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BSB: Haslam ups the ante to lead after opening day at Assen
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Leon Haslam upped the pace in the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice session to fire the JG Speedfit Kawasaki to the top of the times by just 0.138s at Assen this afternoon, pushing this morning’s fastest rider Gino Rea back into second place with main title rival Jake Dixon locked into third. The…
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WSB: Record-breaking Sykes pulls out all the stops in Tissot-Superpole
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Some fastest ever laps in France see Sykes take pole number 47, ahead of teammate Rea “Mr Superpole” Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) is on pole for Race 1 at the Acerbis French Round, putting in a last push at the end of Tissot-Superpole 2 to take his 47th pole and beat teammate Jonathan Rea…
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PATENT confirms NEW Yamaha YZF-R3 for 2019. STYLING inspired by the R6.
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Yamaha has just registered designs for an updated YZF-R3, revealing a new look inspired by its R6 Supersport machine. Earlier this year we brought you a selection of grainy spy shots of the redesigned R3 (or the Asian market equivalent YZF-R25) after it was caught on camera during initial testing in Indonesia. Sadly the snaps…
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ROADS: John McGuinness teams up with PBM Ducati for Macau.
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John McGuinness is finally ready to return to the top level of road racing in Macau, after missing this year’s Isle of Man TT due to injury. And this time he’s going to be riding a Panigale R for PBM Ducati. The Grand Prix of Macau is a special event for many reasons. Taking place…
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KTM’s new 450 RALLY. Based on its DAKAR winning machine. ONLY 75 available.
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KTM has just unveiled its all-new 450 RALLY replica for 2019 – based on Matthias Walkner’s Dakar-winning machine. And there are only 75 being produced, so if you want to get your hands on one, you better act fast. But what’s been changed? Well, the KTM 450 RALLY replica’s 450cc SOHC fuel-injection engine offers increased…
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Indian Scout Flat Track CUSTOM KIT from Krazy Horse.
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Krazy Horse Customs has just launched a BRILLIANT new kit meaning you can convert an Indian Scout or Scout Sixty into a road going flat tracker. Essentially, the Indian Scout Flat Track kit from Krazy Horse builds on the standard Indian Scout and Scout Sixty – adding a new 2-1 exhaust, new footpegs, reinforcements for…
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Get your hands on an ORIGINAL Steve McQueen BELL helmet.
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One of Steve McQueen’s own personal helmets, a Bell 500 – stickered up with his film companies’ logo and his name – is going under the hammer at the Bonhams Barber Motorsports Museum auction this October. The helmet that’s up for sale is a Bell 500 lid, with a characteristic snap-on peak and double-D ring…
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UNDER THE HAMMER: Peter Fonda’s 1968 Bultaco Pursang from EASY RIDER.
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Ever fancied owning a piece of movie motorcycling history from (arguably) the most iconic biker film ever made? Well now you can – because the Bultaco Pursang that Peter Fonda rode in one of the first scenes of Easy Rider is going under the hammer. The Bultaco Pursang was one of the most successful two-stroke…
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VIDEO: Rossi’s GP RACE BIKES through the ages. 1996 to 2018.
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Valentino Rossi is racing royalty. The much-loved Italian has been competing at the highest level of motorcycle racing for over 22 years – and he’s still going strong. And to pay tribute to one of the most successful motorcycle races of all time, Youtuber ‘FreeWheelie’ has created a brilliant video showing the evolution of Rossi’s…
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VIDEO: On-board with Joey Dunlop at the 1996 Isle of Man TT
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BBC Northern Ireland has just shared this brilliant bit of footage, showing road racing legend Joey Dunlop lapping the Isle of Man TT Mountain Course on his Honda RC45 – way back in 1996. Dunlop won the Lightwieght and Ultra-Lightweight races that year, and still holds the title of ‘King of the Mountain’ with his…
