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[ Oct 26, 2026 ] The new 2027 BMW F450RR. Light, Precise, Fast and Affordable? 2027 Motorcycle Models
[ Oct 26, 2026 ] Upcoming Grand Prix of Malaysia features particularly rough and abrasive asphalt News
[ Oct 26, 2026 ] MANI LETTENBICHLER CROWNED FIVE-TIME CONSECUTIVE FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPION News
[ Oct 26, 2026 ] Billy Bolt closes 2026 Hard Enduro season with Hixpania podium News
[ Oct 25, 2026 ] Australian MotoGP™ cancelled at rain-hit Phillip Island News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Fourth place for Aprilia Racing in Phillip Island sprint News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Top 5 for Acosta in Australian MotoGP Sprint as the weather adds spice at Phillip Island News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Ducati’s MotoGP Rider Francesco Bagnaia forced into early retirement News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Gonzalez returns to Moto2 pole as Pratama makes Moto3 history News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] FIM Europe returns to defend its FIM Intercontinental Games crown News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Ducati and the LEGO Group join forces for a new LEGO Technic set News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Four Aprilias straight into Q2 at Phillip Island News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Team third quickest on Friday at Phillip Island News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Canepa’s Comments – Estoril & Jerez 2026 News
[ Oct 24, 2026 ] Down Under for the grand classic: the Ducati Lenovo Team lands at Phillip Island News

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The new 2027 BMW F450RR. Light, Precise, Fast and Affordable?

The new 2027 BMW F450RR. Light, Precise, Fast and Affordable?

Oct 26, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Something new is transpiring in the motorcycle market… A word you don’t hear today, AFFORDABILITY. Like in the movie Gladiator “There was once a dream that you could own a motorcycle. You could only whisper […]

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Upcoming Grand Prix of Malaysia features particularly rough and abrasive asphalt

Oct 26, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The F0192 development supersoft returns in Moto2™ alongside the standard soft to tackle Sepang’s abrasive and low-grip asphalt · Soft compounds to maximise grip. The Sepang circuit, the venue for the upcoming Grand Prix of […]

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MANI LETTENBICHLER CROWNED FIVE-TIME CONSECUTIVE FIM HARD ENDURO WORLD CHAMPION

Oct 26, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Manuel Lettenbichler has been crowned the 2026 FIM Hard Enduro World Champion. Mani delivered a strong runner-up performance at the final round of the series, Hixpania Hard Enduro, in Spain. […]

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Billy Bolt closes 2026 Hard Enduro season with Hixpania podium

Oct 26, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Billy Bolt ended his 2026 FIM Hard Enduro World Championship campaign on a high, securing third overall at the final round, Hixpania Hard Enduro, in Spain. Bolt delivered a strong performance across […]

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Australian MotoGP™ cancelled at rain-hit Phillip Island

Oct 25, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Relentless rain and low visibility at Phillip Island forced the cancellation of the eighteenth round of the 2026 MotoGP season. Red Bull KTM were able to leave the iconic racetrack south of Melbourne with two […]

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Fourth place for Aprilia Racing in Phillip Island sprint

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

MARCO BEZZECCHI FOURTH, JORGE MARTÍN DECLARED UNFIT AFTER A CRASH The sprint at Phillip Island ended with two RS-GP26s in the top six, but was also marked by a crash for Jorge Martín, who […]

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Top 5 for Acosta in Australian MotoGP Sprint as the weather adds spice at Phillip Island

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

A resilient push by Pedro Acosta delivered 5th position in a fiercely fast MotoGP Sprint today at Phillip Island for the second day of the Australian Grand Prix. Red Bull KTM watched their Spanish star […]

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Ducati’s MotoGP Rider Francesco Bagnaia forced into early retirement

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Marc Márquez wins the Phillip Island Sprint with the Ducati Lenovo Team and returns to the top of the Riders’ standings. Francesco Bagnaia forced into early retirement An all-Ducati podium: Alex Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) […]

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Gonzalez returns to Moto2 pole as Pratama makes Moto3 history

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Slick tyres the choice for all riders as qualifying unfolds on a drying track following morning rain · Second pole of the season for Gonzalez. Following his pole position at the Italian GP, Championship leader […]

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FIM Europe returns to defend its FIM Intercontinental Games crown

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The biennial FIM Intercontinental Games (ICG) returns this season for its second edition, taking place from 11–13 December at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia, Brazil. Teams representing the six FIM Continental Unions (CONUs) […]

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Ducati and the LEGO Group join forces for a new LEGO Technic set

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Ducati and the LEGO Group expand their collaboration with a new LEGO® Technic™ set dedicated to the Desmo450 MX Factory Born to compete and developed through racing, the Desmo450 MX Factory is the race-ready […]

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Four Aprilias straight into Q2 at Phillip Island

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

MARCO BEZZECCHI FIRST, JORGE MARTÍN FIFTH. FERNÁNDEZ SECOND AND OGURA FOURTH FOR SUPERFILE TRACKHOUSE MOTOGP TEAM Aprilia Racing ended the opening day of practice at Phillip Island with four RS-GP26s in the top five. Marco […]

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Team third quickest on Friday at Phillip Island

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team completed the first day of action for the Grand Prix of Australia at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit. Marc Márquez finished Practice in third position, 0.126s off the top […]

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Canepa’s Comments – Estoril & Jerez 2026

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha extended their record as the most successful manufacturer in the FIM Supersport World Championship as the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship concluded with back-to-back rounds at Estoril, Portugal, and Jerez, Spain, over the past […]

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Down Under for the grand classic: the Ducati Lenovo Team lands at Phillip Island

Oct 24, 2026 Michael Le Pard

It is time for farewells and great emotions for the MotoGP circus, flying to Australia for the eighteenth round of the 2026 season where, for the last time, racing will take place on the […]

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