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MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa in SHOCK move to KTM for 2019.
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Dani Pedrosa is set to join KTM’s test team in 2019, following his retirement from racing this year. Pedrosa announced retirement from full-time MotoGP competition a couple of months ago. At the time, speculation was rife that he’d find another ride (maybe even in WSB) – but in the end he decided to take a…
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UPDATED Ducati Scrambler Icon revealed. ON SALE from November.
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Ducati has just announced the first machine to be unveiled as part of its ‘Joyvolution’ campaign is its updated 800cc Scrambler Icon. Just four years on from the launch of the brand, more than 55,000 Scrambler’s have been sold worldwide. And now Ducati is building on that success, launching an updated Scrambler Icon. It’s a…
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Highways England BOSS: Motorway speed limits ‘could rise to 80mph’
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Highways England boss, Jim O’Sullivan has said that Motorway speed limits ‘could rise to 80mph’ – but reckons it’s unlikely to happen anytime soon, as a result of mixed public opinion. Back in 2011 an official plan to increase the speed limit on motorways was launched by then transport secretary Philip Hammond, but nothing came…
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MotoGP: Fenati gets two-race suspension. Crutchlow calls for lifetime ban.
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Romano Fenati has been slapped with a two-race ban after grabbing Stefano Manzi’s brake lever during the Moto2 race at this past weekend’s Misano GP. FIM MotoGP Stewards 📋 Black flag Romano Fenati for irresponsible riding 🏴#Moto2 #SanMarinoGP pic.twitter.com/sTqv6nhZer — MotoGP™🏁 (@MotoGP) September 9, 2018 Having previously clashed on track, Fenati dangerously leant over and squeezed…
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PRODUCT REVIEWS: Shark Explore-R Helmet
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RRP: £299.99 // Sizes: XS – XL // Colours: A range of colours I got my hands on Shark’s Explore-R helmet towards the tail end of summer in 2017 – and since then, it’s been my go to lid of choice. Despite its outwardly off-road oriented appearance, it’s actually three helmets in one brilliant, versatile…
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BSB: Leon Haslam takes SECOND win at Silverstone. Bradley Ray confirmed in the Showdown.
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Leon Haslam added to his winning tally to secure the second Bennetts British Superbike Championship win of the weekend at Silverstone, despite a clash with Bradley Ray who secured his place in the Showdown with one race to decide the final Title Fighter. At the start of the race Ray again got off to a…
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MotoGP: Lorenzo, Miller and Vinales take top three in qualifying.
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Five-time World Champion Jorge Lorenzo has set a new record, picking up his fourth Misano pole in five years – as Marquez crashes out. Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati Team) broke his own 2016 pole lap record at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in an adrenaline-fuelled qualifying on the Adriatic, searing around the venue in a 1:31.629…
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Emma Bristow WINS FIFTH CONSECUTIVE TrialGPWomen World Championship.
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British trial rider Emma Bristow has won her FIFTH consecutive TrialGPWomen World Championship, becoming the second most successful female in the discipline, just behind Laia Sanz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=A8RUU9Hxb0A Sherco rider Emma Bristow has been dominating the women’s trials world since Laia Sanz made the transition to Enduro. Winning the women’s category of the 2018 Trial World…
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CONFIRMED: NEW BMW S1000RR for 2019. PATENT filed in China.
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We’ve been telling you that there’s a BMW S1000RR on the way for a few months now. And a patent filed in China CONFIMS that the hugely successful S1000RR is set to receive a range of updates for 2019. China’s intellectual property office has published patents revealing the new BMW S1000RR for 2019 (well,…
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CARB documents CONFIRM new BMW R1250 coming for 2019. FIVE models on the way.
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The California Air Resources Board has just certified a new 1254cc BMW engine – FINALLY confirming that there’s an entire range of 1254cc R models on the way for 2019. According to the new CARB documents, the engine will be used across five models – the R1250GS, R1250GS Adventure, R1250R, R1250RS and R1250RT. Admittedly, it’s…
