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Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Here are the first 'official' pics of the much-anticipated Ducati Multistrada 1200, which seem to have been leaked out a day before the bike's official unveiling at this year's EICMA. Full details and better, high-resolution pics coming tomorrow... Via BMW Motos
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It may not be very big on outright performance, but the new Aprilia Shiver 750 sure looks good... Pics of the 2010 Aprilia Shiver 750 are out and as with the new Dorsoduro , the new Shiver looks better than ever. No major changes here – a mildly revised fairing, 5mm lower seat height, different (lower) handlebars, slightly higher and more rear-set footpegs, wavy brake discs and a new paintjob...
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Faster and Faster (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The 2010 Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory gets carbonfibre parts, forged aluminium wheels, Brembo brakes, adjustable Sachs fork and no ABS... Here are the first pics of the new Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory, which is still fitted with the earlier 750cc, 92bhp, 82Nm v-twin engine with ride-by-wire throttle control and three riding modes – sport, touring and rain – which let you customise the bike’s...
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Repsol Honda’s Dani Pedrosa will start the final race of the 2009 season on the front row of the grid after an impressive qualifying performance at Valencia today. The 24-year-old Spaniard finished just 0.263s from pole position and has given himself an excellent chance of getting away at the front of tomorrow’s 30-lap race.
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Café Racer is one of the most enduring styles of motorcycle ever created, encapsulating the rebellious spirit of the '50s. This new book is a look back at the glory days of the Café Racer, from Friday night dices on London's North Circular road, through the street specials craze of the Seventies, to the modern day revival.
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Colin Edwards qualified on the second row of the grid in Valencia today to give his hopes of securing a brilliant top five finish in the 2009 MotoGP world championship a huge boost. At a sunny but windswept Ricardo Tormo circuit, Edwards took full advantage of improvements with the front-end handling of his Monster Yamaha Tech 3 YZR-M1 machine to set the fifth quickest time.
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jorge Lorenzo qualified third today in the final MotoGP qualifying session of the season in Valencia. It was the 16th time the Spaniard has been on the front row this season, more than any other rider. His Fiat Yamaha team-mate and the 2009 World Champion Valentino Rossi qualified in fourth at the Spanish track, ahead of tomorrow's season finale.
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner will start the final round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship from the front of the grid after a dominant performance in today’s single qualifying practice for the Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana. The Australian was rarely troubled at the top of the time sheets, whilst his team-mate Nicky Hayden was also impressive as he lapped sixth...
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
San Carlo Honda Gresini rider Toni Elias will start the final round of the 2009 MotoGP World Championship from the third row of the grid after qualifying eighth fastest on home territory at Valencia. The Spaniard dramatically improved his lap times by 1.4 seconds to move up six places on his free practice classification yesterday, whilst his consistency on race tyres has given the local fans real...
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Last qualifying session of the year for the MotoGP category on the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia. Pramac Racing riders, Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargarò, have sensibly improved theirs best lap times conquered yesterday, but not enough to go further than the eleventh and sixteenth final position. For this reason Mika and Aleix have to be content with the fourth and sixth row.
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UK Bikers' Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
I've reluctantly come to the conclusion that I'm probably never going to ride this particular bike any where near as much as it deserves. I did about 600 miles in the first 3 months I had it and I've done 6 miles this year - it just hasn't had the use - half of that was running it to a service and back. Sales pitch behind the It's an L reg (1993) Triumph Trophy 3 in green - the 900cc triple. It's done...
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rizla Suzuki’s Loris Capirossi finished the final Friday practice of the 2009 MotoGP season in ninth position at Valencia in Spain today. Capirossi (1’34.427, 28 laps) suffered with some set-up issues in the hour-long session causing him some vibration on his Suzuki GSV-R. Loris and his crew didn’t have time to resolve the matter completely and will now look at the data overnight...
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The final round of the 2009 MotoGP world championship kicked off in cloudy and windy conditions at Valencia this afternoon, Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Team duo Colin Edwards and James Toseland posting the seventh and 13th best times respectively.
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londonbikers.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
The final Grand Prix weekend of the season got underway at Valencia in Spain today in bright sunshine, with Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi finishing the first day of practice in second and fourth respectively. The Fiat Yamaha pairing have little left to achieve this weekend but both are determined to close the season on a high note, with Lorenzo especially looking to confirm second place in the...