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Aero in at Mugello
With generally the highest top speeds of the season … and the thrilling end-of-straight jump, Mugello puts a special emphasis on aerodynamics, and in MotoGP it showed. Nowhere more clearly than on the factory Aprilia, with a brand-new biplane fairing, taking up the option of
Injured Asian riders
The return of fast Japanese riders after a decade or more in abeyance was slightly interrupted in Italy, with one of the new brigade missing injured, alongside another of the rising tide from South-East Asia. Moto3 rookie Ai Ogura, with one top ten among three debut-season fin
Petrucci and Miller in competition
Once again, former Pramac Ducati team-mates Danilo Petrucci and Jack Miller will be racing each other on Sunday, as the pair vie for the second factory Ducati seat alongside Dovizioso for 2020. With almost all other riders on two-year contracts, as long as things remain equal
Dovi joins the 300 club
Andrea Dovizioso is set to become the third member of the 300 club on Sunday, joining Valentino Rossi and Loris Capirossi in clocking up 300 GP starts. He still has a little catching up to do, however, with Rossi moving on towards a record 400, if he starts every race this yea
Rookies fastest at free practice in Italian GP
It was Rookies’ Day again on the first day of free practice for Sunday’s Italian GP. But this time it wasn’t Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha) topping the table at the sunny Mugello circuit. Honours went instead to reigning Moto2 champion Pecco Bagnaia, on a year-old Prama
Yamaha switches on
A swathe of new patents from Yamaha make it abundantly clear the tuning-fork brand is working on ideas for electric models across its entire range. It’s latest patent application focuses on a small but important detail of any electric bike; where to position the charging soc
Sydney Motorcycle Show
This year’s interactive Sydney Motorcycle Festival is a goer
Grid Talk - Anthony West
Banned from FIM competition, Ant West kicked butt in the first round of Brazil’s Superbike championship, beating local legend Alex Barros by a whisker
Five HG-1 Pro battery-heated glove
The Five HG-1 Pro battery-heated glove has been revamped. Its heating system retains three heat levels adjusted via an easy-reach knob. The glove is made from a combination of goatskin and Cordura for optimum comfort and protection, and it has a weatherproof Hipora membrane and 4
Honda and Mugen create an electric motocrosser
While there has been a big buzz around electric motorycles over the past 18 months, the reality is that it’s early days. Sales figures around the world are booming but they are coming off a very low base. Last year we nominated the motocross section as perhaps the easiest ma
Sidecar qualifying at 2019 Isle of Man TT Races
After the rain on Monday, qualifying for the 2019 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy resumed on Tuesday evening with the Sidecars getting their first outing on the TT Mountain Course this year The Formula Two Sidecars went out just before 8.05pm and there was littl
QUALIFYING AT THE IOM TT RACES
After the rain on Monday, qualifying for the 2019 Isle of Man TT Races fuelled by Monster Energy resumed on Tuesday evening with the 1000cc machines getting their first outing on the TT Mountain Course this year. Dean Harrison, continuing his form from Sunday’s Supersport se