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Triumph test Moto2 engine for 2019 – unveil new 765 Daytona in the process?
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Triumph is hard at work, developing its Moto2TM race engine ready for the 2019 season – and in the snaps we’ve seen, the bike its powering looks a lot like a new 765 Daytona. Of course, there’s been no official word from Triumph – but adding two and two together, we’re sure that the Moto2…
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WIN a place on Maria Costello’s women only track day with IAM RoadSmart
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Isle of Man TT racer Maria Costello has teamed up IAM RoadSmart in an effort to get more women on two wheels. And, IAM RoadSmart is offering one lucky lady the chance to win a place on Costello’s women only motorbike track day later this month. Costello made her name as the first women to claim…
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MotoGP: All the stats ahead of this weekend’s racing at Misano
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The MotoGP world championship is heading back to Misano – and in preparation for the action kicking off, here’s a bunch of facts and figures about this weekend’s racing at the iconic Italian circuit. Heading into this weekend’s action, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) leads the championship – 4 points ahead of Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda), 13…
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Ducati’s Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine unveiled!
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Ducati has unveiled its new Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine, the road-going version of its MotoGP power plant – in preparation for Ducati’s soon-to-be-unveiled superbike, the Ducati Panigale V4. Shown today in Misano, ahead of this weekend’s San Marino GP, we finally know a little bit more about the hotly anticipated Desmosedici Stradale engine. The stats…
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Official unveiling of Ducati’s Desmosedici Stradale engine confirmed
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The sound of a new era is coming, as Ducati prepares to unveil its new Desmosedici Stradale V4 engine – ahead of the Misano GP. Ducati has been in the news a lot recently. There’s been talk of everyone from Harley-Davidson to KTM making a bid for ownership of the iconic Italian brand – but…
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Surgery successful for Valentino Rossi
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Valentino Rossi had a successful operation on the fractured tibia and fibula of his right leg, last night after being hospitalised after an accident suffered yesterday evening while riding at the VR46 Academy. ‘The Doctor’ received surgery between 2am and 3am in the early hours of this morning. During the surgery the fractures were fixated…
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Rossi gives his Mugello helmet to the Hayden family
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Rossi has given the family of Nicky Hayden the helmet he wore during the Mugello Italian Grand Prix – which fused 46 and 69 to pay tribute to the Kentucky Kid. Admired on and off the track, the motorcycling community sent messages of encouragement to both Nicky in the days after the accident and his…
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Lewis Hamilton to visit Valentino Rossi’s Ranch
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British Formula One driver, Lewis Hamilton has expressed his desire to visit Italy’s most famous ranch, the Il Dottore ranch. The three-time Formula One World Champion is a lover of speed, whether on four or two wheels – and on more than one occasion he’s expressed an interest in MotoGP. Lewis Hamilton stated in an…
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Jerez circuit to be renamed after Ángel Nieto
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Following the recent passing of Ángel Nieto, ‘the great master of Spanish motorcycling’ – the circuit of Jerez plans to change its name to the Ángel Nieto de Jerez circuit. Nieto was involved in a traffic accident at the end of July, with a tourist hitting the quad he was riding from behind. Sadly, Don…
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SPY SHOTS: BMW 2018 S 1000 RR caught out in tests
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There’s not many pics (as in, there’s one) that’s broke surface at the moment, but this is the first picture of the 2018 BMW S 1000 RR. The bike has been caught out and about by the top German magazine Motorrad. And, as you might expect, is the star of the next issue of…
