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Michael Le Pard (“Mr. Totalmotorcycle”) is the Founder of Total Motorcycle, the world’s largest motorcycle information site, trusted by over 430 million riders since 1999. With over 34 years of experience in motorcycles, gear and rider culture, he has built a global community dedicated to empowering and inspiring motorcyclists. Total Motorcycle remains his passion project. Combining expert research, hands‑on knowledge and a commitment to helping riders make informed decisions about bikes, gear and safety worldwide.

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499-kilometer of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc stage two results

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has stormed to third place on the long, 499-kilometer stage two of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. Combined with his result from Monday’s stage one, the KTM 450 RALLY […]

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KTM SHIFTS UP A GEAR WITH ITS AUTOMATED MANUAL TRANSMISSION (AMT)

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

KTM has blurred the line between sport and comfort, taking all the benefits of an automatic transmission, but keeping its READY TO RACE focus entirely on the rider. KTM has raced into the automated transmission […]

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Honda presents next-generation technologies for its 0 series models

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. held its “Honda 0 Tech Meeting” event to showcase some of the next-generation technologies that will be applied to the Honda 0 Series, a range of electric vehicles that will be […]

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2025 Red Bull KTM MXGP and MX2 targets set for Lucas & Sacha Coenen

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing are thrilled to announce that exciting Grand Prix-winning Belgian twins Lucas and Sacha Coenen will steer KTM 450 SX-F and KTM 250 SX-F machinery respectively in the 2025 MXGP and […]

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2024 WorldSBK season kicks off in Portugal. Here are the numbers

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

The 11th event of the 2024 WorldSBK season kicks off in Portugal. Here are all the numbers from the Estoril Round The Aruba.it Racing – Ducati team is already at work at the Estoril Circuit […]

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DANIEL SANDERS WINS STAGE THREE OF THE 2024 RALLYE DU MAROC

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has claimed victory on stage three of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. Demonstrating exceptional skill in the dunes of today’s timed special, the KTM 450 RALLY rider has […]

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Dare DeMartile is the 2024 WORCS Champion

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Mesquite, NV Round Eight October 4th, 2024 DeMartile is the 2024 WORCS Champion The WORCS Championship’s second to last race of the year was held in the Nevada desert. It featured one of the […]

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STAGE FOUR WIN FOR SANDERS AT RALLYE DU MAROC AS BENAVIDES CLAIMS THIRD

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has secured his second consecutive stage win of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc with victory on day four. Opening the entire 315-kilometer timed special, the Australian now heads […]

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4 Himalayan passes climbed in 8 hours for total altitude of 21400 metres

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

A high-altitude expedition to the Ladakh region of India to test strictly standard motorcycles and tyres in very difficult conditions and also on very demanding off-road routes Metzeler Karoo 4 tyres, mounted on six Honda […]

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KTM TAKES ITS ON-BIKE HMI EXPERIENCE TO ANOTHER LEVEL WITH NEW TFT DISPLAYS

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

KTM has rolled out an all-new era of electronic architecture, highlighted by touchscreen dashboards V80 (vertical 8-inch) & H88 (horizontal 8.8 inch), new handlebar switchgear, and a new connectivity unit, taking its HMI to an […]

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Dominique Aegerter aiming to return for GYTR GRT Yamaha in Estoril

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Dominique Aegerter aiming to return for GYTR GRT Yamaha in Estoril Dominique Aegerter is aiming to make his comeback as the GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team return to action at the Circuito Estoril, Portugal, for […]

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Final Push for Pata Prometeon Yamaha with WorldSBK Double-Header in Estoril and Jerez

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Final Push for Pata Prometeon Yamaha with WorldSBK Double-Header in Estoril and Jerez Pata Prometeon Yamaha and its riders Andrea Locatelli and Jonathan Rea are preparing for the final rounds of the 2024 FIM Superbike […]

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DANIEL SANDERS WINS 2024 RALLYE DU MAROC

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has won the 2024 Rallye du Maroc. At the end of what has been a hugely successful event for the team with both riders on the podium, Sanders […]

Interactive Friday: Your Bikes! Hayabusa at 25 and Pushing the Limits!

Interactive Friday: Your Bikes! Hayabusa at 25 and Pushing the Limits!

Oct 11, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Can you believe it, another week has gone by and another Interactive Friday, our 309th week for Inspiring and Interactive fun for our readers! This week we have some great discussions, polls, surveys and everyone’s […]

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Demanding stage 1 results at Rallye du Maroc 2024

Oct 8, 2024 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has completed the revised stage one of the 2024 Rallye du Maroc as runner-up. Making his competitive return to the team in Morocco, Sanders covered the 180 kilometers of […]

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