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Interactive Friday: Bug Out Bikes, Industry Concerns & Election 2024 Results!

Interactive Friday: Bug Out Bikes, Industry Concerns & Election 2024 Results!

Nov 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Wow, doesn’t our featured image look incredibly bleak and WWIII dystopian this week? Ironically, it has nothing to do with the US Election Results, it’s just the most popular motorcycle topics this week combined. Interactive […]

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2024 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion

Nov 7, 2024 Michael Le Pard

2024 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion and the latest star in the KTM GP Academy, Alvaro Carpe, will partner Jose Antonio Rueda on the Red Bull KTM Ajo RC4s for next year’s Moto3 World […]

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BMW Motorcycle Segment faced with challenging market and competitive landscape

Nov 6, 2024 Michael Le Pard

In the Motorcycles Segment, faced with a challenging market and competitive landscape, the BMW Group expects customer deliveries to be on a par with the previous year. The EBIT margin for 2024 will be in the range of 6% to 7%, […]

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Yamaha Motor Europe Confirm Line-Up for 2025 FIM Supersport World Championship

Nov 6, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha Motor Europe (YME) is pleased to announce its line-up for the 2025 FIM Supersport World Championship, featuring three supported teams campaigning the all-new R9 WorldSSP machine. Stefano Manzi will spearhead Yamaha’s assault on the […]

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Fourth for Trevor Bollinger to complete National Enduro at Gobbler Getter

Nov 5, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Round 10 of the National Enduro Series saw Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Trevor Bollinger finish in fourth position overall, marking a convincing end to his NE Pro1 season. Bollinger quickly established himself inside the top-five […]

New Blazingly Fast 2025 BMW Superbikes & Election Day 2024!

New Blazingly Fast 2025 BMW Superbikes & Election Day 2024!

Nov 4, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The 2024 Presidential Election Day is here! Did you vote? Are you eagerly waiting for the live election poll results? Are you hoping for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris to win? But first, BMW has […]

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MotoGP moved to hot climes of Sepang for penultimate 2024 in Malaysia

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

One week after the Thai Grand Prix, MotoGP moved south and to the hot climes of the Sepang International Circuit for the penultimate date of 2024 in Malaysia. Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder […]

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Aprilia Racing tackles a demanding sprint race in Sepang

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

ESPARGARÓ COMES BACK TO TWELFTH, VIÑALES FOURTEENTH Aleix Espargaró had a decent start in the Sepang sprint race from the sixteenth spot on the grid, managing to recover two positions by the end of the […]

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Second place crash for Ducati’s Enea Bastianini at Sepang

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Bastianini and The Ducati Lenovo Team third in Sepang sprint race. Bagnaia crashes out of second place • Jorge Martín takes the win aboard Pramac Racing Team’s Ducati machine. Marc Márquez and Alex Márquez (Gresini […]

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Husqvarna races to the top five in roasting Malaysian Moto3™ Grand Prix

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP travelled onwards to the familiar climes of Sepang for the third Grand Prix in a row and the last fixture in an overseas streak that has seen the series visit Australia and Thailand in […]

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Very high track temperatures and soft tires set new race record laps at Sepang International Circuit

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Pirelli soft rears for Vietti’s success in Moto2™ and Alonso’s in Moto3™ With very high track temperatures, the soft compounds were the most used on the rear axle for both classes; and Alonso set a […]

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Double podium for the Ducati Lenovo Team at Sepang

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Jorge Martín is second aboard Pramac Racing Team’s Ducati machine. Alex Márquez (Gresini Racing MotoGP) is fourth New record for Ducati as it reaches a tally of eighteen wins in a single MotoGP season […]

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Strong results for Vietti and Rueda at intense Malaysian MotoGP

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Brad Binder and Jack Miller were victims of a second corner accident at a hot Malaysian Grand Prix at the long Sepang International Circuit. Both the South African and Australian could not make the restarted […]

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Seventh place for Aprilia Racing in the Sepang race

Nov 3, 2024 Michael Le Pard

VIÑALES FINISHES SEVENTH, ESPARGARÓ THIRTEENTH The long MotoGP race in Sepang was initially red-flagged due to a multi-rider crash on turn 2, followed by a second start with the race reduced to 19 laps instead […]

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Triumph Factory Racing SuperMotocross World Championship squad

Nov 1, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The Triumph Factory Racing SuperMotocross World Championship squad will expand in 2025 for its second year of racing. Austin Forkner, Jordon Smith, and Stilez Robertson have joined Jalek Swoll to form a four-man team that […]

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