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World MX: Iron Horses For Courses
In recent years, whenever it was time for the world championship to visit Ireland, it would be a time for sighs and groans. From the first round in years at Ballykelly to the two years at Desertmartin and the final, disastrous visit at Moneyglass, it would rain every single time. This year the Grand ...
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California Superbike School - Level 1, The Day I Learnt How to Ride Properly!
I have always fancied myself a bit of a girl racer at heart, and once Id got a couple of years riding experience behind me, I got myself a proper sports bike in the shape of a 1998 Kevin Schwantz, Lucky Strike Suzuki GSX-R 750 SRAD back in 2002. Id always had the longing to get out on track to se ...
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Aprilia's New RSV-4 Superbike
Details are coming to the fore regarding Aprilia's next and upcoming superbike, the RSV-4, which as the name suggests, comes with a new V-4 engine configuation. Oh, and it looks like a MotoGP as well.
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British MX: Close Calls In The Maxxis At Brampton
The city of Carlisle is considered to be the last frontier between England and Scotland. A mere five miles north, the border between these two countries cuts across the landscape, an invisible line that stretches eastwards towards Berwick-upon-Tweed, Carlisle's other half on the east side of the cou ...
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The New 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike
Yamaha have just released details of their new 2009 Superbike offering, the YZF-R1. Now in it's eleventh year, the new R1 has many new features to the engine, controls and chassis, as well as the mandatory appearance changes.
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Honda's 2009 CBR1000RR Fireblade ABS
Honda gives us the breakdown on their newly-revised 2009 CBR1000RR Fireblade superbike, which for 2009 now comes with ABS brakes and a number of other improvements.
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Honda's 2009 CBR600RR ABS Supersport
Honda gives us the breakdown on their newly-revised 2009 CBR600RR supersport, which for 2009 now comes with ABS brakes and a number of other improvements.
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World MX: The World Storms The Belgian Sandbox
Looming over the flat landscape of Wezel, nearly a dozen wind turbines stand guard, a view that is all too familiar in the Low Countries of the Netherlands and Belgium. Half a mile up the N71, the industrial area of Balendijk starts, in which hides one of Belgium's most feared, loved, hated, and now ...
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British MX: Foxhill Returns To Championship Glory
Mention Foxhill to anyone in British motocross and you will immediately have them reminisce about the fantastic Grands Prix that used to be held there in the eighties and nineties, and then the oh-so-wet Motocross des Nations in which a young Stefan Everts showed the world how to ride in mud. Togeth ...
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World MX: Grand Prix Of The Bushveld - Motocross Goes Native!
Until fifteen years ago South Africa was primarily known more for something very political apartheid. All politics aside though, the country has, through fate and circumstance, produced some of the best motorsport drivers and riders in the world. Jody Scheckter, Jim Redman, Jon Ekerold and Alfie C ...
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A Tribute to Craig Jones : 1985 - 2008
In the early hours of Monday morning the world of motorsport went into mourning when the news broke that one of the brightest young talents on the world scene had succumbed to the injuries that he suffered in the tragic accident on Sunday at Brands Hatch. Craig Jones or Jonesy, as he was affectionat ...
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British Superbikes: Knockhill Preview
The eighth round of the British Superbike championship travels up north to Fife in Scotland for this years round at Knockhill. The season so far has seen Shane Bryne confidently dominate, but the previous round at Oulton Park saw a new winner for the first time out in the perpetually smiling Yorkshi ...
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Troy Corser - Super Corser!
With two World Championships, an AMA Series title and an Australian Superbike title under his belt, Troy Corser is already a racing legend. Since he started racing full time in WSB in 1995, he has started 295 races, had 33 wins, finished on the podium 122 times, got no less than 42 pole positions an ...
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Troy Super Corser!
With two World Championships, an AMA Series title and an Australian Superbike title under his belt, Troy Corser is already a racing legend. Since he started racing full time in WSB in 1995, he has started 295 races, had 33 wins, finished on the podium 122 times, got no less than 42 pole positions an ...
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World Superbike : Brands Hatch Preview
The World Superbike paddock rolls into the UK for the first of the two UK rounds this weekend at Brands Hatch in what is scheduled to be a mouth watering thrill ride for the fans. Firstly its a chance for the UK fans to see Troy Bayliss, one of the paddocks great stars for the last time around the ...
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World MX: Swedish Summer Mashup
Sweden. The country that brought us ABBA and IKEA and Swedish meatballs, the Saab and the Volvo and Absolut, plays host to the first round of the second half of the season at the spectacular Uddevalla track. The Glimminge Motorstadion is a multi-functional venue tucked into the mountainside between ...
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Johnny Rea : A Rea of Light
You only have to look at the warm reception that Johnny Rea received on a cold day at Donington to see what the fans think of him. Rea is a bubbly, friendly, jovial character who can win over the toughest of crowds with his cheeky smile, quick wit and humour. Rea has been riding bikes since a young ...
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The Unity Ride: Then and Now
There are enough problems in the world today, just turn on the news to see, there are always stories of war, terrorism and needless violence happening around the world. On the 7th July 2005 the capital London came under attack from a terrorist act which left millions in shock. For Steve Marsh a bike ...
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MotoGP : A Hollywood Blockbuster
America, the home of Hollywood and after Sunday the home of the best race of the 2008 MotoGP season so far. A resurgent Casey Stoner headed back out to Laguna Seca hoping to repeat his performance from twelve months earlier, when no one could even get within touching distance of the talented Auss ...
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World MX: Back In The Winning Game In Germany
In 2007 I made myself a promise Visit Germany for the Motocross Grand Prix sometime soon. In 2008, when I made the choice to attend all but two Grands Prix, this vow became a reality. In a way I dreaded visiting Germany for personal reasons, but at the same time, I was terribly excited. You see, o ...
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