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MotoGP: Q1 to pole: Rossi runs masterful Marquez close in Q2
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Championship leader becomes the first rider to take pole after progressing from Q1, with ‘The Doctor’ just 0.011 behind in P2 World Championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) secured his 50th premier class pole position at the PTT Thailand Grand Prix to become the first rider to qualify P1 after progressing through from Q1.…
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INTERMOT: Here’s Yamaha’s 2019 YZF-R125 – the FIRST 125 with variable timing!
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Talk about taking on the competition head-on! This is the 2019 Yamaha YZF-R 125 – a landmark small capacity motorcycle that’s going on sale as the first 125cc bike to feature variable valve timing. The high-tech system uses a version of the system that we’ve already seen on the firm’s R6 and R1 that…
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INTERMOT: New colours for XSR700 and XSR900 revealed
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Now, this is a nice scheme that’s going on the XSR700 (above) and XSR900 (below) bikes for next year. A mix of the firm’s thick horizontal red stripe with a black outline and a lot of silver finishing touches add to the overall retro theme and both models get red stitching on the seat. Expect…
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BSB: Dixon smashes Assen records to claim pole from Mackenzie by 0.004s!
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Jake Dixon claimed pole position by just 0.004s in an intense battle for the top spot in Datatag Qualifying for the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Assen this afternoon, edging out front row debutant Tarran Mackenzie and standings leader Leon Haslam. A hectic Datatag Qualifying kicked off with Haslam setting the initial pace in Q1,…
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PATENT confirms NEW Yamaha YZF-R3 for 2019. STYLING inspired by the R6.
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Yamaha has just registered designs for an updated YZF-R3, revealing a new look inspired by its R6 Supersport machine. Earlier this year we brought you a selection of grainy spy shots of the redesigned R3 (or the Asian market equivalent YZF-R25) after it was caught on camera during initial testing in Indonesia. Sadly the snaps…
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VIDEO: Yamaha Ténéré 700 FINALLY arrives in Europe. Nick Sanders RIDES it.
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After its journey across the Atlantic from Argentina, the Yamaha Ténéré 700 has finally arrived in Europe as part of its World Raid Tour. This time it was Nick Sanders who got the chance to put Yamaha’s hotly anticipated lightweight adventure machine through its paces – ahead of the big bike shows in Cologne and…
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VIDEO: Rossi’s GP RACE BIKES through the ages. 1996 to 2018.
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Valentino Rossi is racing royalty. The much-loved Italian has been competing at the highest level of motorcycle racing for over 22 years – and he’s still going strong. And to pay tribute to one of the most successful motorcycle races of all time, Youtuber ‘FreeWheelie’ has created a brilliant video showing the evolution of Rossi’s…
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Yamaha joins forces with Gogoro. Investing in battery exchange system for electric scooters.
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Yamaha has just partnered up with Gogoro – to further develop its electric scooter technology. Gorgoro has been producing electric scooters since 2015 – and currently operates a battery replacement system in Taiwan. The charging stations contain charged batteries, which Gogoro riders can exchange on a few simple steps. At the minute, there are around…
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MotoGP: Rossi’s ALL-NEW ‘Back to the Future’ inspired AGV helmet.
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Valentino Rossi has revealed his latest one-off helmet design at his home Misano MotoGP – and it’s inspired by cult movie ‘Back to the Future’. Saturday morning at an Italian MotoGP round can only mean one thing. A new helmet design for Valentino Rossi. And this year the nine-time world champion is celebrating his…
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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…
