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[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Dare DeMartile Battles Through the Mud at WORCS Round 8 News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING SIGNS RYDER DIFRANCESCO AND DAXTON BENNICK News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] IMPROVEMENT OF KTM POWERPART STEERING DAMPER (part no. 16181T01E): RECALL FOR PROACTIVE UPDATE News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Red Bull KTM Factory Racing thanks Joel Smets as MXGP restructuring takes place for 2027 onwards News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Beta USA Wraps Up 2026 NATC Season in Ohio! News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Champion Arenas Smashes Outright Record to Secure Pole in Jerez News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Yamaha Motor Europe Announces Strategic Restructuring of Motocross Grand Prix Programme News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Gardner and Manzi Complete Challenging Friday in Jerez News
[ Oct 16, 2026 ] Encouraging Start to the Season Finale for Vierge and Pata Maxus Yamaha at Jerez News
[ Oct 12, 2026 ] New 2027 Triumph Bonneville T40’s: Is Double the Price is still a deal? 2027 Motorcycle Models
[ Oct 12, 2026 ] The final chapter: The Pirelli Spanish Round at Jerez de la Frontera News
[ Oct 12, 2026 ] Racing team makes history with its first MotoGP News
[ Oct 12, 2026 ] BMW M 1000 RR back in the fight for WorldSBK podiums News
[ Oct 11, 2026 ] Bulega sets a new record with an SCX hat-trick News
[ Oct 11, 2026 ] Gardner and Manzi Fight Back to Score Points on Estoril Sunday News

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Dare DeMartile Battles Through the Mud at WORCS Round 8

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Mesquite, NV Round Nine October 11th, 2026 Liqui Moly Beta’s Dare DeMartile earned a second place finish in the 450 Pro class at Round 9 of the WORCS Series in Mesquite, Nevada. Heavy rain […]

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RED BULL KTM FACTORY RACING SIGNS RYDER DIFRANCESCO AND DAXTON BENNICK

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

MURRIETA, Calif. – Red Bull KTM Factory Racing has signed Ryder DiFrancesco and Daxton Bennick ahead of the 2027 SMX World Championship season, joining an expanded four-rider 250 program alongside Julien Beaumer and Sacha Coenen. […]

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IMPROVEMENT OF KTM POWERPART STEERING DAMPER (part no. 16181T01E): RECALL FOR PROACTIVE UPDATE

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Valid for all markets KTM announces a proactive quality improvement measure to further enhance the reliability and long-term performance of the KTM PowerPart Steering Damper (part no. 16181T01E). Customers are requested to verify whether they […]

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Red Bull KTM Factory Racing thanks Joel Smets as MXGP restructuring takes place for 2027 onwards

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

KTM Motorsport would like to give heartfelt thanks to Red Bull KTM Factory Racing Team Manager and former world champion Joel Smets as the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team undergoes a change of organization […]

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Beta USA Wraps Up 2026 NATC Season in Ohio!

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

2026 NATC Rounds 7 & 8 Recap Toronto, OH At NATC Rounds 7 & 8 in Toronto, Ohio, the Beta USA Trials Team competed across multiple classes at Cable Creek. Seth Vorseth earned back to […]

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Champion Arenas Smashes Outright Record to Secure Pole in Jerez

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Newly crowned 2026 FIM Supersport World Champion Albert Arenas delivered a statement performance on home soil on Friday, smashing the all-time Circuito de Jerez lap record to secure pole position for the penultimate race […]

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Yamaha Motor Europe Announces Strategic Restructuring of Motocross Grand Prix Programme

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha Motor Europe has announced a strategic restructuring of its FIM Motocross World Championship programme. The changes will introduce a new operating model for the Yamaha Factory Racing MXGP team and conclude Yamaha’s factory […]

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Gardner and Manzi Complete Challenging Friday in Jerez

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team returned to action today, 16 October, at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, Spain, for the final round of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship. Remy Gardner and Stefano Manzi […]

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Encouraging Start to the Season Finale for Vierge and Pata Maxus Yamaha at Jerez

Oct 16, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Xavi Vierge rounded off Friday inside the top 10 as Pata Maxus Yamaha opened the final round of the 2026 FIM Superbike World Championship at Jerez – a day that also marked Andrea Locatelli’s 30th […]

New 2027 Triumph Bonneville T40's: Is Double the Price is still a deal?

New 2027 Triumph Bonneville T40’s: Is Double the Price is still a deal?

Oct 12, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Triumph has released another affordable and new rider friendly pair of motorcycles under 400cc, the new 2027 Triumph Bonneville T40 and 2027 Triumph Bonneville T40 Black. Pricing is expected around ~$6000 USD. Sounds like a […]

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The final chapter: The Pirelli Spanish Round at Jerez de la Frontera

Oct 12, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Extrasoft SCQ, supersoft SCX and soft SC0 confirmed for the rear at the Spanish Round, Pirelli’s final event as Official Tyre Supplier to the Championship · The final chapter. The Pirelli Spanish Round at Jerez […]

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Racing team makes history with its first MotoGP

Oct 12, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Marco Bezzecchi has won the race, Jorge Martín third. Raúl Fernández also on podium, Ai Ogura fourth for Superfile Trackhouse Motogp Team Milan, 12 October 2026 – The weekend at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit […]

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BMW M 1000 RR back in the fight for WorldSBK podiums

Oct 12, 2026 Michael Le Pard

Estoril. Just 0.1 seconds – the blink of an eye – separated them from the podium: the ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team and Miguel Oliveira (POR) made the expected step forward. At his home round […]

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Bulega sets a new record with an SCX hat-trick

Oct 11, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati rider sweeps all three races at Estoril on Pirelli’s standard-range supersoft SCX rear tyre, setting a new single-season record of 29 victories. Alcoba wins in WorldSSP, while Takahira is crowned Yamaha R3 World […]

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Gardner and Manzi Fight Back to Score Points on Estoril Sunday

Oct 11, 2026 Michael Le Pard

The GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team wrapped up the Estoril round of the 2026 FIM World Superbike Championship today at the Autodromo do Estoril, Portugal, with Remy Gardner and Stefano Manzi both fighting back to […]

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