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VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Rossi’s Ranch
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When he’s not out on track, nine times MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi trains in the quiet hills of his home-town, Tavullia, Italy. And GoPro has released an awesome video, going behind the scenes with Valentino and his team at the infamous Rossi Ranch… There’s no denying, Rossi is one of the most iconic, important…
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What’s Rossi going to look like when he’s 80?
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We’ve stumbled across this incredible image of Valentino Rossi on social media this morning – and we can’t stop smiling. It’s a ‘doctored’ image showing what Rossi’s going to look like as an old man. Hilarious right?
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VIDEO: Yamaha’s all-new TY-E electric trials bike
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Over the last month – we’ve brought you a range of news about the future of electric motorcycles – and we’ve even had confirmation that Harley Davidson is committing to renewable technologies. The latest manufacturer to join the party is Yamaha – with its all new TY-E electric trials bike – and it looks awesome……
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Rea joins Haslam and Watanabe on Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10RR’s for the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours
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Triple World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will partner Leon Haslam and Kazuma Watanabe at the 2018 Suzuka 8 Hours endurance race – as Kawasaki looks to topple three time consecutive winners Yamaha. Last year, Kawasaki finished in second place at the iconic Japanese endurance – with Haslam, Watanabe and Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman coming in just…
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Rossi unveils latest neo-retro lid design – inspired by Formula One helmets of the 70s and 80s
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Valentino Rossi has unveiled his latest helmet design, at the first round of the MotoGP World Championship in Dubai. Looks awesome, right? Following on from the helmet Rossi wore during the Sepang test, inspired by a lid he wore 20 years ago – here’s his latest classic styled AGV helmet, inspired by the Formula One racers…
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MotoGP: Dovizioso takes first honours of 2018 in Qatar
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Andrea Dovizioso took the first victory of the new MotoGP season at the Losail International Circuit – just 0.027 seconds ahead of Marc Marquez in second place. Opening the season with a sensational final lap performance, Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) beat Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) to the line at the Losail International Circuit by just…
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MotoGP: Johann Zarco takes surprise pole position and sets new lap record in Dubai
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Johann Zarco (Monster Yamaha Tech 3) has taken pole position at the Grand Prix of Qatar – setting a new lap record for the Losail Circuit, with a lap time of 1.53.680. Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) will line up in second position on the grid, with the reigning world champion putting in a time…
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Yamaha Ténéré 700 one step closer to production
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It’s been a long wait for the arrival of the Yamaha Tènèrè 700 – but it looks like the wait is almost over, as the rugged rally-inspired lightweight adventure bike has been spotted tearing up the sand in Australia. First presented at EICMA 2017, Yamaha’s T7 Concept set the pulses of adventure riders racing the…
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Valentino Rossi makes HUGE retirement statement: “I’ll probably race for the next two years then talk about running a Yamaha satellite team after that.”
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Earlier this year Valentino Rossi said he could retire after the first three races of 2018, and now it looks like the Yamaha-shaped carrot that has been dangled in front of the nine-times world champ is just too tasty to leave the MotoGP party for. After Tech 3 and Yamaha announced that they were parting ways…
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Yamaha President: “More three wheelers on the way”
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So it’s not just going to be the arriving-next-month, MT-09 powered Niken three-wheeler from Yamaha – there’s more tri-fun on the way and that’s been confirmed by Yamaha President and CEO Yoshihiro Hidaka. Hidaka said: “Our company is working on various initiatives with the theme of the growing world of personal mobility in the current…
