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Damon Motors announces $35M milestone in preorders for flagship HyperSport electric motorcycle

Sep 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

VANCOUVER, BC – September 8, 2021 – Damon Motors today announced the company hit a new $35M milestone in preorders for its flagship HyperSport, the world’s smartest, safest, fully electric motorcycle. The company also announced […]

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Heart condition forces AMA Motocross racer to step away

Sep 8, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 8. Max Anstie: RM-Z450 – 6-5 Brandon Hartranft: RM-Z450 – 10-8 Dilan Schwartz: RM-Z250 – 10-8 Preston Kilroy: RM-Z250 – 16-11 Suzuki raced to strong results at round 11 […]

2022 Shocking New Concept Bikes

2022 Shocking New Concept Bikes

Sep 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Are you looking at the future of motorcycling in 2030? The new Green Deal, the Great Reset, Planopolis, Operation Lockstep and technocratic society eBikes to ride around Telosa City wearing your ImmunaBand? Introducing the 2022 […]

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All-new Moto2 line-up for KTM GP Academy 2022

Sep 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Moto2 world championship-leaders, Red Bull KTM Ajo, will field two new riders for 2022 with Moto3 starlet Pedro Acosta set to make the move into the intermediate class while fellow Spaniard Augusto Fernandez joins the […]

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Springfield Short Track sweep in the AFT Singles class

Sep 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

On the heels of his Friday night Springfield Short Track sweep in the AFT Singles class, Estenson Racing’s Dallas Daniels had a stellar debut on the Springfield Mile aboard his Yamaha MT-07. The defending AFT […]

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8th race weekend of 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship WorldSBK Magny-Cours Results

Sep 7, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Magny-Cours. The eighth race weekend of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Magny-Cours (FRA) drew to a close on Sunday with the Superpole race and race two. Michael van der Mark (NED) from […]

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Achieving “The Triple” on track as Yamaha crosses the line first in all three WorldSBK races

Sep 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Perfect Weekend for Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK Despite Controversy Pata Yamaha with Brixx WorldSBK rider Toprak Razgatlıoğlu achieved “The Triple” on track as he crossed the line first in all three races, at the […]

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First of two back-to-back MXGP and MX2 races at Afyonkarahisar Results

Sep 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

The Bitci Grand Prix of Turkey and the eighth round of the 2021 FIM MXGP Motocross World Championship reactivated the series after a three week break and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing were able to […]

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Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing a strong result at MXGP of Turkey

Sep 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

ROCKSTAR ENERGY HUSQVARNA FACTORY RACING’S MX2 ACE CLAIMS THIRD OVERALL IN AFYONKARAHISAR Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing’s Jed Beaton has returned to form with a strong third place overall result at the MXGP of Turkey, […]

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MXGP of Turkey FIM Motocross World Championship a hot and challenging day

Sep 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP’s Jeremy Seewer and Glenn Coldenhoff finished sixth and eighth overall at the MXGP of Turkey, round eight of the FIM Motocross World Championship, after a hot and challenging day at […]

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Solid results in the challenging conditions Fox Raceway

Sep 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Star Yamaha Racing’s Justin Cooper rebounded from a tough first moto to finish second in Moto 2 and kept his podium streak rolling with a third overall finish at yesterday’s Lucas Oil Pro […]

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Buildbase Suzuki’s Gino Rea equalled his best Bennetts British Superbike result

Sep 6, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Team Suzuki Press Office – September 5. Gino Rea: GSX-R1000R – DNF-5-4 Luke Stapleford: GSX-R1000R – 17-19-14 Tim Neave: GSX-R1000R – 4 Buildbase Suzuki’s Gino Rea equalled his best Bennetts British Superbike result this weekend, finishing […]

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Best-placed BMW rider on WorldSBK Sunday at Magny-Cours

Sep 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Magny-Cours. The eighth race weekend of the 2021 FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) at Magny-Cours (FRA) drew to a close on Sunday with the Superpole race and race two. Michael van der Mark (NED) from […]

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Eighth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship Afyon Turkey Results

Sep 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MX2’s Maxime Renaux celebrated the eighth round of the FIM Motocross World Championship in Afyon, Turkey, from the second step of the podium following an emphatic race win in the final […]

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First Frenchman to Capture Premier Class Title in 30 Years

Sep 5, 2021 Michael Le Pard

PALA, Calif. (September 4, 2021) – The penultimate round of the 2021 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, saw the series return to the sport’s epicenter of Southern California for a second visit […]

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