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Inspiration Friday: Wheels and Waves 2022 Honda Customs Winners

Inspiration Friday: Wheels and Waves 2022 Honda Customs Winners

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Welcome to Inspiration Friday: Wheels and Waves 2022 Honda Customs Winners week #212! 212 glorious weeks of rider inspiration to get you out riding. Honda showcases ten of the best European custom CMX500 and CMX1100 […]

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RACING TEAM FORGE CLOSER BOND FOR MXGP TALENT FLOW PROGRAMME

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

KTM Motorsports have strengthened an ongoing association with prominent European Championship motocross team, Team VRT KTM, to revitalise the junior talent development scheme in the sport. The French crew will field two riders in the […]

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First race as a dad for Ducati at Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Aruba.it Racing team returns to MotoGP with Michele Pirro aboard the Ducati Desmosedici GP in the Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini For the third time in the 2022 season, […]

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Smashes Lap Record at Bol d’Or Final Round

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

YART Yamaha Smashes Lap Record to Top Official Bol d’Or Pre-Test The Yamalube YART Yamaha Official EWC Team head into the final round of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship, the historic Bol d’Or, confident […]

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2022 Atacama Rally 1258 kilometers across Chilean Atacama desert

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Although not part of this year’s world championship, the 2022 Atacama Rally still delivered a huge challenge to all riders with five long days of racing through the arid desert landscape of the Chilean Atacama. […]

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Bol d’Or the final round 2022 FIM EWC championship preparatory tests

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 1. The Yoshimura Suzuki Endurance Racing Team Motul took part in the preparatory tests for the Bol d’Or, the final round of the 2022 FIM EWC championship, on Tuesday […]

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2022 Atacama Rally 5-Day Final Results

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

STRONG SHOWING FOR HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S RALLY STAR AT FIVE-DAY EVENT IN CHILE Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has successfully crossed the finish line at the 2022 Atacama Rally to complete the five-day event in […]

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Ready to Go for Gold at MXGP Season Finale

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The 18th and final round of the FIM Motocross World Championship is set to go down to the wire with only 2-points separating Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Jago Geerts and the only remaining challenger, […]

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2022 Canadian Pro Superbike Championship Final Results

Sep 2, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Richmond Hill, ON. Motorcycle racer Ben Young has won his second Canadian Pro Superbike championship on a BMW M 1000 RR. Young secured his win at the season’s final race weekend at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park […]

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Get back in action this weekend for highly anticipated San Marino MotoGP

Aug 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team arrives in Misano for the Grand Prix of San Marino and the Rimini Riviera, the second home GP for the 2022 MotoGP season The Ducati Lenovo Team riders are ready to […]

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TIME TO GET THE REVS HIGH ON THE RIVIERA MOTOGP

Aug 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 31. Things will be a little different for Team Suzuki Ecstar at the San Marino GP, round 14 of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, as Joan Mir is forced […]

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Yamaha Confirms Rider Line Up for Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 2023

Aug 31, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Yamaha Motor Europe is pleased to confirm a three-rider line-up for the Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2 team in 2023. Yamaha and the team have retained title challengers Jago Geerts and Thibault Benistant for another […]

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Deep ruts of Ironman Raceway in Crawfordsville Indiana for Motocross

Aug 30, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – August 29. Marshal Weltin: RM-Z450 – 15-11 Preston Kilroy: RMZ-250 – 18-13 On a tough race weekend, Suzuki riders put in strong charges throughout round 11 of the 2022 AMA […]

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RIDERS OFF TO A STRONG START AT 96TH RUNNING OF ISDE IN FRANCE

Aug 30, 2022 Michael Le Pard

LE PUY-EN-VELAY, France – With KTM riders leading the charge in all three classes, the U.S. World Trophy Teams have successfully completed day one of the 2022 FIM International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) in Le Puy-En-Velay, France. KTM’s […]

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Memorable MotoGP run ends with conclusion of 2022 MotoGP season

Aug 30, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing and Miguel Oliveira will bring a memorable MotoGP™ run to an end with the conclusion of the 2022 MotoGP season. The Portuguese will leave the Austrian set-up and the KTM […]

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