Nov26

Laverty: “We have a good bike with a strong engine”

Eugene Laverty ended the first day of a three-day test at Jerez happy despite only completing 26 laps on the Ducati GP14.2. It was a short opening day for Aspar MotoGP Team’s Laverty, as he took to the track shortly after 2pm and finished just after 5pm. He took the chance to get a feel for the new electronics and learn more about the new tyres, plus he tried to dial in some new settings and also continued his adaptation to the...

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Nov26

HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES CONFIRMS STRONG COMMITMENT TO STREET BIKE SEGMENT

  HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES SOLIDIFIES ITS RETURN TO THE STREET SEGMENT WITH THE PRODUCTION OF TWO NEW MOTORCYCLES FROM THE VITPILEN FAMILY AND THE LAUNCH OF THE VITPILEN 701 CONCEPT BIKE.   Celebrating 112 years of heritage in both the offroad and street motorcycle divisions Husqvarna Motorcycles have further strengthened their involvement in the street bike motorcycle market with an extended and exciting VITPILEN model range....

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Nov26

Nicky Hayden QUICKEST

  There were novelties aplenty as the Jerez WorldSBK test moved into its third day on Wednesday. After topping both Monday and Tuesday, Kawasaki Racing Team took its pre-planned break (in fact, World Champion Jonathan Rea headed for the nearest karting circuit), while the Althea BMW Racing Team had finished for the week; however, the German bikes will test at Vallelunga in Italy on Monday 14 December. There was no shortage of...

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Nov24

Stoner returns to Ducati MotoGP

  Ducati Corse is delighted to announce that two-time MotoGP World Champion Casey Stoner will return to the Italian manufacturer next year in the role of brand ambassador and test rider.   Casey Stoner won the 2007 MotoGP World Championship on the Ducati Desmosedici GP with ten wins in eighteen races, results that also helped the Italian manufacturer to clinch the Constructors’ title. Between 2007 and 2010, Casey won a...

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Nov20

2016 Ducati Monster 1200 R – by Gareth Davidson

It’s just after 8pm, I’ve just finished my dinner and the sun is still out. Where am I? Ever heard of a place called Ascari Race Resort? No? Well it is a privately owned circuit situated in the southern part of Spain, in a place called Ronda.   This is an extremely exclusive circuit only for the rich and famous. To give you an idea, and why I say only for the rich and famous, to become an exclusive member at this circuit will set...

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