarco replica design on its flagship model, the Race-R PRO. The helmet is available in the UK now. In 2016, Johann Zarco became the first two-time Moto2 World Champion and the first French rider ever to take two World Championships.…
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Paton announces plans for Moto2 assault
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Paton announces plans for Moto2 assault. Italian motorcycle builder Paton is going to return to motorcycle grand prix racing with a new Moto2 bike wrapped around a Honda CBR 600 engine in 2018 and then a 765cc Triumph triple engine for the following season. Paton is pretty well known in GP racing circles, largely for…
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Keanu Reeves sponsors 13 year old American kid’s road racing dream
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Keanu Reeves sponsors 13 year old American kid’s road racing dream. Let’s face it, Keanu Reeves is a genuine modern mega star. He’s also a life long biker and seems to be pretty much an all-round good egg. We like him for all these things. And now we like him for something else, too. The…
