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  • MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins in Malaysia as Valentino Rossi crashes out of the lead

    MotoGP: Marc Marquez wins in Malaysia as Valentino Rossi crashes out of the lead

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    Victory number 70 for the seven-time Champion comes after ‘The Doctor’ crashes with four laps to go… Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) claimed his 70th career win after taking victory at the Shell Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix. The 2018 Champion looked set to lock horns with nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP), but…

  • MotoGP: Marquez takes pole but receives 6-place penalty

    MotoGP: Marquez takes pole but receives 6-place penalty

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    He mastered the wet Q2 conditions but an incident involving Iannone means Marquez now starts P7, Zarco promoted to pole UPDATE: After taking pole position by over half a second, 2018 Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) has been handed a six-place grid penalty after being deemed to have been riding irresponsibly in an incident…

  • MotoGP: Viñales heads Marquez by 0.026 in a frantic FP3 session

    MotoGP: Viñales heads Marquez by 0.026 in a frantic FP3 session

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    Australian GP winner was the quickest man on Saturday morning as the times tumbled in the latter stages of the session Maverick Viñales (Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) ends FP3 at the Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix at the top of the timesheets after setting the quickest time of 1:59.231. The Australian GP winner edged out Marc…

  • MotoGP: Marquez marks Island territory, Yamahas & Iannone in pursuit

    MotoGP: Marquez marks Island territory, Yamahas & Iannone in pursuit

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    The weather played its part in a fascinating Q2 which saw the Champion take pole, Viñales and Zarco complete the front row with Iannone P4 Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) bounced back from a difficult Free Practice to mark his territory at Phillip Island once more, taking a fifth successive pole position at the venue…

  • Yamaha UNVEILS its new MotoGP-inspired YZF-R3 for 2019.

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    Yamaha has revealed its new entry-level R3 sportbike for 2019 – and it comes with a range of upgrades to help improve rider comfort and control, as well as receiving a bit of a makeover to bring it in line with rest of the YZF range. From a styling perspective, the changes include a redesigned…

  • VIDEO: Yamaha FINALLY confirms Ténéré 700 is coming. Set to be UNVEILED at EICMA (we think).

    VIDEO: Yamaha FINALLY confirms Ténéré 700 is coming. Set to be UNVEILED at EICMA (we think).

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    It seems that Yamaha is FINALLY gearing up to release the production version of its Tenere 700 lightweight adventure machine – at EICMA in a couple of weeks’ time. After its journey across the Atlantic from Argentina, the Yamaha Ténéré 700 has been spending some time in Europe as part of the final stage of…

  • VIDEO: NEW Yamaha YZF-R125 out on TRACK.

    VIDEO: NEW Yamaha YZF-R125 out on TRACK.

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    Yamaha has just released a video which shows its all-new YZF-R125 learner legal sportbike being put through its paces. And it looks like a hell of a lot of fun. First unveiled at Intermot a few weeks, the new Yamaha YZF-R125 is a special bit of kit. In fact, it’s the first 125cc machine with…

  • Here’s that 2019 Yamaha MT-15 launch in Thailand VIDEO. Important bike? Well, they had Valentino Rossi unveil it… so, yeah…

    Here’s that 2019 Yamaha MT-15 launch in Thailand VIDEO. Important bike? Well, they had Valentino Rossi unveil it… so, yeah…

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    https://youtu.be/ic3ybmg1_Zc We’re still pretty convinced that although the MT-15 is not coming to Europe, what we’re seeing here is the template for a very MT-10SP-esque MT-125 which is on the horizon. And if you’re in any doubt about just how important this redesign of the small bike is then factor in that at the launch…

  • Yamaha MT-15 unveiled in Thailand. REDESIGN for Yamaha MT-125?

    Yamaha MT-15 unveiled in Thailand. REDESIGN for Yamaha MT-125?

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    Celebrating MotoGP’s first visit to Thailand, Yamaha has unveiled its latest model of the MT family; the new Yamaha MT-15. And although the 150cc machine won’t be making it across to Europe, we reckon it’s pretty likely that the unveiling indicates that there are FINALLY some changes afoot for the next generation MT-125. Honda has…

  • Yamaha RD350. With TWIN front disc brakes and ABS.

    Yamaha RD350. With TWIN front disc brakes and ABS.

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    A bike builder in India has created a special version of the iconic Yamaha RD350. He’s not done a typical custom job – the bike’s not been chopped or café racer-ed – instead, he’s kitted out his RD350 with top quality disc brakes and an ABS unit. There’s no denying that Yamaha’s RD350 is an…

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