Superbike
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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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REVEALED! Here’s the OFFICIAL design drawings for Honda’s V4 superbike. It’s got a rear ‘wing’. Single seat and looks like a suped-up Blade.
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It’s real. It’s the V4. It’s real. That truly was worth saying twice. The reason? These actual, finished drawings of the bike from Honda itself. Real designs, real details, really want to ride it. Oh boy… Here’s the official patents filed by Honda for its 2018 V4 superbike. Yeah, the V4. Cleverly, Honda…
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GSX-R prices announced for 2017: GSX-R1000R is £16,099, GSX-R1000 is £13,249
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GSX-R prices announced for 2017: GSX-R1000R is £16,099, GSX-R1000 is £13,249 Suzuki has announced pricing and availability of its hotly anticipated GSX-R1000R, with the all-new machine (pictured above on the left) coming with an RRP of £16,099. Boasting a completely new engine that uses technology taken directly from the firm’s GSX-RR MotoGP racer – including…
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Norton boss unveils plans for North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix (NW200 entry could happen this year!)
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Norton boss unveils plans for North West 200 and Ulster Grand Prix (NW200 entry could happen this year!) Whilst the dust settles from yesterday’s announcements around the coming TT summer event on the Isle of Man, Norton boss Stuart Garner has set tongues wagging in the road race world with claims that his superbike could…
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Ducati CEO CONFIRMS that next superbike is going to be a V4! Not a V-twin. And you’ll be able to buy it.
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So amid all the guff and bluster of the past few days something has happened that will get every single sportbike fan on the planet bubbling away – the boss of Ducati confirming that the company’s next superbike is going to be a V4… The quotes have been reported by the excellent MotoGP journalist David…
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2017 Fireblade prices slip out – rumour at the moment – but it sounds pricey if true
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2017 Fireblade prices slip out – rumour at the moment – but it sounds pricey if true. Honda’s prices for the new Fireblade have slipped out – and it seems as though the SP1 and SP2 versions of the bike are going to cost a bit more than first thought. Here’s the prices that we’ve…
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Video: So you want to mount a MINI-GUN to a Superbike… WATCH THIS
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Video: So you want to mount a MINI-GUN to a Superbike… WATCH THIS. OK, so what we have here is a pukka mini-gun (you know, the sort you’d see hanging off the side of a helicopter) mounted to the front of a bike. To watch the video, scroll down and click on the red arrow…
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The G310R BMW-powered mini-superbike is about to be launched in India and Indonesia
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The G310R BMW-powered mini-superbike is about to be launched in India and Indonesia. We’ve been telling you for over a year now about the mini-superbike that’s a collaboration between BMW and Indian company TVS – rumours in the emerging markets of Indian and Indonesia are reckoning that the bike is on the verge of…
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Video: Guy Martin in action putting in the laps at the Nurburgring with record holder Andy Carlile ahead of lap record attempt
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Video: Guy Martin in action putting in the laps at the Nurburgring with record holder Andy Carlile ahead of lap record attempt. Want to see the TV star and former Isle of Man TT racer putting in the laps at the Nurburgring earlier this year? This footage has appeared from Ringpressionen and there’s appearances by…
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Rumour: MV Agusta USA about to be sold?
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Rumour: MV Agusta USA about to be sold? Reported on American motorcycle web outlet Asphalt & Rubber by the excellent Jensen Beeler comes this interesting nugget about the troubled Italian brand, MV Agusta. Whilst there’s virtually no other comment or news about this to be found elsewhere, we’re inclined to believe Beeler’s reports because his…
