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Valentino Rossi: “I fancy doing the Le Mans car race with Alonso as me teammate!”
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Valentino Rossi has told a radio station that he fancies having a go at the Le Mans 24 hour car race – and that he wouldn’t mind doing the four-wheeled thing in a team with Fernando Alonso. Speaking to the Radio Deejay station, Rossi was reviewing his season in MotoGP and began talking about the…
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‘Fast Freddie’ Spencer lays foundation for the first of three new race tracks in India
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It’s all happening in India, with three all-new race tracks currently in development – and Freddie Spencer has been offering a helping hand, laying the first foundation at the Kamshet race track. There’s still no official timeline for the project, but online it’s been dubbed as ‘Kamshet Speedway’. The new track is expected to provide a…
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Video: Route revealed for the 2018 Dakar Rally in South America
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The route of the next Dakar Rally has finally been announced – and it looks like we’re in for an awesome ride when the action kicks off on January 6th. Off-road adventurers have until January 6 to study the official Dakar Rally maps before setting off on a 9,000km adventure through South America, across some…
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Yamaha YZF-R1M online applications NOW open
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The Yamaha YZF-R1M online application system is now live – so, if you’ve got just shy of £20,000 sat in the bank, this is your chance to put your name down for a new YZF-R1M for 2018. Inspired by the MotoGP-winning YZR-M1 machinery made famous by Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales, the high specification…
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Video: TURN IT UP LOUD! Triumph Moto2 765 fired up at Motorcycle Live
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A couple of months ago Triumph revealed it has signed on as the exclusive engine supplier to the FIM Moto2 World Championship from the 2019 season. And at Motorcycle Live 2017, the iconic British brand has been firing up its 765 test machine for the crowds. *Apologies for the sound quality, but we wanted you to hear just how loud…
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Ben Spies IS returning to motorcycle racing – confirmed
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It was roughly a year ago when we first told you that motorcycle racing giant Ben Spies was starting to look at a return to racing – and now the news is confirmed although it might not quite end up being what you expect just yet. It’s just been revealed by the guys at Cycle…
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Video: Choose life, choose bikes – Isle of Man TT 2018
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It may be over seven months away, but the excitement is already building for the 2018 Isle of Man TT, which will run May 26 through June 8. And to whet your appetite, here’s the official trailer for the iconic outing on the roads of the small island set in the middle of the Irish…
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WSB 2018 Provisional Calendar Confirmed
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WSBK has decided on the final dates for 2018’s action – the season kicks off on February 23 in Australia (Phillip Island, natch) and ends in Qatar on October 27. The UK round will be held at Donington Park on May 27 but the Argentinian round scheduled to be held on October 12-14 is still…
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Fan’s favourite Rutter to star at January Winter Classic
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Few motorcycle racers can boast a CV that comes close to Michael Rutter’s, Guest of Honour at the Carole Nash Classic Bike Guide Winter Classic show. In a career spanning over 20 years, which goes back to the early 1990’s, when a teenage Rutter took to the track following in his famous father Tony’s footsteps…
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s MOTOBOT is back. And the damn thing is getting quicker and closer to Valentino Rossi…
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You ever see that film The Terminator? Where machines rise up against humanity? Check out this video from Yamaha of the latest step in the factory’s Motobot project. The any-bike riding bolt-on robot’s team has been tasked with using the latest tech and a combination of learning AI to make a bot that can be…
