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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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Alex Marquez hits Jack Miller and crashed during MotoGP Phillip Island

Oct 16, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Pecco Bagnaia is the new MotoGP Championship leader. As he closed the Australian GP in third place, held this afternoon at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, the Ducati Lenovo Team rider succeeded in his […]

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2022 KTM GP Academy Phillip Island – Race

Oct 16, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Animoca Brands Australian Grand Prix was the scene for round eighteen of twenty in 2022 MotoGP™ and the KTM GP Academy toasted podium results in Moto3™ for Red Bull KTM Tech3’s Deniz Öncü and […]

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CHALLENGING AUSTRALIAN MOTOGP AS 2022 SEASON NEARS A CONCLUSION

Oct 16, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing came through 27 demanding laps of the Phillip Island circuit with championship points as Brad Binder battled brilliantly to classify 10th and Miguel Oliveira sped back to 12th for round […]

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MORE Moto3 SPOILS FOR HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES

Oct 16, 2022 Michael Le Pard

MotoGP™ headed south in the latest swing of the transcontinental stage of the 2022 season and with the quick, sweeping and majestic Phillip Island circuit, close to the city of Melbourne staging the first Australian […]

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Ducati will start from MotoGP front row for 11th time this season

Oct 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Front-row start for Pecco Bagnaia at the Australian GP, third in qualifying. Jack Miller, eighth, will start from the third row at Phillip Island Jorge Mart󠇧in sets the new circuit record at Phillip Island and […]

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Final round of BSB Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch

Oct 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 14. Christian Iddon will return to action for the Buildbase Suzuki team at the final round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Brands Hatch this weekend, while Charlie […]

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MotoGP 2022 Phillip Island – Qualification Results

Oct 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The spectacular flow and challenging climate of Phillip Island welcomed back the growl of MotoGP for the first time since 2019 and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Brad Binder was the quickest KTM RC16 racer […]

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MotoGP Phillip Island warmed up for second day of action

Oct 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 15. Alex Rins: 10th – 1’28.541 (+ 0.774) Joan Mir: 14th – Q1 Phillip Island warmed up for the second day of action, with times dropping and action building. […]

Inspiration Friday: Zero road traffic casualties

Inspiration Friday: Zero Road Traffic Casualties

Oct 14, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Welcome to Inspiration Friday: Zero road traffic casualties week #218! This is an interesting one this week and well worth the read if you are a driver, rider or pedestrian. Honda‘s human-machine interface with a goal […]

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Fielding latest-spec 2023 Yamaha R1 incredible achievement

Oct 14, 2022 Michael Le Pard

GMT94 Yamaha Step Up to WorldSBK with Lorenzo Baldassarri Three-time FIM Endurance World Champions and FIM Supersport World Championship front-runners GMT94 Yamaha will step up to the FIM Superbike World Championship in 2023, fielding a […]

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The balance of Ducati today is positive and so I am happy

Oct 14, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing) tops Friday at Phillip Island ahead of the Desmosedici GP of Marco Bezzecchi (VR46 Racing Team) The Ducati Lenovo Team riders took part in two free practice sessions today, both held […]

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Closed the gap at the top of FIM Superbike World Championship standings

Oct 14, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Last weekend, Yamaha was crowned Manufacturers’ Champions in both the FIM Supersport World Championship and FIM Supersport 300 World Championship, with bLU cRU graduate Alvaro Diaz lifting the title in the WorldSSP300 class at Portimao. […]

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MotoGP field finally made return to much-loved Phillip Island

Oct 14, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 14 Joan Mir: 12th – 1’29.944 (+ 0.469) Alex Rins: 16th – 1’30.138 (+ 0.663) The MotoGP field finally made its return to the much-loved Phillip Island on Friday, […]

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MotoGP Phillip Island back after 2020 and 2021 Cancelations!

Oct 12, 2022 Michael Le Pard

The Ducati Lenovo Team is already in Phillip Island for the Australian GP, Jack Miller’s home race The Ducati Lenovo Team has arrived in Australia to contest the third-to-last round of the 2022 MotoGP season, […]

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Pandemic Landfall & MotoGP World Championship Phillip Island

Oct 12, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – October 12 After the long break inflicted by the pandemic, the MotoGP World Championship has finally made landfall on Phillip Island. The Australian circuit is a favourite, not only for […]

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