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Ducati running new V4 Streetfighter at Pikes Peak?

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Alan Dowds

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1st May 2019

Italian firm set to run naked V4 Panigale-based prototype at Colorado hillclimb It’s not been a very well-kept secret – and now some more info has leaked out about Ducati’s plans for the Pikes Peak event this year. A few months ago, we learned that there’s been a ‘prototype’ entry into the ‘Exhibition’ race from…
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Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

Discover 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019.
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Island Racer 2019 – The go-to guide for this year’s TT action

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Sam Hewitt

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1st May 2019

Discover 148 pages of incredible TT action in the upcoming Island Racer 2019 edition, on sale from May 16, 2019.
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HONDA CB500 RACING: GARY ON RD#1

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Carl Stevens

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26th April 2019

It finally arrived, round 1 of the Bridgestone 500’s with EMRA. Are we ready? The bike is, but I’m not! I really don’t think it matters how many times a race meeting appears my nerves will always stay the same, as were Charlie’s. Your thoughts, some negative, some positive, just mess around with your mind to…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: CHARLIE ON RD#1

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Carl Stevens

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25th April 2019

Round 1 of the Bridgestone 500 series hosted by the East Midlands Racing Association (EMRA) has been and gone and we are hurtling toward Round 2 on the 12th May very quickly. The first outing of the year was a massive learning experience for both Gary and myself starting as we were for our first…
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BMW unveils mad Ti-framed prototype using new engine

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Alan Dowds

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15th April 2019

Bavarian 1.8 litre cruiser coming next year – here’s the engine in a wild hand-made titanium custom showbike We spoke about this at xmas time – when BMW first showed off its new 1800cc flat-twin Boxer engine in a Japanese custom machine. And here’s another chance to see the big new lump, which was shown…
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Alpinestars releases Kenny Roberts Snr replica boots

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Alan Dowds

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15th April 2019

Yamaha legend gets the Supertech R worship treatment – and don’t they look ace? We’re not actually sure what boots Kenny Roberts Snr wore when he started racing dirt track back in the States, back in the day. But when he won his first world championship with Yamaha in 1978, he was wearing Alpinestars boots,…
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Michael Dunlop enters Pikes Peak Hill Climb with BMW

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Alan Dowds

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5th April 2019

Norn Irn’s roads legend teaming up with German racer Lucy Glöckner on S1000Rs WE’VE NEVER been to Pikes Peak in Colorado. But the Hill Climb they have there is a big deal. First run in 1916 for cars and bikes, it’s went off annually ever since, and in recent years, has captured a lot of…
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HONDA CB500 RACING: Riders Ready?

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Carl Stevens

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5th April 2019

With less than a week to go our intrepid Rookie Racers, Gary and Charlie, have been doing their final runs, checks, tweaks and even paint jobs for the East Midlands Racing Associations (EMRA) ‘Bridgestone 500’ Championship. Here’s a quick catch up with the guys to see where their heads are at. Gary: “The build-up over…
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LAUNCH TEASER: 2019 BMW S1000RR

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Carl Stevens

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3rd April 2019

More powerful, more agile and packing more tech than a Curry’s PC warehouse…
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DUCATI’S ELECTRIC MOUNTAIN BIKE HITS DEALERS

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Mike Cowton

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2nd April 2019

Wait, what? Yeah, Ducati have just released their own electric pedal-assisted mountain bike, dubbed the MIG-RR. Co-developed by Ducati and Thok Ebikes, the E-bike has a load of big bucks components, including a Shimano Steps E8000 motor with 504Wh battery, FOX Factory Kashima suspension, 4-caliper Shimanmo Saint brakes, Mavic wheels, carbon fibre Renthal handlebars, and…
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The Supersport Saga

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Mike Cowton

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1st April 2019

How the supersport class went from boom to bust. And how it could be on the verge of a revival… It is generally accepted that the supersport class was born in 1985 when Kawasaki released the GPZ600R. Before the GPZ, middleweight four-strokes were fairly crap commuters such as the GPz550, and if you wanted a…
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APrilia releases special 225bhp 165kg track weapon

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Alan Dowds

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28th March 2019

RSV4 X marks ten years of the V-four superbike WE WERE at Mugello last weekend for the launch of Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory – and you can read what Boothy reckoned to it in the next issue of the magazine. But as well as knocking our collective cocks off with the new 1100 Factory, Aprilia…
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HONDA UNveils prototype electric motocrosser in Japan

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Alan Dowds

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22nd March 2019

CR-Electric model uses tech from firm’s Mugen electric dirtbike project WE DON’T have a lot of detail on this so far – it’s just been unveiled at the Tokyo motorcycle show in Japan. But it looks like Honda is going to have a proper go at making an electric dirtbike. This CR-E is just a…
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Get fit, help the Hampshire air ambulance

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Alan Dowds

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22nd March 2019

5K fun run to raise cash for Hampshire and Isle of Wight air ambulance service YOU’D THINK that the air ambulance service would be a real priority for the state to fund. Saving lives, and also reducing treatment costs later on because very sick people will be treated sooner? Sounds a no-brainer. But no –…
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